Hurricane Harvey flooded two of the main kosher supermarkets in Houston, and caused the other two to shut down as well—one has been turned into a shelter by authorities—and supplies are now beginning to run low.
A world-wide registry of ‘open Sukkahs’ all around the world has been set up, and is listed online at www.localsukkah.org. The directory has been designed for Jews to locate a Sukkah near to them, so that they can go there to eat.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation raising the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes to $13 in New York City, making it the most expensive place to buy cigarettes in the U.S.
“NYC HASIDIC DRIVERS IN MINIVANS ARE DEADLY!! LOCALS BE CAREFUL!” is the anti-Semitic message scrawled on a garbage bin outside the popular Stewart’s gas station in Fallsburg, NY, a popular summer destination for Chasidic families from New York City.
Why do traditional synagogues have separate seating for men and women? Enjoy a quick look into the history of the Mechitza in this lecture delivered by Professor Jonathan Sarna at JLI’s National Jewish Retreat.
As unprecedented amounts of rain continue to fall across the Houston area, evacuation orders continue to be issued. One such mandatory evacuation is taking place at Chabad of Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston.
50 shluchim, shluchos, Chabad House administrators, and staff recently gathered in Aventura on Aug. 15 for “Face-to-Face with ChabadOne,” an immersive training conference on the manifold tools and services offered by Chabad.org’s ChabadOne platform. The daylong event was hosted by Lubavitch Aventura South.
In an escalation of a feud among Polish Jews over a perceived increase in anti-Semitic rhetoric and the government’s role in stopping it, a communal leader called Jews who met with a ruling party politician his “court Jews.”
In addition to three active Chabad yeshivas in Moscow, this week an additional new yeshiva opened its doors in the Chassidic village of Malachovka in Moscow’s suburbs. The sounds of Torah proudly resounds in Russia’s capital.
Homes, cars and streets throughout Houston are under water as torrential rains from Hurricane Harvey—now downgraded from a Category 4 hurricane to a tropical storm—continue to drench the city and cause catastrophic flooding throughout the region. At least five people have died as a result.
A man and his wife perished in a late night blaze in Boro Park last night, and their 17 year old daughter suffered minor injuries in a fast moving fire that tore through their house in the middle of the night.
Moshe and Miriam Vogel (Rehovot, Israel)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 177, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How To Trust My Husband After He Has Fallen? Chassidic Anger Management; What is the Rebbe’s Message for Children Beginning a New School Season? Should Spouses be Learning Together?
Chabad-Lubavitch of Southern Minnesota recently announced its expansion with the arrival of two team members, Rabbi Shloime and Chana Greene, along with their children Binyamin Ze’ev Velvel and Chaya.
An alumnus of Chabad of Charlottesville created a GoFundMe page Aug. 17 in light of the “Unite the Right” rally that flooded the Virginia city with anti-Semites and white supremacists, killing one.
Three people were shot on Friday night in Crown Heights by a gunman, and police say it doesn’t appear the shooter and victims knew each other.
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