Birkas Kohanim at the Kotel is usually a busy affair, as thousands upon thousands pack the square to hear the priestly blessing. This year, just over ten men were in attendance with the lockdown allowing no more. Watch the moment as it was live streamed for everyone unable to attend.
As the procession of the Levaya of Rabbi Leibel Groner circled the streets of Crown Heights, community members stood on porches, by windows, and in doorways to pay their respects. We present a gallery of videos and photos of the procession.
As millions of Jews around the world prepare for Pesach, JLI has a special message for the Jewish woman, on how they can make a positive impact in these trying times.
Aaron Holder and his unique voice are back. Putting his novelty style and artistic twist on this Moshe Yess classic with music arranged by Grammy award winning guitarist C Lanzbom, featuring top musicians from the New York area.
Recently, the Unity Torah Committee launched a brand-new platform to streamline the acquisition of the Unity Letters. The Unity Sefer Torah was an initiative begun by the Rebbe to have each Jewish person take part in writing a Sefer Torah.
With unmatched clarity, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kaplan explains each pasuk of the Rebbe’s new Kapital, bringing us countless layers of both nigleh and nistar, and helping us appreciate the relevance to our own day and time.
Tesla is all the rage. The future of cars, innovation, and now ventilators. Owner Ilan Musk had ordered that the Tesla factories begin making ventilators to fill the dire need across the United States. Watch the engineers as they showcase their prototypes for the new Tesla ventilators.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to lock down much of New York City, the Mitzvah Tank Organization came upon an ingenious method of continuing the tradition of a Mitzvah Tank Parade, all while following the COVID-19 guidelines.
Aryeh Leib Hurwitz, a rising star in the world of Chazzanos, has released a new niggun for Kapital 119, the Rebbe’s Kapital for this year, on the Posuk “Ma Ahavti Sorosecha.”
The topics in this week’s 303rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Chassidus applied to Yud Alef Nissan. What does Shabbos HaGadol mean today? Yud Gimmel Nissan: Lessons from the Tzemech Tzedek about an epidemic. How is this night different? Lessons from Pesach. How can we be making Pesach and fulfilling our other obligations when we should be helping others in this time of need? What is the significance of reading the nasi? Increasing in Torah study in honor of Yud Alef Nissan. What is the significance of corona meaning crown? Is there something we can do to repair the sefira of kesser on a spiritual level to help stop the virus? How to deal with the challenge of being at home with my kids? How about those of us who have no family? What is the bare minimum of people needed to do a Seder? Which Parsha will we read after the quarantine is over? Seder related questions
LIVE at 5:00pm: You are invited to join the online Central Yud Aleph Nissan Farbrengen by Agudas Chassidei Chabad at 4:00 P.M. EST.
With Hebrew Schools going virtual amid the coronavirus outbreak, Ckids uses the opportunity to produce a cutting-edge Pesach experience unifying kids from around the world.
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.
In a touching remake, Abie Rotenberg and Baruch Levine sing a song based on the original Abie Rotenberg classic “The Place Where I Belong”. In the original song, the Torah was not in Shul, today we find ourselves the one out of shul, and longing for “The Place Where We Belong”.
The Vaad Hanegunim has announced the release of this years Niggun for Yud Aleph Nissan, marking the Rebbe’s 118 years, by composer Reb Sholom Brochstat. Brochstat has already composed a few Nigunim that have became quite popular in Lubavitch.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Tzvi Abba Lerman OBM, a loved teacher in Crown Heights. He passed away Friday morning, the 9th of Nissan, 5780.
Watch Live: The Levaya of Rabbi Avraham Aaron Rubashkin OBM will be streamed live for each and every person to virtually attend, as the procession makes its way from Boro Park, through Crown Heights and 770, and onto the cemetery.
