New Event Hall Dedicated in Ukraine Campus
A brand new state-of-the-art event hall was dedicated Sunday in the Or Avner educational campus, located on the outskirts of Zhitomir in western Ukraine.
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Extensive New Space for S. Diego Jewish Center
Chabad at La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif., has hosted plenty of activities in its 25 years of existence. The past, though, is nothing compared to what the future holds, thanks to a major construction project that took the center from a small, old wooden building to a modern, two-story structure with room to grow.
Art Gallery to Host Ladies Only Lag Ba’omer Concert
The Creative Soul invites women and girls to celebrate Lag Ba’omer this Wednesday, May 6, with talented and celebrated music artists Rivka Leah (Cylich) Velkovich and Chaya Sara Weiss.
Besht Opens Weekly Kollel for All Ages
For many of us, spending quality time learning, let alone learning in a yeshiva or kolel, is an unattainable dream. We often crave the ability to incorporate more Torah learning and inspiration into our busy lives, but have resigned ourselves to the fact that this is something from the past.
Talmidim Hashluchim of Australia Unite for Shabbos
Over this past weekend, a Kinus Talmidim Hashluchim of Australia took place at Chabad of North Shore, Sydney. The purpose of the Kinus was for the Bochurim to share advice and experiences, and inspire one another.
Oholei Torah Hosts Evening of Recognition and Support
Over 500 guests joined in celebrating the 59th Annual Dinner of Educational Institute Oholei Torah. Included in the crowd were parents, staff-members, supporters and alumni young and old.
Cancun, Mexico
Israeli Killed, 3 Injured in Mexico Bus Accident
A head-on collision between two buses killed a 23-year-old woman from Jerusalem, and injured three other Israeli travelers near Cancun, Mexico. The Shliach to Cancun, Rabbi Menachem Druck, is in close contact with the family of the woman killed.
Groundbreaking Book on People with Special Needs
Some time ago, I met a young man wearing a T-shirt with the following words: Accept – Understand – Love. I asked him when these three words meant. He told me that it was a signal from all the Special Children in the world.
by Rabbi Dr. Ib Nathan Bamberger
From Days Gone By: Lag Ba’omer Parade, 1966
In this unique color photograph, the procession of the Lag Ba’omer Parade of 1966 can be seen coming down the Eastern Parkway service lane. Can you recognize anyone in the photo?
Video: The Rebbe Visits Prospect Park, Lag B’omer, 1960
Watch a rare clip from one of the earliest Lag Ba’omer parades with the Rebbe, featuring narration by Rabbi Eli Lipsker.
10-Year-Old Catches Fire from Magnifying Glass
During the summer, many children play with magnifying glasses, burning paper and cardboard using the sunlight, often not realizing the potential danger of this “fun.” But last week, one child caught fire and suffered second degree burns on his torso due to a magnifying glass.
Syracuse University. Inset: The letter's author, Yerachmiel, with his family.
Letter: Even When You Think You Fail, You Succeed
The following heart-warming letter was sent to Rabbi Yaakov T. Rapoport, Shliach to the University of Syracuse, by a former irreligious student who briefly attended a Shabbos meal at his home back in 1996. The young student thought the customs were strange, and barely made it past the soup course, but that brief encounter had an everlasting effect.
Op-Ed: Why Crown Heights Needs Mendy Raitport (ad)
In an open letter addressed to the Crown Heights Jewish Community, New York Assembly candidate Mendy Raitport explains why he believes he deserves the community’s vote in tomorrow’s election.
Left: NYPD officer Brian Moore. Right: Suspected shooter Demetrius Blackwell.
NYPD Officer Shot in the Head Dies
NYPD officer Brian Moore, 25, who was in a coma since he was shot in the head two days ago while on duty in an unmarked car in Queens, died this afternoon after succumbing to his injuries.
Distinguished Rabbis Join Bar Mitzvah Celebration
Last week, prominent Rabonim, poskim and heads of Botei Din, among many other guests, arrived at the Beis Yisroel simcha hall in Jerusalem to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Shloime Ulman, the youngest son of Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, Senior Dayan on the Sydney Beth Din, and his wife Shternie.
Avremi Goldman, HYD.
Camp Fund Memorializes Slain Teenager
On a Sunday night, the evening of Monday, the 27th of Sivan, 5737 (June 12, 1977), Avrohom Eliezer Goldman, HYD, was tragically and brutally torn from our midst at the tender age of 17.
Des Moines Diary: Pastrami for the Soul
Corned beef, pickled just right, on thick slices of rye, with pumpernickel seeds embedded in the chewy thick crust. A juicy, firm garlicky pickle. The kosher deli stirs up warm memories, nostalgia for the old world.
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