For the next four Tuesdays, Operation Survival, a department of the NCFJE, will present a lecture series for parents and educators addressing hot topics in the area of teen mental health. The lectures will be hosted at 8:30pm on the following days April 13th, April 20th. April 27th, and May 4th, and can be viewed via Zoom, or through tuning in on CrownHeights.info.
The world suffered a devastating blow this past November when Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and a brilliant scholar and teacher, tragically passed away at the age of 72. Now, six of Sacks’s peers—chief rabbis in countries around the world—are paying tribute to his life of leadership.
In honor of his birthday today, the 3rd of Kislev, community activist Rabbi Lazer Avtzon, was seen distributing masks to all schools in Crown Heights.
This is it, no more emails, calls, or texts. Tomorrow we get back to work raising the future. We hope you joined us and made it all possible. Please do so now at https://www.charidy.com/future and help us reach our goal.
Before you can fix a problem, you need to admit that there is one in the first place. For too long, our children were filled as a one size fits all, and those that did not fit, unfortunately, fell by the wayside. But not anymore. Donate now at https://www.charidy.com/future and become a part of something great!
With less than 24 hours to launch (tomorrow, Monday, at 10 am), there’s one more school set to participate in the Shape the Future Campaign!
Baila’s Clubhouse, a creative program for Chabad girls ages 8-12, will be starting this Sunday, where girls can come to gain skills in a variety of different workshops and express their creativity in a safe environment.
On Tuesday May 28th, 350 Crown Heights women gathered at Oholei Torah for Operation Survival’s 2nd Annual Evening of Outstanding Parenting Education for Women.
Hundreds of Mechanchos are planning their summer around the upcoming Kinus Mechanchos Chabad and Retreat, taking place on Yud Beis – Yud Gimmel Tammuz (July 15-16) at the Crowne Plaza, Stamford. After a great response to subsidized admission last year, philanthropist Yosef Yitzchak Popack will once again be sponsoring generous scholarships so that many educators will be able to attend.
The winners of this year’s MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest were announced live during the special Yud Alef Nissan Edition of the MyLife: Chassidus Applied Webcast. In the extended article is a full list of all the winners, with links to their essays.
As Judaism in Russia flourishes after a history of repression, we join Russian Jews in their tremendous spiritual revival by opening the MyLife: Chassidus Applied Essay Contest to Russian language entries. With the encouragement of Rabbi Berel Lazar, and under […]
As the sun sets, the streets of Crown Heights fill with young girls in different colored pleated-skirt uniform. After a productive day of school, they walk happily toward their homes. Yet most of our girls don’t fully know just how fortunate they are. The large majority who live at home take for granted the luxury of having a quality education right in their neighborhood, never having to leave the comforts of home.
Only a week into the school year, close to 300 Crown Heights high school girls gathered for their annual Friendship Circle volunteer kickoff and registration.
An Associated Press editorial says that the burning of a Jewish school bus by African-American children evokes the tensions that prevailed in Crown Heights during the infamous riots that plagued the community in the summer of 1991.
Shortly after the hustle and bustle of Tishrei, close to 300 Crown Heights high school girls gathered for their annual Friendship Circle volunteer kickoff and registration.
Bais Rivkah High School students announced the initiation of a new Challah Bake challenge in honor of vov tishrei, Rebbetzin Chana’s Yartzeit.
As a new school in Crown Heights, Chabad Girls Academy had already begun to sprout with success. The faculty and teachers presented their yearly goals for the students at their first PTA, which was held at the Mayan Center where their classes are held daily.
