In a major development for the English-speaking community in Israel, Chaim V’Chessed, the leading organization supporting Olim with guidance, resources, and advocacy across all areas of life, has appointed former Knesset member Rabbi Yitzchak Pindrus as Senior Governmental Liaison.
Presented as part of Oholei Torah’s 70th anniversary celebrations, the program will feature seven alumni of Oholei Torah who, among our many alumni, have gone on to lead and shape Jewish education and moisdos chinuch across the world.
This gathering was event number two of seven planned programs taking place throughout the week, each designed to celebrate chinuch and engage different segments of the Oholei Torah community.
As unrest and uncertainty grip Iran once again, this video looks back at a daring operation to save Iranian Jews after the Iranian Revolution.
Fresh off the 22-hour flight from Sydney to New York, Ahmed al-Ahmed and Rabbi Yehoram Ulman paused on Tuesday morning to pray together at the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—in Queens.
I have lived in Crown Heights for decades. When new leadership ran for the Vaad Hakohol and Community Council, I voted, encouraged others to vote, and believed—sincerely—that after years of inertia, something would finally change. Two years in, it’s time for an honest accounting.
For years, we have spoken about the “tuition crisis” or the “housing crisis.” But recently, a new term has entered the Crown Heights lexicon, coined by the upstart Bereishis Foundation: the “Gap Family.”
Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Bondi Beach Hero, and Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, Chabad of Bondi Rabbi, were at the Ohel this morning, the first stop on their U.S. trip. Rabbi Ulman and Ahmed al-Ahmed, who courageously intervened unarmed during the Chanukah attack in Sydney, will both be attending the Colel Chabad dinner in person.
CGI Toronto Boys’ Division Launches $800 Early-Bird Discount and announces Exciting Staff Lineup for Summer 5786, and Welcomes Back Morristown Principal Rabbi Aharon Wilschanski.
Oholei Torah is proud to announce the launch of 7 Letters for 70 Years, a special seven week series created in honor of seventy years of Chinuch Al Taharas Hakodesh.
Yisroel Levin (Palo Alto, CA) to Gittel Stein (Southfield, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Lower Level
Friends. Former students. Parents. Neighbors. People from different stages of her life, some from childhood, some from decades ago, some who have only crossed paths with her briefly. Each message has been a reminder of how Chanie touched others, often without realizing it herself.
The upcoming CYP Encounter Shabbaton will feature an array of incredible speakers sharing what it means to live as a proud Jew in every setting, from the White House to life as a survivor.
Itav Estrin (Vancouver, Canada) to Binah Zhornitsky (Vancouver, Canada)
The Jewish community of Kherson is in shock and mourning following the death of Yevgeny Bondar, an 84-year-old Holocaust survivor who succumbed to injuries sustained in a shelling attack on the war-torn Ukrainian city.
Every day, educators are hearing new AI terms and tools but aren’t always sure what they are, how they work, or how they can be used appropriately in the classroom. That’s exactly what this training aims to address.
For families in Crown Heights and throughout New York City, the pause in federal funding hits close to home. New York relies heavily on these federal grants to operate its child care and family support infrastructure, and the freeze threatens immediate disruptions.
