Shabbos at the Besht: Shavuos with the Rebbe
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic: Shavuos with the Rebbe and 50 years to the miracles of the 6 day war.
CSSY founder Rabbi Shimshon Stock receives dollars and blessings from the Rebbe.
CSSY Makes Pre-Yomtov Plea for Help
“While you are out shopping for cheesecake and other delicacies for Shavuos, please take a minute and think about your friends, neighbors and relatives who are calling us for money and knocking on our door so that they can buy challah and milk for Yom Tov,” writes director of Chevra Simchas Shabbos V’Yomtov (CSSY) Rabbi Bentzion Stock in a letter to the Crown Heights community.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday, May 25, for a Catholic holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
11-Year-Old Boy Needs Urgent Tehillim
This past Friday, an 11-year-old boy fell 12 feet off of a stairwell railing and landed directly on his head onto the floor below. He fractured his skull, and suffered traumatic damage.
Monday: Shloshim in Memory of Reb Beryl Epstein
A ceremony will be held on Monday evening, May 15th, marking the Shloshim since the passing of a beloved member of the Crown Heights community, Rabbi Berel Epstein, OBM.
Shabbos at the Besht: Good Thoughts, Great Outcomes
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, LMFT, will lead a discussion on the topic: Good thoughts, great outcomes.
Great Parade Street Closures, Parking and Map
Parade organizers have asked Crown Heights residents not to park on Kingston Ave. between President and Eastern Parkway as well as in the Eastern Parkway service lanes over Shabbos. Preparations for the Parade will begin immediately after Shabbos, and cars parked there will cause delays and will have to be towed.
Today: Rally at the Ohel
Today, Thursday, 15 Iyar (May 11), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12, featuring a special game, raffle, sandwiches and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:45pm. Transportation will cost $3. Each child will receive a Bow & Arrow in honor of Lag B’Omer!
Thursday: Challah Bake for Crown Heights Women
This Thursday evening, May 11th, a challah bake event will be held in Lubavitcher Yeshiva as a means to intensify and expand the Torah-true feminine activity of “separating the challah.” Women and girls who may know the “how” but not the “why,” or have not yet experienced baking challah, are invited for an evening of inspiration, to be hosted by the Nshei Chabad Mivztoim committee under the capable guidance of Gitty Rappoport.
PSA: T-Shirt and Wristband Pickups for Great Parade
The Great Parade office at 828 Eastern Pkwy is now open for T-Shirt and wristband pickups.
Motzei Shabbos: Lag Ba’omer Bonfire
Marking the beginning of Lag Ba’omer, a communal bonfire will be lit once again on Kingston Avenue in front of the Wingate High School – located at 600 Kingston Avenue – beginning at 9:45pm.
All New Entertainment at the Great Parade
The Great Lag Ba’omer Parade has ramped up its street entertainment for this year, with a first-ever BMX stunt show to hit the Eastern Parkway parade.
Shabbos at the Besht: Why March in the Streets?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Dovid Zaklikowski will lead a discussion on the topic: why march in the streets?
Suddenly They Don’t Have a Mother
All of the sudden, without any warning, Shlucha Mrs. Rochel Kelman passed away, leaving behind a husband and 7 orphans. Now they need your help.
Parade Fair Moves to New Location
The children’s fair following the Eastern Parkway parade, always a highlight of the Great Parade, will move this year to Troy Ave. and Maple St., parade organizers have announced. The new location will provide additional room for the many rides, performers and food vendors that will feature at this year’s fair.
Last year's ULY-Ocean Parkway Chinese Auction
Star Nutritionist Coming to Crown Heights
Can you eat muffins, cheesecakes, or join your friends in a restaurant and still lose weight? According to nutritionist Tanya Rosen, “Yes.”
Shabbos at the Besht: The False Virtue of Skepticism
This Shabbos at the Besht, renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman will lead a discussion on the topic: The false virtue of skepticism.
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