In 1988, during the Shiva for Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, Rabbi Simcha Elberg visited the Rebbe to be Menachem Avel. Rabbi Elberg served as the chairman on the executive board of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, and on the executive committee of Agudath Israel of America.
JLI recently launched a new weekly video series: each week a unique one-minute video is released featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Vayeira is titled: Keeping G-d on Hold.
A Florida homeowner’s association reversed its earlier decision to cancel an annual Chanukah event organized by the local Chabad Shliach, after a public outcry claiming unfair discrimination – being that they would be erecting an X-mas tree.
After an amazing summer at Camp Gan Israel Montreal 5776, several staff and campers got together and recorded an “oldie but a goodie” camp song, turning it into a nostalgic music video.
A group of eight people forced their way into and robbed a Family Dollar located on the corner of Atlantic and Ralph Avenues on the northeastern edge of Crown Heights.
A South Florida Jewish boy is being hailed a hero, after he dashed to his baby brother’s rescue as the infant fell off a changing table, which was captured on video.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayeira. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one merit to see G-d?
Dozens of volunteers have been hard at work for over two days sifting through tons of trash in an upstate landfill in an effort to locate a set of Tallis and Tefillin – that had been initially thought to have been stolen, which surveillance video revealed had actually fallen into a trashcan.
Join Rabbi Burt Aaron Siegel in his first-hand fascinating account of a leading Reform Rabbi’s tumultuous spiritual journey from the pulpit of a prominent Reform temple in the heart of New York City, through the Indian hub of Eastern religions, to his ultimate destination that led to the happiest years of his life upon discovering Chabad, the Rebbe and his true self.
What is the power of Chabad on Campus? One of the people who witnessed the joyous singing and dancing at the Havdalah gathering following the JewFest Shabbaton this past Motzei Shabbos describes the surreal and uplifting atmosphere in this open letter he submitted to CrownHeights.info.
The latest viral phenomenon to sweep social media is ‘the mannequin challenge.’ Making sure the Jewish people are not left out, filmmaker Meir Kalmenson set about creating a Bar Mitzvah version, getting everyone involved: Bubby, Zaidy, cousins, friends and even the catering crew.
The NYPD has released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in connection with the incident where a swastika was spray-painted on a sidewalk in Crown Heights.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 137, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Should We Think of the Election Results? How Valid is Science in the Eyes of Torah? Is There Any Truth to the Big Bang? How Literal are Torah Events? How Can I Give My Child a Healthy Outlook on Money? Is G-d Overlooking Me? Is The Neshama Higher than Torah?
The over 1,200 Jewish students who spent an uplifting Shabbos in Crown Heights as part of the annual Chabad on Campus ‘JewFest’ Shabbaton ended off the inspiring day with a Havdalah ceremony in the Oholei Torah ballroom, followed by a lively concert.
As the country composes itself after such a seismic event, many would do well to heed the words of the Torah. As the Rebbe explains in this Sicha, to “love your fellow” doesn’t just apply to when you agree with or approve of them. True love means learning how to accept other’s and their needs despite our differences.
Last week, JLI launched a new weekly video series: each week a unique one-minute video will be released featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Lech Lecha is titled: Shine Even Brighter.
Comedian Mendy Pellin engages in some bathroom talk to reveal a little-known condition he has called Ulcerative Colitis. He invites the community to an event he will headline later this month in Crown Heights, which he hopes will raise awareness of this condition among members of the Orthodox-Jewish community.
