Rabbi Arieh and Devorah Lea Raichman have co-directed the Chabad House in Manaus, the most isolated city, for nearly 10 years. A native Texan, Rabbi Raichman recently shared some of the challenges and joys of tending to Jewish life (and raising six children) in a city that sits smack-dab in the middle of a jungle.
Today, Tuesday February 26th, special election for New York City Public Advocate is being held. The polls will be open from 6am through 9pm. Crownheights.info would like to remind all to go out and vote.
In a TED conference style, but independently organized event, Rabbi Glasman explores the value of faith in an increasingly scientific world.
Unknown assailants attacked the Chief Rabbi of Argentina and his wife at their home in Buenos Aires early Monday morning. The Rabbi was hospitalized in serious condition following the attack.
Yosef Hershkop, is a resident of and political writer for the Crown Heights Community. He brings into view the upcoming special election for NYC Public Advocate, writing an opinion on the candidates and who to vote for.
More than 20 vehicles were involved in a major pileup on Highway 15 in Canada near the US Border, Monday morning. Montreal Hatzolah responded to the scene, after being called by two occupants in one of the vehicles involved in the crash. One of their members was involved in a crash while enroute.
Rabbi Yitzchok Reitport made a special visit to 770 Monday, and gave a shiur upstairs in 770. The shiur given was on Gemora Psachim Daf Yud, and was well attended by the Bochurim learning in 770.
In another incident caught on surveillance camera, a pickup truck driver, fed up with Williamsburg traffic uses the sidewalk, scattering pedestrians. No one was injured in the incident.
Watch as Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz writes a message to the CTeens on this years slogan, “I Matter.” I was talented. I could teach, lecture, sing, dance and play guitar. I was strong and handy. Within two years, I watched that all slip away. My muscles that played guitar, gave to my congregation and danced at weddings lost their functionality. They call it ALS.
The APG Prayer Breakfast 2019 included speech by Rabbi Kushi Schusterman, Shliach of Hatford Chabad located in Bel Air, MD.
Shabbos at Chabad of the University of Texas was disturbed this week by protests from the IfNotNow movement. The protest were against a speaker that was scheduled at the Chabad House that shabbos afternoon.
Over one hundred women gathered for N’shei Chabad of Melbourne’s very first fundraising Ladies Luncheon. The luncheon was organized to raise funds towards keeping the upcoming N’shei Chabad Convention affordable for all who attend and, for providing subsidies for those who need.
Everyone loves earning points and miles, and they should. It’s allowed me and many others to travel the world in first class and stay in five star resorts for free. But depending how you earn those points, some people end up paying a very high price.
The topics in this week’s 250th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Should Our Attitude Be to the Recent MicDrop Issue? Can We Speak After Saying the Bedtime Hamapil Prayer? Shidduchim: What Should I Do When Nothing Seems to Work? How Do I Know If I Am Making the Right Choice? Is One Allowed to Curse Another Person? What Does the Tanya Mean by Saying That a Soul Is Literally a “Piece of G-d”?
See the CTeen Havdallah ceremony in Times Square in photos, starring singer Yaakov Shwekey.
In another moment caught on Camera, two NYPD officers were seen davening Maariv in 770. This comes following the viral photo of presumably the same two officers a month ago.
Join 2,500 CTeen’ers live as they celebrate the closing of the annual International CTeen “I Matter” Shabbaton Closing Ceremony. Broadcast starts at 12:15pm and will be carried here on CrownHeights.info!
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