Hut-Hut-Hike! Two UPS employees took a quick break from delivering packages Tuesday afternoon to help a group of Crown Heights boys deliver a touchdown while playing football. With one acting as referee, the other took the position of quarterback, giving the boys a great time and on-point passes.
An accessible Sukkah Mobile in Arkansas, sign language interpreters at Chabad events in Alabama, and in Virginia, a lowered bimah that allows people in wheelchairs to be called up to the Torah. These are just a few of the accomplishments of the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative (RCII). Established in 2014, the initiative is a partnership between Chabad and the Ruderman Family Foundation to create a welcoming and inclusive environment in Chabad centers around the world.
Israel-based Urban Aeronautics has announced that it will provide four of its CityHawk vertical take-off and landing aircraft to Hatzolah Air, an American-based company that provides emergency medical service (EMS) applications, reported Calcalistech.com. The news follows an initial agreement with Hatzolah AIr in August 2020 to develop, produce, and market the CityHawk aircraft.
In the decade since its inception, Tahareinu has grown and now not only helps Shluchim around the globe, but has offices in 9 countries and helped bring over 2,000 babies into the world. For two days on Tuesday and Wednesday, Tahareinu is raising a million dollars in a campaign that does not contain matchers, and they are counting on your support.
Two FDNY ambulances collided Monday night at the intersection of Brooklyn Ave and Midwood Street in Crown Heights, sending one of the ambulances careening into a wall.
20 Tevet marks the Yahrzeit of the Rambam and more recently of Rabbi Yaacov Abuhatzeira, the grandfather of Rabbi Yisroel Abuhatzeira also known as the Baba Sali. Over 100 men and women came to the Beinoni Shul in Crown Heights to celebrate the life of these two great Tzadikim.
Dr. Robert Hedaya’s concept of Whole Psychiatry looks at both traditional psychiatry and functional medicine to get a complete view of a patient’s psychological and physical health. This armchair discussion with Dr. Hedaya and Rabbi Shais Taub, a leading authority on Jewish mysticism, will compare and contrast the medical and mystical viewpoints. These vital insights will shed light on the relationship between the body and mind and how to bring healing to both.
How far have we fallen? When our House Of Representatives who are supposed to be making life changing decisions decide to end a “prayer” to a “monotheistic G-d” by saying “Amen and Awomen”, we know we are in trouble. Watch it yourself.
The topics in this week’s 338th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: I Plan on Committing Suicide. I’m in So Much Pain! Please Help… Suicide Is Frightening Me. Please Address This Recent Tragedy and Inspire Us All With Some Light; How Do We Deal With Demons – Mitzrayim – in Our Spirits? How to See Beyond the Tzimtzum’s Abyss? Chof and Chof Dalet Teves: The Similarities of the Rambam and the Alter Rebbe and Their Role as Leaders in Difficult Times
Izzy’s in Brooklyn is one of the few smokehouses in the area dedicated to using kosher meats in their barbecue. The shop’s smoky, juicy brisket, pastrami, dino ribs, lamb, and more are all selected specifically to adhere to kosher standards, and have become famous. As the new secular year arrived, the foody show Eater featured Izzy’s, showcasing their Crown Heights location.
On MassMutual’s Brooklyn branch annual year end trip, the financial planners were treated to an incredible performance by Avraham Fried, which was turned into a music video.
In 1974, after the Maalot massacre, the Rebbe pushed the Mezuzah campaign to new heights. Responding to the Rebbe’s call, the Yeshiva students came up with a novel idea: “Tanks against assimilation.” They couldn’t have possibly imagined how far their idea would go.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Dina Hurwitz’s life was turned upside down when her husband, Rabbi Yitzi, was diagnosed with ALS in 2015. Amidst the battle of her husband’s illness and raising her family of seven, she courageously inspires others through sharing her story.
Watch the impressive fireworks display in Dubai as they light up the sky over Dubai to bring in the year 2021.
It’s one of the most overlooked and under-addressed topics in our society, yet probably one of the most important today. Join Neshamos.org in a suicide prevention event through a conversation on Mental Health.
JEM’s of Connection Point has concluded five beautiful programs throughout the month of Kislev/December, all with smashing success.
