They will be expanding the work of Chabad of FSU – Chabad of Tallahassee to with a special emphasis on teaching Torah learning classes, connecting with young professionals and graduate students and deepening community engagement.
No injuries have been reported after a fire broke out at 509 Maple Street in Crown Heights. The FDNY arrived quickly and doused the flames.
Street closures will begin in the early hours of Sunday morning for the New York City Marathon, a race that will cover all five boroughs of New York City.
If one saw him in the street, he seemed like a simple day laborer. Rabbi Noteh of Monastyryshche, Ukraine, had no ears and kept to himself. Yet he was the chassidic rabbi of the town and beloved by all its residents.
Instacart said Friday it will offer customers who receive SNAP benefits 50% on their next grocery order to ease strain as the government prepares to cut off food aid payments.
An Israeli source has confirmed that none of the remains of three bodies that Hamas transferred to Israel Friday night are a match for any of the remaining 11 hostages.
In the central Vietnamese tourist destination of Hoi An, the Thu Bồn River reached a 60-year high, flooding nearby neighborhoods and leaving more than a dozen dead. Chabad-Lubavitch of Hoi An, located just two blocks from the waterfront, was partly submerged under water.
Following the Chief Rabbi’s response, a significant change appeared on the website of the Chechen state news agency Grozny-Inform: the Mufti’s quote was removed.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Hurricane Melissa has devastated our Chabad House, ripping off parts of the roof and causing $100,000’s in damages! We huddled all night praying to G-d to keep us safe! Please support our Emergency Hurricane Relief Fund to help us help those in dire need.
Around two years ago, I published a book on the Shpoler Zeide. I noted that being that the Rebbe mentioned that the Shpoler Zeide and Reb Leib Sarah’s are the same person, I would like to publish the stories that are credited to Reb Leib Sarah’s.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman speaks about the theme of “living with the times,” a theme that goes beyond the simplistic meaning.
Our community needs you to turn out. By voting, each one of us helps affirm our commitment to the well-being of our neighborhood and the city we call home.
Moshe Maness (Crown Heights) to Hinda Mendelow (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Thousands upon thousands of Chareidim, including Chabad Chassidim, descended on Yerushalayim Thursday for a Million Man protest against Chareidi conscription into the military.
Military representatives have notified the families of Amiram Cooper, 85, and Sahar Baruch, 25, that their bodies were returned to Israel by Hamas this afternoon.
In his comprehensive letter to one finding himself in difficult circumstances, the Rebbe underlines the necessity to follow Hashem’s directive to Avraham – to break away from the environment and accustomed living in order to attain the “Promised Land.”
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