“Give me the list price,” he said. At first they didn’t understand, and he explained that he wanted to pay what the chains would cost in a store. The two men left the factory with $1,300 (around $4,500 today). “It was as if an angel had descended from heaven to help us,” Mr. Gurwitz said.
Rabbi Berl Junik was involved in many aspects of life at 770 and in caring for the needs of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin. Over the years, he recorded many of the ideas, stories, and instructions the Rebbetzin shared with him.
A new Tshura was released in honor of the Butman-Eizenbach wedding that took place in Brunoy, France this week.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
From morning until late at night, a steady stream of visitors arrived to offer condolences, share memories, and pay tribute to a man whose impact reached far beyond the boundaries of any single community.
Being that this coming week is Yud-Beis Tammuz, and many people ask me various questions about the Frierdiker Rebbe, especially as my editor is in midst of reviewing the second volume, I would like to clarify one point which I believe is a misconception that many have.
Designed with deep intention and inspired by the Land of Israel, the mikvah welcomes visitors with a garden of Israeli fruit trees leading to the entrance, while its walls are clad with Jerusalem stone imported directly from Israel.
By the end of the night, over 1,000 seforim were raffled off, and every single participant walked away with a copy of Inyano Shel Moshiach. The bochurim left inspired not just to learn about Geulah, but to live it—bringing a tremendous amount of Nachas to the Rebbe.
Despite the recent wave of drone and missile attacks in Southern Ukraine, students at Chabad of Odesa’s Mishpacha Orphanage safely ended the school year with the ringing of the “Last Bell.”
The guest speaker, Sheina Gutnick, shared the life and legacy of her father, Reuven Morrison, whose heroic actions during the Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia on December 14, 2025, saved lives and inspired a nation.
A new Tshura released at the Zaklikovsky and Shemtov Wedding sheds light on the Rebbe’s uncle, Rabbi Zusya Kazachkov, a little known figure until now.
Don’t let the photos fool you, this isn’t any other graduation. The 8th grade boys graduating from the Nigri Shluchim Online School gathered in New York to celebrate their graduation with an exciting trip and in person ceremony.
Rabbi Alter Metzger was a longtime Jewish studies professor at YU’s Stern College, and the author of a number of works on the history and philosophy of Chabad. He was interviewed in July 2010. He passed away earlier this year.
Over 120 volunteers of the MyShliach chavrusa program gathered in the JCM on Wednesday afternoon for an appreciation event, honoring their dedication to their weekly Chavrusas with Young Shluchim.
Johnny Ellis had a plan. He’d wrapped up his old job, had a new one starting in June, and was going to spend the time in between doing something he’d wanted to do for a while — study in yeshiva. He never made it to either. Johnny, 28, a beloved member of Chabad Young Professionals of Hoboken and Jersey City, died suddenly in April — the day before he was set to leave for Guatemala.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Lebt, we present a video of the Siyum Sefer Torah commissioned by the Rebbe for IDF soldiers that took place on the 14th of Tammuz 5742 (1982).
Following last year’s tremendous success, Igud Hamelamdim is once again launching its Summer Kollel for Mechanchim, offering melamdim, mechanchim, and all those serving in the mosdos of Crown Heights a unique opportunity to strengthen their own learning together with fellow educators in the Rebbe’s daled amos.
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