In the spirit of שבת אחים גם יחד, the principals of the local Yeshivas and schools initiated a meeting on Monday with Rabbi Shimon Hecht and the NCFJE to clarify and finalize the plans for this year’s Lag B’Omer rally.
For the next four Tuesdays, Operation Survival, a department of the NCFJE, will present a lecture series for parents and educators addressing hot topics in the area of teen mental health. The lectures will be hosted at 8:30pm on the following days April 13th, April 20th. April 27th, and May 4th, and can be viewed via Zoom, or through tuning in on CrownHeights.info.
Close to 40 people gathered to celebrate a grand Siyum on Maseches Shkolim at Shain Shul, the iconic Kingston Avenue Beis Medrash that is celebrating 40 years of Torah and Tefilah under the dedicated leadership of Rabbi Eliyahu Shain.
As fifty-six Hatzalah chapters across the world gear up for this year’s Hatzalah-Thon, Crown Heights Hatzalah is preparing to make history. Make sure you are following the Crown Heights Hatzalah and CrownHeights.info social media pages to get the breaking updates.
In the wake of the pandemic and economic recession, many have lost their jobs. In Crown Heights, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in New York City, many people have been forced to enter or re-enter the job market while others are considering a career change. Luckily, Jobmap, a new job-finding program in Crown Heights, is helping hundreds of men and women find jobs that are fulfilling and also pay the bills.
Crown Heights activist and Community Board 9 member Yaacov Behrman slams down Community Council President Colin Cohen after he claimed that others should not be able to question him due to his many years of serving the community, including being the go-between for the Jewish and black communities and the police department.
A man has been shot on St Johns in Crown Heights, and was rushed to the hospital in life threatening condition Sunday afternoon.
CrownHeights.info presents a gallery of photos with the streets and views of Crown Heights Erev Shabbos. This gallery is courtesy of MendelsPhotogrophy.
A man was shot just outside a Jewish business in Crown Heights just minutes before Shabbos this week, sparking a search for the group responsible. The victim was transported to the hospital by city EMS.
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Shemini, Shabbos Mevorchim Chodesh Iyar:
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Yacov Barber for many years was a Shliach in Melbourne Australia. He was a Dayan on the Melbourne Bes Din. He is currently residing in Crown Heights and is a Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, and Advocate in Beis Din Proceedings. This week he will give a lecture on Intellectual Property: Who owns the recordings and pictures of the Rebbe?
After tens of years without, a group of people are arranging a Large Lag B’Omer Parade on the scale of those the Rebbe participated in when Lag B’Omer fell on a Sunday. Look at what the Rebbe has to say about it, and why the NCFJE has been careful not to do one until now.
After a busy Pesach season helping those in need in the community, Rabbi Benjy Stock of CSSY says thank you to the Crown Heights community for their support and help to provide materially and financially.
After a long year without the ability to apply for a passport in person, the Passport Office at the Brooklyn Public Library is slated to reopen next week.
A fire broke out in an apartment at 1650 President Street Motzei Shabbos, leaving an elderly Jewish woman with no more than the clothes on her back.
CrownHeights.info presents a gallery of photos with the streets and views of Crown Heights Erev Shabbos. This gallery is courtesy of MendelsPhotogrophy.
Missionaries have again targeted Crown Heights residents with a mailing of Shmad content, trying to entice Jewish residents into visiting their website.
