This year, as in the past, we are opening the Mivtza Lulav Center for women and girls, where they can come pick up pre-made Mivtzoim Lulav Sets, to borrow and take with them on mivtzoim.
Thousands of guests have flooded Crown Heights for the special year of Hakhel, spending the precious month of Tishrei by the Rebbe. That also means that Simchas Beis Hashoeva is expected to be larger than ever, and the main stage has been moved to accommodate the crowd.
Recently Kollel Anash of Crown Heights hosted a shiur by Rabbi Gedalia Oberlander of Monsey on the halachic reasons behind the prohibition of washing oneself in hot water on Yom Tov.
It feels like a Yom Tov or a celebration, babies in arms and children about, men and women walk through the cramped path. It’s crowded and dark, the walkway is blocked off, thousands of Yidden headed as one towards the courtyard in the Beis Hamikdash. Yud Zayin Tishrei, 2964.
A Brooklyn man was stabbed to death early Saturday in Crown Heights after some type of dispute.
This Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Gershon Avtzon is the Founder and Rosh Yeshiva of the Yeshivas Lubavitch in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be giving this weeks Shiur on Hakhel: making it real.
A second installment of the Day-by-Day Halachic Guide by Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, shlita, Member of the Badatz of Crown Heights has now been released with detailed instructions on the laws and customs for the month of Tishrei 5783.
Major street closures planned to accommodate the huge crowds expected at the Mega Hakhel event next week.
The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the October 6th TAKE 5 Evening drawing. The ticket, worth $38,390.50, was purchased at E & D Liquor Store, located at 245 Empire Blvd in Crown Heights.
The Crown Heights community is invited to join us for inspiring and uplifting Simchas Beis Hashoeva Farbrengen’s each night of sukkos.
With great sadness we report the sudden passing of Rivka Siegel OBM, a long time resident of Crown Heights. She passed away suddenly on Yom Kippur, 5783.
CitiBike, New York City’s bike share program will soon be arriving in Crown Heights, with two Eastern Parkway bike racks set to be installed.
Rabbi Yosef Menachem Fishman director of Areivim USA was asked about the Areivim policy toward Shluchim who lives outside the USA. He answered that all Shluchim are connected to 770.
Five years ago, they had to knock on neighbors’ doors to complete a minyan. This Rosh Hashanah, close to 200 men, women and children gathered in this East Flatbush shul.
For the Katz family, life will never be the same following the tragic and untimely death of their beloved father and husband, Yerucham Hakohen.
The past week, Kollel Anash of Crown Heights had the honor of hosting a shiur by Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Sofer on the halachic issues associated with Esrogim Murkovim, grafted esrogim. Rabbi Sofer serves as a Rov in Williamsburg and is considered one of the world’s greatest experts on the topic.
A Mega Hakhel Event will take place on Chol Hamoed Sukkos and is expected to draw tens of thousands from across the Metropolitan Area.
