As New Yorkers are heading to the polls on Tuesday for election day, an easily recognizable Lubavitch name might catch your eye on the ballot. Crown Heights’s own Mendy Raitport is running for State Assembly in the 43rd district, which includes Crown Heights, and is asking for your vote.
This election cycle has been exceptionally charged, and who the winner is may have many ramifications. Levi Y. Keselman takes another approach to why this election is incredibly important and urges everyone to vote.
Rabbi Shlomo and Channa Fuchs were recently appointed to join the team at Chabad House of Hendon in London, England led by Rabbi Gershon and Esther Mindel Overlander.
As the school year gets underway amid ever-changing and tiresome Covid-19 rules, Igud Hamelamdim has put together a course to help talmidim acquire attitudes and behaviors that will enable them to thrive during this challenging time.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that more than $328 million in home heating aid is now available for low- and middle-income New Yorkers who need assistance keeping their homes warm during the coming winter season.
Gunfire was exchanged and an explosive belt possibly used in a terror attack in Vienna, Austria Monday afternoon. There are casualties and injuries reported, including the synagogues police officer who is reported in critical condition.
A Crown Heights resident caught a package thief red-handed Monday afternoon, and with the help of Shomrim, made sure he got arrested. Job final: One Under!
Get Your Dance On! An EDM Dance Version of traditional Chabad Hassidic Song “Harninu Goyim” has been released by Chabad artist Mendel Markel.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 for Election Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
The Crown Heights branch of Apple Savings Bank located on Albany Ave has voluntarily closed its doors temporarily due to a COVID-19 exposure.
At least two cars on Schenectady Ave were reported to have been broken into Sunday night, with the cars rummaged through and items stolen.
Are we merely the sum of our parts? How does Jewish law consider the ethical and legal issues posed by recent developments in biological technology?
You can put a Lubavitcher in a bunker or Trump rally, but he will always de Mivtzoim. Shmuly Schapiro was at a Trump Rally in Los Angeles when he spotted a fellow Jew wearing a “Jews for Trump” shirt and asked him to put on Tefillin. Apparently, this man needed to go to a Trump rally to put on Tefillin for the first time.
