Baby Girl!
Nosson and Nechama Dina (nee Levine) Shusterman (Crown Heights)
10:00PM: Tanya Applied Episode 55 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Tanya Applied Episode 55 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson. The Tanya Applied radio show is broadcast every Saturday night, 10:00PM–10:30PM EDT.
Picture of the Day
Yeshivah Gedolah Melbourne took their Annual Group Photo for the year 5782. The photo has been an annual custom since as far back as 1971.
Menachem Kobi Releases New Single “Vehi Sh’amda”
Listen and watch this new lyrics video starring Menachem Kobi with his new single “Vehi Sh’amda”.
Rogers Park is Coming Back
Returning from a hiatus since fall of 2019, Rogers Park is releasing the first of a series of live recordings in preparation of work on their 3rd Studio album slated to be released early next year.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Reb Chaim Kinevsky, Reb Chaim Broker, and Reb Moshe
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.
These Yeshivah Students Spent Purim in the Heart of the War in Eastern Ukraine
Air-raid sirens in Ukraine are not very loud for the same reason there are so few bomb shelters—no one ever expected to need them. Which is why Dubi Ehrentreu and Mendel Bleich didn’t notice Zaporizhzhia’s Red Alert go off late Purim morning.
BESHT: Preparing for זמן חירותינו
Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Tri-State Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. Prior to his current position, Rabbi Hanoka worked as a mashgiach for various manufacturing facilities certified by the OK.
Merkos Shlichus In the Air As Rabbi Kotlarsky Interviews The Bochurim
Preparations are underway to dispatch over 600 Bochurim to lead Sedorim around the world this Pesach. Special attention is being given to ensure the Ukrainian refugees will have Pesach, wherever they may be.
Weekly Story: Lighting Shabbos Candles In A Hospital
This past Motzei Shabbos , the 17th of Adar was the yahrzeit of HaRav Zalman Shimon Dworkin, who for over twenty years was the Rov of Crown Heights and he was niftar in 5785 (1985). I will now post some of my recollections of that Shabbos. Although this column is not made to pasken halachos, obviously this one will be an exception as I will relate the halachos he taught me then.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Purity of the Red Heifer
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explains the significance of the Para Aduma, and how it purifies “all of Israel”.
German Federal Minister visits Chabad Center Hosting Jewish Children who Fled Odessa
The Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Anne Spiegel, visited the orphans and single mothers with their children from the Jewish Odessa community in Ukraine who have recently arrived in Berlin and have been taken in by Chabad Berlin.
In Hungary: Doing Whatever We Can to Help the Ukrainian Refugees
Batsheva Oberlander is the senior Shlucha, Chabad emissary, in Budapest, Hungary. In an interview with Chana Weisberg, she outlines what is being done to assist the many refugees streaming into Hungary.
Innovative Program To Bring Yud Aleph Nissan To Life For Young Shluchim
A freshly formed curriculum looks to engage young Shluchim in an interactive format as they come together for a Hachana Tzuzamen in preparation for Yud Alef Nissan – 120 years. Over 400 Children have already signed up to join the program.
Join Hatzalah At A Historic Event This Sunday
The entire community is invited to the groundbreaking of Crown Heights Hatzalah’s new headquarters at 533 Albany Avenue IYH this Sunday, 24 Adar Beis / March 27, at 1:00 pm. Participate in the ongoing campaign @ chhatzalah.org/building
Overcoming Shortages to Bring Passover to 30,000 Ukraine Refugees in Europe
This article is the first in a series of articles on helping the Jews of Ukraine to celebrate Passover.
“Applesauce! That’s What I Want”
It was a week before Purim when we received a call asking what our son would enjoy in his Shalach Manos. For many mothers, this would have been an unusual call to receive. After all, who calls to find out what your child would enjoy in his Peckel?
