CrownHeights.info rarely, if ever, endorses a specific candidate for public office. This time we are endorsing Lee Zeldin for Governor of New York State.
After years of attritional fire directed at us by haters of our community, in recent weeks it’s become a full frontal war. Op Ed by Yosef Hershkop
Can you imagine the suffering of a child being repeatedly cruelly molested and tortured by a relative, in a family member’s house, with their knowledge?! Can you imagine the suffering of an innocent Bochur who is set up and marries such a girl and experiences hell, thinking he is the source of the issue? How I (and many others) were zoche to such suffering, I do not know. An Op-Ed by Anonymous
Jews are no longer safe on New York streets. Alarming incidents of unprovoked assaults are happening all the time, while the “Justice” system does nothing about it. Don’t just complain about the problem, be part of the solution!
During Tishrei in Crown Heights, Shiurim and Farbrengens with the multitudes of Mashpiim suddenly in one location can be very uplifting. Emphasis on the word can, as a persistent problem must be addressed. Op-Ed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon
Where do they get the bureaucrats get the gall to presume that for the hundreds of thousands — millions! – of children in New York State, they alone possess the wisdom to chart the educational course for each of these children? An Op-Ed by Rabbi Shimon Posner
If you have read the article in the NYT “In Hasidic enclaves , Failing Private schools Flush with Public money”, you may be wondering what the other side of the story is. This Op-Ed, written by Ben Samuels, brings a different viewpoint to the topic.
Rabbi Shimon H. Posner of Chabad of Rancho Mirage penned an Op-Ed on the special decision that is choosing Tomchei Temimim as the place to educate a child.
A lesson can be learned from the Yellow Star Myth of Danish resistance during World War II, and applied today as the State of New York attempts to take away a right reaffirmed by the Supreme Court.
History has a way of repeating itself. Aliza Bas Menachem brings the parallels of Soviet Russia and modern political entanglements in this riveting Op-Ed.
Talking is easy, doing is hard, and keeping motivated is even harder. Montrealer Shmarya Richler tackles the difficult part of exercise with this Op-Ed.
This letter was sent to CrownHeights.info following the news of a Lubavitch woman’s miracle at Niagara Falls where she fell down a more than 50-foot cliff and survived. The story, along with a voice recording of the incident from the lady herself, can be found here.
Color war is the highlight of the summer camp experience, and the breakout is the cherry on top. But does the breakout have to be so terrifying that it traumatizes the children for the rest of the summer?
It’s no secret; our world is fractured, With each passing day we are “gifted” more excuses to “label” each other and to assign each other to “groups”. It’s wrong and unhealthy, and it’s got to stop. Opinion Editorial Written by Rabbi Chaim Bruk
The overturn of Row vs Wade by the US Supreme Court has turned the country upside down and reignited many hot topic debates. With many unfamiliar of the meaning of this momentous Court decision, Aliza BasMenachem decided to provide the knowledge and arguments behind the law, and why its overturn is a good thing.
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.
