Shortly before Passover, the Jewish world lost one of its most devoted leaders. The Novominsker Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, who dedicated his life to serving the American Jewish community, passed away on April 7 after contracting the coronavirus. He was 89 years old.
This past Monday, Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted a night of fun for the entire family. Partnering with Sauce and Cheese, Friendship Circle arranged the delivery and pickup of 65 pies of pizza and created a fun, interactive family-friendly program.
Rabbi Yossi Turk, Shliach in Cordoba, Argentina, tells of another less known chapter of the life of his father in law, Rabbi Ahron Yaakov Schwei OBM.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Pinchus Zev Wolf (Velvel) Marasow OBM, an elder Chossid and resident of Crown Heights. He passed away on the 13th of Iyar, 5780.
Seven vehicles were involved in a large crash that spread crumpled up cars and debris across an entire Crown Heights block Wednesday night. The accident occurred around 10:15pm on New York Ave between East New York Ave and Lefferts Ave in Crown Heights.
The Crown Heights Jewish community was in the middle of celebrating the strangest Passover in its history. Schools had long been locked, synagogues were shuttered and Seders had no guests. Yet the community shone bright with countless acts of caring, kindness and love. Much credit for helping to create that sense of community, say friends and family, goes to Mendel Drizin, who passed away on the third day of Passover, April 13, after battling the coronavirus. He was 83 years old.
Following the success of two pilot programs launched leading up to Yud Shevat – 70 Years, community organizers decided to continue the inspiration with a special program in honor of Lag B’Omer.
Thirty nine Crown heights residents spent the day donating plasma to help COVID-19 patients in Critical condition. The group made their way to New York Blood Center in New Brunswick, NJ, where they had their blood, rich with COVID-19 antibodies, cycled through a machine and plasma extracted.
Scenes of families crowding carnival lawns, jumping merrymakers dancing around bonfires, and large outdoor Jewish concerts are the usual fare for the joyous and deeply spiritual holiday of Lag BaOmer that kicks off the summer season for the Jewish community. This year, Lag BaOmer celebrations have taken an inventive turn due to COVID-19.
A pair of car break-in thieves in Crown Heights struck multiple times in the early hours of Tuesday morning, rummaging through vehicles and taking items.
In a letter to the community, the Beis Din of Budapest, and Head Shliach Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, forbade shuls and Chabad Houses from opening, despite government permission to do so.
Due to the current circumstances, this year it will unfortunately not be possible to gather for a Lag B’Omer Parade in the park, so it will be in every home instead. The Parade will be broadcast live on Chabad.org/Rally at 12pm on Lag B’Omer.
MyShliach’s MBP program is back for its third season, with new incentives, inspiration, and motivation with a goal of reaching 500 children. Also new for this year is MBP’s website, where you can log the amount of hours and lines learned each day and watch as your learning grows into exciting prizes.
When Yosef Hershkop, the manager of the Kāmin Health Crown Heights Urgent Care, heard that the senior citizen tenants of the William Reid Apartment complex on East New York Ave were short on face masks, and even more seriously short on food, he took action. Soon, Crown Heights residents and local elected officials were working together to provide for those in need.
Good news continues in Crown Heights as Meir Zarchi, who was in critical condition with the COVID-19 virus, has returned home. Meir was welcomed by his family ro a resounding bracha of “Shehecheyanu” and Birkas Kohanim.
Seventeen Crown Heights residents who had their blood tested for COVID-19 antibodies went to Bethlehem, PA Tuesday morning to donate plasma for those critically ill with the virus. This group of donors is the first from the mass Save A Life Antibody Testing Event that took place in Crown Heights last week.
Chicken Soup has long been known as the “Jewish Penicillin,” bringing a dose of warmth and healing to both body and soul. Thanks to an initiative of Chabad Cares, along with community sponsors and volunteers, Chabad of Orange County brought “Chicken Soup & Challah to the Quarantined Soul” to many in their community.
