Author and Chabad historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, shares his memories and experiences of Rabbi Yisroel Friedman OBM. Reb Yisroel, as he was known, was a much loved Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah, and passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Despite the Coronavirus, Ckids invites you to join the biggest ever LIVE Lag Baomer parade. Despite not being done in person, this year’s Lag Baomer parade promises to be more powerful than ever.
Moshe Hackner (CH/London) to Leah Nemon (Monsey/CH)
Multiple news sources reported that the “Five Eyes” dossier published by US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand intelligence agencies supported the US administrations accusations that China knowingly hid or destroyed evidence of the coronavirus.
The family of Rabbi Yitzchak Raitport, a world renowned Baal Tzedaka and Rosh Yeshiva, have asked to say tehillim for a Refuah יצחק בן פעשא. Rabbi Raitport is in critical condition after contracting the COVID-19 virus.
Nigun Leshabos VeYom Tov, an old Chabad Hassidic waltz melody, traditionally sung on the Sabbath and Holidays is remade by Lubavitch singer Mendel Markel.
Initiated by friends and family, the first letters of a new Sefer Torah was written Friday by the Chabad of Tzfas in memory of Shliach Rabbi Binyomin Wolff OBM. Rabbi Wolff passed away this week in Hanover, Germany, where he was on Shlichus with his family.
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.
This past week was incredibly challenging for our family. As I have shared, my first cousin Rabbi Benny Wolff, Chabad rabbi in Hanover, tragically passed away at the young age of 43 from COVID-19. He left behind his wife, Sternie, eight young children and a devastated community. And then a glimmer of light shone through.
In 1970, a group of enterprising Yeshiva students set up a broadcast of the Rebbe’s Farbrengen to be heard live in Israel. The initiative grew over the years, eventually broadcasting audio, and later video, of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens to over 600 locations around the world. These videos became the basis for a new Chabad organization in the 1980s, Jewish Educational Media (JEM).
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that New York state public schools will not resume in-person teaching for the remainder of the school year as the state continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Excitement and birthday party hats covered the crowd as they welcomed home Lubavitcher R’ Motty Korf to his home in Florida. Motty has been ill and in the hospital for weeks. Today, Friday, he finally returned home. Watch everyone from the hospital staff to family members rejoicing in Motty’s return home.
On Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Tetzave, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva hosted an evening of recognition and appreciation for their Rebbis, Morahs, Yeshiva faculty and their spouses.
A new project of JLI in partnership with Cteen and Ckids is launching this Tuesday. “Supporting Teens Through The Crisis, An Online Training for Parents” is an interactive training that will provide evidence-based guidance from the experts about how to be present for your teens and keep them emotionally safe during these turbulent times.
This past week there were many interesting farbrengens in honor of Beis Iyar, and I listened to some of them. One of them was by Rabbi Akiva Wagner, may he speedily have a complete refuah, (and it can be heard on Youtube). I decided to rewrite a few of the interesting points that he mentioned, and obviously listening to it in its entirety, will be a much more rewarding experience.
Twenty five New York State Senators, representing nearly every community, came together in a letter asking Governor Andrew Cuomo to change the rules, and allow family members to visit patients in hospitals as the pandemic continues.
While Officers from the NYPD continue to chase down 311 complaints for social distancing, porch thieves are having a field day. This social distancing porch pirate has been active in Crown Heights since before Pesach. If you see him stealing packages, make sure to let the dispatcher know that he is not wearing a mask for a robust response.
