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.
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.
