The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) today updated New Yorkers on the detection of poliovirus (the virus that causes paralytic polio) in sewage, suggesting likely local circulation of the virus.
Yehuda Levinger (Yerushalayim) to Mushka Kaplan (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Will take place Sunday, information to be announced
Shmya Miller (Eretz Yisroel) to Elana Frisch (Coral Springs, FL)
Being that this Monday, the 11th of Av was the yahrzeit of Reb Hillel Halevi of Paritch and I am preparing an expanded edition of his biography, I decided to post the chapter about his histalkus.
Avraham Infeld talks about his experience with the Rebbe and how the Rebbe gave him instructions to stay in education.
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman connects the “step back” we take in this sad month, and how it is used top launch ourselves “two steps forward”.
With great sadness we report the passing of Reb Meir Rottenstreich OBM, a long time resident of Crown Heights and patriarch of a large family. He passed away on Thursday, the 14th of Av, 5782.
As Elul draws near begin reviewing the Halachos Tishrei. Dedicate 15-20 minutes a day to Learn inside the Alter Rebbe shulchan aruch and be knowledgeable, inspired and informed on the upcoming Yomim Tovim.
A remarkable Maamar Torah from Rebbe Ahron Halevi Horowitz of Shtrashele has been published for Shabbos Nachamu for the first time from Manuscript.
Mendy and Feigi (nee Shemtov) Katz from Crown heights, had a baby girl!
Emergency responders rushed to the intersection of Crown Street and Albany Ave overnight after two cars collided and one overturned.
Jackhammers and heavy duty machinery chipped and cut away at a large section of sidewalk in front of the Library of Agudas Chasidei Chabad this week as a special renovation plan continues. The plan: To install heating elements under the concrete.
Over 600 men packed into Bison and Bourbon on Monday evening for Bonei Olam Crown Heights “Dreams Come True” fundraiser event, produced by Dovid Weinbaum of DW Events.
The group of 30 teens was in Poland as part of one of the CTeen Heritage Quest programs, a 22-day adventure through Poland and Israel. While there, they saw the residence belonged to Mordechai Anilevich, a commander in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and it was from the basement of this home that the sparks of the uprising were born.
In his letter this week, written on Erev Shabbos Nachamu, the Rebbe reflects on the long history of our Jewish people – during which we suffered endless and harsh persecutions – and points out the uniqueness of our history.
Citing the life-saving activities of Chabad-Lubavitch in Ukraine as a prime example of an ongoing contribution of Jewish life around the world, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog presented Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch—the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement responsible for the 5,000 emissary couples worldwide—the 2022 Katz Prize.
Gadi Hershkop, one of the original Shomrim volunteers who stood proud during the 1991 Crown Heights riots and remains at the head of Crown Heights Shomrim, sat down with Yisroel Teitelbaum of The Jew Project.
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