One hundred Shluchim—serving as the Jewish infrastructure across 40 countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East—gathered to reinforce one another and map the next phase of Jewish life in a post–Oct. 7 world.
At an event in Salt Lake City, The Oracle: Portraits of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson was honored with the prestigious Wilbur Award, presented to two members of the creative team behind the book.
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.
The prices of rent-stabilized apartments are set to go up in the Big Apple after the city’s Rent Guidelines Board voted in favor of potential hikes Wednesday.
I heard this week the following story from Rabbi Shlomo Galperin, the way it was reminisced by his father-in-law Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Fox of blessed memory. As noted, pearls as these are what keeps this column going. Please share them with me, so that I can allow the community at large, to benefit from them as well.
Discover Judaism’s surprising perspective on incarceration, rehabilitation, and justice. Explore how Jewish ethics approach criminal punishment, rehabilitation, and societal reintegration, offering insights for creating a more compassionate and effective justice system.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman learns a parallel lesson from the exuberance and fascination of a child, with its unending energy a lesson for how we too should pursue life.
During a National Day of Prayer event at the White House on Thursday, US President Donald Trump discussed the situation of the hostages in Gaza, and said that fewer than 24 are still alive.
Courtesy of Crown Heights photographer Shmuli Evers, we present this incredible photograph of 770 Eastern Parkway.
More than 250 Shluchim gathered in Paris for their annual Regional Kinus Hashluchim this week.
An arrest was made Wednesday after a person accosted and attacked a Jewish man delivering food in the area of Crown Heights.
Every pool can now become dramatically safer thanks to groundbreaking technology that provides an essential additional layer of protection for our most precious treasures – our children.
Every Jewish community has one: that understated individual who, sitting outside the limelight, serves as the foundational pillar upon which the entire community stands. One such woman was Sandy Landes.
Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Now that we are counting the days in anticipation of receiving the Torah on Shavuos – after our liberation from Mitzrayim – we share some words of wisdom from the Rebbe’s letter about sefira, this special counting.
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Ezra Raymond OBM, originally from London, and for the past 25 years Beitar, EY. He was niftar on Gimmel Iyar 5785-May 1, 2025.
