The days and events surrounding Gimmel Tammuz is nearly a taboo subject in Lubavitch. As the day marks a heartbreak that threatened to upend the community, Shoshanna Silcove penned her personal memories of those days, and how a change of perception helped her deal with the devastating news.
Peer pressure and the exorbitant price of the camp canteen. Avraham Z. lays out the issue with the mentality created around the camp canteen, and their prices.
One of the big factors of camp is the chayos and lebedikeit that the camps try to instill in our kids and it’s definitely an important part of camp, however, too often, chayos and lebedikeit is synonymous with screaming. Is that necessary?
Yesterday, on Shabbos afternoon, a young man in our community got up to speak at the farbrengen he sponsored to mark the birth of his daughter. His name is Avraham Elkabets.
Concerned Crown Heights mother Ruthie Sperlin penned the following open letter to galvanize the community against the States proposed education regulations.
As the Chasidic world gears up to face off with the New York State Board of Education, professional Shlomo Newfield wants everyone to be honest about Yeshiva Education.
When Covid first came around, I kind laughed it off as nothing serious, not realizing that it could be deadly. In fact, it almost killed me. One survivor tells of their ordeal, and how advice even given with the purest intentions, can sometimes do more harm than good.
Why do we need psychology and mental health awareness if we have the Torah, especially Chasidus? “Levi Y. Rapoport, LMHC
Do we give one of the most misleading marketing campaigns that landed us in a sticky mess another chance? The Infamous Unkosherdekel.
In the past few months, Iran was about to sign a deal, which would have given them funds that they could use for terrorism. Then things got delayed, then again. by Yoseph Janowski
As history makes another circle on the issue of Shleimus Haaretz, Lubavitcher Chossid Yoseph Janowski penned an Op-Ed bring the issue that the Rebbe was so passionate about back to the forefront.
Crown Heights Healthcare Executive and activist Yosef Hershkop explains to the community the reasons behind the Crown Heights United Endorsement of Democratic candidate Brian Cunningham in the Special Election Tuesday.
So where do the hundreds of pounds of painstakingly crafted Mishloach Manos go after Purim? Perhaps it is time to reevaluate how we think about the Mitzvah.
It’s that time of year again. Camp registration. My thirteen year old son came to me this week and asked me to register him to a certain eighth grade summer program. I said no.
Sitting in the waiting room of a beloved Crown Heights doctor trying not to think about nine kids and a bed ridden husband, this mother put into words what many many are thinking. Crown Heights, we can do better!
With the ongoing fundraiser for the Tahareinu organization, a Lubavitcher takes a look at what the organization does, and why you should support it.
We’ve seen the world just get shaken up and enlightened as to what is happening unfortunately in regards to abuse. Mendy takes the global lesson and narrows it down, into our own community.
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