Car Broken Into and Ransacked In Crown Heights Overnight
A car parked on a Crown Heights Street had it’s window broken and was ransacked Thursday night, leaving boxes strewn across the car and onto the sidewalk.
Yaakov Shwekey Rocks CityWalk Menorah Lighting With Chabad of the Valley
Chabad of the Valley’s “Chanukah at CityWALK” has earned a reputation worldwide as the preeminent Chanukah event on the Jewish music calendar. This year, the famous stage was rocked by singer Yaakov Shwekey for a large crowd.
Menorah Triggers Fire In Crown Heights Building
A fire broke out in a Crown Heights apartment Thursday evening, triggered by a menorah. Three non serious injuries were reported due to the blaze.
Judge Ruchie Freier Meets Israeli President Reuven Rivlin
Hon. Ruchie Freier, the first Hasidic Female Judge in US History, was invited for Chanukah to visit the Israeli Presidents Residence where she was given an exclusive tour in the Presidents Chambers, and then had a meeting with President Reuven Rivlin.
Missionaries Target Crown Heights Again
A Crown Heights community member would like to warn the community of Missionary material being disseminated through the mail. The person told CrownHeights.info that they had been targeted twice with the same materials, which look suspiciously Jewish and was addressed with their name.
Weekly Letter: Seven Days of Hiddur
This week, we present an encouraging letter to a mazkirah in a yeshivah in the Old City, with a message from the increasing lights of Chanukah and the total of seven days of hiddur.
Op-Ed: Some Difficult Questions for Members of Anash on the Eve of Hei Teives
As Hei Teves quickly approaches, Menachem Benchemon, a Crown Heights resident and fed up resident tackles a question ignored for 25 years. How can the heart of Lubavitch, 770, be such an unwelcoming place? And who is responsible?
“No Words to Describe the Feeling of Helping Out Another Person in Their Time of Need”
Gadi Hershkop, is a coordinator in Crown Heights Shomrim, and also works driving a Beis Rivkah School bus, taking care of each and every child. Watch as he speaks about helping others, and what touches him the most while volunteering.
Moroccan government officials joined the Jewish community's Chanukah festivities for the first time. (L-R: Rabbi Levi Banon, director of Jeunesse Chabad of Morocco; Armand Azeroual, president of Chabad institutions in Morocco; Gabriel Ruimy, president of David Hamelech Synagogue of Casablanca; Said Ahmidouch, wali of Casablanca-Settat region; Serge Berdugo, ambassador-at-large and president of the Council of Jewish Communities; Rachid Afirat, the governor of Casablanca-Anfa prefecture; and Pierre Sibony, president of the SOC.)
In Historic First, Moroccan Gov. Officials Headline Casablanca Hanukkah Festivities
History was made in Muslim Morocco on Sunday evening when for the first time ever two prominent government officials attended the Jewish community’s Chanukah festivities.
5th Annual Chanukah on the Park For Chabad of Forest Hills North
On the first night of Chanukah hundreds of locals and visitors, ranging from children to seniors attended “Chanukah on the Park,” a Chabad of Forest Hills North tradition since 2015.
“8 Nights”, A Chanukah Song By Pinny Schachter
Singer Pinny Schachter has released a music video for Chanukah with his song “8 Nights.”
Picture of the Day
To look over the rooftops of New York City is to see a panoramic beauty of lights and buildings. This week, another set of lights has joined the view, as Darchai Menachem’s driedel can be seen from a Crown Heights rooftop.
“Operation Intersection” Launched as Community Attempts to Track Down Strong Armed Package Thief (Updated 1:30PM)
A package thief that has begun targeting Crown Heights buildings by breaking their front doors struck again Wednesday night, bring his tally of Crown Heights break ins and package thefts to four confirmed hits. In an attempt to track down this thief, community members and landlords are attempting to track the man as he walks home with his loot.
Photo Gallery: Children’s Chanukah Event In Paris
Photo Gallery: Hundreds of children joined together this week, for a grand Tzivos Hashem Chanukah event in Paris.
Video of the Day
New York City Council Member Chaim Deutch, lit what is argued to be the worlds largest menorah located in Central Park Wednesday night. Listen as he says the brachos while lifted high on a construction lift to light the lamps.
Here’s My Story: Hi-Tech Impact
For more than forty years, Mr. Moshe Rappoport worked in the world of hi-tech. Presently he teaches in a religious girls’ school in Zurich, Switzerland, where he lives. He was interviewed in December of 2018.
Door Breaking Package Thief Strikes Again
Crown Heights’s most recent serial package thief has struck again Wednesday night. He broke the door to a building on Brooklyn ave, and made off with a package.
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