Lost Jewish Communities: Roermond, Netherlands
CrownHeights.info presents a new mini-series on Lost Jewish Communities that have vanished over the last few centuries. In this episode we take a journey to the town of Roermond, in the Netherlands.
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An Epic Drive Thru Culminates in The Event of the Year!
Thousands of Jews worldwide have been driving together for weeks. This historic trip will culminate with a crowd of well over 50,000 people of all ages, from all segments of Klal Yisroel, all joined together with one goal in mind. The Annual RCCS Auction Event will be the last stop of the drive! And history will be made that night.
New Book From Jewish Enrichment Press
JEP Press has released a new book by Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, host of our weekly Motzoei Shabbos Chabad History Program. The new book is titled “Chabad and Boyan, Klausenberg, Skwere, Stolin”
Australian Hebrew Schools Unite at the JewQ Final
On the other side of the globe, off the sparkling shores of the Pacific ocean, Australia’s JewQ competition comes to a close. What started as an adaptation of the global JewQ competition, designed to accommodate its unique school schedule, turned into a full-fledged program with hundreds of kids over a dozen cities across the continent.
Here’s My Story: When The IDF Almost Occupied Damascus
Dr. Aryeh Morgenstern, a Senior Fellow at Machon Shalem in Jerusalem, is a historian who specializes in the history of the Jewish settlement of Israel. He was interviewed in April of 2010.
New Website Launched With The Recordings of Rabbi Dovid Wichnin z”l
Rabbi Dovid Wichnin z”l had dedicated his life to Chinuch and to his community. A group of family and students have come together in an effort to digitize the hours of shiurim and farbrengens recorded on tape and make them available online.
From The Editor: The Election, Where We Are Holding?
We can all argue amicably over the merits and value of voter fraud claims in the last US election, sadly though, the mainstream media has taken an entirely different view, and we must separate the facts from the fiction.
Shazak Parsha Videos Now Online
Rabbi Moshe Moscowitz—the creator, voice-technician, humorist, and designer behind the beloved Shazak series—has unveiled the fruits of years of painstaking research, writing, and recording: Shazak Parsha.
JLI Collaborates To Create Chanukah Handbook
To infuse the light of Chanukah in Jewish homes across the English-speaking world, JLI has collaborated with shluchim to create a comprehensive 20-page, full-color Chanukah Handbook. The handbooks are custom-labeled for each shliach.
The Great Big Challah Bake Comes To New Zealand
This weekend thousands of Jewish women around the world held challah bakes as part of the Shabbat Project, which started in South Africa in 2013. At that time, no one dreamed it would reach the most far-flung communities on the globe, including New Zealand.
Pittsburgh Holds Chof Chesvan Tzivos Hashem Rally
Dozens of families in Pittsburgh gathered on Sunday for an outdoor Tzivos Hashem rally in honor of Chof Cheshvan.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Rebbe Rashab
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Sholom Dovber Avtzon is a noted author on Lubavitch history and a mechanech, he will be speaking on the topic of the Rebbe Rashab. Rabbi Avtzon’s 648-page biography on the Rebbe Rashab is presently by the printer and will be out available.
Op-Ed: 12 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Joe Biden
After an Op-Ed was published with 10 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Trump, Avraham Yosef Baez, Devorah Leah Backman, Laura Melnicoff, and Miriam Levy-Haim of Ker A Velt penned 12 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Joe Biden.
Two New Synagogues Open For The Jews of Russia
In the shadow of COVID-19 and the directives of the Ministry of Health in Russia, two new synagogues were opened in Russia, with the participation of the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Op-Ed: Popular TV Host Praises Orthodox Jews For Not ‘Playing Along’ With Restrictions
Does Crown Heights have to worry so much aboout what other people or the media think? Aliza BasMenachem takes on this question, and gives her opinion.
Author and Historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin Launches New Website
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and historian has launched his new website, www.rabbidalfin.com, giving everyone a new opportunity to start the new year with high quality material that inspires one to grow and implement a true, healthy paradigm shift.
President Street Subway Station Gets New Name
The subway stop on President Street and and Nostrand Ave in Crown Heights got a new name Thursday afternoon, in an ceremony that shut down streets at the intersection.
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