The Vaad Ha’avreichim in Crown Heights are fulfilling the Bakasha Nafshis of the Rebbe and arranging a special Shabbos Achdus Farbrengen in the afternoon as takes place every year as a Hachana for Matan Torah • Full Details

Can one put up cold water in an urn immediately before Shkiah on Friday, if forgot to do it earlier? What if one has many guests or a baby that would need hot water during Shabbos? • Full Article

All men are invited to join a Shiur on the laws of Shabbos, this Sunday evening, at 580 Crown Street. The Shiur will be delivered by Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights, at 8:30pm • Full Details

Friday night, Shabos Parshas Shelach, Shabbat 500 took place at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Many young Jews united together from all across New York to celebrate a spectacular Friday night. Photos were taken before Shabbos came in • Photos

There are a number of modern innovations by technological companies that are designed to facilitate the observance of Shabbos in hospitals and other medical settings to avoid serious Torah transgressions. By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights • Full Article

Over 100,000 members of the U.K. Jewish community participated in an event to mark this year’s ShabbatUK. Inspired by the International Shabbat Project, ShabbatUK is the largest mass participation event organized for the Jewish community in the country • Full Story

Omer Adam, an American-born Israeli singer, has turned down an appearance at the Eurovision Song Festival in Tel Aviv this May due to religious reasons, Mako reported Thursday. Although not outwardly religious, according to his publicist, Adam turned the gig down because it would mean breaking the Sabbath • Full Story

As internet usage and e-commerce proliferate, a frequently posed question to contemporary rabbanim is: may my site remain open on Shabbos? There is concern that Jews may visit the site, and in the case of a vendor site, people may make purchases on Shabbos. By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights • Full Article

Tired of serving the same salads each weekly Shabbos meal? Looking for a new salad recipe to add to your repertoire? Enjoy this short clip of how to make a Tabbouleh Salad with Cauliflower Rice • Watch

According to some poskim snow that falls on Shabbos is muktzeh, but if it fell before Shabbos, it isn’t. Many poskim say that we may not make snowballs on Shabbos—no matter when the snow fell. We may not deliberately cause the snow to melt on Shabbos, but we are permitted to walk in it. By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights • Full Story

A new Sefer published by Rabbi Shmuel Zajac, a Magid Shiur at the Yeshivah in Morristown, explains the complex topic of Amira Lenochri on Shabbos—requesting a non-Jew to perform work forbidden on Shabbos • Full Story

A study has been published in the prestigious “Ohr Yisroel” journal, writen by Rabbi Moshe Wiener, which reviews and analyzes the halachic issues involved in management of a rolled-up beard on Shabbos • Full Article

Video surveillance (using CCTV, closed-circuit television) systems are increasingly prevalent both on public and private properties. This raises the question of whether being filmed on Shabbos involves the issur of kosev. By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights • Full Article

May a non-electrical salad spinner be used to dry lettuce on Shabbos, since it separates the lettuce, ochel, and the water, p’soles? By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights • Full Article

Last Friday night was no ordinary one for 1,500 young adults in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Students and young Jewish professionals celebrated Shabbat dinner at the La Rural convention center. They talked and sang and bonded over dinner that lasted until the wee hours of the morning. We present photos from before the start of Shabbos • Photos

Last week Erev Shabbos, five hundreds young Jews from around Brooklyn came together to Brower Park to celebrate Shabbos. Before Shabbos the men had an opportunity to lay the Tefillin and the women got to light the Shabbos candles. Photos by Avraham Edery • Photos

One Minute Halacha: Mara D’asra and member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun, discusses what does Halacha say in regards to benefiting from work done on Shabbos • Watch

In preparation for the special day of Yud Shvat, a special “Moshiach Shabbos” is scheduled to take place in Chicago, Shabbos Parshas Va’Eira. Shluchim from around the world will be joining this special Shabbos to Farbreng, inspire and discuss one thing: ‘Moshiach’ • Full Details

May I light Shabbos candles in my apartment if the landlord says not to? It is the renter’s—and every individual’s—responsibility to take all necessary precautions to prevent their Shabbos candles—or their menorah on Chanukah—from posing a fire hazard, and not to leave lit candles unattended • Watch

Oholei Torah ballroom was filled Friday night with over 3,000 Bochurim who came for a Seudas Shabbos, followed by Farbrengens across the large room. Motzei Shabbos the Farbrengens are continuing, along with the beautiful Melava Malka • Photos of Erev Shabbos

Bochurim from around the world, who came to be by the Rebbe, are invited to a historic Shabbos making 25 years since 5752. Starting with a splendid meal and Farbrengen Friday night in the Oholei Torah ballroom, and ending with a gala banquet Motzei Shabbos • Full Details

There is a marathon on Eastern Parkway this shabbas. Residents will not be able to cross over Eastern Parkway from about 3am to 9:30am • Full Story, Map

The melachah (the prohibition) of bishul (cooking) on Shabbos includes any act that aids the cooking process. Therefore, a pot sitting on the blech containing food that is not fully cooked may not be covered or re-covered on Shabbos • Watch