Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Schwei served in many positions throughout his life, including as a teacher, summer-camp rabbi and serving on the rabbinic court of the Crown Heights Jewish community in Brooklyn, N.Y. He passed away on April 24th, during the COVID-19 pandemic, after contracting the virus.
From Erev Shavuos through Sunday, there will be a worldwide program for 5th-8th grade boys taking place online. Each boy learns a certain Shavuot Sicha through a special video, and takes a short test to enter into three raffles.
The Gedaliah Society, in conjunction with Dr. Rosen, has published an update for the Crown Heights Jewish community with clear guidelines to help dispel any confusion in the community.
A major crash involving a white box truck and a Hatzalah ambulance thankfully left no serious injuries Thursday morning. Exactly how the accident occurred has not yet been announced
Mendy and Chaya Cohen (St. George, Utah)
Crown Heights Bikur Cholim’s annual 10K Raffle winner has been announced, and the winner is a Rov in the community. Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Braun, a member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, were picked as this years winners.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he is called up to the Torah, 1960’s.
LIVE NOW: Gimmel Sivan is 30 days before Gimmel Tammuz. The Vaad HaTmimim will be hosting a virtual Kinus with Mashpiim including Rabbi Yoel Khan and a Mashpia from each Yeshiva, which will speak about how to properly prepare ourselves for this day.
Watch live now: In a first of its kind event, the Association of Crown Heights Shuls has announced that it will bring together 10 community Rabbonim, each one addressing one of the Aseres Hadibros. At a time we are all in need and looking for extra Brachos, what better way than to unite as one community and prepare for Mattan Torah.
A large food distribution of Milk, Vegetables, Rice, Cake, Dairy items and other staples is happening now near the East New York Ave entrance of Bais Rivkah. The food distribution was arranged by Chamah, to help the community in having a complete Yom Tov of Shavuos.
Yonah Green (Coral Springs, Fl) to Naomi Greenberg (Morristown, NJ)
In preparation for Shavuos – we share a letter in which the Rebbe emphasizes that the Jewish way of life is “na’asse v’nishma”. We do and then we learn. Even in the realm of science, discipline and methods need to be first accepted. Questioning the truth is fine – yet not understanding truth does not make it not true.
Over 30 Shuls from Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Remsen Village and other Mosdos received free KN95 masks today from the Association of Crown Heights Shuls.
Chai Lifeline presents “Going Through It, Growing Through It: Torah Perspectives and Mindful Coping in the Age of COVID-19,” a new lecture series offering divrei chizuk, psychological, and practical guidance during the current health crisis. The series will include video and audio recordings of renowned rabbanim, speakers, and mental health experts, as well as members of Chai Lifeline’s crisis intervention team, Project Chai.
Yossi Nagar (Crown Heights) to Yael Nahari (Israel)
Yisrael and Chaya (nee Yiftach) Frimerman (Crown Heights)
Watch Live: Watch history unfold today as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts to the International Space Station in the first mission since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that human beings will be flown to the space station from U.S. soil.
