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In time for the many thousands of Shluchim and Chassidim visiting Crown Heights this Gimmel Tammuz, JEM is proud to announce the opening, of a two-week brand-new exhibit: 770 Through Yossi’s Lens – A Photo Exhibition. This never- before-seen collection of pictures of the Rebbe will add a fresh aspect to your Hiskashrus, giving you the opportunity to see the Rebbe in a whole new dimension.
Men and women from the Crown Heights community participated in an unforgettable evening at Beis Shmuel, featuring a presentation by a man who as a young boy escaped the German angel of death time and time again.
New York City health officials proposed on Tuesday that Orthodox Jewish parents be required to sign a consent waiver before they can take part in a circumcision ritual that is believed to have led to the deaths of at least two babies in the city over the past decade.
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Rabbi Boruch Sholom and Mushkie Wolf have recently been appointed as the Shluchim to North Shore and Long Island Jewish Medical Centers.
Hundreds of leaders of Chabad institutions from around Israel gathered recently for the annual Conference of Directors. Arutz Sheva was there.
Based on the song “My Friend” written, composed, and performed by Moshe Hecht, this video was created by Danny Finkelman for the Friendship Circle of Cleveland’s Art of Friendship event on June 7, 2012.
Concerned members of the Crown Heights community gathered this past Sunday in the Oihel Nosson Shul for a seminar on combating child abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community. The entire event was captured on video by Crownheights.info, and we present this series of clips so that you may join in the conversation even if you were unable to make it in person.
At around noon today, a Jewish Crown Heights resident discovered that his newly purchased car had been stolen. He contacted the NYPD, but they were unable to file a report or begin an investigation because the car’s registration and other paperwork had not yet been prepared.
Rabbi & Mrs. Eliezer Zirkind of Crown Heights have not been notified of the passing of their son and the public is asked that it remain that way.
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yehoshua Shlomo Zirkind, OBM, of the Rebbe’s Shluchim to Eretz Yisroel, at the age of 58. His passing comes merely three months after the equally tragic and untimely passing of his brother, Reb Yitzchok, OBM.
A Jewish owned car parked on Crown St. between Kingston and Albany Ave. had its wheels stolen last night. A source told Crownheights.info that thieves tend to commit burglaries of this nature while it’s raining, because there are hardly any people on the street.
During the seminar on combating child abuse in the Crown Heights community this past Sunday, attorney Elie Poltrack stood up and berated District Attorney Charles Hynes over his indictment of Shmira member Yitzchok Shuchat.
Over 200 parents and guest filled the Bal Harbour ballroom for Chabad’s After-School Commencement Dinner last Sunday. Participants were mesmerized as the children, ages 5-12, performed ‘Around the Year,” singing songs about the Jewish holidays in four languages.
Mendy Schtroks (Crown Heights) and Chayale Greenwald (Crown Heights)
The sounds of Jewish music was blasting loudly in the streets of Brighton Beach, as close to a thousand people celebrated the new Sefer Torah of the Chabad Neshama Center.
With tremendous pride and jubilation, a crowd of over 350 people gathered together to witness the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the New Chabad Jewish Center in Tacoma, Washington. The New Chabad Center, run by Rabbi Zalman and Miriam Heber, is a replica of 770 – Lubavitch World Headquarters.
The Kinus HaMechanchos, the women’s Chinuch conference will take place at the DOLCE, Norwalk Connecticut on Monday and Tuesday 12-13 Tammuz, July 2nd and 3rd. As it is the Chag haGeula, day of liberation of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe the program will feature Rabbi Alter ben Tzion Metzger at a special evening session.
On Monday June 11th (21st of Sivan), a diverse crowd of 1,500 people gathered at the Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center for an evening of Tribute to the Rebbe.
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