Refilling your MTA card is a pretty standard procedure for anyone traveling underground in New York City. But for those who pay attention to the details, you probably noticed that annoying leftover balance that’s either a nickel or dime, or just a few cents shy of a ride. In other words, it’s useless.
An elderly Jewish woman was struck and injured by a construction van at the intersection of Albany Ave. and Empire Blvd. in Crown Heights. The van making a left turn onto Empire Blvd. after coming down Albany Ave.
Almost 600 people gathered for an evening with the noted author, holocaust survivor and childhood friend and step-sister of Anne Frank, Mrs. Eva Schloss, 85, of London, UK. The event was hosted by the Chabad community center of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, directed by Rabbi Chesky and Mrs. Miri Rothman.
Rabbi Elie Estrin is slated to make history this week. The Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi, who co-directs the Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Washington in Seattle with his wife, Chaya, is set to become the first bearded chaplain in the U.S. Air Force.
A large crowd from the Miami Jewish community gathered at the JLC in Miami Beach on Sunday evening for an emotionally charged evening to raise awareness for child abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community and learn what Jewish Community Watch (JCW) is doing to combat it.
Over 270 students attended a Shabbaton and Pegisha hosted by the Chabad Center of Palermo-El Lazo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, directed by Rabbi Shlomo and Rebbetzin Rachel Levy.
Mrs. Edis Fuss is sitting Shiva after the passing of her father, Mr. Shimon Boruch Wechter, at 1636 President St. [between Schenectady and Utica Aves.] until Friday morning. At the family’s request, please refrain from visiting after 10:00pm. Hamokom Yenachem […]
Crown Heights District Leader Jesse Hamilton trounced his challenger Rubain Dorancy in Tuesday’s vote for the Democratic Party nomination to fill the vacated State Senate seat of newly-elected Borough President Eric Adams.
Young rabbinical students Mendel Schmukler and Sholom Ber Charitonow have been spending their summer vacation traveling through the U.S. state of Texas, bringing the light of Judaism to the few isolated Jews in the state’s rural areas. The following two stories were told by them, both of which occurred while visiting the city of Houston.
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