In the central Vietnamese tourist destination of Hoi An, the Thu Bồn River reached a 60-year high, flooding nearby neighborhoods and leaving more than a dozen dead. Chabad-Lubavitch of Hoi An, located just two blocks from the waterfront, was partly submerged under water.
Following the Chief Rabbi’s response, a significant change appeared on the website of the Chechen state news agency Grozny-Inform: the Mufti’s quote was removed.
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 another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Hurricane Melissa has devastated our Chabad House, ripping off parts of the roof and causing $100,000’s in damages! We huddled all night praying to G-d to keep us safe! Please support our Emergency Hurricane Relief Fund to help us help those in dire need.
Around two years ago, I published a book on the Shpoler Zeide. I noted that being that the Rebbe mentioned that the Shpoler Zeide and Reb Leib Sarah’s are the same person, I would like to publish the stories that are credited to Reb Leib Sarah’s.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman speaks about the theme of “living with the times,” a theme that goes beyond the simplistic meaning.
Our community needs you to turn out. By voting, each one of us helps affirm our commitment to the well-being of our neighborhood and the city we call home.
Moshe Maness (Crown Heights) to Hinda Mendelow (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Thousands upon thousands of Chareidim, including Chabad Chassidim, descended on Yerushalayim Thursday for a Million Man protest against Chareidi conscription into the military.
Military representatives have notified the families of Amiram Cooper, 85, and Sahar Baruch, 25, that their bodies were returned to Israel by Hamas this afternoon.
In his comprehensive letter to one finding himself in difficult circumstances, the Rebbe underlines the necessity to follow Hashem’s directive to Avraham – to break away from the environment and accustomed living in order to attain the “Promised Land.”
As Crown Heights was flooded with a deluge of rain, a block of Crown Heights was horribly flooded, leaving a Jewish man, Aaron Akaberi, dead.
“Fulfill my dream with me! My dream was to lay tefillin in captivity. And we’ll do it for the freedom of our brothers still held captive.”
Months of construction and congestion on the corner of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Ave and today’s rain resulted in massive flooding at the intersection, with inches of water and a very wet 770.
New online series offers historical context and a Torah-based plan for a safer Israel and Middle East.
After surviving the Holocaust, Mrs. Miriaim Fellig, together with her husband Joe, went on to have ten children, and many more grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was interviewed in January 2009 and passed away in November 2021.
Chabad singer Avraham Fried joined Shulem Lemmer, and Akiva for a beautiful rendition of “Hitnari” LIVE in Israel.
