Despite the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ensures the daily transfer of nearly 6,000 tons of goods and roughly 260 truckloads via Kerem Shalom, an Israel-Gaza land crossing.
Marking a year of Torah in Ten Rabbi Chaim Miller sat down with CrownHeights.info and detailed the plan for the year ahead, he also introduced the newly redesigned TorahinTen.com along with its host of new features.
Last night, at Lubavitch Youth Organization’s Evening of Tribute commemorating Gimmel Tammuz, Rabbi Marvin Tokayer spoke about his personal encounters with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a unique photo of the Rebbe together with his Father-in-Law the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe at a dinner for United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in New York 1944, with special thanks to Rabbi Lein.
On Chof Ches Sivan, the students and teachers of Cheder Menachem were treated to a special privilege. Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin Head Shliach of California came to the Cheder and brought with him a wooden trunk which carried some of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s luggage on the ship which brought them to America on Chof Ches Sivan 5701 – 70 years ago!
The heads of the Givot Olam company, whose Meged 5 well near Rosh Ha’Ayin has been said to contain an estimated 1.5 billion barrels of crude, held a news conference on Tuesday to mark the beginning of the drilling on the site.
Frustrated with our chinuch system? Don’t see any hope for forward progress? Here’s something to make you smile.
Google Maps Street View car took an unscheduled break in Crown Heights after their car broke down on Kingston and East New York.
This Tuesday will mark the 17th year since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Looking at the growth of the Chabad movement worldwide, these past 17 years are a testament to the words of the Sages, “The righteous, even following their passing, are called alive.” All that the Rebbe stood for, felt passionate about, and initiated during his 45-year tenure as leader of Chabad has been elevated to the next level.
70 years ago, after narrowly escaping the Nazi onslaught in Europe, the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin arrived to the United States of America on the 28th day of Sivan.
Sitting on the steps of Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street, the students of the second grade enjoyed a year end barbeque, complete with hotdogs and soda.
Until now, the private life of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, has been shrouded in mystery. Based on first-person testimony from the oral history project, My Encounter with the Rebbe, The Early Years Volume Four sheds unprecedented light on the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s flight from the Nazis in 1940-1941.
YSP of Morristown goes on their first trip to bowling, and an extremely unique gallery tells the story.
Isser and Rivky Boyarsky (Crown Heights)
Still in the hospital recovering from an ailment Crown Heights icon Charlie Buttons sat down with his sister and gave an interview about where hes from and growing up in old Brooklyn.
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