Does your daughter enjoy the arts, creativity and learning new crafty skills? A unique and creative summer program has been launched for pre-teen girls to enjoy their summer regardless of the situation we are presented with.
Dear Patients, Good News!
We wish to advise our patients that for your convenience the Pediatric Office on Eastern Parkway will be going back to:
NORMAL HOURS & NORMAL SCHEDULE:
If your child has a fever, please inform the front desk prior to your arrival and/or at the time of making the appointment.
Sincerely,
Dr. Eli Rosen & Associates
What began as a peaceful daylight protest became a looting, vandalizing mess in NYC after dark Sunday night. While Brooklyn saw large roving crowds, the damage caused was minimal. Lower Manhattan on the other hand, became a hotspot for looted stores, window vandalism and looting. Watch some of the scenes fro last night here on CrownHeights.info.
Chabad Hebrew School of Orange County, aka “Hebrew’s Cool,” found a meaningful and spirited way to celebrate the year-end Moving Up Awards Ceremony, despite the challenges presented by the current pandemic.
Crown Heights’s oldest Porch Minyan, “Ohel Benish” located at 1472 President, will be opening for the community tonight for Tikun Leil Shavuos. A separate porch with a Mechitza will be provided for women as well.
Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Schwei served in many positions throughout his life, including as a teacher, summer-camp rabbi and serving on the rabbinic court of the Crown Heights Jewish community in Brooklyn, N.Y. He passed away on April 24th, during the COVID-19 pandemic, after contracting the virus.
A major crash involving a white box truck and a Hatzalah ambulance thankfully left no serious injuries Thursday morning. Exactly how the accident occurred has not yet been announced
A large food distribution of Milk, Vegetables, Rice, Cake, Dairy items and other staples is happening now near the East New York Ave entrance of Bais Rivkah. The food distribution was arranged by Chamah, to help the community in having a complete Yom Tov of Shavuos.
Over 30 Shuls from Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Remsen Village and other Mosdos received free KN95 masks today from the Association of Crown Heights Shuls.
Anash women from communities all over the world came together to learn the Rebbe’s Torah this Lag B’Omer. Of course, “together” looked a little different this year, but thanks to Zoom and the creativity of a dedicated team of Shluchos, a new way of learning is gaining momentum.
In the files of Rabbi Yaakov Schwei, ע”ה, were a group of photos from the 1940’s and early 1950’s. The portraits from chassidim in the DP Camp in Pocking, Germany, Paris, France and Montreal, Quebec, were seemingly given as mementos from their time together during a difficult era.
This past Tuesday afternoon, Rabbi Vogel’s 7th grade class at ULY, were treated to a sumptuous brunch at “Ohel Benish” on President Street, the very first and oldest porch minyan in Crown Heights .
At last year’s Grand Siyum Horambam, organizers looked for children who had learned Sefer Hamitzvos every day to make the actual siyum. It turned out to be not as easy a mission as they had thought.
Avraham Aharon Rubashkin, who passed away on April 2nd at age 92 from complications due to COVID-19, was from Nevel, that legendary Chassidic White Russian town that would forever remaining a byword for vivid, joyful Jewish life and authentic brotherly love.
The Hanachos program has been launched for its second year in 12 Mesivtas across America, where the Bochurim prepare themselves for Gimmel Tammuz by watching Videos of the Rebbe’s Farbrgngens and writing a Hanacha on the Sicha.
Our dear and beloved friend Motti Cohen OBM has been suddenly and tragically taken from us. Please help his family as they struggle with this tragedy.
As the weeks in quarantine drag on, many people are looking for insights and inspiration to help them through these challenging times. JLI heeded the call with daily lectures broadcast on the JLI Facebook page.
A fire on Lincoln Pl in Crown Heights is being investigated as a possible arson Sunday, after firefighters became suspicious. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames without any injuries, and called the Fire Marshall to investigate the incident.