A massive power failure, possibly caused by a massive cyber attack, has left Uruguay and Argentina completely without power, affecting close to 50 million people. Also effected in the outage are parts of Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay.
A massive fast-moving four-alarm blaze ripped through three homes in Flatbush early Thursday morning. Ten people were injured in the fire, including one infant. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
On Sunday the 28th of Iyar, talmidim of Darchai Menachem, together with their parents, grandparents, relatives and friends gathered together to mark the culmination of six weeks of learning Mishnayos and Tanya Be’al Peh, as a present to the Rebbe in honor of his 117th birthday on Yud Alef Nissan.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Leibel Andrusier OBM, a resident of Crown Heights. He passed away on Shabbos, following a lengthy illness. Updated with Levaya information.
Mr. Yisroel Swimmer resides in Lawrence, New York, where he is chief financial officer at Tilebar, a tile retailer. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter project in April of 2019.
As election month arrives for the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, no word nor update has been given on an election date. In fact, elections appear to not be progressing to reality at all, despite the legal obligation.
As the summer approaches, the Crown Heights “Y” has released it’s scheduled pool hours for the 2019 Summer Season.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Sholom Dovber Halevi Popack OBM, a longtime Crown Heights resident and one of the first to attend Tomchei Temimim in 770. He passed away on Shabbos, the 27th of Iyar, 5779. Updated Levaya times..
The following editorial was published by the YeshivaWorldNews Editorial Board. There was yet ANOTHER hate crime targeting the Orthodox Jewish community in NYC, this one in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. A note with the words “HITLER IS COMING” […]
Find your Shavuos moment with the Rebbe from 10 updated collections and receive it in time for Shavuos! The Living Archive presents ten updated collections of Kos Shel Bracha from Motzaei Shavuos throughout the years. Look through these collections for family and friends, and send them a gift of their moment with the Rebbe in time for Matan Torah.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Rivka Schechter OBM, daughter of the Chosid Reb Shmuel Yitzchok Reices who owned a fabric store on Kingston Avenue for many years. She passed away on Shabbos afternoon, the 20th of Iyar, 5779. Updated with levaya information.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Berel (Berke) Raskin OBM, the Crown Heights icon who owned a world renowned fish store on Kingston Ave. He passed away Shabbos, the 20th of Iyar 5779. Updated with Levaya information.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Shulamis Bush OBM, a longtime Crown Heights resident and wife of Professor Baruch Bush. She passed away on Erev Shabbos, the 18th of Iyar 5779, after a lengthy illness. Updated with Levaya information.
A touching photo has surfaced on social media showing a young boy helping an Israeli soldier don tefillin. The photo shows what appears to be a teffillin booth in the background, as the boy with long peyot and sirtuk helps a soldier put on tefillin. If you have any details on this photo, drop a comment to the editor.
Hackers used a WhatsApp vulnerability to remotely installed a surveillance program on cellular phones, WhatsApp admitted Tuesday morning. Following the incident, WhatsApp issued a security update for its 1.5 billion users.
With great sadness we report the passing of Raphael Shmuel Goldberg OBM, a young boy who inspired many to say tehillim as he was undergoing a transplant. Updated with Levaya information
Six people, including four children, were killed Wednesday when an fire ravaged an apartment in a city-owned Harlem building overnight, fire and police officials said.
