Organizers of CYP Encounter, the largest international gathering of young Jewish professionals, would like to let the Crown Heights community—whose unparalleled warmth and hospitality is integral to the experience—know that tens of buses will depart from Kingston Ave and Eastern Parkway at 10 AM Sunday morning, so heavy traffic can be expected in the area.
Jacobs came from a family that had survived what most had not. He grew up in Amsterdam in a middle-class Dutch Jewish family, active in Jewish youth movements. From age 13, he studied regularly at the local rabbinical seminary.
A new online platform, ChabadUp.com, has officially launched with the goal of strengthening connection and collaboration across the global Chabad community.
The Verizon Outage Map on Downdetector shows New York City as a hotspot for the outages, along with Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced today that the US would now move to implement the second phase of the Trump Administration’s Gaza peace plan.
In the eye’s of Chabad Chassidim, 770 Eastern Parkway is the center of the world, and everything you need can be found there. Now, that will also include a traffic camera focused on the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Ave.
Menachem Wagner (Toronto, Canada) to Mussia Glick (Crown Heights)
In honor of כד טבת, Yom HaHilula, he presents to the audience this Hasidic Niggun, which was composed by the Holy Tziyun in Hadich.
From Salta in the north to Bahía Blanca in the south, families traveled up to eighteen hours to reach the campgrounds with its vast playing fields, pool, and activity areas.
Moscow is experiencing one of its snowiest winters in many years. Record snowfall has brought unusual traffic congestion, snowplows immobilized by heavy drifts, and even led the city police to resume horse patrols in place of vehicles.
Please say Tehillim for הרב צמח יוסף יצחק בן נחמה, a pre-1A teacher at Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Montreal who is in need of a Refuah Sheleima.
As 1,000 young Jewish professionals begin their journeys across the globe, preparations are well underway for the largest CYP Encounter yet. To meet the growth, the historic Queensborough Theater has been secured for the iconic annual CYP closing ceremony. The finale event will feature Shulem Lemmer and draw guidance from the Rebbe’s teachings, confronting the day-to-day challenges facing young Jews today.
For copper wire thieves, abandoned buildings, construction sites, and exposed wiring are their well-known hunting grounds across New York City, but did you know that they are now treasure hunting below ground?
ModernMD Urgent Care, located at 436 Utica Avenue at the corner of Empire Boulevard, is now serving Crown Heights and surrounding neighborhoods with walk-in, non-emergency medical care for adults and children. The location is within close walking distance of Central Crown Heights, Remsen Village, and East Flatbush.
A list published in August by the Justice Department identifies 12 states — including California, Illinois and New York — and five of the nation’s 10 largest cities such as the Big Apple as sanctuary jurisdictions.
As snow blanketed the ground, Camp L’man Achai in conjunction with camp F.R.E.E. welcomed a large group of eager boys for an unforgettable seven-day winter camp—packed with exhilarating trips and meaningful learning.
These are not questions I share out loud. In yeshiva, we are taught to persevere, to strengthen ourselves, to grow through effort. Struggle is something to overcome, not to dwell on. So I keep going. I smile when needed. I assume that if I were stronger, this would pass. Still, the silence follows me.
