New Engagement!
Meir Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) to Chana Bassman (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St.
The History Behind The 770 Inscription
On Yud Beis Tammuz תשמ”ה, as the episode of the stolen sefarim from the Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad was going on, the Rebbe addressed the situation publicly for the first time. During his address, he announced the decision to add the name Ohel Yosef Yitzchak to the 770 building.
Gunpoint Carjacking in Crown Heights
Two men armed with a gun carjacked and stole a vehicle on St. Johns Pl early Tuesday morning in Crown Heights.
Every Morning: HaYom Yom Podcast in German
The Rebbe’s HaYom Yom is now also available in podcast form as a German-language daily podcast. Every workday, on all major podcast platforms like Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Anchor.fm, the HaYom Yom will be available for all.
Daughter of Shluchim in the ICU, Please Help Their Shlichus Continue!
On a campus in upstate New York, college students from around the country are gearing up for the new semester. Normally, the Shluchim serving the Jewish students there would be preparing a plethora of programs to welcome them. Unfortunately, the Shluchim’s plans abruptly came to a halt as their 2-year-old daughter suddenly faced a major medical challenge.
Lamplighters Podcast: Murray’s Adoption Left Him With Lots Of Questions
In Episode 8 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Binyamin Murray, rabbi at Chabad of Middlebury, Vermont, tells the story of his adoption, his upbringing in a loving interfaith family and the intense and challenging search for his true identity.
Information to be Menachem Avel The Holtzman Family
The Holtzman family will be sitting Shiva following the passing of Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi Holtzman OBM. Times and location in extended article.
T-Mobile Confirms Data Breach, Says It’s Investigating Scope
T-Mobile says it is investigating a leak of its data after someone took to an online forum offering to sell the personal information of cellphone users.
New York Holds Second Slot in Country For Assisted Funeral Costs
New York State beat out almost all the other US states in a recent release by FEMA outlining the number of those assisted with funeral-related costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020.
Rabbi Feitel Levin: Can I Hear Havdalah on Zoom?
We have been told that mitzvos such as reading the megillah on Purim or hearing havdalah on a regular Motzei Shabbos cannot be performed via Zoom. We have even been told the reason, “because one does not hear human voice via Zoom”. Yet what exactly does this mean? Why is that an issue?
WATCH LIVE: President Biden Makes Remarks On The Fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban
Watch Live as President Biden delivers remarks on the fall of the Afghanistan government to the Taliban.
Picture of the Day
The second step in the relettering above the main entrance of 770 took place today with a base coat of paint, preparing the area for the final steps of the relettering.
PSA: Speed Cameras Being Installed On Parkside Ave
The main thorofare used to commute from Crown Heights to Boro Park and back will soon join hundreds of other streets under speed surveillance. Work crews were seen Monday installing the cameras in both directions on Parkside Ave between Machate Circle and Parade Pl.
Parents of Yosef Shapiro Pen Letter of Appreciation To The Hundreds of Volunteers
Simcha Dovid and Basya Shapiro, the parents of six-year-old Yosef Shapiro who went missing during a camp trip in Canarsie Park, penned a letter of thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who searched for their son.
Crown Heights Man Charged With Intentionally Running Over Bus Driver In Road Rage
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a 22-year-old Crown Heights man has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with attempted murder, assault, leaving the scene of an incident and other charges in connection with a road rage incident in which he allegedly intentionally ran over a school bus driver.
Governor Cuomo Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Healthcare Workers
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that all healthcare workers in New York State, including staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCF), including nursing homes, adult care, and other congregate care settings, will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, September 27.
Biden to Address the Nation on Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
President Biden will be cutting short his vacation in Camp David today to address the nation about the dramatic fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban at 3:45 PM, Monday afternoon.
