Weekly Dvar Torah: Curses And Moshiach
Rabbi Yosef Katzman shares insight on the lessons we can learn from the fact that it took Bilaam, the lowest of the low, to bless the Jewish people with the coming of Moshiach.
Fund Launched To Help The Families of the Miami Tragedy
With four people already confirmed having died, 120 people accounted for, and 159 still unaccounted for, the huge tragedy of the collapse of the residential building in Miami has only begun to be felt.
Maamar Ma Tovu From The Alter Rebbe In English
This week the Maamar Ma Tovu from the Alter Rebbe was published from manuscript and is now available with English translation for the first time by Rabbi Noach Shavrick.
Shazak Parsha Post – Balak
FOR-PROFIT-PROPHET HIRED, Talking Donkey!, Prophet Turns Puppet, Pinchas Pulls Plug on Plague, Pinchas Pulls Plug on Plague, and Ads. Shazak has released their weekly “Parsha Post For Parshas Balak”, and has made it available for all here on CrownHeights.info.
Surfside Collapse Updated: List of Names of Missing Jewish People Released For Tehillim
A list of names for tehillim has been released by a local Chabad Shliach following the tragic collapse that has left more than 159 people unaccounted for and four dead. The list is included the names of Tzvi Daniel ben Yehudis and Itta bas Miriam, a Lubavitch couple believed to have been in the tower at the time of the collapse.
Weekly Letter: The Purpose of the Police
In our present time of confusion where “defunding the police” has become a question for debate, we are presenting a letter of the Rebbe written to a police officer upon his promotion. The Rebbe discusses the purpose of the police and also addresses briefly the question of the key to a peaceful and orderly society.
Primary Election Update: A Letter From United Crown Heights
The United Crown Heights group of Askunim has published a letter to the community with an update on the results of the recent primary election.
Biden to End Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium on July 31
The Biden administration is ending federal bans on evictions and foreclosures on July 31 as the COVID-19 pandemic fades.
Have an Expired License or Permit? It will be Invalid Thursday as State of Emergency Ends in NYS
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order allowing for expired licenses and permits to remain valid will come to an end Thursday.
A Farbrengen Devoted to Chinuch with Rabbi Mendel Gluckowsky
Lecture #3: A Farbrengen Devoted to Chinuch with Rabbi Mendel Gluckowsky, Rov of Anash Rechovot. The farbrengen will be in connection to Yud Beis Tamuz.
Honduras Opens Embassy in Jerusalem
Honduras will open its embassy in Jerusalem today, joining the United States, Kosovo and Guatemala, which have also opened embassies in the capital.
Remains of 45 Holocaust Victims Laid to Rest in Volgograd
On June 23 the Jewish community of Volgograd held a funeral ceremony for Jewish civilians shot by the Nazis during the battle of Stalingrad in August 1942. More than half of the victims were children, the youngest was 8 months old.
Photo Credit: Marco Verch
FDA to Add Warning of Heart Inflammation to Moderna, Pfizer Vaccine Fact Sheets
Following over 300 cases of what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defines as myocarditis, the FDA has decided to place a warning about rare cases of heart inflammation on its fact sheets for both the Pfizer and the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.
Rent Guidelines Board Approves Rent Increase for Regulated Apartments in NYC
With the end of the nationwide eviction ban looming, the Rent Guidelines Board approved a rent increase for New York tenants in a Wednesday evening vote.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi is greeted by U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Menachem Stern at Arlington National Cemetery. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser/Arlington National Cemetery)
At Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, IDF Chief of Staff Meets U.S. Jewish Chaplain
In Washington D.C. for high-level talks at the Pentagon, Israel Defense Forces Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi participated Wednesday in a U.S. Armed Forces full honors wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Va.
German Media Giant Who Said “If You’re Anti-Israel, Don’t Work For Us” Is Friend of Chabad
“Anyone who is anti-Israel should not work for us.” Last week the CEO of Germany’s leading publishing house “Axel Springer” gave a speech to the employees and referred to the complaints of some employees about the Israel flag in front of the publisher’s main building. His words were clear.
Fourth Arrest Made in Times Square Antisemitic Assault
A fourth person has been arrested out of five the NYPD has been looking for in connection with an antisemitic assault that took place in Times Square in May.
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