New Engagement!
Sruly Duchman (Crown Heights) to Mirel Schwartz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Jewmanji: YAHAD Launches New Educational Adventure Game
YAHAD, FJC’s Jewish youth programming for students and young professionals, is proud to announce the launch of a new educational board game designed to blend Jewish heritage study with fun and creativity.
Israeli Ambassador Visits Jewish Institutions in Novosibirsk
On Tuesday, December 23, a warm and friendly meeting took place in Novosibirsk with the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Russia, Mr. Oded Joseph. The visit was hosted by Chief Rabbi of Novosibirsk and Western Siberia, Rabbi Zalman Zaklas.
One Crown Heights Brings Community Leaders on a Joint Tour of Weeksville Heritage Center and the Jewish Children’s Museum
One Crown Heights, a coalition of local organizations and residents, recently hosted community leaders, educators, clergy, and residents for a day of shared learning and dialogue.
Teaching the Neshama Language: Why Social-Emotional Literacy Belongs at Home and at School
Across town, a teacher watches a student crumple his paper and slide beneath his desk. Later, the behavior will be described as avoidance or defiance. But in the moment, what is visible is something quieter and more vulnerable; child flooded by an inner experience he does not yet know how to name.
Laws and Customs: Asarah B’Teves
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Asarah B’Teves for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Merger Between NYC Health + Hospitals and Maimonides Health Moves Forward
Maimonides Health announced that NYC Health + Hospitals will move forward with a partnership that will allow Maimonides Health to become a part of the city’s health care system, pending final legal and regulatory approval.
BDE: R’ Yonathan Dovid Abrahams, 73, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Yonathan Dovid Abrahams OBM, a member of Anash in Eretz Yisroel.
Baby Girl!
Shimon and Tova Wilmowsky from Remsen Village had a baby girl!
New York Subway Ends its MetroCard Era and Switches Fully to Tap-and-Go Fares
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems.
BDE: Mrs. Reva Klein, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Reva (nee Rusnak) Klein OBM. She passed away on Friday Morning.
JEM Releases New Film in “Rebbe’s Roadmap to Peace” Series
New film explores the Rebbe’s foundational framework for navigating security dilemmas—articulated in letters that speak directly to today’s challenges.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Monday For Snow Operations
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended tomorrow, Monday, December 29, 2025, to facilitate snow operations. Parking meter rules will remain in effect throughout the city.
New Engagement!
Laible Gurevitch (Crown Heights) and Rachel Yabra (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Dec. 30th, 8:00pm at F.R.E.E. Shul
Baby Girl!
Eliyahu and Chaya Mushka (nee Klein) Raitport from Brooklyn, NY had a baby girl!
Benny Friedman and Mordechai Shapiro LIVE on Stage
“L’olam Va’ed” featuring Mordechai Shapiro, recorded live Chol Hamoed Sukkos at the Newark Symphony Hall during the Benny & Friends Concert.
Information to be Menachem Avel the Rotter – Kuzecki – Seewald Families
The Rotter, Kuzecki, and Seewald Families will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of their mother, Mrs. Paula Susman OBM. Times and location in extended article.
