Rabbi Menachem Mendel Shafran, one of Israel’s leading poskim, writes that it’s forbidden for Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba to sit with Rabbi Yosef Braun, due to pressure, and community members should not be asking Braun questions in Isurim and Heterim until issues are clarified.

In recent months the drama over the election of Rabbi Yosef Braun along with the deceptions therein has been little discussed in the public. Despite the silence, however, the matter is far from resolved. In a collection of fiery letters obtained by CrownHeights.info between the parties involved, serious disrespect and contention highlight a division more serious then ever before.

At this year’s Merkos Chinuch Office Teachers Conference one topic appealed to all, child safety. Presented by Mrs. Debbie Fox, all teachers sat riveted throughout the hour and a half lecture focusing on identifying the telltale signs of abuse.

CrownHeights.info presents the full audio of her lecture.

CrownHeightsWatch, a website whose stated mandate is to expose predators in living in Crown Heights, and who first exposed the actions of accused child molester Moshe Keller, released a letter condemning the Vaad Hakohol for ignoring the Beis Dins letter encouraging victims to go to the authorities.

One of the things I’ve found most refreshing about religious culture is the understanding of the importance of modesty. Though each woman may have different ideas about exactly what it means to be modest, there is a general agreement that putting forth some level of conscious effort to avoid looking like a backup dancer in a Snoop Dogg video is a good thing. And it’s fascinating to see the effect that it has on women’s interactions with one another.

After being silent since passover, the Vaad Hakohol found its voice regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty and that discussion on the internet add nothing positive.

After being silent since passover, the Vaad Hakohol found its voice regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty and that discussion on the internet add nothing positive.

The Vadd Hakohol of Crown Heights has broken its silence regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty, and that discussion on the internet adds nothing positive.

Michael Lesher, a Jewish attorney from Passaic New Jersey, took to the pages of the New York Post to publish a column of unabashed hate and seething venom against Brooklyn’s Shomrim patrols. In his column he refers many times to Shomrim as “unskilled and ill-equipped” and “vigilantes”, asking if ‘anyone’ thinks the Shomrim’s “do the city a better service?”

What do you do if your child disobeys you when you say “no”? How should you react when your child complains to you about his teacher? How do you handle a child of yours who's not up to the standards of your other children? The following is an article published in Chabad House Compass Magazine, a publication of Merkos Suite 302, exclusively for shluchim and is being released to the public for the first time.