The MTA’s Reduced-Fare Program, For Disabled and Those Over 65
Did you know that the MTA has a Reduced Fare Program for people who are 65 or older or riders who have qualifying disabilities? If you didn’t, now you do.
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The Tanya Revolution! Bring The Tanya Into Your Home
The $30 million, 5,700-square-foot Chabad center took three years to build. Chabad of Bondi
In Bondi Beach, a ‘Tiny Shul’ Grows Into $30 Million Torah Center
The long-awaited inauguration of a new Jewish community center and the installation of a new Sefer Torah scroll marked a highly anticipated moment for the 5,000-member-strong Russian Jewish community in Sydney, Australia.
Video Emerges Of Another Shocking Mugging and Attack In Crown Heights
“Crown Heights doesn’t sleep?!” was the first shocked response Rabbi Yaacov Behrman of the Jewish Future Alliance had when he was sent video of the most recent attack on a Jewish man walking the streets of Crown Heights.
Pegisha is Underway – Expect Lines at the Ohel Sunday
The Chabad on Campus International student Pegisha-Shabbaton is underway with nearly 2,000 students arriving in Crown Heights; Organizers warn of long lines at the Ohel on Sunday.
Weekly Letter: What One Can do to Bring About A More Peaceful World
In view of the dire global situation facing us today – we share a letter where the Rebbe addresses the question of what one can do to bring about a more peaceful world.
JFA Update: Trash Rules in Effect for New York City
New trash regulations have been introduced across New York City, requiring residents to change how they handle waste. Starting Tuesday, November 12, buildings with nine or fewer residential units must place trash in bins with secure lids.
Jewish Woman Assaulted While Picking Her Child Up From Chabad Daycare Center In Toronto
A Jewish woman picking up her child from the Chabad of Midtown daycare Wednesday was assaulted by an unknown man. The woman suffered minor injuries and Toronto Police are investigating.
Am Yisroel Shelanu, A Song From Mendel Kohn
In connection with the ongoing war in Eretz Yisrael, singer Mendel Kohn released his second song, about how Eretz Yisrael belongs to the Jewish people.
YouTuber Releases Third Installment From Visit To Crown Heights
Alessi Allaman, a YouTuber on a tour of Crown Heights with Rabbi Yoni Katz, has released his third installment where he speaks with Rabbi Katz and his wife to understand how marriage in the Hasidic world has remained so strong.
From Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz: Two Stories of Miracles, From Our Prophet Elisha
Even while rendered immobile by ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz continues to inspire through a weekly Dvar Torah written through the use of technology and his eyes. Read and be inspired by this week’s Dvar Torah.
PSA: Major Water Main Break On Montgomery Street, Water To Be Shut In The Area
A major water main break that took place on Montgomery Street between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave will shut water in the area Thursday.
Here’s My Story: The Matzah and the Message
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Havlin is the rabbi of Ramat Shlomo’s Chabad community, a co-founder of Jerusalem’s Heichal Menachem library, and serves as the editor-in-chief of its publishing arm. He was interviewed in his home in January of 2011.
Rabbi Moshe Gurkow, who served as a spiritual leader in Boston for 65 years, passed away earlier this month at age 90.
Courtesy of the Gurkow Family
Rabbi Moshe Gurkow, 90, Chassidic Firebrand in Boston
As far as Jewish communities go, Boston has a certain vibe. Its members tend to be well-educated, genteel and perhaps a bit more cautious about standing out as Jews. In the face of it all, Rabbi Moshe Gurkow, who passed away on Friday, 30th of Tishrei, Nov. 1, 2024, at the age of 90, stood in stark relief.
FDNY Responds To Montgomery Street Fire In Crown Heights
Montgomery Street in Crown Heights was shut down temporarily Thursday morning after a fire broke out in the basement of a home between Brooklyn Ave and Kingston Ave.
Shots Fired, NYPD Investigating Shooting On Lincoln Pl in Crown Heights
Shots were fired and multiple shell casings recovered on Lincoln Pl between Troy Ave and Schenectady Ave. At present, no injuries have been reported.
New Engagement!
Mendel Azimov (South Brunswick, NJ) to Liba Wilowik (Baltimore, MD) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Girl!
Shmueli and Toby (nee Carciente) Lisbon from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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