Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive Sunday
Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive today, Sunday, November 13 (16 Cheshvan) from 2:00pm to 9:00pm at the Ahavas Chesed Center, 271 Kingston Ave [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.].
Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive today, Sunday, November 13 (16 Cheshvan) from 2:00pm to 9:00pm at the Ahavas Chesed Center, 271 Kingston Ave [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.].
Avos Ubanim International and the Igud Menahalei Yeshivos are proud to announce the official launching of this year’s Father & Son learning program.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Naftali Silberberg will lead a discussion titled “Angels: What are they? Do they have any impact on us?”
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Friday, November 11th, for Veterans Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
IYH this Motzei Shabbos, the 15th of Cheshvan (November 12th, there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Monday, November 7th and Tuesday, November 8th for holiday observances. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
On Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m., time will revert back to standard, giving everyone an extra hour to sleep in.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Shochet will lead a discussion titled ’18 Years After Gimel Tammuz, Where Is Lubavitch Headed?’ On Motzei Shabbos, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin will give a lecture on ‘Who’s Who in Lubavitch: Rabbi Mendel Futerfas.’
Every weeknight over 350 boys from grades 5-8 will get together in three different locations in Crown Heights for an hour of learning.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Baruch Davidson will lead a discussion into the topic about the legitimacy of prisoner swaps, and how the Rambam views the Gilad Shalit deal.
The Crown Heights JCC has once again arranged with the Forestry division of the NYC Parks Dept. to have all the S’chach picked up. During the next few days, the S’chach will be picked up by the local Sanitation Dept. on the regular garbage pick up days for your block. Please put the S’chach in the area where your regular household garbage is being picked up. If you put your garbage in front of your house, please put your S’chach along the curbside.
For those who own a car but not a driveway or garage, Alternate Side Parking regulations can be quite a burden; none more so than in Crown Heights where it happens four times a week (as opposed to the standard two). At last, for those residents living north of Eastern Parkway in NYC District 8, relief may be on its way.
A riveting new film for women by Chabad Israeli filmmaker Tali Avrahami, The Fence (HaGader) is the intense and inspiring story of a Jewish family during a critical point in history. During the 1800s, the Jewish people were experiencing the devastating Cantonist practice of the Czars–which wrenched young Jewish boys away from their families to complete their childhood and young adulthood in the brutal Russian Army–coupled with the destructive enticements of the assimilationist Haskalah intellectual movement. The film’s message is timeless, and eerily relevant to the era we live in today.
The following are important safety tips – courtesy of the Jewish Fire Prevention Organization – to ensure that you have a happy and safe Sukkos!
Ever wanted to be part of the frenzy and frolic of simchas beis hashoeva, but could barely drag your feet off the yom tov table long enough to put the kugel away? Well here’s your chance to relax and, at the same time know you’re fueling the very force that makes simchas beis hashoeva the off-the-ground experience it is today.
As we are all making our final preparations to usher in the new year, we – the staff at CrownHeights.info – would like to wish our loyal readers and fans a happy and healthy sweet new year, K’siva Vachasima Tova, Leshono Tova Tikosaivu V’Tichosemu and a Gut Gebentched Yohr. May this year be a safe, successful and prosperous year to all, and may we achive our ultimate goal and report the coming of Moshiach speedily in our days!