3:00PM: Sefer Torah Being Welcomed Today In Crown Heights
A new Sefer Torah is being completed today at the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn with the procession traveling to Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street.
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NYC Chanukah Menorah and Tank Parade Scheduled For Motzei Shabbos
As Chanukah approaches, we at the Mitzvah Tank Organization are happy to announce that the Annual NYC Menorah Parade will be on Motzaei Shabbos, 26 Kislev, December 9, at 6:30pm.
New Kolel Initiative Makes In-Depth Chassidus Study a Reality for Many
Dubbed “Kolel L’lomdei Dach,” this new initiative from Merkos 302, offers a rare and previously unavailable opportunity to join a highly structured and curated program that will see participants cover a bevy of topics in Chassidus over the course of five years.
I Saw Hamas Terrorists Right Behind My House!
After spending two days in her “safe room”, Michla and her family evacuated. They’ve now been spending the past 50+ days in a hotel room, having given their home to the IDF troops.
How the IDF Unity Torah Was Born
Re’im Base was the only border outpost that withstood Hamas’s murderous attacks on October 7, and now Biston was visiting as part of a delegation of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis who visited Israel in the weeks following the attack to show solidarity, bring comfort and encouragement, and hear firsthand the tales of the survivors.
Arrest Made In Vandalism at Chabad UF in Gainesville, FL
Gainesville police made an arrest Thursday in the vandalism of signs at Chabad UF last week Friday. Geoffrey Lush, 50, was arrested Thursday evening by Gainesville Police Department and charged with property damage to a religious building and writing a threat or act of terrorism.
Schedule: Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengens Across Crown Heights
Crown Heights Anash will be joining farbrengens across the Shchunah for Yud Tes Kislev, the Rosh Hashana L’Chassidus. Below you will find a list of local Farbrengens open to the public.
Dr Henry Kissinger and His Letter in the Sefer Torah for Jewish Unity
I asked him: What’s your Hebrew name, Chaim? He said no! I asked: Henach? He said no. I asked: Hirshel? He again said no. After a long minute that felt like an eternity, Dr. Kissinger exclaimed: Avrohom! My Hebrew name is Avrohom.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – What Are You Doing to be Chasidic?
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.
Picture of the Day
The Largest Menorah, which proudly stands each year at Grand Army Plaza near Crown Heights was put up Friday, prepared for another year of spreading light and goodness through the world.
Baby Boy!
Shalom and Mashie (nee Feldman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 414 Crown Street
Baby Boy!
Dov Yehudah and Mushkie (nee Silberberg) Steinmetz from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!
Ari and Mindy Goodman from Chicago, IL had a baby boy!
Weekly Story: The Power of Chassidus
As this Shabbos is Yud Tes Kislev, the day that the Rebbe Rashab coined Rosh Hashanah L’Chassidus, as well as starling that the spreading and clarifying concepts on Chassidus began in earnest, (and for this reason we find the term before Peterburg (i.e. the chassidus that the Alter Rebbe said before his arrest) and after Peterburg ( the Chassidus he said after his liberation), therefore, I decided to note some aspects about Yud Tes Kislev and Chassidus.
Audio: Yud Tes Kislev By The Rebbe
In honor of the Yud Tes Kislev, marking the Geula of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Michoel Seligson has recorded a series including facts and stories about Yud Tes Kislev by the Rebbe.
BESHT: To 770 They Are Marching In
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Yoni Katz runs JewishBrooklyn.nyc which provides Chassidic walking tours around Crown Heights to people of all walks of life. He will be giving this week’s lecture using the phrase “To 770 they are marching in.”
Mikvah.org Announces New Podcast Series
In honor of Yud Tes Kislev, we are excited to kick off a new podcast series focusing on the theme of Building a Family, with a Chassidic discourse.
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