by Mussi Sharfstein – Lubavitch.com The last place Rabbi Chaim Markovits expected to hear an authentic, heimish Yiddish with a Brooklyn accent was in Macon, Georgia (pop. 150,000). Not that it’s implausible—Rural Georgia is home to roughly 5-10,000 Jews. Which […]
Dr. Aryeh Morgenstern, a Senior Fellow at Machon Shalem in Jerusalem, is a historian who specializes in the history of the Jewish settlement of Israel. He was interviewed in April of 2010.
Crown Heights Shomrim has released an Alert notifying the community of multiple reports of a man indecently exposing himself to young children in Crown Heights.
Watch the Levaya of Rabbi Herschel Feigelstock OBM Live as it takes place at 10:00am by 770 and 11:00am at the Ohel.
Sharon Hershko, a Chabad Chasid who lives in the city of Lod, came in second place in Israel’s Extreme Cowboy competition. The competition took place in Moshava Sharona and included a series of equestrian exercises to prove the prowess and skill of both the horse and the rider.
As part of excavation work led by the Archaeology Unit at the Civil Administration at the Khirbet Kfar Mor archaeological site in Beit El, a rare find was discovered: An ancient play die dating to the Second Temple period.
A temporary injunction has been placed by the Supreme Court blocking limits on houses of worship by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, marking a success in a months long battle.
Yeshayohu and Sheina (nee Simonowits) Zirkind (Crown Heights)
Author and historian, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, gave a moving tribute to Rabbi Hershel Feigelstock OBM, who passed away Wednesday, the 9th of Kislev, 5781.
Rabbi Dovid Wichnin z”l had dedicated his life to Chinuch and to his community. A group of family and students have come together in an effort to digitize the hours of shiurim and farbrengens recorded on tape and make them available online.
Miami-Dade County’s newly elected Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, adorned her office with a mezuzah on its entrance door with the help of Rabbi Moishe Kievman, director of Chabad Chayil and the spiritual leader of The Family Shul in Highland Lakes.
Over 1,500 Young Shluchim joined a global Connection Point rally as part of this year’s Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim.
Directors of Chabad Lubavitch of Park City, Rabbi Yudi and Devori Steiger, operate a bistro—the only Kosher restaurant off a ski resort in the nation and plan to provide a Thanksgiving drive in a continuation of efforts to provide Shabbat and holiday dinners to those in need
In honor of Tes Kislev, the Yarzheit of the Mitteler Rebbe, an incredible Maamar from the Alter Rebbe along with a biur on it from the Mitteler Rebbe has been published. This amazing Maamar and Biur are being published for the first time, having only recently been transcribed from Manuscript.
A broad daylight vandalism of the front door of 770 was caught on camera this past Sunday and has been obtained exclusively by CrownHeights.info.
This Chanukah kids can jump into the director’s seat and arrange an epic Chanukah party for their family with the help of the CKids Chanukah Tool Box.
While social interactions may be limited, Mitzvah Society seeks to make the ones we do have more meaningful and impactful with chanukah kits for all.
