A massive Kiddush Hashem after leading doctors point out that New York’s Orthodox Jews comprise half of all US plasma donors volunteering to donate blood to help coronavirus patients recover.
Jewish History Soundbites With Yehuda Geberer profiled Jewish Crown Heights in their latest episode published on Lag B’Omer. The podcast included a robust coverage of the Chabad-Lubavitch community that are now the almost exclusive Jewish residents of the neighborhood.
Mikvah.org’s 4th weekly session of “learning at home” continues tonight with a text-based learning experience with noted Kallah teacher and educator Mrs. Sara Morozow.
For Chabad of Lauderhill, Florida COVID-19 wasn’t a barrier for their Lag B’Omer celebrations. A large stage and stunt arena in an empty field became the center of the celebration as people drove in, parked, and enjoyed the show.
Eli and Chana (nee Jacobson) Andrusier (Bay Harbor, Florida)
Mazal Tov! Crown Heights Hatzalah has reached their Hatzalah-Thon goal of $1 Million! Having reached their goal has automatically launched a bonus round, which means there is still time to donate to an organization that saves lives on a daily basis.
Crown Heights resident and health care executive Yosef Hershkop, penned an Op-Ed reminding residents of Crown Heights to vote in the upcoming election, with the chance of placing Chaim Deutsch, an Frum Jew, in Congress.
Watch Live at 11:30am: The second portion of the Live Hatzalah-Thon event will begin this morning at 11:30am. The entire event will be streamed live here on CrownHeights.info.
Each home, each family, and each person has had their own experience with the volunteers of Crown Heights Hatzalah. With the Hatzalah-Thon ongoing, lets not forget to thank the individual volunteers for sacrificing their time, lending their heart, and providing each person with the personal and caring touch of a family member.
Another group of Crown Heights plasma donors made their way to a blood bank Lag B’Omer to have their plasma extracted. The convalescent plasma has been shown to help those in critical condition with the COVID-19 virus.
Torah Visuals is a group of artistic, Chassidic enthusiasts who want to help spread the Bal-Shem-Tov’s message to the masses. Their second video is now live, sharing the message of Chassidus across the digital world.
Moshe and Shaina (nee Tenenbaum) Vail (Crown Heights)
Hours before the Hatzalah-Thon was scheduled to end, funds raised by the event passed the whopping $10 million goal set at the start. Nearly 55,000 donors made the number possible, marking perhaps the largest ever Hatzalah fundraiser.
LIVE at 5:30pm:Watch and join tens of thousands of Jewish children from across the world as they celebrate Jewish unity at the biggest ever Ckids Lag B’omer parade.
Paralympics hopeful Joe Volfman and Shliach Rabbi Nochum Kurinsky will be speaking about how health and fitness has helped them accomplish their mission in life at a Team Friendship live event Tuesday night.
Street parades are the norm for Lag B’Omer celebrations throughout the world, but in Venice a boat parade is the way to go. Have you ever been in a boat parade?
Due to COVID-19, some companies are facing challenges producing OU certified products because of the inability to meet certain requirements. As a result, the OU may be temporarily removed from packaging of these products.
