Ethan Falkowitz OBM, a student at Roslyn Middle School, was running high after he and his friends won a Tennis match. As he and his friends were driven off to celebrate, a drunk driver going the wrong way created a tragedy, killing Falkowitz and his friend Drew Hassenbein.
Today – Tes Zayin Iyar – is Rabbi Wagner’s birthday, the day when mazolo gover. On behalf of his entire extended family, I request that you take time today to add in hachlatos tovos in his zchus.
The annual Lag B’Omer fair by NCFJE will be free of charge, thanks to generous partners Mask and Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center.
The power of shabbos. For a Jew, the true path to success lies in living life according to Torah’s directives. Central among these is the observance of the day of rest.
With great sadness we report the sudden passing of R’ Eli Baitelman OBM, a member of Anash of Los Angeles, CA. He passed away on Motzei Shabbos, the 16th of Iyar due to a heart attack.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Eliyahu Tenenbaum OBM, a Crown Heights resident and long time teacher at Oholei Torah. He passed away Motzei Shabbos, the 16th of Iyar, 5783.
Zalman Rosenfeld (Crown Heights) to Esty Slapochnik (Crown Heights)
Plans are changing as groups from all over the world head to Crown Heights in honor of Lag B’Omer.
In honor of Lag B’Omer this year, the Ohel Bus Service will be providing extra subsidized transportation round trip from Crown Heights to the Ohel from Sunday, May 7th to Tuesday, May 9th.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Menashe Hadad, OBM, the famed director of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Eretz Hakodesh. He passed away on Shabbos, the 15th of Iyar, 5783.
An emergency occurs, and medical help is needed—and fast. “What are we going to do now at this unseemly hour in the middle of the night?” you fret. “Who can we call now? Who’s awake?” Hatzalah of course.
Over 150 Jewish teens from throughout the Northeast United States gathered for an unforgettable weekend at the CTeen Regional Shabbaton held in Washington D.C. hosted by Rabbi Sender and Nechamie Geisinsky of Chabad of Bethesda, MD.
Due to the Shabbat in the Heights shabbaton this weekend by JLI, there will be longer than usual lines at the Ohel on Sunday between 1:45 PM and 3:00 PM.
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 three-year-old Lubavitch boy was airlifted to the hospital Friday afternoon after near drowning in a condo pool in Bay Harbor Islands.
A clever thief stealing bars of soap from Empire Kosher Supermarket probably thought he was getting away clean Erev Shabbos, but ended up getting arrested.
In a significant development in the world of Shlichus and the CKids program, a new couple is preparing
to move to Leeds, England, to lead the local CKids chapter. Rabbi Sholem and Devorah Kalmenson plan
to embark on their new Shlichus to Leeds this summer.
