The southeast corner of Eastern Parkway at the intersection of Nostrand Ave has become the latest CitiBike location to come to Crown Heights. Not wasting any time, more than 20 such CitiBike Racks are planned for the area of the Jewish community.
Rabbi Levi Duchman of Chabad of the UAE met with HE Mohamed Al Murr during a visit to the Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Library in Dubai where he presented the library with a book of Tanya.
With the Kinus Hashluchos less than a week away, a banner was affixed at the Jewish Children’s museum today, welcoming the thousands of Shluchos set to arrive in Crown Heights for the International Kinus Hashluchos in this Hakhel year.
Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida on the way to New York for Yud Shevat put on Teffilin on the flight with a young entrepreneur from Manhattan. Rabbi Minkowicz texted the young man’s mother the picture of them putting on Teffilin from the plane and she responded. “Thank you. So great!! I am very proud.”
In appreciation for all that he does for the residents of Crown Heights, Crown Heights Shomrim Coordinators Gadi and Rabbi Mendy Hershkop, presented Sargent Mike Berrata of the NYPD and Community Affairs Officer at the 71st Precinct, a birthday cake on his occasion of his 36th birthday.
Have you ever tried to Daven when you’re really high? Ari Lesser, reporting from 12,000 feet elevation at the Continental Divide at Loveland Pass, Colorado, can confidently say that after being wrapped up in a Tallis, strapped into Tefillin, it’s still rather difficult to thumb through the Siddur with thick snow gloves. This picture was taken in just 6 degree weather, with a powerful icy east wind blasting so hard he could barely even make it through Amidah facing Mizrach.
Give a welcome to the newest addition to Crown Heights. Composting! A brand new orange compost bin has been installed on Eastern Parkway across the street from the Jewish Children’s Museum and directly in front of Kehot.
Harav Dovid Moshe Rosenbaum, the Rebbe of Kretshnif who lives in Kiryat Gat, is on a visit to New York and made a visit to 770 earlier on this week. He also made a stop at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens.
Mechanchos at the Menachem Education Foundation annual leadership retreat posed for their group photo. The Mechanchos spent two days of professional development and networking with other Mechanchos packed with workshops and inspiration.
This picture shows the block of Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Brooklyn before 770 was built. Turns out Union Street was built before this block was. This was 1916 and the lot of 770 had 1 or 2 structures that were taken down and then then 770 plans were announced in 1933.
The men of Anshei Lubavitch Shul in Crown Heights pose for a picture at their family hakhel shabbaton that took place this week in the Poconos. The shabbaton was attended by 55 families, totaling 400 people, and was an amazing success.
Upon hearing the details of the Rebbe’s campaign to sign up every Jew for a letter in a Sefer Torah at the Chabad Air stand at JFK Airport, Harav Herschel Shachter, a renowned Posek and Rav at YU, along with his Rebbetzin, purchased for their entire family in the Unity and Children’s Sefer Torah.
Under the backdrop of sunset, this captured moment of time was brought to life by Crown Heights resident and photographer Shmuli Evers.
Mt. Rushmore, resplendent with its carved faces of presidents, just wouldn’t be the same without its Menorah.
Zos Chanukah is an auspicious day, and in Venice, Italy, it was celebrated as such. This photo is of the Chanukah Menorah lighting in Venice, the final one for this year.
Welcome to Chabad of Antarctica the (future) home of Chabad on the seventh continent. Expeditionist and banking executive Scott Shay wrote the on his Instagram the reason he decided to create this banner, and how the Kinus Hashluchim was his inspiration.
Crown Heights takes the house at the RCCS Annual Hockey Tournament taking place in South Florida today, with three Crown Heights legends. Crown Heights native and Shomrim volunteer Nathan Rieber (right) poses with Fishy Vail (center), another Crown Heights Shomrim volunteer, and Eli Bryski (left), a Hatzalah volunteer whose impact was felt in nearly every Crown Heights home during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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