Video of the Day
Ever wondered why your USPS packages magically appear on your doorstep without your bell being rung? This video of a USPS delivery in Williamsburg might be the answer.
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Baruch Shalom and Batsheva Davidson (Crown Heights)
IDF Deploys Anti-Tunnel Infrastructure On Northern Border
The IDF on Sunday morning began deploying permanent technological infrastructure for discovering and identifying underground digging activity on the Lebanon border.
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Michoel and Rebeca (nee Serur) Procaccia (Crown Heights)
Please Say Tehillim For…..
Please say Tehillim and daven for Yosef Yitzchak Ben Faiga, a father and husband who is in need of a Refuah Sheleima.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Ohel of The Chief Rabbi of Warsaw, R’ Shlomo Zalman Lipshitz, and The Lubiyanka KGB Building
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch the twentieth installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Britain Adds The Entire Hezbollah Organization to List of Terrorist Organizations
Britain’s finance ministry on Friday announced it had added the entire Hezbollah organization to its list of terrorist groups subject to asset freezing. The ministry previously only targeted the Lebanese Shiite organization’s military wing.
One Person Wounded In Stabbing Attack Near Chevron
A 22-year-old man was stabbed and wounded at the Giborim (Heroes) way in Kiryat Arba, adjacent to the city of Hevron. The terrorist was apprehended by IDF troops and an Israeli civilian at the scene.
U.S. Gov. Declines to Join Case Against Michigan Jewish Institute
Seven years after a lawsuit was filed by a disgruntled employee of the Michigan Jewish Institute, the U.S. Government declines to join the case.
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Shemos:
Weekly Story: A Visit to Ruzhin
In continuation with the theme of preparing for Yud Shevat , shnas hasiviim (the 70th year of the Rebbe’s nesius), I chose the following story which is based on a possuk of this week’s parsha and I heard from my father, Reb Meir a”h. A chossid has to recognize that as much as we know and understand, whatever the Rebbe tells us is Emes liamito.
Rabbi Reuven Israel Kott, A Gerrer Chossid Who Saved Thousands
Slavador Litvak, known as the “Accidental Talmudist,” shared this story about Rabbi Reuven Israel Kott, a Gerrer Chossid who saved thousands by helping them escape Poland before World War Two,
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe.
CrownHeights.info Is Back On Whatsapp
Following a ban on many Jewish news organizations Whatsapp accounts, CrownHeights.info is happy to announce that it’s whatsapp account is back up and running.
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Sholom and Sari (nee Flint) Kanevsky (Crown Heights)
Weekly Letter: The Power Of A Jewish Name
In the week when we read of the beginning of our enslavement in Egypt, we present a letter about the importance of a Jewish name. One of the merits the Jews had, making them worthy of being delivered from golus Mitzrayim, was that they did not change their Hebrew name. Not only did they preserve their Jewish identity, but they also proclaimed it proudly.
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Mendy and Mimi (nee Simpson) Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
Electric Bills Will Increase More Than 4% Following Rate Hike Approval
A plan from Consolidated Edison to raise rates on electric over the next years was approved Thursday. Monthly bills for typical residential customers will climb 4.2% this year for electricity.
Oholei Torah – 64 Years, 64 Faces
In honor of the 19th of Teves, the day Oholei Torah was founded, the yeshiva has shared an array of 64 pictures from over the years of the mossad.
New York Lawmakers Want to Outlaw Cigarette Butts
A group of New York lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would outlaw cigarette filters, known colloquially as “butts,” along with single-use electronic cigarettes.
Video: Rabbi Wagner Addresses Talmidim After Diagnosis
Following the news that he was diagnosed with a serious illness, Rabbi Akiva Wagner returned to address the talmidim of Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto, sharing a message of emunah and bitachon.
A History in Pictures: The Jews of the USSR
In 1981, Ilya Dvorkin took up what seemed like a crazy idea – photography expeditions to the Jewish communities of the USSR, to conserve this vast cultural wealth.