New Engagement!
Yekusiel Kaplan (Monsey, United States) to Leorah Traurig (Toronto, Canada)
PSA: Travel Advisory Issued For NYC Over Monday Storm
New York City Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory for Monday, May 16. According to the latest forecast, there is a chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms Sunday night, with a Coastal Flood Statement in effect.
8:00pm: How Do We Respond to a Prominent Rabbi Arguing That We Are Not Allowed to Demand “We Want Moshiach Now” and Other Things the Rebbe Initiated or Endorsed?
The topics in this week’s 402nd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Is It True That “It’s Never Too Late” – Aren’t There Mistakes That Cannot Be Reversed or Corrected? How Do We Respond to a Prominent Rabbi Arguing That We Are Not Allowed to Demand “We Want Moshiach Now” and Other Things the Rebbe Initiated or Endorsed?
NYC To Reduce Burdens on Small Businesses, Jumpstarts City’s Economic Recovery by Reforming 118 Business Violations
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today took major steps to reduce burdens on and cut red tape for the city’s small businesses by announcing reforms to 118 city regulations.
Ukraine Chabad Couple Locate Long-Missing Beloved Worker
Anyone who has ever walked into the home of Rabbi Moshe and Miriam Moskovitz in Kharkov, Ukraine, knows Luda.
The Woman Behind MikvahCalendar.com
Rivkah Bloom (nee Spangenthal) is on a mission. She wants every Jewish woman to have the ability to keep taharas hamishpacha with comfort and ease.
Israel: Pre-Flight Covid Test Requirement to be Dropped
Last week, Israel’s Health Ministry announced that mandatory PCR tests upon arrival in Ben Gurion Airport will be canceled, beginning May 20. Now, Chaim V’Chessed has learned that, from May 20, pre-flight Covid tests will no longer be required, either.
Starting Today: 21 Lubavitch Mesivtas Unite for Moshiach Chidon
Starting TODAY, Bochurim from Yeshivos around the world will be joining together in learning the very important and timely concepts of Moshiach U’Geula
Can We Postpone or Precede our Son’s Upsherin to Lag B’Omer?
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
PSA: Night Paving to Continue Near Crown Heights This Week
Road work continues near Crown Heights this week, thankfully taking place at night, when traffic will be at it’s least.
Police Car Responding In Crown Heights Crashes, Two Officers Taken To the Hospital
Two officers from the 77th Precinct were injured Motzei Shabbos when the NYPD vehicle they were responding in wrecked with another vehicle.
‘We Can’t Afford to Cut Back, and We Never Will’
Inflation is all anyone can talk about these days. All of a sudden, groceries are more expensive and gas prices have gone through the roof. Rising costs are all around us. Amid all this concern and the ensuing cutbacks, there’s one organization that cannot afford to hedge operations in any way—Hatzalah of Crown Heights.
New York TAKE 5 Lottery Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in Crown Heights Bodega
The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the May 14th TAKE 5 evening drawing. The ticket, worth $40,641.00, was purchased at Mami Deli & Mini Market Corp, located at 523 Rogers Ave on the corner of Rutland Rd and Rogers Ave.
Bikur Cholim of CH Recognizes Chesed at Every Corner
Support Bikur Cholim’s neighborly work by attending the event on Sunday May 22, and/or buying tickets for the auction at bikurcholimCH.org/auction.
Young Shluchos Inspired by Bas Mitzvah Course
After an incredibly successful program these last two years, the Shluchim Office completed its last round of the highly anticipated and popular six-week Bas Mitzvah course.
Three Cars Wrecked In Early Morning Crown Heights Crash
Three cars were totaled Motzei Shabbos in an early morning wreck on New York Ave and Maple Street.
All SNAP Households to Receive the Maximum Level of Food Benefits This Month
All New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for the month of May.
