A new barber shop has opened in Crown Heights, the fourth shop in the Brooklyn chain owned by the Rubinov family and popular among many local residents.
George’s barber shop, owned and managed by Rafael Rubinov, opened its doors in the summer and has since been servicing a steady flow of Lubavitcher customers.
With its close proximity to Crown Heights, the store brings its decades-long experience and excellent customer service to the local community.
The Rubinov family has always enjoyed a strong connection to Chabad. George Rubinov, the store’s founder and namesake, developed close ties with the Lubavitch movement in his hometown of Samarkand, Khazakstan where Chabad had an active presence.
Under communist Soviet rule, religious life was fraught with difficulties and peril. For many people, it meant that Jewish observance was strictly limited to practicing whatever traditions they knew in their own private homes. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, through his chassidim on the ground, took great care to ensure that religious life remained active in the Soviet Union and that the spark of Judaism did not become extinguished in the hearts of those who were trapped there.
It was also through the help of Chabad activists that George was able to emigrate to the United States in the mid-1980s where he opened his first barber shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a 10 minute drive from Crown Heights. By the 2000s, the business had expanded and Rafael, George’s nephew, had opened two more locations in North Park Slope and Fort Greene.
Over the years, Lubavitchers from Crown Heights had been frequenting the stores in Park Slope, so when the time was ripe to open a fourth location, Crown Heights was the obvious choice.
“We are excited about being in Crown Heights,” said Rafael. “After all that Chabad did for the Bukharian Jews and my family in particular, it feels good to be a part of its community and offer them our excellent service.”
The store is located at 837 Classon Ave. To book an appointment, please visit; parkslopebarbershop.com
How much do they charge for a haircut?
35,as shown in one of the photos
The sign says $30.
You get a shot of whiskey as well.
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Its nice etc, but THINK the following about it: -why? Why lechaim is important in middle of the day? -what? What lechaim has to do at ALL with an haircut? -for what? What you gain on drinking alcohol for no apparent reason I know its a “hipster” style or trend, but come on, use what you have INSIDE your head, not OUTSIDE! If you need to do soemthing creative etc. I may suggest, with all due respect is: -mitzva box Have a nice box with tefilin on it. You have Mitzva. Have on it some nice jewish and tora related… Read more »