Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, you can bring home the monumental side-by-side translation of the Rebbe’s seminal work of Lekutei Sichos. The new set has six volumes, one for every Sefer in the Chumash plus one for Yomim Tovim, with the first volume, Bereishis, available online and in stores now.
The Levaya of Rabbi Shmarya Katzen obm took place Monday, and passed by 770. A large crowd gathered to pay their respects to a loved and dedicated melamed of Crown Heights.
In what has become an annual trip, a group from Moscow spent their 12th Shabbos Slichos by the Ohel of the Rebbe in the Cambria Heights section of Queens. Motzai Shabbos, the group traveled to Crown Heights, where they spent time at a farbrengen hosted at the home of Moshe Rubashkin. They went from there to the Rebbe’s home, where they said Slichos.
A fatal accident in Kiryas Joel took place Sunday evening when a car overturned into a drainage area. Multiple people were pulled from the submerged vehicle, with one person in Cardiac Arrest.
The Crown Heights community has been invited to join the Andrusier family, and the mespalelim of The Bais Binyomin Shul of Crown Heights, in welcoming a new Sefer Torah. The Sefer Torah was written in memory of R’ Leibel and Freida Andrusier, OBM.
As the large clock struck midnight in Moscow’s central Marina Roscha shul this past motzei Shabbos, the chazan’s loud voice could be heard as he emotionally began “Ashrei yoshvei veisecha”. The familiar and haunting melodies swept up the hundreds of worshipers in the solemn yet festive mood.
We present a gallery of photos from Motzei Shabbos Slichos in the week before Tishrei 5780, that took place at 17 Rue des Rosier in Paris.
We present a gallery of photos from Motzei Shabbos Slichos in the week before Tishrei 5780, that took place in the Rebbe’s room at 770 Eastern Parkway.
For close to 40 years, Rabbi Katzen faithfully runs a weekly Mesibas Shabbos in 770. This Shabbos, unfortunately, our beloved Rabbi Katzen is not in a position to run it. Rabbi Katzen was there for us and our children all these years. This Shabbos, it is our turn to be there for him.
A new speed camera has been installed on Brooklyn Ave between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave. CrownHeights.info would like to warn all drivers to take extra care, as the camera Brooklyn Ave is on a downwards sloping hill, and speeds can easily exceed the limit.
Two Jews, with two completely different backgrounds, found the,selves accomplishing a shared goal. Both Fima Shmulburd and David Arbital found themselves reading from the Torah thanks to chabad.org’s online Torah Trainer.
Fathers could be seen holding their tallis-wrapped sons on Lefferts Avenue yesterday as they celebrated their first communal hachnosa l’cheder ceremony. As schools in New York City held ‘Fathers bring your child To School Week,’ All My Children Daycare used the opportunity to observe the beautiful minhag for their 3 and 4 year olds.
The Mivtzoim Depot, a project of Lubavitch Youth Organization, is organizing a pre-Tishrei Mivtzoim campaign for girls and families of Crown Heights, happening today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday). Participants choose a stop along the 3 train line, come pick up a kit with stencil, chalk and chalk spray, and head out to their location. There, they are going to leave a chalk message about the Shabbos candle lighting time, and distribute neshek and Tishrei guides to passersby.
The Ashreinu team have rolled out a new tagging feature on My Moment App. Tag yourself and anyone you know, so that everyone can find their moment with the Rebbe.
Imagine you were a guest visiting “770” with your smartphone? Imagine your friends and family could follow your experiences on social media? Meet Sholom B, an eighteen-year-old student visiting the Rebbe who recorded everything he saw, and shared it in real time for all to see.
Just about thirty miles from the Caspian Seashore, in the northeast of Azerbaijan, lies the only all-Jewish town outside of Israel and Kiryas Joel and New Square in the USA. Krasnaya Sloboda, or Qirmizi Qəsəbə in Azerbaijani was founded in 1742 by Fatah Ali Khan, the Muslim emir of the town of Quba, located on the other side of the river as a haven for the Mountain Jews.
A security briefing held at 1 Police Plaza took place Tuesday evening, with representatives from Jewish communities across New York City. One of the topics discussed was the recent wave in hate crimes perpetrated against the Orthodox Jewish community.
