Baby Girl!
Ari and Chava Rendler from Riverwoods, IL had a baby girl!

BREAKING: Tunnel Found Burrowed Under Women’s Section of 770, Possibly Destabilizing The Building
Shock and horror in Crown Heights after a tunnel was found burrowed underground in the most unlikely of places, under 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.

Weekly Story: Mozhesh Danye Chotshesh — You Can, But You Don’t Want To
In honor of Hei Teves, I am honored to inform you that bezras Hashem my newest publication, The Shpoler Zeide, will be available in the stores in a week and a half. In commemoration of that, I am posting a story from the book, that story was related by the Frierdiker Rebbe.

Weekly Dvar Torah: Yehudah Challenges Yosef, Action vs Torah Study
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman looks deeper into the difference between Yehuda and Yosef, two Shevatim with meaning.

Gallery: Chanukah Parade Conquers The Streets of NYC
A long line of Mitzvah Tanks, Car Menorahs, and Police Vehicles took to the streets of New York City this Chanukah starting out from Crown Heights.

Ohr Avner Illuminates Queens with Eight Nights of Dazzling Chanukah Programs
It was a packed Chanuka for Chabad Ohr Avner of Queens this year, with many celebrations held throughout the community during the entire festive week.

Video: Asara B’Teves with the Rebbe
In this video released by JEM, a recording of the Rebbe reciting penitential prayers on the Fast of the Tenth of Teves, 5725 (1965), can be heard, along with commentary by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi, who was a yeshiva student at the time.
New Engagement!
Yossi Fried (Manhattan, NY) to Margalit Blesofsky (Manchester, UK)
New Engagement!
Tzvi Dubrawsky (Dallas, TX) to Miri Kantor (Westport, CT)

Community Unites in Kingston, NY as Rabbi AB Itkin Observes Shiva for his Beloved Father, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok “Fitche” Itkin OB”M
It’s heartening to see a community come together to support their Shliach, Rabbi AB Itkin, during this time of mourning for his beloved father, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Itkin OBM.

BDE: R’ Peretz Laine, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Peretz Laine OBM, a Lubavitcher living in Lauderhill, FL. He passed away on Friday, the 10th of Teves, 5784 following an extended illness.
Baby Boy!
Schneur and Liba Najar from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 1225 St. Johns Pl (between Albany Ave Troy Ave)

VIDEO: Rabbi Bogomilsky Shares The Story of Hey Teves and the Return of the Sefarim – Part #2
Watch as Crown Heights Rov, Rabbi Bogomilsky, shares the story of Hey Teves from a slightly different point of view.
New Engagement!
Yehuda Greene (Crown Heights) to Chava Shira Mandelbaum (Mequon, WI) L’Chaim: Motzei Shabbos, Dec. 23rd, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St.
New Engagement!
Levi Yitzchak Sodri (Paris, France) to Devorah Leah Aharoni (Emanuel, EY)

New York State Lost Over 100,000 Residents in 2023: Census Bureau
New York is one of eight states that had a population decrease in 2023, according to data from the Census Bureau.

Camp Emunah Embarks on a New Chapter with the Acquisition of an Adjacent 106-Acre Property
Camp Emunah, the first overnight camp in the world of Lubavitch and a transformative camp experience for all its generations of campers, is delighted to announce entering an agreement to acquire the sprawling 106-acre property adjacent to its existing grounds.