In honor of Purim and in memory of the Shlucha HaRabanis Rivkah Esther Bas Mindel Hurwitz Z”L of Baltimore, a Kovetz titled, Gedulas Mordechai VeEsther, has been published which contains teachings of Kabbalah from the Arizal and Chassidus Chabad, all produced from various manuscripts.
The MTA reached a unanimous decision this week, announcing that tolls on seven bridges and two tunnels in New York City are set to go up on April 1. Current toll rates will increase an average of 7.08 percent, the MTA said.
Boeing has suspended operations for over 100 of its 777 aircraft after a United Airlines flight dropped engine debris over a neighborhood in Broomfield, Colorado, before landing safely at at Denver International Airport.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Vika Thaler OBM, a survivor of the Holocaust and matriarch of a prestigious Chabad family. She passed away on the 10th of Adar, 5781.
The topics in this week’s 345th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Is There Spiritual Significance to the Landing on Mars and the General Exploration of Space? What Is the Significance of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Arrival to the “Lower Hemisphere? Why Would G-d Create Amalek as Evil People and Then Command Us to Obliterate Them? Why Are Pesachia and Hadassah Called by Their Secular Persian Names, Mordechai and Esther? Did Haman Work as a Barber Before Getting a Job in Achashverosh’s Court? Why Is There a Custom to Wear Masks on Purim?
Yosef Yitzchak Sofer (Migdal Haemek, Israel) to Esther Hadasah Goldberg (Nachalas Har Chabad, Israel) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at 1349 President Street
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The statewide positivity rate, now at 2.99 percent, dropped below 3 percent for the first time since November 23.
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Yosef Yitzchok Charitonow OBM, a resident of Crown Heights who passed away early Sunday morning, the 9th of Adar 5781, after a short illness.
Watch live Sunday at 2:00PM: The closing ceremony of the 13 annual CTeen Shabbaton will be streamed live featuring a live concert by music sensations Benny Friedman and rapper Nissim Black, raffles, comedy, and talks by inspiring teens.
On Thursday, ו אדר, the girls of Bais Rivkah High School decided to bring some joy and celebration in the Purim spirit. An ice cream truck was ordered to come by lunch, and brighten everyone’s day with some sweet ice cream.
In lieu of the annual Shabbaton climax, the usual Havdalah and concert in Times Square, a video presentation featuring previous years’ Havdalah events will be shown on Motzei Shabbos.
A city vaccination site is scheduled to open this week at Medger Evers College in Crown Heights, and appointments can already be scheduled.
The starboard engine of a United Airlines passenger jet burst into flames over Denver on Saturday — forcing an emergency landing and causing a huge piece of engine casing to land on a suburban front yard.
Today, JEM’s Ashreinu team is on a mission to track down audio recordings of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens in their original form, and restore these moments to the superior audio quality they deserve.
On Saturday, a Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
As Purim approaches, we’re marking close to one year since Covid-19 burst into our lives and changed the world as we know it. As this first “anniversary” comes around, we are coming together to remember, give thanks, and learn how to move forward.
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.
