A Crown Heights resident became the victim of a car break in Motzai Shabbos by two thieves that had targeted his car just two months ago. The thieves were caught on camera both times, but have yet to face justice.
We present a photo gallery of the visit to ancient Shiloh by Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar.
A Crown Heights resident was the victim of a car break in Thursday night, leaving his car rummaged through and valuables stolen. The owner of the vehicle told CrownHeights.info that the thief had been trying door handles down the entire block, and came across his car that he had forgotten to lock.
2123 Hebrew school students from 127 cities around the world took the very first test of JewQ 5780. JewQ is the international Torah competition that’s taking the Hebrew school community by storm. Modeled after the popular Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos, kids study and take tests that determine who qualifies for a Shabbaton in Crown Heights—and who will represent their school onstage at the highly-anticipated competition event.
As work on the facade and retaining wall of 700 sees progress, we present a gallery of photos showing the work completed on the retaining wall in front of 770. The wall is being fixed after the bricks began to crack and fall off, following years of poor drainage.
The latest book in the Advice for Life series, The Edifice, gathers the Rebbe’s teachings on all things love and marriage, including the Jewish wedding. Like the other books in the series, it pairs snippets of wisdom drawn from the Rebbe’s talks and letters with stories. The book is written in accessible English and illustrated with original artwork.
The 49th New York City Marathon, on Sunday, November 3, included 53,000 runners from 120 different countries, 97% of whom reached the finish line. It has become the premier event of its kind in the world. One of the many features that makes this event so unique is the International Minyan for New York City Marathoners, which bills itself as the longest established religious service of any kind, at any major sporting event, anywhere in the world.
Police say about 75 headstones have been toppled and more than $50,000 in damage caused at a Jewish cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. The incident was reported to police Tuesday by the cemetery’s executive director, who said the damage was done between October 31 and Tuesday morning.
The Yartzeit of Shliach of the Rebbe to France, Rabbi Shmuel “Muleh” Azimov OBM, was marked with a special Melava Malka at the Beit Chabad of Fladres in Paris.
A gun wielding man went on a Crime spree Friday night, assaulting one person and destroying property. The man prompted a large police search, but was able to elude the law.
Two windows of the Bais Rivkah Lefferts building were vandalized Friday night by a man wielding a gun. The man can be seen on surveillance footage as he uses the butt of his weapons to shatter the windows, then walks off.
With Chabad now in most large and small cities, more and more young couples committed to serving as Chabad shluchim are venturing out further afield. Many call the veteran emissaries for advice on how to navigate the unique challenges. What began as a Whatsapp group where the members were able to network, swap tips and ideas, share in each other’s joys and hardships and have a space where everyone understands them, has evolved to a sisterhood.
As part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the Binyamin Regional Council and the Jewish community in Moscow, Russia, dozens of Russian Jews visited ancient Shiloh on Thursday.
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Binyomin Schlanger lives in Jerusalem with his wife. Throughout his lifetime he has dedicated himself to many different projects and institutions involved in Hafotzas Hama’ayonos. He currently spends the majority of his day learning and translating sichos of the Rebbe dedicated to Shleimus Ha’aretz and to the Sichos of Nun Aleph, Nun Beis of our final mission in Golus to be Mekabel Pnei Moshiach Tzidkenu.
The Brunoy yeshiva is holding its annual fundraising raffle to continue providing a world class education to the hundreds of Bochurim currently enrolled in its program.
A minivan was broken into Wednesday night while parked on a Crown Heights street. The back window of the vehicle was smashed, and the van rummaged through.
A two car collision Wednesday evening sent an SUV careening onto a Crown Heights sidewalk. Miraculously no one was injured in the crash.
