Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eliezer Yaakov HaCohen Kahan (London, UK) and Elana Berkun (Chicago, IL / Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info

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Tomorrow, Chof Ches Nissan marks 17 years to the Sicha the Rebbe said unexpectedly in 5751 after returning from the Ohel. The Rebbe said with great pain “that all that I have done… it is up to you to do all that you can to bring Moshiach down here…” AD MOSAI?!
Click Here To Listen To The Sicha (Courtesy of Sichos.com)
Click Here to see a transcript of the Sicha in Hebrew (PDF)
A translation of excerpts of the Sicha can be read in the Extended Article.
17 Years to the Sicha – “Do All That You Can”
Tomorrow, Chof Ches Nissan marks 17 years to the Sicha the Rebbe said unexpectedly in 5751 after returning from the Ohel. The Rebbe said with great pain “that all that I have done… it is up to you to do all that you can to bring Moshiach down here…” AD MOSAI?!
Click Here To Listen To The Sicha (Courtesy of Sichos.com)
Click Here to see a transcript of the Sicha in Hebrew (PDF)
A translation of excerpts of the Sicha can be read in the Extended Article.

Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Menchem Mendel ben Sarah Esther
Menucha Rachel Bas Chana
This Shabbos, Chof Ches Nissan, All of Anash will come together between Mincha and Maariv 6:30 - 8:30 pm in 770. All of anash are urgerd to participate!
Full flyer in the Extended Article!
PSA: Chof Ches Nissan in 770!
This Shabbos, Chof Ches Nissan, All of Anash will come together between Mincha and Maariv 6:30 – 8:30 pm in 770. All of anash are urgerd to participate!
Full flyer in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Benzi Kluwgant (Israel / Australia) and Pnina Klinger (Israel / Canada) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
SAFED, Israel — It's where a nose-ringed backpacker, elderly tourist, undergraduate, yeshiva student and middle-aged secretary meet. It's where they ascend a mountain to learn, tour an ancient city and discover the mysteries and spirituality of their Jewish heritage. Welcome to Ascent of Safed, Israel.
A Safed Hostel and Outreach Center Offers Mysticism
SAFED, Israel — It’s where a nose-ringed backpacker, elderly tourist, undergraduate, yeshiva student and middle-aged secretary meet. It’s where they ascend a mountain to learn, tour an ancient city and discover the mysteries and spirituality of their Jewish heritage. Welcome to Ascent of Safed, Israel.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yudi and Sarah (nee Spangenthal) Dukes (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
Rave reviews are still pouring in about the JLI’s Mission to Israel. The mission comprised of 35 Shluchim and over 300 participants from JLI affiliates worldwide who just concluded a 6 week course entitled “The Land & the Spirit- Why We All Care About Israel”.
New Video Footage From JLI’s Mission to Israel
Rave reviews are still pouring in about the JLI’s Mission to Israel. The mission comprised of 35 Shluchim and over 300 participants from JLI affiliates worldwide who just concluded a 6 week course entitled “The Land & the Spirit- Why We All Care About Israel”.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Michelle Amar (Ormond Beach, FL) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
A delegation of archivists representing several U.S. government and private institutions joined several dozen members of Jewish communities in suburban Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., for a rare presentation given by Jewish Educational Media, the Chabad-Lubavitch organization responsible for preserving and disseminating footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.
Archival Community Witnesses Film Preservation Effort
A delegation of archivists representing several U.S. government and private institutions joined several dozen members of Jewish communities in suburban Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., for a rare presentation given by Jewish Educational Media, the Chabad-Lubavitch organization responsible for preserving and disseminating footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.
Mazal Tov! – Its Twins! A Boy! and A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Shira Cohen (Coral Springs, FL) on the birth of their twins a boy and a girl!
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Much talk is heard about today's teens, corrupted more than ever by messages of how to dress, eat, think, socialize, shop, recreate or otherwise indulge in endless decadence to gross excess.
But should one have been in attendance at the recent annual convention of the Volunteer Leadership Club, quite the opposite picture emerges.
When Young Idealism Leads
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Much talk is heard about today’s teens, corrupted more than ever by messages of how to dress, eat, think, socialize, shop, recreate or otherwise indulge in endless decadence to gross excess.
But should one have been in attendance at the recent annual convention of the Volunteer Leadership Club, quite the opposite picture emerges.
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
Click here to download the newspaper in PDF format.
This Weeks Crown Heights Newspaper
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
The Siddur for daily prayers comes with a new translation geared to young adults, and with numbered paragraphs making it easy for the reader to switch from the Hebrew to the translation or transliterated text. Prayers are marked with symbols that let the reader know whether to sit or stand at that prayer.
The New Siddur causing a revolution in the FSU
BROOKLYN, NY — If you find yourself in the foreseeable future in one of the synagogues or schools in the FSU you might have an illusion that you are by the Western Wall. Well this illusion is nearly reality! Tzivos Hashem of the C.I.S. under the directorship of Rabbi Yossi Glick is responsible for the vast amount of noise erupting lately in the FSU. Their Publishing House, directed by Rabbi Shmuli Brown has printed the first of a kind Siddur with Russian translation and transliteration.
The Siddur for daily prayers comes with a new translation geared to young adults, and with numbered paragraphs making it easy for the reader to switch from the Hebrew to the translation or transliterated text. Prayers are marked with symbols that let the reader know whether to sit or stand at that prayer.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Reaching Uruguay's thousands of Jews one kid at a time. That's what Rochel Shemtov's initiative does through a series of fun-filled educational programs it brings to local schools monthly.
“Kids in Action” Brings Holidays to Life for Uruguayans
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Reaching Uruguay’s thousands of Jews one kid at a time. That’s what Rochel Shemtov’s initiative does through a series of fun-filled educational programs it brings to local schools monthly.
1. The first three Mitzvos (commandments) mentioned in this week’s Torah portion are:
1) “You should be holy”.
2) “Every person should fear his mother and father”.
3) “You should observe my Sabbaths”.
2. Everything in Torah is perfectly exact. Therefore, if the Torah puts these three Mitzvos consecutively one after the other, they must be connected to each other. Let us try and find out how they are connected to each other and what lessons they are coming to teach us.
3. The Rebbe now sets out to explain each of these three Mitzvos and their connection with each other, beginning with the first one (“You should be holy”):
The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Kedoshim
The Rebbe says:
1. The first three Mitzvos (commandments) mentioned in this week’s Torah portion are:
1) “You should be holy”.
2) “Every person should fear his mother and father”.
3) “You should observe my Sabbaths”.
2. Everything in Torah is perfectly exact. Therefore, if the Torah puts these three Mitzvos consecutively one after the other, they must be connected to each other. Let us try and find out how they are connected to each other and what lessons they are coming to teach us.
3. The Rebbe now sets out to explain each of these three Mitzvos and their connection with each other, beginning with the first one (“You should be holy”):
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Police car designated to pull motorist over for driving infractions was spotted a short while ago on Montgomery and Kingston. As we have reported a little while back the car was involved in an accident and hasn’t been around since.
Drivers should always wear their seatbelts and not talk on their cell phones without a hands free device, but should now take extra care!
PSA: Car 1733 is back on the Road
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Police car designated to pull motorist over for driving infractions was spotted a short while ago on Montgomery and Kingston. As we have reported a little while back the car was involved in an accident and hasn’t been around since.
Drivers should always wear their seatbelts and not talk on their cell phones without a hands free device, but should now take extra care!