Shidduch reference phone calls are a vital part of the “shidduch system”. But maybe it’s time to talk about how they are done, and how we could possible do it betterOp-Ed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon
Max Coen is a financial consultant based in NYC who focuses on non-for-profits and Jewish advocacy efforts. He has had involvement in the Zeldin Campaign in an unofficial capacity since March 2021.
Recently, there have been a spate of articles bemoaning the state of affairs in Shlichus. Many valid points are being made, but one critical element needs to be clarified. Shlichus IS still available, and Uncle Sam will foot the bill.
Community alerts, notices, bloc votes all of this was bombarding us for the past month. But what about OUR community, a community of growth, where we see huge development and expansion? Op-Ed by by A. Dufresne
Rabbi Shimon Posner of Rancho Mirage, CA faced down the often-voiced question of surplus yungerleit for shlichus positions in an Op-Ed that points out the ever growing and shifting foundation that makes up the world of Shlichus.
The conclusion that “Shluchim” are tier #1 and “non-Shluchim” are tier #2, is absolutely incorrect. Op-Ed by Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad of Southwest Florida
We have heard countless times online, on social media, and on WhatsApp, to get out and vote for Lee Zeldin. This is the reason why. Op-Ed by Yakov Zeitz
Are the young and upcoming bochurim of Lubavitch thinking about Shlichus correctly? Maybe it os time that we rethink how we talk about the Rebbe’s Shlichus An Op-Ed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon
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.
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