The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia today announced the unsealing of a civil forfeiture action against approximately $2 million dollars in digital currency connected with Buy Cash Money and Money Transfer Company (BuyCash), a Gaza-based money transfer business that was involved in financially supporting Hamas.
In Dnipro — often referred to as “the capital of Ukrainian Jewry” — more than 100 missiles and suicide drones were fired. One missile struck the upper floor of a luxury residential building in the city center, home to one of the Chabad emissary families, Rabbi Moshe and Shoshi Weber.
The Shomrim volunteers serve as communal guardians, ones that are committed to serving and protecting the Shchuna and its inhabitants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Two IDF soldiers were killed and an officer was moderately wounded by an explosive device in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military announced. Another soldier succumbed to injuries sustained in fighting last week.
Lubavitcher and Remsen Village resident Yehuda Shaffer is a candidate for NYC Council District 41 in the upcoming election. He sat down with CrownHeights.info to discuss his campaign.
The National Weather Service is warning of isolated instances of flash flooding as thunderstorms are expected Sunday afternoon and evening.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the Nine Days for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
His first task upon accepting the position was to meet with the Rebbe. Decades later, he recalled the encounter with some embarrassment, noting that he was not aware that Hasidim considered it disrespectful to sit in the Rebbe’s presence.
The U.S. Embassy in Israel has announced that, beginning August 1, 2025, a new courier provider will take over all document and passport delivery services across Israel, replacing the current delivery service.
In just one week, the men in our community are invited for what has become one of the most meaningful nights of the year: the annual Bonei Olam Chabad Men’s Kumzits.
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.
Today’s video goes through the structure surrounding the Kodesh and Kodesh HaKodashim; from the four doors at the entrance of the Kodesh to the special way these doors were opened, and from the compartments on the north and south to their numbers and sizes.
I heard this story a few weeks ago. A Jew from Cleveland, Ohio, was speaking at a gathering commemorating 60 years since the Rebbe began teaching Rashi in his unique way, and they are known as the Rebbe’s Rashi Sichos.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explains the progression between two Parshiot in The Torah, Matos and Maasei, a pair of Parshiot that are often read in unison.
The new mural will be officially unveiled at the new centers grand opening, taking place on Sunday, November 2nd, 2025.
Rabbi Aharon Wagner, Chief Rabbi of Irkutsk and Chabad emissary, played a central role in guiding the restoration, closely collaborating with the museum team to ensure that Jewish laws and traditional heritage inform the construction.
In answer to one questioning capital punishment (and any form of punishment) on the ground of compassion, etc. – the Rebbe’s brief answer underlines 1. the basic principle of benefit for the person being punished as well as for the society and 2. the belief in afterlife, which helps us understand the concept of punishment.
