Crown Heights

Crown Heights get-out-the-vote activists aim to turn election into a show of Chabad’s local force

Luke Tress in JTA · 5 Nov

Activists in the Crown Heights Jewish community, primarily from the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, are pushing to boost voter turnout to show political influence in local matters, despite New York City's predictably Democratic outcomes.

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Vote 'as a mensch': New campaign to get out the Jewish vote

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 30 Oct

In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a new social media campaign spearheaded by the Jewish Future Alliance is mobilizing Jewish community members to vote under the slogan #DoItForTheShchuna.

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A Beautiful Shabbat - Learned Through Chabad

Jewdicious · 25 Oct

Laurie Shelton describes her transformative experiences engaging with the Chabad community, which has deepened her connection to Shabbat and Jewish identity.

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Rats, Religious Rights, and Public Health

Emes Ve-Emunah · 23 Sep

New York City's new garbage collection policy, aimed at reducing rat infestations, poses a challenge to observant Jews in Crown Heights, who cannot set out trash on Friday evenings due to Shabbat restrictions.

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Without Compromise // Remembering the Skulener Rebbe, Rav Yeshayah Yaakov Portugal, zt”l

Ami Magazine in Ami · 11 Sep

The article recounts the life and legacy of Rav Yeshayah Yaakov Portugal, the Skulener Rebbe, who passed away at 68.

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Agi’s Counter is a slice of the Old Country in a hipster paradise

Jewish Chronicle · 19 Jul

Agis Counter in New York offers a nostalgic taste of traditional Jewish and Hungarian cuisine inspired by the chef's grandmother.

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Tens of thousands visit gravesite of Lubavitcher rebbe on 30th anniversary of his death

Luke Tress in JTA · 9 Jul

On the 30th anniversary of the death of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, tens of thousands of people visited his gravesite at the Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens to pay their respects.

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Her son was fatally shot on the Brooklyn Bridge. But Devorah Halberstam says the full story remains untold

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 2 Jul

Devorah Halberstam, whose son Ari was tragically murdered in 1994 on the Brooklyn Bridge, continues to seek justice and closure for her son's case, believing that critical aspects of the story remain untold.

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Crown Heights mourns Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, a pivotal figure in Chabad’s global outreach

Luke Tress in JTA · 5 Jun

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, a key figure in Chabad-Lubavitch's global outreach efforts, passed away at 74 after battling cancer.

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How a ‘lowly Orthodox,’ punk rock lesbian ended up in Hasidic Crown Heights

PJ Grisar in Forward · 24 Apr

Chef Rossi, raised in a lowly Orthodox Jewish home in New Jersey, rebelled in her youth and was sent to live in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with a Chabad rabbi due to perceived bad influences.

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Latest accessory in Crown Heights: A shovel lapel pin to signal support for the 770 tunnel

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 4 Mar

In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a new accessory gaining popularity is a shovel lapel pin sold at Chabad headquarters to show support for an illegally dug tunnel beneath 770 Eastern Parkway.

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‘A little naive’: Details emerge about students arrested in tunnel fracas at Chabad world headquarters

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 13 Jan

A group of young Israeli rabbinical students have been charged in connection with a disturbance at Chabad Lubavitcher headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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‘A little naive’: Details emerge about students arrested in tunnel fracas at Chabad world headquarters

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 13 Jan

Five young men, identified as Israeli rabbinical students, have been charged in connection with a disturbance at Chabad Lubavitcher headquarters in Brooklyn.

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The Entire World is a Very Narrow Tunnel

Bonjour Chai · 12 Jan

A recent incident at the Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights, New York, involving an unauthorized tunnel highlights internal conflicts within the Chabad movement, especially among its messianist factions.

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A brief history of the Messianic movement that inspired the tunnel under 770 Eastern Parkway

Louis Keene in Forward · 11 Jan

The article discusses the history and significance of the Messianic movement within Chabad-Lubavitch, focusing on the recent incident involving the secret tunnel under 770 Eastern Parkway.

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The controversial tunnel at Chabad’s Brooklyn headquarters, explained

Luke Tress in JTA · 10 Jan

A group of individuals attempted to break through a synagogue wall at Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in order to expand the complex.

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So why were those yeshiva students digging a tunnel at Chabad headquarters?

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 9 Jan

A group of yeshiva students at Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn, known as meshichisten, dug a tunnel to dispose of debris from an unauthorized expansion of the synagogue onto a neighboring property.

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12 arrested as fracas breaks out over tunnel at Chabad headquarters

Luke Tress in JTA · 9 Jan

A dispute over a tunnel at the Chabad-Lubavitch movements world headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn led to 12 arrests.

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Arrests at Chabad’s iconic headquarters after students thwart attempt to fill secret tunnel

Louis Keene in Forward · 9 Jan

Arrests were made at the Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn after Chabad students attempted to prevent construction crews from filling a secret tunnel discovered underneath the building.

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I left the Hasidic world three years ago. This time of year, I dearly miss it

Laura E. Adkins in Forward · 6 Oct 2023

In this personal reflection, the author, who left the Orthodox Hasidic community three years ago, expresses their longing and nostalgia for the sense of community and belonging they experienced during Sukkot in Crown Heights, the heart of the Chabad movement.

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It’s Open Season on Jews in New York City

Armin Rosen in Tablet · 29 Aug 2022

The article discusses the rise in anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City and the inadequate response from law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

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Those ‘Messiah Is Here!’ signs popping up in New York? Here’s who’s behind them.

Louis Keene in Forward · 24 Jun 2022

A group of yeshiva bochurs, students at Chabads flagship yeshiva in Crown Heights, have been putting up signs around New York City proclaiming "MESSIAH IS HERE!" featuring an image of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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How 770 Eastern Parkway became the world’s most-recognizable Jewish building

Forward · 1 Oct 2021

770 Eastern Parkway, the Brooklyn-based headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, has become an iconic and recognizable symbol of Jewish life worldwide.

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See a slideshow of 770 Eastern Parkway — and its replicas throughout the world

Forward Staff in Forward · 30 Sep 2021

The slideshow showcases images of 770 Eastern Parkway, the headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch, as well as its replicas found in different parts of the world.

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How one powerful song helped to heal ‘Crown Heights’

Forward · 23 Aug 2021

This article discusses how a powerful song helped heal the tensions in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, after the riots in 1991.

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