New Engagement!
Mendel Ben Laizer Raksin ( Crown Heights) and Lani Rosenbloom (Baltimore, Maryland)
Hatzalah-Thon: A Message From Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky
With Lag B’Omer around the corner, and the much anticipated Hatzalah-Thon LIVE event, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, has a message for the residents of Crown Heights and Shluchim around the world. Come join the Hatzalah-Thon, and show your appreciation for Hatzalah by donating generously.
Memories of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner OBM
Author and Chabad historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, shares his memories and experiences of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner OBM. Rabbi Groner was a Mazkir of the Rebbe, and was zoiche to have many unique experiences with the Rebbe. He passed away on the 14th of Nissan, 5780, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shloshim Event For Rabbi Sholom Eidelman OBM
The community is invited to a chassidisher farbrengen on the occasion of the shloshim of Rabbi Sholom Eidelman OBM on Thursday, the 13th of Iyar, May 7th, at 1:30pm Eastern Time.
Obituary: Mendel Drizin, 83, Helped Build Crown Heights Physically and Spiritually
The Crown Heights Jewish community was in the middle of celebrating the strangest Passover in its history. Schools had long been locked, synagogues were shuttered and Seders had no guests. Yet the community shone bright with countless acts of caring, kindness and love. Much credit for helping to create that sense of community, say friends and family, goes to Mendel Drizin, who passed away on the third day of Passover, April 13, after battling the coronavirus. He was 83 years old.
60 Minutes To Bring Lag B’Omer Message to Thousands of Women
Following the success of two pilot programs launched leading up to Yud Shevat – 70 Years, community organizers decided to continue the inspiration with a special program in honor of Lag B’Omer.
JLI: Making History, At Home
The catastrophic effects of Covid-19 are plastered across the papers, TV, and your social media feed: Healthcare systems overwhelmed, economies upended, and entire societies in shock. But to fully grasp the spiritual implications of this crisis – and what it means for the Jewish people – we need to take a much broader historical view – back through a two-thousand year diaspora, ancient Temple times, all the way to the Exodus.
7:30pm: Online Lecture “Pesach Sheni, Second Chances with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar”
Tonight at 7:30pm, an online lecture entitled “Pesach Sheni – Second Chances” will be presented by Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, Spiritual Leader of the Shul, Bal Harbour, Florida and founder of the Aleph Institute.
Team Friendship Goes Virtual
It was a couple of days before the annual NYC Half Marathon and the Friendship Circle’s Team Friendship was ready to run. With a large cohort of runners joining the run to raise money for the international organization, the event was set to be a highlight for many. And that’s when CoronaVirus forced everything to a grinding halt, Team Friendship went virtual.
Brooklyn DA Responds To NYPD’s Social Distancing Enforcement
Following multiple viral videos surrounding NYPD’s social distancing enforement, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has published a statement regarding the use of force and recommendations for enforcement.
Second Group of Crown Heights Plasma Donors
Thirty nine Crown heights residents spent the day donating plasma to help COVID-19 patients in Critical condition. The group made their way to New York Blood Center in New Brunswick, NJ, where they had their blood, rich with COVID-19 antibodies, cycled through a machine and plasma extracted.
Prepping for an Out-of-the-Box Lag BaOmer, In Cars and Homes
Scenes of families crowding carnival lawns, jumping merrymakers dancing around bonfires, and large outdoor Jewish concerts are the usual fare for the joyous and deeply spiritual holiday of Lag BaOmer that kicks off the summer season for the Jewish community. This year, Lag BaOmer celebrations have taken an inventive turn due to COVID-19.
Car Break-In Duo Strike In Crown Heights
A pair of car break-in thieves in Crown Heights struck multiple times in the early hours of Tuesday morning, rummaging through vehicles and taking items.
TONIGHT: Haircovering: The Background and Reasons Highlighting the Rebbe’s Approach
The third class in mikvah.org’s learning from home series, tonight’s class features Mrs. Esther Vilenkin discussing “Haircovering: The Background and Reasons Highlighting the Rebbe’s approach.”
Hungarian Government Permits Shuls To Open, Beis Din and Head Shliach Say No
In a letter to the community, the Beis Din of Budapest, and Head Shliach Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, forbade shuls and Chabad Houses from opening, despite government permission to do so.
BDE: Reb Yirmiyohu Yisroel Teller, 57, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Reb (Jeremy) Yirmiyohu Yisroel Teller OBM, a member of anash in Edgware London. He passed away on Tuesday, the 11th of Iyar, 5780.
NCFJE Takes Their Annual Lag B’Omer Celebration Online
Due to the current circumstances, this year it will unfortunately not be possible to gather for a Lag B’Omer Parade in the park, so it will be in every home instead. The Parade will be broadcast live on Chabad.org/Rally at 12pm on Lag B’Omer.
