Kinus HaShluchim Banquet Full Video

With great sadness we regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Shalom Jacobson, OB”M. Rabbi Jacobson has been a longtime member of the Crown Height community, and was one of the members of Vaad L’Hafotzas Sichos. He was 74-years-old. Rabbi Jacobson passed away earlier today, Tuesday, Chai Av • Full Story, Photos

Following the passing of R’ Yoel Kahn, well known choizer and venerated mashpia, a video came to light of a speech he gave in 770 in the year 5753. In it he addresses a question posed to him: how is hiskashrus and melech hamoshiach connected? ChabadInfo.com presents the video with English subtitles • Video

In connection with their yearly fundraising campaign, Chabad of Kazakhstan released a special publication touting the various successes of the moisad over the previous year. The Cohen family of Crown Heights were one of the places people could donate. Not long before Shabbos they received a phone call from an African American woman, interested in contributing to the campaign • Full Story

Three Bochurim, from Monsey, Williamsburg, and London, were part of a group of Bochrim from Mir Yerushalayim who were in Ukraine visiting Mekomos Hakedoshim. The Bochrim took a sightseeing plane ride in Western Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon, and for reasons still unknown, a horrific accident occurred when the plane went down and crashed into a private house • Full Story