The scourge of fireworks that has kept the residents of Crown Heights gritting their teeth continued last night, shaking buildings and shooting colorful flashes into the air. Police and politicians mute on the matter.
Yeshivas Erev Usa”, a six-week nightly learning program led by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, will be concluding Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Tammuz. While for the last few weeks, the boys – about 150 per evening – were learning Pirkei Avos, the final three days will be focused on Hiskashrus as Hachana for Gimmel Tammuz.
Authorities in the United Kingdom have identified the suspect arrested in connection with Saturday’s stabbing attack at a park following a Black Lives Matter protest.
It’s a beautiful night in the big apple, and the residents of Crown Heights are living in a world of bone rattling blasts as the nightly fireworks display continues. This Crown Heights block received a close up view, as some neighbors decided to test out some more of their goodies in the middle of the street.
Twenty one people were shot last night in NYC in just 10 hours, more than the entire recorded shootings for the entire week last year.
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.
Thanks to an alert Crown Heights Shomrim volunteer, a moped stolen earlier this week was located and returned to its rightful owner. The thief was also arrested.
Nostolgic Productions provided a window to the past with a never before seen nostalgic moment with a Shabbos Medley from Avraham Fried.
As this Wednesday night/Thursday day is Gimmel Tammuz, I figured I will post a story of the Rebbe, that will inspire us, and we will come to the realization, that a faithful shepherd, does not forsake his flock. After all, by every farbrengen beginning this Shabbos, stories of the Rebbe will be said and listened to. Indeed I began working on finding out the details of just such a story, which would have been called “A Dollar for the Taxi-driver.”
Rabbi Shalom Ber Schapiro, director of Nissan Mindel Publications, gave an interview on the newest volume in the Letter and the Spirit series, of which this is the 5th book, and is going into print.
The deadline to sign up for the Save-A-Life blood drive taking place on Tuesday is Friday at 5:00pm. There are still 74 available slots for donors.
A man was fighting for his life Thursday night after being struck by a car while running across Eastern Parkway. A crime scene was established due to the seriousness of the incident, but no criminality was suspected.
With 200 Hanachos from the 13 participating Mesivtas, This weeks Maniach Rabbi Dovid Feldman has chosen the top two Hanachos written by Yosef Vaisfiche from Mesivta Ateres Menachem Montreal written in Yiddish and Avraham Zushe Goldberg from Oholei Torah Mesivta written in English.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he encourages the singing at a children’s rally.
On Friday, when NYS announced that summer camps would not be permitted, this brought devastation to many campers. Camp Emunah decided that it was a must to make the summer a reality, and relocated to the Poconos.
Continuing the 38 year annual tradition for Rabbi Borenstein’s eighth grade class, the bochurim got together in the backyard of Rabbi Borenstein’s Balfour Place home for a Siyum and barbecue.
A pair of flyers making their rounds among NYPD officers are encouraging them to call out sick July 4th — as retribution for police reform and a perceived anti-cop climate following the outrage over high-profile police killings of unarmed black men across the country.
