A blood drive will take place Tuesday, February 11 (11 Adar I) from 2:30pm to 9:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St. [corner Albany Ave.]. Refreshments will be served. Please bring identification.
Warning: One must wait 56 days between blood donations.
The Knesset committee working on the new IDF draft bill have decided to add a third special conscription “track” – in addition to the existing “Hesder track” for religious Zionists, and Haredi track for the Ultra-Orthodox young men – the Chabad-Lubavitch track.
The students of Yeshiva Gedola of Greater Miami spent an enjoyable and inspiring Shabbos at the newly-purchased grounds of Camp Gan Israel of South Florida.
On Motzoei Shabbos, parents of 7th and 8th grade talmidim of Cheder Chabad of Monsey gathered at Tzemach Tzedek Shul, under the leadership of Rabbi Boruch Dov Lesches, to announce a new initiative; namely, the formation of a new Mesivta.
Every seat in the house was filled Sunday evening, as hundreds of women turned out in support of Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah. The evening featured an auction viewing, along with a lavish buffet of hot food. The highlight of the evening was a performance by Leah Moyal, the Israeli signing sensation. The event concluded with the auction drawing. Winners List in the Extended Article!
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended citywide today, Monday, February 10, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
As Atlanta’s Jewish community celebrated the expansion of its Chabad Center last month, many reflected on 30 years of a remarkable trajectory that has made Metro Atlanta a major Jewish city today.
In the final Motzai Shabbos of his seasonal vacation the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Yoel, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum, was given a gift of Kehots new Sefer “Shaalos Uteshuvos Toras Sholom” by the Rebbe Rashab by Palm Springs, CA Shliach Rabbi Yonasan Denebeim.
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode Five tonight Sunday, February 9th, 10th of Adar here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This weeks class is titled “Can Chassidus Help Us Become Better, Happier, and Healthier People?“
On the heels of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement on Thursday that Staten Island-side users of the Verrazano Bridge will be receiving a reduced rate at the tolls, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Councilman Vincent J. Gentile revealed on Saturday that they are rolling out legislation of their own calling for fairness and equity in making sure that Brooklyn users of the bridge receive the same cuts.
At Chabad of Camarillo, California’s 10-year anniversary gala dinner, former Camarillo Mayor Stan Daily was honored with a Lifetime Achievment Award, presented by Rabbi Aryeh Lang.
Shmuel Yitzchak Kievman (Crown Heights) and Sarah Ita Kramer (Crown Heights)
Soft sand and turquoise beaches make Sochi a lovely holiday destination, but this coastal Russian city is less than ideal for providing religious services to large numbers of Jewish visitors.
After the students of Oholei Torah’s Eighth Grade (OTEG) completed a month-long Mivtza Hachono for Yud Shvat, eight lucky students won the raffle and were rewarded with a Shabbaton on the sunny South Florida island of Key Biscayne.
Frum Divorce, an organization dedicated to helping Orthodox-Jewish divorcees and their children with the struggles of family break-up, announced that they will be hosting Focus on the Family Weekend, bringing Frum divorcees and their children together for an inspiring Shabbos for the first time ever.
Dovid Neubauer (Melbourne, Australia) and Mushki (bas Aaron) Deitsch (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Sunday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
