The topic of use of eiruvin has recently come up in Lubavitch circles. The Beis Din of Crown Heights released a letter before yom tov clarifying their strong held position on having an eiruv in Crown Heights • Full Letter

From the City of New York: Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Tuesday-Wednesday, September 21-22, 2021 for Succoth (2 Days). Meters will remain in effect.

Last week, 35 students of Mesivta Darchei Menachem took a unique trip to Flatbush Aviator’s Arena: Volunteering as staff members for Chasdei Lev’s Tishrei Teacher Appreciation event. Volunteering for the Chasdei Lev projects has become a twice-a-year tradition for the Darchai Menachem Mesivta boys, coordinated by program director Rabbi Eli Sandhaus. The project is arranged by Rabbi Avrohom Bluming, Executive Director of Igud Hamelamdim, Lubavitch chinuch organization • Full Story, Photos

Last Sunday night, the siyum of the first class of Machon Limud Halacha – Lemaan Yilmedu was celebrated. Semicha certificates were given out to sixty talmidim who successfully completed the course. In the beautiful Oholei Torah hall, the newly ordained rabbis gathered with their families who came from near and far to share in their simcha. They were greeted with a huge sign that announced that this was a “Chag Ha’Semicha” and the excited participants filled the hall • Full Story, Photos

The time has come. We are at the ‘Neilah’ (תפילת נעילה) of the ‘Anshei Moshe Building Campaign’. We have so many “Thank You”s still to make! The Hakoras Hatov that all of us at Anshei Moshe feel to all of you – the Crown Heights community and Lubavitch worldwide – is boundless! • Full Story, Videos, Donate

Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Thursday, September 16 for Yom Kippur. Meters will remain in effect.

A ceremony will take place tonight in Crown Heights in honor of the shloshim of Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi Holtzman OBM, who passed away on 4 Elul. The shloshim gathering will take place tonight, 7 Tishrei, at Rayim Ahuvim Shul, 1614 Carroll Street • Full Details

Join us this Sunday night, for a farbrengen with Rabbi Michoel Seligson, in honor of Vov Tishrei. The 57th Yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe’s Mother.  The farbrengen will take place at Mishkan Moshe, 580 Crown St. Sunday night, Vov Tishrei – September 12th. At 8:30pm • Full Details

Shabbos marks the 20th anniversary of the horrendous attacks of September 11, 2001 at the hands of ruthless terrorists. Almost immediately after the first plane hit the World Trade Center in Downtown Manhattan, Hatzalah ambulances rushed over from all of New York. Amongst them, many members from Crown Heights Hatzalah, who bravely worked to save lives as the buildings above them collapsed • Video

A few days after Purim 2019 while the virus was silently going around Crown Heights, Rabbi Mordechai (Reb Mottele) Gurary learnt of the plans of Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz and Rabbi Getzel Rubashkin to expand their Heichal Halimud and Kehillas ‘Anshei Moshe’. A few short days later Reb Mottele AH was admitted to the hospital where he was niftar • Full Story, Video

Irgun Torah hosted last night a grand siyum on Meseches Sukkah, taught by several maggidei shiur around Crown Heights and online. Those in attendance braved the intense rain storm and were treated to a tasty seudas mitzvah, as well as heard from Rabbis Fishel Oster and Mendel Yusewitz. The siyum also marked the Yom Hashana for the Rebbe MH”M’s brother Dovber Shneerson, OBM, whose exact day of passing is unknown as he was murdered al kiddush hashem during the Holocaust • Photos

The remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled into the New York City region on Wednesday evening with furious, wind-driven rain that flooded subway lines, splintered homes in New Jersey, raised a tornado warning for the Bronx, and delayed the U.S. Open in Queens when the rain came into the roofed stadium sideways. Videos have been pouring into ChabadInf.com showing serious flash flooding in Crown Heights and in 770 • Full Story, Photos, Video

Alternate Side Parking Suspended Labor Day and Rosh Hashanah. Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. Alternate side parking regulations will also be suspended on Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7-8. Meters will remain in effect.

All are invited to a siyum on Meseches Sukkah of seven local daily gemara shiurim finishing simultaneously and a farbrengen – in honor of the Yom Hashana of the Rebbe’s brother – Rabbi Dovber Schneerson A”H. (He was Niftar during the holocaust and the 25th of elul was established as the day of his yahrzeit) • Full Details

The learning revolution of Machon Limud Halacha Lemaan Yilmedu continues with the start of the second year and 250 students who have begun learning in three tracks! The director of the Machon, Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm, says that despite the great success of last year, he is still surprised by the great interest in the Machon’s learning program • Full Story, Photos

In honor of Chai Elul, the birthdays of the Alter Rebbe and Baal Shem Tov, Irgun Torah organized an Evening of Nigunim, l’chaim, Inspiration and Art on Tuesday in Crown Heights • Full Story, Video

Yesterday, Oholei Torah elementary, Mechina and Mesivta started the Shnas Halimudim for 5782. Over 1300 Talmidim entered the main campus on Eastern Parkway and were greeted with balloons and music and the Mechina/Eighth Grade made history, as they now have their own separate building on 417 Troy Avenue, a building that thousands of Oholei Torah alumni went through over the past 50 years • Full Story, Photos

Joy filled the Crown Heights streets around the building of Lubavitcher Yeshiva as the proud Temimim entered the Yeshiva building excited for their first day. Outside the building, streamers, banners and joyful music set the atmosphere, and the smiling Talmidim with their parents took pictures against the photo backdrops to remember this special day • Full Story, Photos

Efforts are being made to organize elections for a new Vaad Hakohol. Members of the Crown Heights Community Council sent out a letter to Crown Heights shuls, encouraging them to appoint representatives to assist in organizing new elections • Full Letter

In honor Chai Elul the birthdays of the Alter Rebbe and Baal Shem Tov, Irgun Torah is inviting you and The Crown heights community to An Evening of Nigunim, l’chaim, Inspiration and Art. An evening that will stir your soul & uplift your spirits. The event will take place this Tuesday erev Chai Elul 24th August. 8:30 pm. Doors open 8:00 pm. The evening is for men and women • Full Details

Students in Crown Heights’ Cheder Ohr Menachem piled into their modified lunchroom to break out in celebratory dance in honor of 15 Elul, the 124th anniversary of the founding of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim. Ohr Menachem strives to imbue their students with authentic chassidishkeit, making great efforts to mark important days on the Chabad calendar • Photos

The Lasker family of Crown Heights celebrated Sunday evening the completion of a new Sefer Torah written in honor of the members of the family. Following the completion of the writing, the Sefer Torah was escorted down Kingston Avenue to Beis Chayenu – 770 with singing and dancing • Photos

To accommodate the many bochurim who wish to enter the Oholei Torah Zal, the Board of Directors, together with Rabbi Yossi Langsam, Executive Director and Rabbi Mendel Blau, Menahel Kloli undertook a major expansion of the Raitport Beis Medrash. For the coming year, Oholei Torah Bais Medrash expanded to host about 400 bochurim from over 22 countries worldwide and 30 states across America • Full Story, Photos

The annual West Indian American Day Parade, an event known to cause logistical, among other issues in Crown Heights, will be cancelled this year and substituted with a series of smaller events in person and virtually. According to the West Indian American Day Carnival Association, the cancellation is due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 • Full Story