For many people, social media has become an integral part of daily life. Whether it be your 60 year old mother or grandmother, whose activity evolves around her Facebook homepage, or your peers who interact via a variety of platforms for the greater part of the day (and night), social media has infiltrated most people’s daily routines.
An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition and fighting for his life after he was hit by a car. Police officers witnessed the crash and called EMS and Shomrim after they were unable to determine the victim’s identity. Please say tehillim for Menachem Yisroel ben Henya Chasiba.
50 years ago today, Yud Beis Tammuz, 1964, the cornerstone was laid for a new building in Kfar Chabad, called Beis Shazar.
Today, Yud Beis Tammuz, is the anniversary of the release of the sixth Chabad Rebbe, the Rebbe Rayatz, from Soviet prison in 1927. Presented is a series of articles from the archives of JTA News, after the 1927 arrest and later release of the Rebbe Rayatz.
Pictures from the L’chaim of Dovid Katz (Brooklyn) and Briendy Silver (Crown Heights), which took place last week at Lubavitcher Yeshiva-Crown St.
As the Israel Defense Forces mobilize for what looks to be an imminent ground offensive to root-out Gaza-based terrorists, troops on the fronts lines were joined by a different kind of “tank.”
Where does kosher food fit into the city’s crowded foodie scene? Right into people’s own kitchens, according to a local chef on a mission to serve adventurous Jewish food to anyone who wants it.
In honor of Yud Beis Tammuz, the day of the birth and liberation of the Frierdiker Rebbe, the campers of Beis Rivka Day Camp were treated to an exciting and joy-filled concert with Rabbi Chaim Fogelman.
As rockets rained down on cities throughout Israel, the Knesset held a special session on Tuesday to honor—and gain strength from—the faith, Torah, and legacy of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and former Chief Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar in Moscow today, Wednesday. The Rabbis attended a special ceremony marking the anniversary of the release of the Frierdiker Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, from Soviet prison.
Twins Mottel and Zalman Kozliner (8) dressed up today for ‘hat day’ in Oholei Torah Day Camp. One’s hat represents the song ‘the little bird is calling,’ describing the yearning of the Jewish people to be free and back in Jerusalem. The second depicts a wolf dwelling with a lamb, as described in the Posuk regarding the times of Moshiach.
On Tuesday night, CGI-Parksville’s BMD and older division traveled to the Neversink Campsite for a grand overnight trip.
With a week already in the rear-view mirror, CGI-Florida’s summer is once again turning into yet another classic.
The sprawling grounds dotted with palm trees, a soccer field, tennis court, gym park and animal farm make it look like any well-appointed boarding school. Situated in the center of Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv on 25 acres, Ohr Simcha is home to 270 boys, 5- 15 years old, at least a third of whom were removed from their parents by court order. The youngest and most vulnerable live with foster families in private, spacious residences designed to facilitate a functional, healthy family dynamic.
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