The Crown Heights Insider

JNet Director Rabbi Mendel Groner joins the show to give us the history of the organization, and give his pitch for why many more of us should be joining up. 

JEM's Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin comes on the show give us an in-depth look into the history and meaning of the Rebbe's approach to tragedy and conflict in Eretz Yisrael. 

We continue our coverage of the upcoming CHJCC/Vaad Hakohol elections with a deep dive into the history and controversy of past elections, featuring a man who was in the room where much of it happened. 

Elections are coming to the shchunah, and we got the chance to sit down with one of the men responsible for making that happen. We also cover some late-breaking news regarding the question of, "Who gets to vote?". 

Are you excited? We're excited! Let's get started. 

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Rabbi Lazer Avtzon joins The Crown Heights Insider to talk about the impact the explosion of shuls is having on our community, and the opportunities that this creates, if only we were willing to come together to grab them.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

Rabbi Moshe Feiglin of The Aliya Institute joins the Crown Heights Insider to tell the story of his organization and the impact their decades of work has made on our young men.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

Community activist and political insider Yaacov Behrman joins the show to talk about an upsetting community event, the stunning recent success of the CH get out the vote effort, and what our community can hope for in the future politically.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

Mrs. Dena Gorkin joins us to talk about what she's learned in her long career in chinuch, and what lessons Bnos Chomesh's experience might have for the community as a whole.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

PR Director and spokesman for Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Motti Seligson, joins the show to talk about his unique shlichus, and the challenges and opportunities that come with sharing our story and message with the secular media world.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

Benjy Stock of CSSY joins the show to talk about the evolution of his work, the history of the organization, and how all of us could be doing a little bit more to help.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

Leivik Jacobson of Expand 770 joins the show to give us the history and the inspiration behind his organization, and answers some practical questions about how expanding 770 could actually work.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

Keren Simchas Choson V'Kallah's Shmuly Brashevitzky join The Crown Heights Insider to tell us about the impact KSCVK has made on the lives of thousands, the way their work has evolved, and some of the challenges his organization is facing.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

Rabbi Mendy Hershkop joins The Crown Heights Insider to talk all things Shomrim. You may know Shomrim as the men who drive those adorable scooters and help keep our neighborhood safe, but as we discovered, there's a lot more to the story.  Thank you for joining us, and as always, send any questions, comments, or concerns to podcast@crownheights.info

CH real estate agent/broker JJ Katz joins The Crown Heights Insider to discuss the housing situation. Why are houses so expensive? Why isn't anyone building anything? And how did we get here?  We invite you to join us for our inaugural episode. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it. 

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