Needing to abide by their traditions of modesty, Hasidic women want the city to post a female lifeguard during a women-only swim session at a municipal pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and have lobbied a local councilman to take up their cause.
In the less than one year since it was founded, the online Chitrik Academy has changed the way Gemara and Mishnayos are being learned. With over 80 videos, it has garnered an audience from over 60 countries around the world.
The Quebec government is preparing to introduce controversial legislation that would restrict religious symbols in numerous places, including Kippas worn by orthodox Jews.
Two Lubavitch owned companies took the #126 and #568 spots on this year’s Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing private companies of 2013. This marks the first time the number has gotten smaller in four years.
Mendy and Yossi Rotenstreich of Chabad of Gramercy Park in Manhattan join borough president Scott Stringer as he places a Mezuzah, the Jewish symbol of empowerment and protection, on the entrance to his campaign headquarters hours before his second debate against former governor Elliot Spitzer in the race for comptroller of New York City.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this photo of a group of Shluchim from around the globe at a gathering in the early 1980s. How many of them can you identify?
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima for: Pesach Simcha ben Baila and Shayna Chaya bas Rochel Leah.
In honor of Chai Elul, Anash and all Jews worldwide are invited to participate in a learning campaign, with the chance to win big prizes.
Since its inception over a year ago ago, the Betzalel Gallery has become known as the definitive source for fine Judaic art. The gallery’s distinctiveness is evident both in the stature of its artists and a rare quality, reflecting the richness and warmth of Jewish heritage, that is recognizable in its art.
Mendy Pellin and his Jew-bel-ish productions bring us another entertaining video, with the aim of boosting shul attendance this Rosh Hashana among those suffering from ‘temple fear.’
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