Crown Heights Shomrim Coordinator Gadi Hershkop has lived and breathed Chessed for the Crown Heights Jewish Community for 29 years. But his heart goes beyond just his community, and he was caught on camera giving a member of Crown Heights’s 71st NYPD Precinct a boost for his police vehicle.
Author and Historian, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, shares three stories with three life lessons for Gimmel Tammuz which is taking place this week.
Bais Rivkah elementary school has announced the appointment of a new principal to its leadership for the upcoming academic year. Morah Shterna S. Avtzon, a third grade Morah for many years, will work alongside Mrs. D. Brawer, working closely with the teachers, students and parents as well as overseeing the schools curriculum.
We honked, and something must have gotten through. New York City’s mayor, Bill DeBlasio announced the creation of a new unit to fight the surge in illegal fireworks that have plagued the city for two weeks.
The Barcheinu Anivu live Gimmel Tammuz Broadcast will place special focus on the last maamar the Rebbe distributed, “V’atah Tetzaveh” that was said on Shabbos Parshas Tetzaveh 5741.
Mayor Bill DeBlasio has announced that alternate side parking has been reduced to only once a week, a change that has been advocated for for many years.
Two suspected terror attacks near Jerusalem left one person dead Tuesday. Earlier, one person was killed and three more wounded in a shooting, and a second attack took place in the area of Ma’aleh Adumim.
Fed up Jewish Brooklynites decided to go on the offensive Monday night, giving New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio a taste of his own medicine.
VIPBochurim is proud to announce the launching of its 11th summer program, led by a core team of staff who have been working together for over a decade.
While officers were still searching the scene of a shooting in Crown Heights just a few blocks away, another shooting in Crown Heights sent a victim to the hospital.
A street party on a Crown Heights street corner went from fireworks to gunshots Monday night, sending four people to the hospital, one in critical condition.
A Global Farbrengen will take place on the eve of Gimmel Tammuz, Wednesday June 24, at 10:00 PM, with noted speakers, Rabbonim and Shluchim. A huge global crowd is expected to join through a live streaming that will be hosted here on CrownHeights.info.
With the guidelines imposed by the Ohel this year on Gimmel Tammuz due to COVID-19, hundreds of Bochurim visiting the Rebbe’s Ohel, some of whom travelling far from home, will be left stranded with no place to learn, Daven or write their Pan with the proper preparation. Understanding the circumstances the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Haolami is offering a safe and accommodating haven for Bochurim near the Ohel at the Elmont Jewish Center.
With heightened demand for programming this summer, Camp Gan Israel Detroit is expanding its “Three Weeks” boys camp program to accommodate more campers. The camp will relocate this year to a large and beautiful campground in Walkerville, Michigan.
Zvi Gluck is the CEO of Amudim, an organization dedicated to helping abuse victims and those suffering with addiction and mental health issues within the Jewish community. He penned the following Op-Ed after the disappointing news that this years summer would be without overnight camps.
If you were driving down Converse Street in Longmeadow, MA on June 16, 2020 an unusual sight would have met your eyes. A horse-drawn carriage transported each graduate of Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) to their one-of-a-kind Graduation Ceremony.
