Dozens of volunteers have been hard at work for over two days sifting through tons of trash in an upstate landfill in an effort to locate a set of Tallis and Tefillin – that had been initially thought to have been stolen, which surveillance video revealed had actually fallen into a trashcan.
As 1,200 college students checked out of Crown Heights, and the invigorating ‘JewFest’ Shabbaton experience, their last stop was the Ohel.
For most children, the question of what they want/prefer to eat and what to put on their sandwich is the norm and expected. But for Dinush Rivkin, a young four and half year old little girl from Kiryat Malachi, she doesn’t even know what normal food is or how it tastes. Now we have a chance to help!
Transit officials in New York City are reconsidering adding barriers on subway platforms following a string of recent tragedies involving subway trains.
Abi Naparstek (Crown Heights) and Rochel Greenberg (El Paso, TX)
Chabad-Lubavitch in Berlin will receive $2.15 million from a $1.75 billion pot intended for cultural institutions and projects in the German capital city, the JTA reports.
A CrownHeights.info reader spotted Jewish music and Broadway star Dudu Fisher davening Mincha in 770 today.
The Rebbe of Tosh, Rabbi Elimelch Segal-Loewy Shlita, makes Havdalah at the Chabad Center of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this past Motzei Shabbos as Shliach Rabbi Moishe Meir Lipszyc looks on.
On Wednesday, 15 Cheshvan (November 16), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12, featuring crafts, a raffle, Sandwiches and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:45pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev paid a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocuast Museum this past Friday, amid a visit to the Holy Land, accompanied by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Dnepropetrovsk’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki and his wife Chana received a delegation from Germany that came to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust killed at the Igren Hospital during WWII. Among them was Mrs. Lilo Bhatia, the daughter of the German officer responsible for the murder.
The Kinus Vaad has announced that Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein will be the Guest Speaker at the Gala Banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim 5777.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Avraham Moshe Goldberg, OBM, of Tzfas, Israel, who for many years served as a Chabad Shliach in Haarlem, Netherlands. He was 72 years old.
Join Rabbi Burt Aaron Siegel in his first-hand fascinating account of a leading Reform Rabbi’s tumultuous spiritual journey from the pulpit of a prominent Reform temple in the heart of New York City, through the Indian hub of Eastern religions, to his ultimate destination that led to the happiest years of his life upon discovering Chabad, the Rebbe and his true self.
The head table at the dedication dinner for the newly-completed United Lubavitcher Yeshiva building on Ocean Parkway in 1967. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
The first ever Jewish comic convention was held in Crown Heights on Sunday, at Congregation Kol Israel.
