The IBPA Benjamin Franklin “Shelter-In-Place” Award Ceremony took place this past week. Of the four finalists in the religion category were two books authored on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
The SauceNCheese pizza store in Crown Heights will be running a three day Cash and Carry Lag B’Omer special this week. From Monday through Wednesday, pies will cost just $10.
The topics in this week’s 308th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: The Power of Rashbi in Times of Crisis; What We Learn From Lag B’Omer About Countering a Plague; Who Is the Founder of Pnimius Hatorah? Is It Sincere to Call for Achdus on “My Terms”? How Can We Be Fearless in Frightening Times? How to Strengthen Bitachon When We Are Losing Our Jobs? What Can We Do to Hold on to Faith in Moshiach After so Many Disappointments
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, New York City and State government have instructed New Yorkers to stay in their homes as much as possible despite the obvious inconvenience. Yet New York’s Department of Sanitation (DSNY) continues to issue summonses to homeowners simply because sidewalks aren’t clean to the demanding perfection of DSNY’s enforcers.
As the stage is set and the singers rehearse for the Hatzalah-Thon scheduled for Lag B’Omer, the only question remains, are you ready to help this great organization save lives?
On Tuesday evening, Bnos Chomesh Academy held a Staff Appreciation Evening. Realizing that an online event needed to be something spectacular, a few staff members went to work gathering prizes for a virtual Chinese Auction/Raffle.
The family of Shloime Freundlich invites the Crown Heights community to join in a virtual Shloshim memorial event to honor their brother.Join at 8:00pm over zoom.
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati has launched Yeshivas Erev USA, a 30 minute nightly shiur in preparation for Shavuos, and Mattan Torah.
How do you recognize a stroke? How can the letters F.A.S.T. help you remember what to look for? Rabbi Levi Garelik shares with you, and reminds you to join in with the thousands of others this Lag B’Omer for the Hatzalah-Thon Live event. Give generously to support Hatzalah.
Menachem Feldman, Shliach in Sydney, Australia sings a soul-stirring Acapella rendition of ‘L’dor Vador’ by Meir Finkelstein.
At least 1,300 members of France’s Jewish community have died of COVID-19, according to figures provided by the country’s chevra kadisha. Hundreds have been flown to be buried in Israel, according to the report, and some estimates speak of 2,000 Jewish fatalities.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yosef Ben Tzion Raices OBM, a Crown Heights resident and patriarch of a large Lubavitch family. He passed away Shabbos day, the 15th of Iyar, 5780.
Crown Heights Shomrim is advising the community of an old scam that has returned to Crown Heights, fooling people into giving money for “breaking” someones expensive bottle of booze. Please be aware of this scam. Don’t fall for it.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Following the Rebbe`s directive to make a Siyum Harambam so as “to make peace in the world,” tonight’s Siyum will take place over zoom beginning at 10:15pm. Guest speaker for the evening will be Directer of Inside Chasidus, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Paltiel.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mr. Baruch Ouaknine OBM, a Lubavitcher Chossid and pillar of the Yerres Chabad community. He passed away over Shabbos, the 15th of Iyar 5780.
Another great simcha in Lubavitch as Chossid David Ghodes of Los Angeles, California returned home following a 48 day hospitalization. On social media, the family wrote “For everyone asking boruch hashem after 48 days Dovid Ghods Dovid Ben Shoshana came home. After a resilient fight with Covid.”
