An arrest has been made in the beating of a Crown Heights Resident that occurred at the end of last month. The man arrested is presently being held in a psychiatric ward of a local hospital.
A Florida man threatened to shoot up a local synagogue and in text messages said he hates Jews. Hanson Larkin, 25, of DeLand, was arrested Friday by the FBI and appeared later that day in Orlando federal court. He was charged with making threats using interstate communication, the Miami Herald reported.
US Army Chaplain, Rabbi Menachem Stern, blew the shofar at a 9/11 memorial gathering Wednesday. As he stood by the podium, he spoke words of unity, thanks to those who served, and remembrance for those that were lost.
Due to the upcoming yomim tovim, the 71st Precinct has requested NO PARKING on specific blocks during the holidays. Some blocks will be closed to parking to accommodate crowd sizes, others for security precautions.
Rabbi Bentzion Vishedsky is the principal of Cheder Yiddish in Kfar Chabad, Israel. He was interviewed in his home in August of 2010.
An investigation by security forces in the United States has led to the suspicion that Israel is behind the placing of eavesdropping equipment on cellphones in the White House area, Politico reported, citing “three former senior US officials with knowledge of the matter.”
Elul is a time when chasidim have the custom to check their tefillin and mezuzos by a scribe to ensure they are kosher. Presented is a video montage of different people advised by the Rebbe to check their tefillin and mezuzos.
In the days following the horror of September 11th, 2001 a Hatzalah volunteer, who responded to the World Trade Center as the towers collapsed, penned this letter the following day.
18 years after the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001, we present a gallery of rare, and never before seen photos from that terrible day, as well as the days immediately following.
Relevant, interesting, and uplifting, the newly restored and subtitled farbrengen Rebbe is now available for order. Copies have already been shipped out to all JEMClub and FarbengenClub members.
CrownHeights.info: We present a new series titled “A Weekly Medical Minute.” In this series, we will publish useful tips and information from Medical Professionals on Health, Wellness, and Medical issues.
As Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz and his family prepared to head back to California, they held a kumzitz at a family members home in Crown Heights that lasted well into the night. Rabbi Yitzi flew home Wednesday morning.
The state of California has taken what lawmakers and religious-rights activists around the nation are calling an enormous step forward in ensuring that Jewish residents are able to practice their faith freely with the governor signing into law a bill that protects their right to place a mezuzah on their doorposts.
Watch in a National Geographic Channel special as Former President George W. Bush outlines how events unfolded for him following the 9-11 attacks.
US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would seek to ban the sale of flavored vaping products to combat the use of e-cigarettes by the youth.
Amid the chaos and panic following the airliners slamming into the two World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, many men and woman answered a higher calling – instead of running away, they turned and ran towards the burning buildings in desperate attempts to rescue those trapped in the burning inferno. Among those brave men was a band of Shomrim volunteers from Crown Heights.
18 years after the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001, we present a gallery of rare, and never before seen photos from that terrible day, as well as the days immediately following.
