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With great sadness, we report the passing of Rabbi Berel Zaltzman OBM, a veteran shliach, renowned chazzan, and pioneer of Russian-Jewish outreach. He passed away on Tuesday, the 8th of Tammuz, 5786. crownheights.info/chabad-news/95…

On June 20th, a single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down in Bowie, Maryland, killing all three aboard. In the hours and days that followed, a network of Chabad shluchim worked quietly to ensure the victims received the Jewish care that halacha demands. crownheights.info/chabad-news/95…

In a historic milestone during its seventieth year, Oholei Torah is proud to announce the acquisition of 402 Eastern Parkway, the future home of the Oholei Torah Rabbinical Campus. crownheights.info/chabad-news/95…

As thousands of visitors are expected to travel to the Ohel in Cambria Heights, Queens, for Gimmel Tammuz, authorities will be implementing a frozen zone around the Ohel area to help manage the large crowds and ensure public safety. crownheights.info/chabad-news/95…

If a relationship cannot stop a politician from advancing policies that burden the neighborhood, then what value does that relationship truly hold? crownheights.info/communal-matte…

With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Boruch Brikman OBM, a long-time resident of Crown Heights. He passed away over Shabbos, the 29th of Iyar, 5786. crownheights.info/notices/947170…

With great sadness we report the passing of Reb Yankel Dalfin OBM, the younger brother of Reb Aron Dalfin of Crown Heights. crownheights.info/notices/946390…

With great sadness we report the passing of Professor Herman Branover OBM, a pioneering scientist, devoted chossid, and tireless advocate for Jewish life behind the Iron Curtain. He passed away Monday, the 17th of Iyar, 5786. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

Just after midnight on Saturday, the airline’s final flight touched down, and within hours ceased operations entirely—stranding passengers, idling thousands of workers and reshaping the economics of budget air travel overnight. crownheights.info/general/945381…

It’s against the Rebbe, Chasidus and Torah to drink. Having one little lchaim in the right setting is fine. Any Mashpia under 40 according to the Rebbe isn’t allowed to drink. If the Mashpia tells you otherwise, he is lying. crownheights.info/videos/945021/…

A low level of simmering animosity and periodic clashes has become an accepted thing in 770 over the years. This past week, another step was taken to curb said violence with a ban placed on one of its instigators. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

This is not against therapy. It is not against the idea that emotions affect the body. And it is not against listening to what our bodies are telling us. Whether all this is actually true or not, the real issue is much deeper. crownheights.info/op-ed/944529/o…

A newly introduced bill in the New York State Senate aims to ensure that unclaimed Jewish bodies are treated in accordance with halachic burial practices, requiring institutions to notify a local Chevra Kadisha before any final disposition. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

With great sadness we report the passing of Harav Hatomim Tzemach Yosef Yitzchok (ben Reb Yehoshua) Wilansky OBM, a much-loved husband, father and grandfather from Montreal, Canada. He passed away on Sunday night, the 3rd Iyar, 5786. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yakov Noach Lazaros OBM, the Shliach of the Rebbe to Farmington, MA. He passed away Shabbos morning, the 1st of Iyar, 5786. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

The following letter was written by Mendy Katz from New Haven, CT, who lost his son, Moshe Katz ע”ה a hero lone soldier, Lebanon last week. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

Unfortunately, the CBD sold in Crown Heights stores are sometimes placed on displays next to candy sections. With their brightly colored packaging, children may mistake them for non-medicated gummies, chocolates, and other candy. crownheights.info/psa/942903/as-…

The Levaya ofMoshe Yitzchak HaKohen Katz HY’D, a Lubavitch IDF Lone Soldier who was killed during operations in southern Lebanon, will take place today on Mt. Herzl. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

Lubavitch Educational Center teacher Talya Ben David was hailed as a hero after she saved the life of a two-year-old child who was found unconscious in a South Florida swimming pool on Purim. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…

Listen to this nostalgic album of Lubavitch Negunim by Mona Rosenblum from 1988. crownheights.info/chabad-news/94…