Matchmaker, guidance counselor, fundraiser, activist: Shimshon Stock was a beloved fixture of the Crown Heights community for many years. Yet, he was probably best known for founding and leading the Chevra Simchas Shabbos V’Yom Tov Charity Fund.
The Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) has announced its 9th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, to take place on י”א -י”ב תמוז, חג הגאולה, תשפ”ד, July 17-18, 2024, at the Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center.
US intelligence sources estimate that Iran is unlikely to attack Israel directly, preferring instead to rely on its proxies closer to Israel’s borders, CNN reported.
Rabbi Sholtiel Lebovic, director of the nonprofit company Go Kosher and a Crown Heights resident, created a composition for this Yud Alef Nissan’s nigun.
Six months after the terrorist attack on Simchas Torah, French Chabad photographer Morde’hai Lubecki visited the site of Kibbutz Reim where 400 young Jews were massacred during a rave party near the Gaza Strip.
The city of Orenburg, located in the south of the Ural Mountains sits on the Ural River near the mouth of the Skamarka River, which overflowed its banks and flooded the streets of the city which is populated by over half a million inhabitants.
This year, as in previous years, a special effort was put in to reach the elderly and homebound as well, in senior centers and day care centers located across Brooklyn and even Queens.
A mega Shabbat dinner on Friday night served to unify the Jewish community of Binghamton University in New York with a record 2,200 students participating.
The NYC DOT has announced that it will begin replacing existing Pay-And-Display meters, which use printed receipts, with Pay-By-Plate meters starting in May of 2024. Crown Heights can expect to start seeing the installation of new meters in the Spring of 2025.
Aryeh Wells (New York, NY) to Chana Laber (Rensselaer, NY) L’Chaim: Tuesday, April 9th, 7:30pm at Ulam Chana
In honor of Rebbe’s 122nd birthday, Rabbi Dalfin’s books will be on sale from today through 11 Nissan. The sale will be as high as 70% off some titles.
The event culminated the months of dedicated learning for which these middle schoolers devoted their free time, studying an intensive curriculum on the facts, details, and reasons behind all 613 Mitzvos.
As we enter Chodesh Nissan, the month of Geulah, excitement is mounting for the annual Moshiach Chidon, anticipated to be the largest yet. Now in its fourth year, the Moshiach Chidon has emerged as a highly awaited program, uniting Mesivta Bochurim from around the world in learning about Moshiach.
This Year, on Yud Alef Nissan, in honor of the Rebbe’s 122nd Birthday, some 20 Mitzvah Tanks will go out on mivtzoim, and spread the Rebbe’s message to the Greater Miami area.
Mendel Hildeshaim (Thornhill, Ontario) Moussia Chana Vishedsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, April 9th, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Side Hall
In a recent op-ed, the proposal to amend the Vaad Hakahal bylaws and allow heads of Mosdos to run was put forth, suggesting that their experience and talent could greatly benefit the community. However, a closer examination reveals that the potential for conflicts of interest extends beyond government funding posing a significant threat to the integrity of the Vaad Hakahal.
Representatives from Crown Heights businessmen, Shuls, and Askonim gathered at JLI on Monday afternoon to hear the heroic story of Staff Sgt. Matan Falach and to show support for the Sheba Medical Center.
