Last week, Oholei Torah Mesivta welcomed Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui, a distinguished expert in shechita, for a captivating Shiur and Q&A session. The event provided a unique opportunity for talmidim to delve deeper into the intricacies of hilchos kashrus.
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.
Oholei Torah Shabbos Minyan hosts Purim night Minyan, Megillah and reading and break fast. Any talmid in a costume received a prize.
Follie and Elky (nee Levin) Dubov from East Flatbush had a baby boy!
Rabbi Velvl Butman of Chabad of Westchester County, NY provides inspiration on how Purim can maximize your life and Queen Esther’s inspiration to you.
There are so many in your community who need your help. This Purim, donate to those in our Crown Heights community.
As Purim approaches, thousands of Chabad emissaries worldwide are gearing up for the holiday’s joyous celebrations. Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin is no exception. What sets him apart, however, is his unique congregation—25 active-duty Navy officers stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore in Northern California.
The Hamas terrorist organization announced Friday that it has agreed to release all remaining American hostages still held captive in Gaza.
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) visited the Ohel in Queens, N.Y., the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, the most influential rabbi in modern history, on Thursday, Mar. 13th.
I was thinking of writing for this week a Purim story, however, on Tuesday when learning the daily lesson of Tanya, where the Alter Rebbe discusses the ultimate purpose and reason why Hashem created a person and the entire universe, is in order that each one of us, create for Hashem a place where Hashem will enjoy dwelling in, (the 11th possuk of the twelve pesukim). The following story and thought came to mind, which perhaps could illuminate to some the meaning of these words, so I decided to write that instead.
In a dramatic turn of events, two Jewish tourists were rescued off the coast of Aruba by the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard after a jet ski excursion went awry on March 11. Chabad-Lubavitch of Aruba, led by Rabbi Ahron and Chaya Blasberg and their team, played a pivotal role in coordinating the rescue efforts and providing assistance to the stranded visitors.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman compares two seemingly opposite days, Purim and Yom Kippur, bringing the two together with a unified explanation through Chassidus.
In its sitting on Wednesday, the Knesset Plenum voted to approve in preliminary reading the Bill for Instilling the Legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Chabad Movement Dynasty, 2025, sponsored by MK Amichay Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit) and a group of MKs.
For more than half a century, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries have brought the festive spirit of Purim to Israel’s defenders. This tradition has taken on new significance over the past 18 months.
Large groups of rowdy teenagers from other Jewish communities descended on Crown Heights Thursday night, the evening of Purim, and spent their time fighting and assaulting people, leading to arrests and numerous calls to Hatzalah for injuries.
More than 200 Jewish service members and their families gathered in South Florida last week for the Aleph Institute’s 18th Annual Military Symposium and Training Conference.
The scandal broke during Mincha, and it was resolved before Maariv. But I digress.
