With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Ethel Botnick, OBM, of Somers, CT, the mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of a large family of Chabad Chassidim, most of whom live in Crown Heights. She was 98 years old.
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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Tamara Eidelkopf, OBM, of Jerusalem, Israel, the matriarch of a large family of Chabad Chassidim and Shluchim all over the world. She was 85 years old.
When 35-year old Jason Grumet was asked to help read the Megillah this year at his 650-member-family synagogue in Southern California, he felt certain that he would be able to master the texts with ease. Like many others, he’s preparing for the task using Chabad.org’s Megillah Reading Trainer.
Rabbi Avi Richler, Executive Director of Chabad of Gloucester County, NJ, wrote the following op-ed on the implications of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s impending address to congress, which was published in The Times of Israel.
Yossi Berktin, aka ‘Rabbi B,’ is a children’s musician and entertainer from Toronto, Canada. He composed and recorded these two fun and cheerful songs in honor of Purim, titled ‘Boo Hoo Haman’ and ‘Purim Senses.’
Residents please be sure to dig your car out of the snow and move it for alternate side parking today, Tuesday. The DOT and DSNY did NOT suspend Alternate Side Parking, as they have done for last couple of weeks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak before a joint meeting of congress this morning. The much anticipated speech will be broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 11:00am EST.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Tisa. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Should one do a Mitzvah if he/she is not inspired?
Yossi Tiefenbrun (Crown Heights) and Kreine Spalter (Mequon, WI)
As it prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday, the Congregation Agudas Achim synagogue in Kingston, NY, is honoring the dedication and love of a community that has helped it persevere for generations, said Rabbi Yitzchok Hecht.
A non-Jewish employee of a kosher grocery store happily sings ‘Mishenichnas Adar’ as he goes about his work.
A South Florida community came together Sunday to remember Rabbi Yosef Raksin of Crown Heights, who was gunned down while visiting Miami one year ago, as loved ones prepare to embark on a mission of peace and healing across America.
The New York Boys Choir, under the leadership of producer Yitzy Bald, has released this fun-filled Purim music video titled ‘V’nahafoch Hu,’ a significant portion of which was filmed in Crown Heights’ Jewish Children’s Museum.
While Israel prepares for elections for 20th Knesset, Tze’ieri Agudas Chabad in Eretz Yisrael is planning in a different sense – with a major nationwide Tefilin campaign.
While riding ‘Citi Bikes’ around Manhattan on Sunday, a group of CTeen Shabbaton participants from Ulster County, NY, bumped into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who graciously posed for a photo with them.
Chabad of Sunnyvale, CA, directed by Rabbi Yisroel Hecht, welcomed a new Sefer Torah this past Sunday, the 3rd day of Adar.
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