Lights Out in Crown Heights As Manhole Fire Darkens Blocks
Crown Heights’s manhole problem sparked again Thursday night when a manhole fire cut power to entire blocks.
Daily Archives: August 26, 2021
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Biden Admits Admin May Have Given Taliban ‘Kill List’ of Afghans Who Aided US
A potentially deadly blunder by President Joe Biden’s administration effectively handed the Taliban a “kill list” to target Afghans who aided the US, according to a report Thursday.
PSA: New Unmarked Speed Bumps On Crown Street
CrownHeights.info has received multiple reports regarding a series of new speed bumps installed on Crown Street from Schenectady Ave to Kingston Ave.
Supreme Court Allows Evictions to Resume During Pandemic
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
How Did Your Rosh Hashana Come, In A Box?
You probably know someone who lacks the tools to properly celebrate the Yamim Nora’im. Maybe they don’t know the holidays are fast approaching. Maybe they don’t know how to observe them. What are you doing about it?
The Jewish Family Library of Los Angeles is a warm, inviting, and most importantly, safe place for parents to come and spend time with their children.
A Jewish Library Changes the Beat in the Heart of Los Angeles
Rabbi Moshe and Chanie Levin decided to open the Jewish Family Library of Los Angeles, a warm, inviting, and most importantly, safe place for parents to come and spend time with their children.
Weekly Letter: The Two Shmitta Laws Pertaining to Debts
The New Year we are soon beginning – 5782- is a SHMITTA/sabbatical year. In his letter, the Rebbe explains the special significance of this year as it can be applied to us in our relationship with G-d. The Rebbe’s emphasis here is not on the agricultural laws of shmitta but rather on the 2 shmitta laws pertaining to debts – where in our relationship with G-d, we are the debtors and G-d is the Creditor.
New Shluchim Empowered and Inspired at Yesodos Leshlichus Seminar
Yesodos Lhatzlochas Hashlichus concludes a four-day immersive course for both new and aspiring Shluchim.
Treasures From an Attic in Michigan
In honor of Chai Elul, Lahak released a newly discovered Maamar which lay hidden for 53 years, courtesy of an intense search in the home of Rabbi Aharon Goldstein.
12 US Serviceman Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack
Four US Marines have been killed and three wounded in a series of coordinated attacks outside the Airport in Kabul Afghanistan.
JEM Launches Website With Tishrei Content
JEM has announce that its long awaited Tishrei Launcher is now Live. JEM will be sharing all the Tishrei content, including all raw videos, produced videos, photos, audio, hanachos and Yumanim, on that site.
NYS Edict: Firing Medical Workers Who Refuse COVID Vaccine is OK
Health care workers who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine could be fired under an emergency edict expected to be approved Thursday by the New York state Health Department.
Aron Kodesh and Bimah Among Finds From the Great Shul of Vilna
In Vilnius, Lithuania, an excavation of the Great Synagogue of Vilna has fully exposed the Aron Kodesh and the bimah that was destroyed 60 years ago by the Nazis and the Soviets.
Gallery: The Warsaw Ghetto, Site Of Jewish Uprising Against The Nazis
Chabad photographer Morde’hai Lubecki, on a trip through famous Jewish locations in Europe, made a visit to the Warsaw Ghetto, where he photographed the monuments and sections of the ghetto still standing.
Fifth Suspect In The Murder of Shmuel Silverberg Arrested
Samuel Fussell, 18, the fifth suspect in the horrific murder of Shmuel Silverberg in Denver Colorado has been arrested, according to local reports, and is facing nine charges.
Credit: Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/U.S. Navy
Blinken Says up to 1,500 US Citizens Still Stranded in Afghanistan as Biden Laughs Off Question
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that up to 1,500 US citizens are still stranded in Afghanistan — shortly after President Biden joked with a reporter who asked about possibly leaving Americans behind in the Taliban-controlled nation.
Here’s My Story: Good Thing The Rabbi Needed Lumber
Mr. Rudy Boschwitz is a former Independent-Republican United States Senator who represented Minnesota from 1978 to 1991. He has also served as a United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He was interviewed in May of 2012.
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