With great sadness we report the passing of Habochur Hatomim Yehuda Leib Greenwald OBM, born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and who lived in Crown Heights for the past many years. He passed away on Monday, the 5th of Iyar, 5784. Updated with Levaya information.
Based on the beautiful song Afilu Behastara, the Bal Shem Tov explains the deeper idea that if you know someone is there but he’s hiding, then you know you’re not alone.
In honor of Chodesh Iyar, the month of healing, Mikvah.org presents a two-part podcast series focused on Wellness.
The 25th Kinous Hachlouhim for French Shluchim took place yesterday at the Beth Haya Mouchka school in Paris.
Two teenagers went on a crime spree in Crown Heights this afternoon, attempting – and in some cases succeeding – in stealing bikes and scooters. One was arrested after multiple calls to Shomrim.
Rabbonim and local residents attended the grand opening of the new SafeTech center in Crown Heights, expressing their satisfaction that at last such a service would be locally available to serve the community.
Over 600 young Jewish students and young professionals from Russia and the FSU are currently participating in an exciting and powerful journey to strengthen their Jewish identity taking place in Thailand.
On the eve of Passover, the Ukrainian nuclear city inaugurated a new Mikvah that will serve the Jewish families in the city. The dedication of the Mikvah also became a celebration for the locals, who see this construction as a symbol of life and hope.
n a historic move, the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, has honored the memory of IDF Sergeant Alexey (Asher) Neykov by renaming a street in his honor. Neykov, a Kharkiv native, sacrificed his life to save dozens of children during a terrorist attack on a school bus in Gush Katif.
Dive into history with Rabbi Prof. Jeffrey Woolf — internationally known scholar, lecturer, and historian — as he uncovers the truth about the relationship between Jews and Muslims during the Golden Age in Spain.
In 1988, as a restaurant owner living in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, Naftali Feldman was on the dinner committee of Colel Chabad, the oldest operating charity in Israel. When the invitation for the dinner was sent to the Rebbe, it was his name – and restaurant – which the Rebbe inquired about.
Nearly 1.4 million Jews currently live in New York City and the surrounding areas, a new survey by the UJA-Federation of New York.
Author and Historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin gives an insightful tribute in honor of the passing of Mrs. Chana Simpson OBM, the Head Counselor Camp Emunah from the years 1956-58 and Mother of Bnos Menachem.
A “Meet the Candidates” event will take place for the Vaad Hakohol Deshchunas Crown Heights election on Monday, the 12th of Iyar, May 20th, 8:00pm at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Side Hall.
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.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Ruth Averbuch OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights. She passed away on Friday, the 2nf of Iyar, 5784.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Mendy Hershkop is the Sgan Menahel of the Oholei Torah Mechina Division. He will be giving this week’s Shiur on Ahavas Yisrael from a chasidic perspective.
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