Twice a year, the Ledaiev brothers, members of the Lubavitch community in France, travel to far-flung places across the globe to help isolated Jews fulfill the Mitzvah of Mezuzah. This summer, the brothers traveled to Azerbaijan, a small country bordering Iran, and helped Jews there with their spiritual home protection systems.
A ‘robo-call just’ just went out to all parents of girls enrolled in Beis Rivkah for the coming school year, informing them that classes will not begin on the scheduled date for all grades – Pre-1A through 12th Grade. The message said that the school will remain closed until further notice.
Five people were shot – and one of them killed – in several shooting incidents that occurred this morning in Crown Heights, as celebrations were underway for the Caribbean-American / Labor Day Parade on Eastern Parkway.
Yesterday, Sunday, August 31st, PBS aired a feature short documentary on the life and legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, highlight the fact that, despite the odds, the Chabad movement has flourished in the 20 years since his passing,
Like anyone, teenagers need to recharge their batteries from time to time, even during the summer when they’re officially “off.” And that’s exactly what a group of young Jewish leaders did as part of a long weekend of inspiration, introspection and rejuvenation.
This photo, taken during the Lag Ba’omer parade of 1970, depicts part of one of the earliest versions of the ‘floats’ that would become ubiquitous in the parades of the later years. This Chinuch-themed float was created by the students Beis Rivkah, and is pulled by an early years’ version of the Beis Rivkah ‘school bus.’
Ukrainian Jews who fled to Mariupol to escape their country’s brutal civil war may have to uproot themselves again as the Ukrainian Army prepares to defend the southeastern coastal city, a local Chabad emissary told The Jerusalem Post.
Young rabbinical students Yossi Rubashkin and Mendel Polter have been spending their summer vacation traveling through the U.S. state of Michigan, bringing the light of Judaism to the few isolated Jews in the state’s rural areas. The following story was told by them, which occurred while they were in the small city of Midland.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 32, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics of: Fleeing a Jewish Community, Is Israel Still the Safest Place, Alternative Medicine, Music, High Tuition, Being “Mekarev” the Opposite Gender.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Tomorrow, Labor Day Monday, hundreds of thousands will be attending the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Crown Heights. Celebrations begin Sunday evening and run through Monday night. CrownHeights.info has compiled all the info you need to know in order to navigate the gridlocked neighborhood.
Benny and Mor (nee Binder) Greenberg (Pittsburgh, PA)
Thanks to an online voting contest open to the general public, and the efforts of a local Chabad rabbi, the site of the historic North London Synagogue, which was built in 1868 and demolished in 1958, will now have a plaque marking its site.
Colorado State University’s Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelick and Colorado University’s Rabbi Yisroel Wilhelm dressed up in full football attire in honor of Thursday night’s match between the two rival schools’ teams.
Miami-Dade police say progress is being made in the case of Rabbi Yosef Raksin, HYD, a Crown Heights father-of-six who was shot and killed earlier this month in North Miami Beach while walking to Shul Shabbos morning, but that they are still seeking the public’s help in capturing the two suspected killers.
Mendy (ben Yisroel) Greenberg (Crown Heights) and Ita (bas Heschel) Greenberg (Buffalo, NY)
L’Chaim tonight, Sunday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Shortly before Shabbos ended, at around 7:00pm, two 20-year-old Israeli bochurim were walking down Montgomery Street towards Albany Avenue, heavily intoxicated and making quite a ruckus. They were confronted by an African-American man, who told them to quiet down, and an altercation between them ensued.
Ram and Chaya Rivkah (nee Diaz) Rabins (Mexico/Toronto)
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