The year 1971 was a tumultuous one. Think Pentagon Papers. The 26th Amendment. The Vietnam War. Student uprisings and resistance rallies disrupted college campuses across the country. Into this setting of chaos and countercultural ferment, stepped a young Chasidic couple from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, whose Yiddish was better than their English.
A hostage situation is unfolding at a Reform Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas after a Muslim man has taken a three congregants and their leader hostage, and is making demands.
In honor of Yud Shevat, ashreinu.app, JEM’s audio app, has published two never before heard audio recordings of private Yechidus in the Rebbe’s room.
A cleaning lady sweeping a set of steps in Crown Heights made a startling discovery Erev Shabbos when she uncovered a gun.
Tanya Applied Episode 47 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson. The Tanya Applied radio show is broadcast every Saturday night, 10:00PM–10:30PM EDT.
A moratorium on evictions in New York State ended Saturday, potentially opening the door for Landlords to begin eviction actions against their tenants.
A tsunami advisory has been issued for parts of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington after an undersea volcano erupted in the Tonga Islands.
Moshe and Devorah (nee Rosen) Brennan from PennWynne PA, United States had a baby boy!
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.
This Shabbos At The BESHT: Rabbi Michoel Seligson will be speaking about the day of Yud Shvat.
Anash of Paris came together this week for a Yud Shvat Farbrengen at the Beth Chabad of Flandre with Rav Elchanan Marasow and Rav Azimov.
Being that this Shabbos, the 13th of Shevat is the 80th yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Shterna Sara, I am posting about her life and petira.
If a friend asks for a favor, you do it, no questions asked. Right? Time to rethink that policy. In this new con, a scammer poses as a friend asking for a simple favor. The email is so convincing that BBB staff almost fell for it.
In this weeks var Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the difference between the generations of two Chabad Rebbe’s, and how each were just what the people needed at the time.
A lottery ticket from the January 13th drawing of the Take 5 raffle worth $40,723.50 was purchased at Lucky Stop & Shop, located at 549 New York Ave in Crown Heights.
As Young Shluchim around the world eagerly countdown the days until the Boys Session of the Tzeirei Hashluchim Winter Camp in Lake Worth, Florida, the Shluchim Office announces the head staff leading this year’s incredible program.
In honor of Parshas Beshalach, an amazing Maamar from Rebbe Shlomo Zalman Of Kapust has been published on the inyan of Kriyas Yam Suf.
