Audio: Chai Elul – Yom HaHoledes of the Baal Shem Tov & the Alter Rebbe
In honor of the month of Chai Elul, Rabbi Michoel Seligson has provided an overview of the day and included pertinent facts and stories.
BDE: Mrs. Luba Pinson, 100, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Luba Pinson OBM, Crown Heights resident and the wife of a previous Gabbai of 770 Rabbi Shea Pinson OBM. She passed away Sunday morning, the 17th of Elul, 5783.
Baby Boy!
Shmuly and Bluma (nee Pinson) Lotman from Mequon, WI had a baby boy.
Taking Flight to Save Lives: Inside the High-Stakes World of Hatzalah Air
Eli Rowe is a licensed pilot, a highly experienced paramedic, and the founder and president of Hatzolah Air. He joined the Meaningful People podcast to speak about the organization.
Information to be Menachem Avel Eliav Benjamin
Eliav Benjamin is sitting shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of his father, Chanoch ben Moshe Yehuda. Times and location in extended article.
Chabad Center in Bakersfield, CA Broken Into, Items Worth Thousands of Dollars Stolen
The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for a man accused of breaking glass and stealing several valuable items, costing thousands, at the Chabad of Bakersfield, California.
Brothers Simche and Yehuda Friedman join Voices In Chassidic Song
Chasidic singer Simche Friedman has released a new single, in which he hosts his brother Yehuda for the first time. Mayim Rabim is performed in a catchy Kumzitz-Chasidic style, with the combination of the two different voices adding a special touch.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Why Must Lubavitchers Send Their Children to Chabad Schools
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.
BESHT: Chodesh Elul Through the Lens of Chassidus
This Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Aryeh Israeli is a renowned Mashpia and gives lectures on topics of Chassidus and Kabbalah. He will be giving this week’s Shiur on Chodesh Elul through the lens of Chassidus.
“Safe Tech Crown Heights” To Open Kingston Ave Location This Sunday
Due to high demand for safe technology filters for devices, the Crown Heights community is opening their very own Kingston Ave office where filters can be installed.
Weekly Story: Promise me Part 6 of 6
Recap: Moshe was suspended and was furious, in his opinion the principal didn’t treat him fairly. His attitude became confrontational and filled with frustration, and for the next year he was enrolled in the same public school as the boys he played with.
Moishy Goldstein Releases New Single ‘Only You’
Music producer and singer Moishy Goldstein of Music Studio NYC released a new single ‘Only You’ which is a new, bilingual version of the beloved song ‘Ein Aroch Lecha’ (Michoel Streicher).
Weekly Dvar Torah: Baal Shem Tov and Chabad
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman tells the story of the Baal Shem Tov when he communicated with the Rebbe Rashab, and the special place that Chabad Chassidus holds.
Ohel Bus Service To Provide Subsidized Buses For Chai Elul
For the auspicious days of Chai Elul, the Ohel Bus Service will be providing extra subsidized transportation round trip from Crown Heights to the Ohel on Friday, the 15th if Elul and Sunday, the 17th of Elul.
Video of the Day
Twice a day, before he begins driving for Uber, Kwabina stops at the Ohel to pray. Listen to his story and see why he feels connected to the Rebbe.
Baby Boy!
Binyomin and Rivka (nee Kashanian) Lifshitz from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 69 Remen Ave, between East 51st St and Rutland Rd
Chabad of Kendall’s New Building Vandalized, Construction to Continue
A vandal struck overnight this week, methodically cutting wires wherever they could be found at the future Friendship Circle of Kendall, slicing overhead wires, ripping our electrical boxes, and doing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. Vandalism or not, construction will continue.
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