While many wish to join the Levaya of Rabbi Leibel Groner OBM, due to the current situation, strict guidelines have been put in place to minimize the risk to the community while allowing people to give Kovod Hames. Please adhere to these guidelines.
With New Yorkers already suffering severe cabin fever, the next four months are “expected to see near-record levels” of tree, grass and then weed pollen, Accuweather’s Jack Boston told The Post.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday urged the Orthodox Jewish community to refrain from holding large religious gatherings, saying that the New York Police Department will “do what they need to do” to enforce his social distancing regulations.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Leibel Groner OBM, one of the most famous secretaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. He passed away Tuesday night, the 14th of Nissan, 5780.
Today the 13th of Nissan is the yahrzeit of the Rebbe the Tzemach Tzedek. I decided to post an excerpt of two of the chapters from his biography that I published eight years ago.
In this letter, the Rebbe discusses why the righteous suffer and the wicked prosper, and goes on to explain that when we strengthen our bitachon in Hashem, we gain an understanding of Hashem’s ways and it speeds up Hashem’s blessings in revealed good. The Rebbe ends with his Pesach blessings.
As millions of Jews around the world prepare for Pesach, JLI has a special message for the Jewish woman, on how they can make a positive impact in these trying times.
For the past thirteen years, Rabbi Yaakov Shapira has served as the Rosh Yeshivah of the Merkaz HaRav yeshivah in Jerusalem, and as a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council of Israel. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter Project in March of 2010.
The staff of Oholei Torah would like to give a large thank you to Mr. Greens produce store in Crown Heights, for assisting in the acquisition and delivery of fruits, vegetables, and eggs for Pesach.
Aaron Holder and his unique voice are back. Putting his novelty style and artistic twist on this Moshe Yess classic with music arranged by Grammy award winning guitarist C Lanzbom, featuring top musicians from the New York area.
An nineteenth update of guidelines for the Crown Heights Jewish community has been published with an important medical advisory for the Crown Heights community.
WhatsApp has placed new restrictions on forwarded messages on its platform in an effort to clamp down on misinformation about the coronavirus spreading across social media.
The Israeli embassy in Argentina is trying to find enough passengers for a flight that with 60 passengers would bring Israelis currently stranded in the country back home on Saturday.
An Arab-Israeli citizen was arrested on suspicion of ties to Iranian intelligence agencies, it was cleared for publication Tuesday.
The family of R’ Avraham Aaron Rubashkin OBM are seeking the community’s help in keeping the memories of their Zaidy alive through cataloging and archiving your encounters with him.
Brooklyn Borough Hall office released a complete update on Coronavirus (COVID-19), with up to date information, as well as city and state rules and reliefs enacted for the people of New York City.
A teacher from United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights thanks the Yeshivos and Mosdos of the community for their tremendous backing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
