Crown Heights

The end of an era: The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s last blessing three decades ago

'On that Sunday afternoon, as he was handing me a dollar, I would end up posing the very last question for Rabbi Schneerson to answer'.

By YOSEF ISRAEL ABRAMOWITZ
09/07/2024

NYPD arrest man who berated, beat Jewish man with umbrella

New York City has been subject to the global wave of antisemitic incidents in the wake of the October 7 massacre in Israel.

Pro-Palestinian protesters call for ceasefire at Grand Central Terminal

The demonstration, organized by the anti-Zionist organization Jewish Voice for Peace, was but one of many anti-Israel protests in NYC in the past week.

28/10/2023
Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Performing Hasidic music, these women are transcending gender and the Orthodox-liberal divide

The often wordless songs are traditionally sung exclusively by men, and are central to the synagogue experience — itself a primarily male domain in the Orthodox tradition. 

By JESSICA RODA/JTA
10/08/2023

Jewish man stabbed in Crown Heights, New York attack on Shabbat

Authorities are currently investigating the stabbing of a Chabad Jewish man in Crown Heights, New York as a possible hate crime.

09/07/2023

Reuben Baron, Jewish co-author of most widely cited psychology paper dies at 86

His paper, “The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research,” remains the most cited paper in the history of psychology.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
28/06/2023
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