Violent riots began in New York City Saturday in protest of the death of a man during a police arrest in Minneapolis last week. As of midnight Motzei Shabbos, major protests continue in Manhattan and Brooklyn, one taking place just minutes from Crown Heights.
Chai Lifeline presents “Going Through It, Growing Through It: Torah Perspectives and Mindful Coping in the Age of COVID-19,” a new lecture series offering divrei chizuk, psychological, and practical guidance during the current health crisis. The series will include video and audio recordings of renowned rabbanim, speakers, and mental health experts, as well as members of Chai Lifeline’s crisis intervention team, Project Chai.
A woman from upstate New York who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at an occupied police cruiser in Crown Heights during protests Friday night has been charged with four counts of attempted murder.
Watch live coverage as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA make their second attempt at liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule holding two astronauts.
IDF soldiers from the Kfir Brigade’s Shimshon Battalion on Friday afternoon foiled a ramming attack near the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Ramallah.
Crown Heights’s oldest Porch Minyan, “Ohel Benish” located at 1472 President, will be opening for the community tonight for Tikun Leil Shavuos. A separate porch with a Mechitza will be provided for women as well.
It is the custom of the Rebbe before Shavuos to bless all Jews to receive the Torah B’simcha U’b’pnimiyous. Many expressed their understanding of what the two terms mean or refer to, and I would like to offer an additional perspective based on the following story.
Shmaya Krinsky (Crown Heights) and Nechama Brashevitzky (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Schwei served in many positions throughout his life, including as a teacher, summer-camp rabbi and serving on the rabbinic court of the Crown Heights Jewish community in Brooklyn, N.Y. He passed away on April 24th, during the COVID-19 pandemic, after contracting the virus.
From Erev Shavuos through Sunday, there will be a worldwide program for 5th-8th grade boys taking place online. Each boy learns a certain Shavuot Sicha through a special video, and takes a short test to enter into three raffles.
The Gedaliah Society, in conjunction with Dr. Rosen, has published an update for the Crown Heights Jewish community with clear guidelines to help dispel any confusion in the community.
A major crash involving a white box truck and a Hatzalah ambulance thankfully left no serious injuries Thursday morning. Exactly how the accident occurred has not yet been announced
Mendy and Chaya Cohen (St. George, Utah)
Crown Heights Bikur Cholim’s annual 10K Raffle winner has been announced, and the winner is a Rov in the community. Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Braun, a member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, were picked as this years winners.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he is called up to the Torah, 1960’s.
LIVE NOW: Gimmel Sivan is 30 days before Gimmel Tammuz. The Vaad HaTmimim will be hosting a virtual Kinus with Mashpiim including Rabbi Yoel Khan and a Mashpia from each Yeshiva, which will speak about how to properly prepare ourselves for this day.
Watch live now: In a first of its kind event, the Association of Crown Heights Shuls has announced that it will bring together 10 community Rabbonim, each one addressing one of the Aseres Hadibros. At a time we are all in need and looking for extra Brachos, what better way than to unite as one community and prepare for Mattan Torah.
