LOS ANGELES, CA — A fire that charred more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes in northern Los Angeles County last week was sparked by a boy playing with matches, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.
LONDON, England [CHI] — Europe changed the clock one hour back this Sunday morning.
On shabbos parshas Vayera the Mashpia of yeshiva Rabbi Mendel Gordon farbrenged about the importance of using out the time for learning.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — The Jewish Children’s Museum was on hand at NYC & Company’s Annual Culture Fest, a free celebration of the City’s diverse cultural offerings.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
260 JLI affiliates worldwide unify in a joint commemorative endeavor in memory of Mrs. Sarah Rohr by opening JLI’s course this week with the study of mishnah with 10,000 students attending this course The Land and The Spirit around the world.
The selected Mishnayos correspond to her name and was prepared for publication along with introductions for students. In addition, JLI affiliates participated in record numbers in the Chalukas Hashas by shluchim worldwide.
Grand Prize – Mendel and Rivkah Cunin
Split the Pot – Rochel Berkowitz
Jackpot #1 – Rochel Eichorn
Jackpot #2 – Shmuli Edelman
Dollar A Day Raffle – Gopin
1 – Choice of jewelry – (Barber) One Happy Family
2 – Dining room set – Yoni and Yossi Zigelboum
3 – Bone China – Masha Belles
4 – Sterling Silver Collection – Barnet Liberman
5 – Auto Lease – Ruchy Hoffman
List continues in the Extended Article!
In the event it escaped your notice, this past Shabbos Crown Heights was host to the largest-ever Chabad on Campus Shabbaton. Close to a thousand college students and shluchim participated. The students, growing as Jews and on a journey learning about their Yiddishkeit, took a weekend off to experience an inspirational Shabbos amongst their fellow students. It was an opportunity for Crown Heights to really shine and it did, for the most part.
The students were easy to pick out from the Friday morning crowds on Kingston Ave. Dressed like our scattering of new yuppie neighbors, except for the yarmulkes on their heads, they could be seen navigating Crown Heights’ sometimes aggressive pedestrian traffic together with their shluchim. Some looked wide-eyed and amazed by the sight of a modern day Chassidic community, while others just seemed disoriented by all the traffic and tumult.
I was mugged at the Kingston Avenue subway station, just steps away from 770 and the Jewish Children’s Museum. While paying for a MetroCard two black teenagers approached me, tried to divert my attention and ran off with my wallet and the money in my hand.
I ran after them screaming “Chaptzem! Chatzem!” and people in the area began to chase them, including my brother who happened to be there just then. Immediately, I called Shomrim (it’s the first number listed on my cell phone – thanks to a tip from CrownHeights.info) and members responded within seconds. The Shomrim members were immediately recognizable with their caps and ID tags. They took the information from me and stayed with me the entire time to help me out. They came with me in the police car so I could try to ID the perpetrator at the scene and followed me and the cops to the station to fill out a report.
Continued in the Extended Article.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – It was with great pain and sadness that we reported of the passing’s of R. Moshe Kazarnovsky OBM followed by that of his sister Mrs. Risya Posner OBM a few hours apart from each other.
This afternoon hundreds of Rabbonim, Members of Anash and Bochurim gathered along with hundreds of Beis Rivka Girls in front of 770 for both their Levaya’s.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Sunday evening over 200 girls packed into the hall on the second floor of the Jewish Childrens Museum for this years Friendship Circle Kickoff event.
The event opened up with the introduction of the new directors of the Friendship Circle, Levi and Chayale Eckhaus, who introduced the new programs and ideas for the upcoming year. The Kickoff event was meant to recruit new volunteers for the upcoming year of activities.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
As the wildfires burning out of control in Southern California forced all of San Diego County’s 250,000 residents to evacuate, Chabad-Lubavitch representatives there mobilized immediately.
Removing the Torah scrolls, backing up their computer files, and printing out community member lists, the Shluchim at 15 Chabad centers in the city lost no time ensuring that every individual or family appearing on their lists, were accounted for.
Dear Brother, Sister, Parent, and Shadchan,
Recently, I wrote an Op-Ed titled “A Plea for Shidduchim” (for those who missed it, it can be found by Clicking Here) I’m excited to see that it has gained over 120 comments! You have discussed many areas of Shidduchim, debated the ‘divorced’ issue, given dating advice, suggested new ways to meet, expressed frustration with various parts of the Shidduch process, called for a revamp of the whole “references” thing, and threw in some jokes to round it off. Of course, I appreciate all the compliments as well. Implementation of these ideas is key, and I call upon anyone who is in a position to make a difference, to do so.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Sunday afternoon a special event for special children took place in the home of Melly and Eidel Pinson where parents and kids came and partook in a musical and balloon filled event!
Benny Freidman along with Yossi Frankel sang along and danced with the kids, who enjoyed nosh and drinks along with the music and balloons and entertainment from Rico the Magician and Ballon Maker. A special thanks goes to the ‘Mekimi’ organization for providing the musician, Yoeli Feldman.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last Thursday night marked the launch of OMEK: a new center for in-depth transformational learning for women. Over 75 women of all ages and backgrounds – from Crown Heights, Long Island, New Jersey, Park Slope and even Maryland – came together at F.R.E.E. to be inspired. In addition to its primary mission to provide in-depth transformation learning for women, OMEK is also focused on naturally enhancing the physical wellbeing. The, the wholesome and elegant organic buffet served as a foretaste of upcoming programs on the holistic approach for to our bodies, as partner to our souls. Following the buffet, enlivening talks from multi-dimensional Olivia Schwartz and internationally acclaimed Shimona Tzukernik aroused the soul and awakened the mind.
BROOKLYN, NY — At this summer’s Brooklyn Best outdoor fashion show, organized by Borough President Marty Markowitz to feature the dress and culture of all of Brooklyn’s local ethnicities, nobody had volunteered to represent the hassidim.
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine -– Almost immediately after learning about the explosion that destroyed most of a large multi-level residential apartment complex in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, the Jewish community began to render what support it can to those who have suffered from this incident.
“..However here in the United States we have a different audience and a youth which radically differs from the type whom Rabbi Hirsch had addressed originally…” -The Rebbe
The following is a very unique letter of the Rebbe. From the year 1962 to a Professor at Yeshiva University, in which the Rebbe explains the nature of today’s American Jewish youth and why they can’t relate to Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch’s (“The Father of Modern German Orthodoxy”) approach to Judaism of “Torah v’Derech Eretz” .
To see more on this Subject Click Here
“I must touch upon another, and even more delicate, matter concerning the teachings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch whom you mentioned in your letter. There has been a tendency lately to apply his approach in totality, here and now In U.S. America While it is understandable that the direct descendents of Rabbi Hirsch or those who were brought up in that philosophy should want to disseminate his teachings.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — The Israeli Ambassador to the UN, The Honorable Dan Gillerman recently endorsed the JLI fall course on Israel.
“The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s course on The Land & the Spirit informs the mind and inspires the soul, a ‘must-see’ for those learning about and advocating for Israel,” he wrote in his endorsement.
