Abandoned Crown Heights Road Has Storied History
Today, Clove Road in Crown Heights is an underused one-way street behind a grocery store parking lot, filled with empty shopping carts, litter and loose gravel.
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New Shluchim to Massachusetts
Mere days before the commencement of the International Conference of Shluchim, CrownHeights.info has learned that Rabbi Aizik and Mrs. Brochi Katzman will be moving to Stoughton, Massachusetts, to serve as Chabad emissaries.
City Tries to Hide Bus Lane Camera Warning
A CrownHeights.info reader brought to our attention a troubling phenomenon: a clear attempt by the City of New York to obstruct a sign warning drivers of a newly-installed camera issuing tickets to vehicles traveling in the recently-created bus lane on Nostrand Ave.
Picture of the Day: The Rebbe’s Army on the Subway
A CrownHeights.info reader sent in this photo of a New York City subway commuter, whose dress indicates that she is a devout Muslim, reading Sue Fishkoff’s book The Rebbe’s Army, which was published in honor of the 10th anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz in 2004.
New Engagement!
Hirschel Gourarie (Postville, IA) and Miri Halperin (Toronto, Canada)
Sicha Yomis Meets the 21st Century
In a generation living 20+ years after Gimmel Tammuz, the value of hearing the Rebbe’s voice on a daily basis, speaking on carefully selected topics and ideas, cannot be overstated. It infuses one’s day with chayus and meaning.
Tonight: 60 Minutes for Your Children
How do you guide your children (toddlers to teens) on the path of yiras shomayim, while giving them the independence to make it their own?
Baby Girl!
Nachie and Gittel (nee Rosenberger) Best (Crown Heights)
On Election Day, New Congressman Wraps Tefilin
New York State Sen. Lee Zeldin paused last week on Election Day from shaking hands and doing some last-minute campaigning to make an important stop—he visited a local Chabad center to wrap tefillin and recite Jewish prayers.
Zal Bochurim Mentor Younger Students
Yesterday, the 7th and 8th grades of Oholei Torah were in for a great surprise.
Assault Rifle and Drugs Found in Aliya Storage Area
A 911 call for ‘possible weapons’ inside of the building of the Aliya Institute lead police to discover a number of firearms, including an assault rifle, a hunting rifle and a pellet gun, as well as a large quantity of drugs.
Baby Girl!
Alex and Raizel Heppenheimer (Crown Heights)
Video: How to Live Forever
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Chayei Sarah. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we live forever?
Restaurants Share Secret Recipes in New Cookbook
If you have ever wondered how to recreate your favorite restaurant recipes in your own kitchen, an all new kosher cookbook due out next week, may just be the answer to your dreams.
Florida Seminary Girls Host ‘Women’s Yeshiva Night’
The Chaya Aydel Seminary in Hallandale, Florida, has opened a “Women’s Yeshiva Night,” where every Wednesday evening the Seminary students study with women and girls nine years and older from the local community.
Jewish Pride Shines at Berlin Shabbaton
Dozens of Berlin Jews, including families, young couples and singles, gathered at the Liebenwalde Hotel to share the joy of keeping Shabbos together on November 7th. Regardless of background, every soul felt he or she was part of a big mishpocha in the midst of the Prussian forest, 60 km outside of Berlin.
Striving for Inclusion, Chabad Inspires Retail Shop
When parents of adults with special needs wanted to organize a group home in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rochel Groner had another idea. Groner is co-director of Friendship Circle, a volunteer based program that advocates on behalf of kids with special needs. With a background in retail, she founded Zabs Place, an upscale thrift boutique and employment training center.
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