New Engagement!
Mendy Althaus (Sydney, Australia) to Malky Simpson (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St.
Baby Boy!
Dovid and Lifsha Weissman from Chicago, IL had a baby boy!
BDE: Rabbi Chaim Binyomin Burston, 72, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Chaim Burston OBM, a famed Rebbe and storyteller who educated hundreds of students throughout his career. He passed away on Shabbos, the 18th of Teves, 5784.
Planning To Fly Out of JFK On New Years? You Might Want To Have A Backup Plan
If you have a flight scheduled to leave JFK Airport in NYC on Monday, New Years, after 2:00pm, you might want to consider a backup plan as a planned Pro-Gaza Protest is scheduled to “Flood JFK For Gaza”.
The Battle of Brooklyn In August 1776 Was All To Build A Jewish Neighborhood In Crown Heights?
X account @Ryansikorski10 had a “revelation”, among many other extreme views posted to his social media, in that the Battle of Brooklyn, a battle of the American Revolutionary War, took place all that a Jewish neighborhood could one day be built in Crown Heights.
Picture of the Day
A Baltimore Fire House has arranged an annual holiday display with a miniature train garden complete with a mini fire house, full town, and a special building with replicas around the world. Can we officially add it to the list of 770’s across the globe?
LIVE NOW: Motzei Shabbos FREE Shows at TOVEEDO
Motzei Shabbos LIVE Show! A snippet of all your loved shows, plus footage you’ve never seen before.
UnitedHealth Insurance Will No Longer Cover Mount Sinai Hospital Services
Unless a last-minute deal is struck, one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies will no longer cover one of the city’s most prominent hospital networks.
Chabad North QLD Provides Help During Worst Flood Ever to Hit Cairns
Rabbi Ari Rubin, based in Cairns and co director of Chabad North Queensland an associated community with Chabad of Rural and Eeguonal Australia, revealed that between ten and twenty Jewish families have experienced flooded homes, with at least two lacking insurance coverage.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Schneersohns in Nachlat Yitzchak Cemetery
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.
Baby Girl!
Zalmi and Esty Katz from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
BESHT: 20-24 Teves – The Rambam and The Alter Rebbe
Shabbos at the BESHT: This week’s shiur will be given by Rabbi Michoel Seligson on the 20th to the 24th of Teves, The Rambam and The Alter Rebbe.
Weekly Story: “That Is My Shlichus”
This week a friend told me that he heard a beautiful story which he heard at a farbrengen from Rabbi Dovid Sholom Pape. So, I went over to him, and while the person related it to me properly, Rabbi Pape gave me some additional aspects of the story.
Weekly Dvar Torah: The Egyptian Yeshiva
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the preparations made for Yaacov’s arrival in Egypt, its spiritual significance, and some baffling questions.
A Lone Soldier In Israel and a Young Girl Davening For Her
The following story was posted to social media by Sarah Dukes, and tells a special story of a young girl who was Davening each day for a soldier in the IDF who turned out to be a family friend.
IDF Soldiers Discover 1,500-Year-Old Clay Lamp in the Gaza Envelope Troops Assembly Area
Nathaniel Melchior and Alon Segev, two reserve soldiers in the 404th Battalion of the 282nd Fire Brigade, did not expect this on their reserve service: they discovered an intact ancient oil lamp dating from the Byzantine period.
Baby Boy!
Menachem and Sheva Roitblat from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 770 Empire Blvd #5F (between Troy Ave and Schenectady Ave)
