Baby Boy!
Mendy and Chayale (nee Schapiro) Edelman from Lauderhill, FL, United States had a baby boy!

BDE: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Plotkin, 43, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Plotkin OBM, a young Chabad father of nine who passed away over Shabbos. Updated with Levaya information

Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Story Behind Rabbi Elberg’s Beard
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.

Reward up To $3,500 For Information On Friday Attacker
The NYPD is on the hunt for a man who attacked a Jewish man in Crown Heights Friday in an unprovoked attack they are calling a bias assault.

10:00PM: Tanya Applied Episode 59 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Tanya Applied Episode 59 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson. The Tanya Applied radio show is broadcast every Saturday night, 10:00PM–10:30PM EDT.

Over 100 Yungelait Brush Up on Hilchos Tahara
Thursday evening, over 100 yungelait gatherd at Empire Shtieble, joined by another 500 virtual participants to brush up on Hilchos Tahara.

Jewish Man Punched in Unprovoked Assault in Crown Heights, Being Investigated As A Possible Hate Crime
A 32-year-old Jewish man walking in Crown Heights Friday afternoon was punched without provocation and targeted with anti-Semitic rhetoric.

Three Victims of Ax Attack in Elad, Israel Leave Behind 16 Orphans
The three victims of a terror attack in the predominantly religious Israeli city of Elad on Thursday were named early Friday as Yonatan Havakuk, 44, Boaz Gol, 49, and Oren Ben Yiftah, 35, all fathers who together leave behind 16 orphans.

BESHT: The Laws of Sefiras Haomer
This Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Mendel Gorman studied in the finest Yeshivos in Canada and Eretz Yisroel and received Semicha in 770. He is currently studying in Kollel Anash in Crown Heights. He will be giving this weeks shiur on The laws of Sefiras Haomer.
New Engagement!
Mendel Mangel (Dayton, Ohio) to Mimi Dietsch (Crown Heights)

Weekly Story: What Do You Notice?
This past Shabbos the Chabad community at large and specifically the community in Miami suffered a loss, with the passing of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Sossonko, who symbolized and personified the qualities of a chossid.

Picture of the Day
The Talmidim of the new Scottsdale Arizona Mesivta established by Rabbi Yossi Levertov enjoying a pie of Pizza per Talmid for their successful voluntary additional learning of Chassidus.

CEO of Mining Capital Coin Indicted in $62 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging the CEO of Mining Capital Coin (MCC), a purported cryptocurrency mining and investment platform, for allegedly orchestrating a $62 million global investment fraud scheme.

Update on Community Time At Hamilton Metz – Lefferts Park
Rabbi Yaacov Behrman has released the following update on community time he has secured for Hamilton Metz – Lefferts Park.

Weekly Dvar Torah: Love Your Fellow as Yourself
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman unpacks the concept of Loving Your Fellow Jew, and how it is the center point of the entire Torah.

Crown Heights Kidnapper Caught and Arrested, Charged With Luring and Abuse Charges
The man wanted in the abduction and abuse of a 13-year-old boy in Crown Heights was arrested Friday Morning after a manhunt.

JNet Connection Relaunched
The JNet team at Merkos 302 is excited to announce the relaunch of the JNet Connection, a magazine that celebrates the stories of the JNet community.