Tonight, Sunday, CrownHeights.info will once again be hosting Rabbi Shea Hecht for a live question and answer session on the topic of cults and brainwashing as well as programming and deprogramming. The broadcast has ended and archive video is available in the Extended Article.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations are suspended citywide tomorrow, Monday, January 6, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Jewish teens from across Central Florida joined for the Chabad Teen Network trip during the winter break vacation. The CTeens had a wonderful time ice skating at the RDV and then drove to South Orlando to the Kosher Gourmet Restaurant where they were treated to a wonderful Israeli-style dinner.
Pictures from the L’chaim of Sholom Stiefel (Montreal, Canada) and Simi Hanoka (Pasadena, CA), which took place Sunday, December 29, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.
Shmaya (ben Yossi) Futerfas (Crown Heights) and Chani Rabkin (Crown Heights)
Meyer and Naomi Clapman (Crown Heights)
The New York Post came under heavy criticism for its coverage of the tragic death of Menachem Stark, a Chasidic Jew kidnapped on Friday morning, then discovered dead, burnt and buried in a dumpster on Saturday.
Authors Ella Verzov and Chana Oirechman have come up with a charming, multi-purpose idea for a Jewish children’s book series. working with local photographers, they peer into the lives of the elementary-school-aged children of shluchim, the Chabad emissaries who were sent around the world to spread Yiddishkeit.
Well over 1000 men and women turned out Motzai Shabbos for Hatzalah of Crown Heights’ annual Melava Malkah, Health Symposium and raffle for a prize of $18,000. A special and emotional highlight was the meeting of Rabbi Nachman Sudak and Dr. Joshua Kerstein who rendered the lifesaving care following his heart attack during the Kinus Hashluchim.
Assemblyman Dov Hikind announced Thursday night that an important arrest has been made in conjunction with at least three of the Knockout attacks that occurred in Brooklyn over the past weeks. A male was taken into custody and identified by three separate women who said he had attacked them.
The thread of kindness was spread through the hallways of Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA), in Longmeadow, MA on Wednesday, December 25, as almost 120 guests, parents and students participated in a day of Tzedaka (charity) and Kindness.
In honor of Yud Shvat, Anash and all Jews worldwide are invited to participate in a learning campaign, with the chance to win big prizes.
Miriam and Yankel Osdoba (Crown Heights)
For a week in the Catskill Mountains, a group of boys ages 9-16 created Jewish memories as they enjoyed a dream winter vacation, with skiing, snow-tubing, and other winter sports at Camp F.R.E.E. – Gan Israel.
The Jewish community of Argentina recently hosted Rabbi Manis Friedman for 10 days filled with learning and inspiration, with 29 events taking place throughout the city.
With great sadness we inform you of the shocking death of Menacham Stark, a 39 year old real estate developer who was abducted Thursday night. The tragic news came from Nassau County cops who located his lifeless body in Long Island earlier today. Levaya times added.
A special item went up for sale today at a local supermarket..
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