Excitement and birthday party hats covered the crowd as they welcomed home Lubavitcher R’ Motty Korf to his home in Florida. Motty has been ill and in the hospital for weeks. Today, Friday, he finally returned home. Watch everyone from the hospital staff to family members rejoicing in Motty’s return home.
On Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Tetzave, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva hosted an evening of recognition and appreciation for their Rebbis, Morahs, Yeshiva faculty and their spouses.
A new project of JLI in partnership with Cteen and Ckids is launching this Tuesday. “Supporting Teens Through The Crisis, An Online Training for Parents” is an interactive training that will provide evidence-based guidance from the experts about how to be present for your teens and keep them emotionally safe during these turbulent times.
This past week there were many interesting farbrengens in honor of Beis Iyar, and I listened to some of them. One of them was by Rabbi Akiva Wagner, may he speedily have a complete refuah, (and it can be heard on Youtube). I decided to rewrite a few of the interesting points that he mentioned, and obviously listening to it in its entirety, will be a much more rewarding experience.
Twenty five New York State Senators, representing nearly every community, came together in a letter asking Governor Andrew Cuomo to change the rules, and allow family members to visit patients in hospitals as the pandemic continues.
While Officers from the NYPD continue to chase down 311 complaints for social distancing, porch thieves are having a field day. This social distancing porch pirate has been active in Crown Heights since before Pesach. If you see him stealing packages, make sure to let the dispatcher know that he is not wearing a mask for a robust response.
With the COVID-19 lockdown dragging on, tour guide Saadia Hershkop who specializes in showing visitors to Israel the places that most people miss in the Yehuda and the Shomron regions, reignites his virtual tour series. Today, he takes you on a five minute whirlwind tour of Chevron.
After the passing of Rabbi Yisorel Friedman OBM, Rabbi Shimon Posner penned his memories of his old Rosh Yeshiva, discovering just how much he really loved him.
German authorities notified local rabbis Friday morning that they will be permitted to reopen some synagogues, so long as they maintain social distancing inside the houses of worship.
Danish police on Thursday carried out a raid in Copenhagen and arrested a man suspected of involvement in Islamist terrorism. The man is suspected under the country’s terror laws and will face a pretrial custody hearing on Friday behind closed doors. The suspect was not identified.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe.
Fanfare and a welcome reception awaited Crown Heights resident Chaim Avigdor Zeitlin on his return home from the hospital after battling COVID-19. Neighbors and family welcomed the father of seven, all while keeping to social distancing guidelines.
A Jewish man was attacked Thursday night in what is being reported as an unprovoked attack in Stamford Hill, London. The Jewish man was injured in the attack, and was treated by Stamford Hill Hatzalah and taken to the hospital.
In a letter about the Holy Land – the Rebbe makes reference to Yom Ha’atzma’ut when he compares those who celebrate it with those who do not celebrate it, but nevertheless support its existence and survival as a holy land and a land of the Jews, in the truest sense.
What happens when your school wants to have evening activities but everyone is stuck at home? If you go to Bnos Chomesh, the activities come to you!
A tree limb came crashing down across the service lane on Eastern Parkway between Kingston Ave and Brooklyn Ave in Crown Heights Thursday. The limb crushed one cars trunk, and another’s front end across the street.
Nati and Sara Abikasis (Crown Heights)
