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.
Yisroel and Toby Menkes from Montreal, Canada had a baby girl!
A CrownHeights.info poll of voters in the Crown Heights Jewish community regarding their plans for the upcoming mayoral election brought back some surprising results this week. Just over half reported they will vote Cuomo, while over 36% said they will be voting for Sliwa.
To conclude the Aseres Yemei Teshuva, Tomchei Temimim hosted a special Seder Nigunim, led by the renowned Rabbi Shmuly Hurwitz, whose heartfelt singing uplifted the room. He was accompanied by Hatomim Yosef Adelist.
The Sukkah will be located at Terminal 4, on the East side of the Arrivals level. It will be available throughout Chol Hamoed. A Lulav and Esrog will also be available on the premises for those who need to make a Bracha.
The following story which I heard from a son of HaRav Hachossid Reb Michoel Vishedsky, when I went to be Menachem Avel the family on his petira this year on Rosh Hashanah, brings out the Chasidic interpretation of ‘machashavah tova hakodosh boruch hu mitzarfa l’maasu’ clearly.
The online version of the magazine is now available for you to read and enjoy. Take a look inside and experience the energy of Tomchei Temimim as it continues to grow higher and higher.
Guidelines previously approved by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board in June took effect on Wednesday, raising one-year leases for rent-stabilized apartments by 3.5% and two-year leases by 6.25%.
At a magnificent 21,000 square feet, this Chabad House will be the first ever Jewish Student Center at Rowan University, and is spearheaded by Rabbi Hersh and Mrs. Fraidy Loschak.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Tova Preger OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and wife of the legendary chossid and Baal Tzedaka R’ Nochum Preger OBM. She passed away on Motzei Yom Kippur, 5786.
UK police name Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, as suspect in Manchester synagogue attack. He was shot dead by officers. Three others arrested on terrorism charges.
As Yom Kippur was over, information was received from the various congregations throughout Moscow. The numbers pointed to a sharp rise of new worshippers who joined the usual shul goers.
The blaze erupted around 1:30 a.m. inside the building on Eastern Parkway near Troy Avenue in Crown Heights, leaving the women – 24 and 26 – suffering from smoke inhalation and listed in critical condition, according to the FDNY and NYPD.
Two innocent Jews were brutally murdered, three others seriously wounded, and the entire community left to grapple with profound grief and fear.
With “antisemitism” being prominently the focus in world news this past year, we share a letter of the Rebbe to a public figure in Poland who expresses his sorrow about the terrible anti-Semitic incident that had just taken place in his country. The Rebbe focuses on lessons from the New Year for humankind.
Rabbi Noson Gurary established the Chabad House of Buffalo in 1971 and has served in that role for over fifty years. He was also instrumental in establishing Chabad houses on other college campuses in Western New York. He was interviewed in November 2013 and August 2023.
We are pleased to share that, following swift intervention from the Mayor’s Office, National Grid and NY Paving have confirmed that all milling and related work in Crown Heights will be postponed until after October 20th.
