The Kinus Hashluchim Haolami 5781 is On!, but don’t buy an airplane ticket yet. That was the message sent from the Kinus planning vaad to Shluchim worldwide as the actual venue of the kinus remains unknown.
Aryeh Leib and Bracha (nee Tiechtel) Hurwitz (Crown Heights)
Tito Romero, the Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct which covers a majority of Crown Heights, is out on injury, and the previous Commanding Officer, Norman Grandstaff, has temporarily stepped in.
This year, with the coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread through much of the world, many will be unable to attend synagogue on the Day of Atonement. To help fill that void, Chabad.org has prepared a virtual pre-Yom Kippur Yizkor event.
A day to day Halachic guide for the Crown Heights Jewish community has been published by Rabbi Braun of the Crown Heights Badatz.
Yakov Kupfer (Boro Park) to Mushka Wolowik (Woodmere, NY) L’Chaim: Wednesday Night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St.
Through an arrangement with Leizer Rodal of Esrogino, Chabad mechanchim were able to purchase a high-quality set at a significant discount thanks to Igud Hamelamdim.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed David Richter, a Jewish man who is running for election to the US House to represent New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District.
When Rabbi Manis Friedman decided to publish the first in a series of children’s books, Who Needs You, he never expected the first printing to be sold out within a few weeks. But, yet, that did happen, and, Baruch Hashem, the second printing is now in stores and once again available.
Crown Heights residents are finally taking a stand in an attempt to stop the scourge of package thieves plaguing the community. Fake packages, meant to frustrate the thieves, are being left out on porches, and sometimes are netting even greater things.
Susan Moss, 76, says she always had a deep thirst for Judaism. Growing up in Queens, N.Y., synagogue membership fees were prohibitive for her family, and she didn’t have much connection to her heritage. When writing her will, Susan stipulated that nearly $80 Million be left for Chabad centers.
The following story was penned by Mr. Paul M. Hamburger, outlining a personal story with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her “Sandy Koufax” moment.
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet is considering mandating the closure of all synagogues in Israel, banning Sukkot markets, scaling back private sector business operations, and other measures to combat the coronavirus.
Shortly before Rosh Hashana began, Chabad of Berlin inaugurated Germany’s first open-air synagogue in its courtyard in the presence of media representatives. This was in response to the needs of the Jewish community during pandemic times and, with an additional synagogue, made it possible to regulate the flow of visitors during the high holidays according to distance regulations.
Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who is taking off for a brief visit to Washington on Monday night, took advantage of the time he spent preparing for the trip to install a new mezuzah in front of his home with the help of a chabad shliach.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Ephraim Rosenblum OBM, a Chassid, Shliach, and principal at the Yeshiva Schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He passed away on Monday, the 3rd of Tishrei, 5781.
We present a photo gallery from the Levaya of Rabbi Avraham Lieder OBM, a pioneer of Chesed in the Crown Heights Jewish community.
