Rabbi Sholom Eidelman, one of the longest-serving Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in the world—a devoted Chassid, teacher and congregational leader who along with his wife, Gittel, rarely left the North African nation of Morocco since being dispatched there in 1958—passed away in a hospital in Casablanca on April 10, the second day of Passover, after contracting the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Eli and Itale (nee Katzman) Posner (Atlanta, Georgia)
A “Diversity” train in Frankfurt, Germany used a picture of a Lubavitcher Chossid at Krias Hatorah wearing Tallis and Tefillin to depict a religious Jew. Do you know who this Chossid is?
The Living Archive presents eleven updated collections of Kos Shel Bracha from Motzaei Pesach throughout the years. Look through these collections for family and friends, and send them a gift of their moment with the Rebbe.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Drizin OBM, a resident of Crown Heights whom the Rebbe specifically instructed to move to the Schuna. He passed away on Monday, the 19th of Nissan, 5780.
The “OK Kosher” certifying organization published two kashrus alerts due to products being mislabeled as Kosher for Passover. Corrective actions are being taken to resolve the issues.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Rochel Altein OBM, wife of the legendary Shliach Rabbi Mordechai Altein OBM, and matriarch of a large Lubavitch family. She passed away on Monday, the 19th of Nissan, 5780.
For the third week in a row (past performances can be found on Frumprov’s YouTube page), a group of 10 Frum stand up comedians will be offering comic relief to parents who just want to relax after a long day of endless Chol Hamoed concerts both online and on their streets.
Live at 1:00pm: Joing with Jews across the globe as they celebrate Chol Hamoed with Gad Elbaz. Gad will be performing his greatest hits in a special performance in honor of the festival of Pesach to inspire us to get through these difficult times.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended through Tuesday, April 28th, 2020. Parking meters remain in effect.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Ahron Yaakov Korf OBM, a Crown Heights resident and son of Rabbi Gedalia Korf OBM who passed just a few short weeks ago. He passed away on the 19th of Nissan, 5780.
During these unique and challenging times and especially over Pesach, we realize how much our children gain from their Rabbeim. Please enjoy this music video set to My Dear Rebbe by Benny Friedman and Yitzy Waldner. It’s so difficult to be out of the classroom and we are counting down the days to when we can get back.
While Crown Heights residents stay home and businesses keep their gates down, New York City’s criminals continue to do what they do best. Over the first days of Yom Tov, multiple break ins took place within the Crown Heights Jewish community.
CrownHeights.info presents a list of online activities and shows available to keep your children entertained this Chol Hamoed.
A high wind warning is in effect from 6:00am to 6:00pm Monday, with heightened warnings of power outages.
Famous singers took to the streets Sunday to enliven the spirits of Jewish communities from New York City to Montreal. Watch these clips from the multitude of roving concerts.
A twenty first update of guidelines for the Crown Heights Jewish community has been published with an advisory for measures that will keep the Crown Heights community safe and vigilant over pesach.
