Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Shliach and Chaplain in Baltimore, Maryland and director of the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland-Chabad (JUSA), shares the remarkable hashgacha pratis that led to two U.S. military veterans to lay Teffilin for the first time and celebrate their Bar Mitzvahs.
Following the strong participation and feedback at the recent Crown Heights Town Hall, the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) is calling on qualified community members to step forward to serve on local Community Boards representing Greater Crown Heights.
The global Jewish teen movement has officially announced that its signature Sunday Mega Event will take place on February 22 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, marking the first time a Chabad organization will host a program in a major stadium.
For thousands of Jewish teens, CTeen isn’t just an after-school program. It’s the first place they feel truly seen.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Monday, January 19, 2026 for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
A frigid cold snap is headed for the Big Apple — with real-feel temps potentially dropping to below 0 and the chill persisting through the end of the month.
Largest international gathering of young Jewish professionals concludes at the Rebbe’s resting place.
Merkaz Sefarad Chabad, under the leadership of Rabbi Lazer Avtzon, is once again partnering with Reb Hirschel Lipsker and his wife Annette (a granddaughter of the Baba Sali), and their children and grandchildren, to bring you this uplifting event.
As Shabbos came to a close at the largest international gathering of young Jewish professionals, more than a thousand young Jewish professionals packed the Oholei Torah ballroom for an emotional evening of solidarity and Jewish pride.
From a powerful talk by freed hostage Eliya Cohen to a moving Shabbos candle-lighting and meals hosted by Crown Heights families, Friday flowed seamlessly into a deeply uplifting Shabbos at CYP’s Encounter Shabbaton.
NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for New York City in effect from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Today, some parts of the city could see between 1 to 2 inches of snow.
Five hundred young Jews filled Oholei Torah hall on Eastern Parkway to make history at the Met@Chabad matchmaking marathon, a structured, values-based experience designed for real connection rather than swiping.
In a private audience I said that recently one of the board members had been leveling painful personal attacks against me. “Sometimes people are upset because of a personal matter,” the Rebbe said, “and they take it out on the rabbi. If you would inquire, you would learn that he probably had a loss on Wall Street.”
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.
Shlomo Helfen (Northampton, MA) to Sarah Cohen (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Sunday, Jan. 18th, 8:00pm at Chevra Ahavas Yisroel
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Mendy Hershkop is the Sgan Menahel of the Oholei Torah Mechina Division. He will be giving this week’s Shiur on Moshe Rabbeinu’s Question, Hashem’s Answer, and the Lesson for Our Lives.
As noted last week I am writing a third installment about the Rebbe’s Shabbos farbrengens, and perhaps some other time we will continue this series. I thank those who brought to my attention a few corrections and points.
