Statement From Former Assembly Candidate Ahron Gluck To The Crown Heights Community: “I want to thank Hashem for giving me the opportunity to run for office. I would like to thank the 2,245 members of the Shchuna who came out and placed their trust in me by casting their vote. While we did not achieve the outcome we had hoped for, together we sent a clear and powerful message to our elected officials in Albany.” • Read More, Video

Losing an election is never easy. When you invest your time, energy, and hopes into a campaign, defeat hurts. But when things don’t go your way, it doesn’t mean you were wrong. Elections are influenced by many factors; voter turnout, campaign resources, name recognition, timing, messaging, and the ability to mobilize supporters on Election Day. A loss at the ballot box does not invalidate the concerns that motivated a campaign or the issues it addressed • by Benny Rosenberger • Read More

Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui presents a thought-provoking exploration of a 1953 Chassidic discourse by the Rebbe, drawing striking conceptual parallels between its description of Ohr Ein Sof and modern theories of dark matter and dark energy. Blending insights from Chassidus, Tanya, and contemporary cosmology, he examines how the vast hidden dimensions of reality may shed light on both the structure of the universe and the challenges of everyday life • Full Article

By Mordy Kaplinsky: As a general rule, I prefer to remain out of the spotlight. However, recent events have compelled me to step forward. Since my name is already out there, I felt it was important to share my perspective on community service in the Shchuna • Read More

Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui explores the idea that a person can shape their own destiny despite external limitations is often dismissed as motivational rhetoric, yet both modern science and classical Jewish thought offer a far deeper and more compelling case and explains why two people never see the same rainbow • Read More

Rabbi Gershon Avtzon: Around the day of Gimmel Tammuz, no matter how one personally views and acts on the day, there is usually a universal discussion about the “future of Chabad”… As these discussions are happening in our own circles, from people that truly care about the Rebbe and the respect of Chabad, I would like to start with an illuminating answer from the Rebbe that I saw recently • Read More

By Yankev Bock: Everything in the life of the Rebbe’s chassidim is guided by the Rebbe’s teachings. But when something occurs for which we don’t have explicit instructions — such as Gimmel Tammuz — we must search a little deeper in the Rebbe’s Torah for guidance • Read More

Anyone who learns the Dvar Malchus sichos regularly knows the feeling. Week after week, the Rebbe’s words hit like a freight train — Moshiach is here, Moshiach is now, the responsibility is ours, the time is literally up. And then, without warning, the energy shifts… And then there was the matter of the belief of Chassidim that the Rebbe is Melech HaMoshiach. This concept always existed, but was generally hushed and whispered • By Rabbi Yisroel Brendler • Read More

To ensure Crown Heights has a strong voice, it is essential that we register as Democrats and participate in the primary election. In New York City and Brooklyn, Democratic candidates win the general election the vast majority of the time • by Mendy Gerlitzky • Read More

Rabbi Gershon Avtzon: We find ourselves in the days between two significant dates on the Chassidishe calendar — 28 Sivan, the 85th anniversary of the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach and Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka’s miraculous arrival to America, and Gimmel Tammuz. These are not simply dates on a calendar. They bookend a single, essential truth that we must carry with us into the world: Yesh Rebbe B’Yisroel — the Rebbe is here now and is actively leading us to the Geulah! • Read More