A taser-toting perp attempting to attack people in Crown Heights was tracked down and arrested Tuesday night thanks to the vigilance of local residents and the tenacity of Shomrim.
Shluchim worldwide are getting ready to dive into the latest season of MyShliach’s Mishnayos Baal Peh, starting on Yud Shevat. The program has successfully inspired hundreds of young shluchim worldwide to memorize Tanya and Mishnayos in their free time and is relaunching with a new twist.
JNet, the Jewish Learning Network, launched a new cutting-edge platform ahead of the 2nd yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehudah “Yudi” Dukes on Monday Ches Shevat, as a tribute to his lifelong mission of connecting people to Torah. The platform aims to enhance the learning experience for Chavrusahs with its AI matching system, rewards system, and community features.
Shluchim in Lagos, Nigeria held a monumental bris milah for their son who was born in Nigeria, the first for the country in decades.
Rabbis and educators from around the world gathered at a special conference dedicated to honoring educators working to integrate religious content for Jewish students attending secular or Christian schools. They shared techniques, discussed ways to work within government (public) education systems, and deal the enormous threat of assimilation.
Over the past 24 hours, nearly 2,000 young Shluchim and their staff have been canvassing the globe to the 120 locations worldwide for “ShabbosTzuzamen,” the once-a-year Shabbaton organized by MyShliach at Merkos 302, when young Shluchim and Shluchos gather together for a Shabbos of fun, connection, and inspiration.
The annual awards ceremony for officers of the NYPD held by the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council took place in Crown Heights Thursday, showing the communities appreciation for their outstanding work.
The Wilhelm Family welcomed a new Sefer Torah Thursday in memory of Reb Zushe Wilhelm OBM. The processio left Heichel L’maan Yilmedu on Empire Blvd, and with an escort from the NYPD and Shormim, ended at Nosson’s Shul, Binyon R’ Zushe Wilhelm at 579 Brooklyn Ave.
The CYP Weekend Gathering in Crown Heights was more than a success, it was a foundation laid for hundreds of Jewish young adults to bring their strong Jewish identity back home.
A record number of Jewish students have just returned from the Chabad on Campus International LivingLinks trip to Poland. This trip was the largest trip to date, and true to form, it resulted in an outsized impact.
In a true spirit of Hakhel and Achdus, over 300 men and women from Crown Heights, Flatbush, Mill Basin, Boro Park, Monsey, Lakewood, Philadelphia, and beyond, packed the main hall of Lubavitcher Yeshiva, with standing room only, to celebrate the 39th Hiloula of the Baba Sali who yahrzeit is today, 4 Shevat.
Braving pricey flights and immense distances, thousands of Jewish teens worldwide count down the days to CTeen’s 15th International Shabbaton in New York City on February 23.
Rav Avraham Tzvi Rokeach, Grandson of the Belzer Rebbe, stopped by the Chabad of the airport counter on his way to Eretz Yisroel. After hearing about the various activities, among them the writing of the Unity Torahs (Sefer Torah Hakloli), Rav Rokeach purchased letters in the Children’s Sefer Torah for his children.
For some, Chanukah 5783 is a distant memory. For the campers of CKids Gan Israel FL, Chanukah was a blast of camp that showed up at their door.
From all of the options available for bochurim entering Mesivta, Oholei Torah’s 8th grade program stands out as one that provides an exceptional Yeshiva environment balanced with exciting activities – all summer long!
At the initiative of the Chabad shliach in Kaliningrad, Rabbi Avraham Boruch Deutch, a permanent structure was built over the kever of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter OBM, the founder of the Musar movement.
As this week is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm, a”h, a most beloved and devoted Menahel of the Oholei Torah Mesivta for 32 years, the Siddur he published, with a full Yiddish translation, has been made available in the Elementary, Mechina and Mesivta Divisions for the talmidim to use, as of Rosh Chodesh Shvat.
