Due to the growing economic crisis in Israel, and the growing crisis of the pandemic, there are thousands of additional families in need of FOOD CARDS in Israel in order to prepare Yom Tov meals! Please give as much as you can, as we have thousands of children who are hungry!
Rabbi Ruvi New, a Shliach and survivor of COVID-19, put his experiences into an inspiring song titled “It’s You!” which he shares with the world. Rabbi New is the Shliach at Chabad of East Boca.
There was a lot of luck in the air tonight after gunfire erupted at a crammed block party in Crown Heights. Thankfully, no injuries were reported from the shooting.
Few contemporary structures carry the same iconic status as the Lubavitch Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway. From keychains to judaica to actual replicas in cities around the world, the image of its famous facade evokes instant recognition.
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.
After a summer break Rabbi Avrohom Wagshul is back with his popular Parsha Puppet Show! The show goes through the entire story line of the parsha with humor and skits performed by Rabbi Wagshul and his puppets.
On the 14th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11th Yeshiva World News released exclusive video that had never been published before of the moments before and after the collapse of the towers. In the video many Hatzalah volunteers are seen alongside firefighters as the towers were burning.
Amid the chaos and panic following the airliners slamming into the two World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, many men and woman answered a higher calling – instead of running away, they turned and ran towards the burning buildings. Among those brave men was a band of Shomrim volunteers from Crown Heights. During their time at ground zero, one of the volunteers took these historic videos, published here on Crown Heights.info for the first time.
Just days after leaving quarantine in Connecticut, the new group of Kvutza bochurim from Israel who have come in to learn in 770, are heading back into quarantine for two more weeks.
Geoffrey Davis lived in Crown Heights in his youth and has a story of the Rebbe to tell that touched him until this very day. So inspired, he wrote a comic book about the incident, which ultimately became an animated video on YouTube with over one Million hits. Davis made a stop on to visit Rabbi Naftali Sirota who drives the Crown Heights’s Jewish Library Bus, and donated a copy of his book to the library.
Anshei Lubavitch Shul in Crown Heights is hosting a week long shoe sale this week, with each pair only for $20. Updated Times!
This lecture on “How to Overcome Fear and Instill Self-Confidence” was delivered by the inspirational speaker Rabbi Shalom Paltiel at the 14th annual National Jewish Retreat.
Visiting the Ohel is for everyone. Jews of all stripes, gentiles, celebrities and politicians. But did you know that you had a gentile neighbor that goes to the Ohel more than you?
A unique inside clip on a monumental moment in Chabad history has been released from the archive of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, acquired for his book entitled “Chabad and Gedolim.” The eleven minute clip is of 90 plus year old Rabbi Nosson Greenblatt, the former Rabbi of Memphis, who was a protege student of Reb Moshes in Yeshivas Tiferes Yerushalyim.
Thousands of dollars in lifesaving equipment was tracked down Monday morning after a unabashed thief broke the back window of a Hatzalah vehicle, making off with the equipment inside.
Last week, Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, paid an extended visit to Russia’s largest kosher slaughterhouse, where he inspected the knives of the Shochtim, and closely inspected the entire process.
It’s not J’Ouvert in Crown Heights without violence, and despite there being no official parade, J’Ouvert did not disappoint. An early morning shooting in Crown Heights left five people shot, including a six year old boy.
