Florida Allows All Camps This Summer, Unrestricted
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida announced that all camps in the State will not be given any restrictions for opening this year.
Guidelines Released For Crown Heights Shuls
A complete set of guidelines have been released for the shuls of Crown Heights, giving guidance on making indoor minyanim while staying within the parameters of the law, as well as staying safe.
Weekly Story: Much More Than Just Counting
This week, as we are concluding the sefira and preparing for Matan Torah, I am sharing the following thought that I discussed with someone over the phone about sefiras Ha’omer.
Op-Ed: COVID Weddings
A Crown Heights mother of 4, daughter, wife, and sister brings the ongoing phenomenon of COVID weddings into perspective, weighing the pros and cons of holding one, and how they are held.
Video of the Day
“If it’s not bolted down, they’ll steal it.” It’s a sad story, but a reality in Crown Heights. A young boy found this out after leaving his bike unattended outside the Kol Tuv Supermarket Thursday. The thief made off with the bike, but later dumped it after Shomrim volunteers tracked him down. The bike was recovered, and returned to its owner.
Gan Yisroel Montreal Closed For The Summer
Camp Gan Yisroel Montreal, one of the major Lubavitch overnight camps focused on the children of anash, will not be opening for the 5780/2020 summer season. The decision was announced by the premier of Quebec, François Legault on Thursday.
Op-Ed: A Public Plea For Help
A group of parents that have a child that is engaged to get married or has already gotten married, found themselves stonewalled by a Crown Heights Wedding Hall, and have turned to the community with a plea for help.
Weekly Letter: The Rebbe’s Message To The JTA
In honor of Shavuos – Festival of the Giving of the Torah – we present a press release given to the JTA, with a message from the Rebbe for all Yidden in preparation for this holy and significant day.
“My Roots Israel” – Tell Zif, King Davids Hideout
With the COVID-19 lockdown dragging on, tour guide Saadia Hershkop who specializes in showing visitors to Israel the places that most people miss in the Yehuda and the Shomron regions, reignites his virtual tour series. Today, he takes you on a tour of Tell Zif, the hideout of King David while he was on the run from King Shaul.
SUNDAY: Shloshim For Rabbi Moshe Zaklikofsky OBM
Family, Friends and Colleagues to Hold a Shloshim Event and Farbrengen for Rabbi Moshe Zaklikofsky this Sunday evening at 8:00pm.
Palestinian Authority Ends Security Coordination with Israel
PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Thursday ordered the heads of the PA’s security services to put an end to coordinating meetings which had been held on a regular basis between senior IDF staff and their counterparts in the PA. The effect of the cancellation is not yet fully known.
New York Releases Guidelines for Hospital Visitation Pilot Program
New York State has added four hospitals to the pilot visitation program, and released detailed guidelines for the program, set to begin Tuesday and run for two weeks.
New Engagement!
Isser (ben Mendel a”h) Brikman (Crown Heights) to Cherry Alroy (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Dalfin Discusses His New Books, Speaks About The Achdus Between Chabad the Litvish Gedolim
Author and Historian Rabbi, Chaim Dalfin, speaks about his newly published books that explore the connection and Achdus between Chabad and the Litvish Gedolim.
BDE: Yehoshua Mordechai (Motti) Cohen, 35, OBM
With great sadness we report the untimely passing of Yehoshua Mordechai (Motti) Cohen OBM, a resident of Kfar Chabad who tragically passed away following a motorcycle accident. He passed away on the 27th of Iyar, 5780.
DeBlasio: NYPD To Enforce 10 Person Minyan Limit
During his daily news briefing, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that the NYPD would be enforcing New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s limit of ten people at religious gatherings.
Yehuda’s Barbershop In Crown Heights Turns To The Community
Reb Shlomo Gavrielov, the barber of Yehuda’s Barber on Kingston Ave, has been closed since the pandemic began. He is turning to the community that he has serviced for a decade with a personal plea.
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