An hour north of Toronto, on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, Innisfil was once known mainly for its beaches and summer cottages. The town’s population has roughly doubled in the last 20 years as many people, priced out of the Toronto market, moved north.
Somewhere between a jet ski on a Utah lake and a Shabbos table in Las Vegas, forty Jewish teenagers were putting on tefillin, wearing tzitzis, and committing to keep Shabbos.
When I was younger and just starting shidduchim, I had a very clear picture of what I was looking for. Like many girls, I had my preferences, my expectations, and the things I thought were important in finding my bashert. One of those things was age.
Rabbi Yosef and Basya Stevenson, together with their daughters Chaya and Rivka, will be establishing Chabad of Golden and the Colorado School of Mines in time for the new school year.
Three wildfires continue to burn across eastern Washington State, having already consumed more than 10,000 acres and damaged or destroyed at least 600 structures. Roughly 60,000 residents of Spokane and Stevens counties have been ordered to evacuate since the fires broke out on Saturday morning.
This past week, three annual group photos were taken, capturing five vibrant divisions that together reflect the remarkable scope of Oholei Torah’s summer programming.
Chaim Rapoport (Long Beach, CA) to Mussie Wilschanski (Kenosha, WI)
The 8.5 x 11-inch adhesives were brought back by Manhattan Council Member Gale Brewer, who sponsored a bill allowing street sweepers to stick it to scofflaw drivers.
In his newest release, Avraham Fried presents a Thank You Hashem music video, “No Shtus”
In a significant blow to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor turned down a request on Monday to stay a massive $656 million financial judgment awarded to American victims of Palestinian Arab terrorism.
The Powerball jackpot climbed to $786 million after no players matched all six numbers in Monday night’s drawing. The prize now carries an estimated $786 million or $327.5 million in cash value, according to lottery officials.
Parents often spend sleepless nights asking themselves the same question: “What does my child need in order to thrive?” For many families, the answer has been Yeshivas Ufaratzta.
Under the current plan, the protected bike lanes will be placed on Kingston Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue from East New York Avenue south to Winthrop Street and regular bike lanes will be installed on Rutland Road and Winthrop Street between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.
Held each year on the eve of Chof Menachem Av, the event has become a highlight of the summer season in the Catskills, drawing Anash, Chassidim from various courts, members of the Yeshivish community, kollel yungeleit, and yeshivah students for an evening of Torah, Chassidus, and farbrengen.
Just weeks after the exciting announcement that a new mikvah would be added to the campgrounds of Oholei Torah’s Yeshivas Kayitz Program (YKP), the vision has already become a reality.
Today, on the 82nd Yahrtzeit anniversary of this great and holy man, it’s a perfect time to refresh our knowledge about Chof Av, and recommit ourselves to live our lives with this level of commitment, without compromise, and without fear or doubt.
There are those who stand in the spotlight, and those who help that light reach others. Rabbi Sholom Ber Eber, who passed away on June 29 (14 Tammuz) at the age of 78, belonged to the latter category.
