Five miles of new bike lanes and a turn restriction on one of the borough’s most dangerous intersections may soon come to two Crown Heights side streets, according to a new proposal from the Department of Transportation.
Shloimi Gross (Melbourne, Australia) and Sarah Katz (Montreal, Canada)
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Hagon HaRav Yisroel Belsky, OBM, one of the Roshei Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Flatbush, and a leading Posek in the United States. Rav Belsky is renowned as one of the most brilliant Torah minds of our generation, with a grasp of virtually the entire Torah and instant recall and knowledge all across the spectrum. He was 77-years-old.
On Thursday, the first day of the International Kinus Hashluchos, a series of seminars and workshops were held in the Union-Bedford Armory in Crown Heights.
Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm, Menahel of the Oholei Torah Mesivta, together with Maggid Shiur Rabbi Moshe Halperin, took a group of Bochurim for a tour of the OK Lab offices on Troy Avenue, just up the block from the Mesivta building.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yehuda Clapman, world-renowned Sofer and lecturer, will lead a discussion on the topic – Chof Beis Shvat: Stories and encounters with the Rebbetzin.
Shaya and Rochel Leah (nee Goldstein) Engel (Crown Heights)
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe giving l’chaim to someone during a Farbrengen, circa early 1960s.
Laiby and Chaya (nee Nemtzov) Lewis (Crown Heights)
Mendy and Shaina (nee Heber) Simpson (Crown Heights)
Hundreds of Shlucos from around the world have converged in Crown Heights for the annual Kinus Hashluchos, to receive inspiration, elevation and recharge their batteries, as well as mark the 27th Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, OBM.
Noach Salowitz (Worcester, MA) and Chaya Schreiber (New Orleans, LA)
Nisan (Ben Avraham) Andrusier (Crown Heights) and Chanie Sagorsky (West Orange, NJ)
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in honor of Parshas Yisro, we present a clear, deep and concise letter of the Rebbe on the topic of the Aseres Ha’dibros. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
New York City health officials say three New Yorkers have contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which can cause severe birth defects. All three had recently returned from countries in Africa and South America that have experienced an outbreak.
Lieba Rudolph, a well-known writer and longtime member of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh, wrote the following article in advance of the International Kinus Hashluchos, which was published in The Jewish Chronicle.
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