Shalom Ber’s very identity was one of a soldier. He wasn’t just any soldier; he was a soldier of Hashem. He was proud to be enrolled in the international children’s organization, Tzivos Hashem, and used every opportunity to fight for the cause of goodness and kindness.
The Summer Learning Program hit series is continuing this week, each week there will be Shiurim on a variety of intriguing topics by leading magidei shiurim.
Orange County, NY, doesn’t usually see hundreds of Chabad shluchim in one day. But that’s exactly what happened last week, as shluchim from all over New York and New England convened at the newly minted Chabad House in Monroe.
The Jewish Future Alliance has provided important updates for the Crown Heights Jewish community, regarding newly elected Orthodox Jewish Judges, Medicaid Changes, Expected Traffic Changes, and the new sanitation rules.
As the Crown Heights Insider nears the end of its first season, a wrap up podcast is planned, where listeners can submit questions, opinions, and suggestions which will be posed to our podcast guests we hosted throughout the first season.
As the first session of camp ended for Camp Gan Israel Florida, photographer Sholom Carroll captured the campers and staff in group photos.
A delegation set out on a mission to check the kashrus and condition of the mikvas scattered throughout Russia. This was the first stage in a new round of inspection of the mikvas in Russia which are under the supervision of the Chief Rabbinate of Russia.
During their visit to Crown Heights over Chof Av, the Bar Mitzvah Division of Camp Gan Israel-Parksville took a group photo in front of 770.
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.
A Chossid from Williamsburg working at a construction site in Crown Heights was severely burned Friday after a hoist he was working on arced, severely burning him and two other workers.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Boruch Jacobson is a shliach to Hunter College in NYC. He will be giving this week’s lecture on his personal experience at the Tzion of Reb Levik in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan.
Yossi and Blumie (nee Raskin) Okunov from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Recap Moshe Levy felt that he had to take his father’s place at least when it concerned his brother’s. While this was admirable, it was also self-serving, demonstrating that he is important. It also overwhelmed him, and his marks began to falter, but after his bar mitzvah he got back on track. However, after Pesach he threw himself into the baseball games and once again it affected his learning.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman expounds on the the core Mitzvah of Mezuzah, and how even a single one can overturn the ruling of an Ir Hanidachas.
Shmuel and Sara Steinberg from Chicago, IL had a baby girl!
Some forty aspiring shluchim are counting the days to this coming Monday, 27 Av, when New Shluchim Desk at Merkos 302 will launch the sixth annual Yesodos Lhatzlochas Hashlichus seminar. The new and soon-to-be Shluchim will hear from the best in the field, with a top-of-the-line program fine-tuned over the past few years.
In his letter to the correspondent with complaints about the orthodox, the Rebbe clarifies what being orthodox means, what is expected and some misconceptions.
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