American-Israeli astronaut Jessica Meir last weekend released three images of the State of Israel and its surroundings taken by the International Space Station where she has been staying since September.
A manhole explosion shook a Crown Heights block Friday night, igniting the car parked directly above it. The explosion knocked out power to a nearby building. No one was injured and firefighters quickly dowsed the fire.
Towards the end of Tishrei, the Karnowsky family, members of Hanholas Hayeshiva and his many classmates and friends, gathered in the Dining Hall of Oholei Torah as Osher and Rivka Karnowsky dedicated Heichal Shmuel, a wing in the Eastern Parkway Campus Dining Hall, in memory of their beloved son, Shmuel, who passed away short while ago.
In a night reminiscent of a more violent time, the streets of Crown Heights were labelled dangerous as roving groups of young adults took to the streets looking to cause Halloween havoc. Five Jewish people were injured, including three Shomrim volunteers. Three Assailants were arrested.
Today, Friday the third of Cheshvan marks the anniversary of the arrival of nine Lubavitch students to Montreal in 5702 (1941), which brought about the great institutions that exist there today.
In an incredible display of hard work, determination, and unity, over 130 secondary girls have been volunteering each week as part of Yad L’Ezra iVolunteer. This week, the annual dinner was held honoring the many volunteers.
A serious accident in Crown Heights involving a city bus and a Hatzalah volunteers vehicle sent one person to the hospital Thursday afternoon. Crown Heights Hatzalah responded to scene.
As the Kincade Fire in Northern California continues to grow to 76,000 acres, Rabbi Mendel Wolvovsky attempted to bring some relief to weary residents and emergency personnel Tuesday morning offering homemade breakfast and conversation even as he had to reschedule a congregant’s funeral because the local cemetery could not accommodate them with the fires raging nearby.
This morning, beis Cheshvan was chilly and rainy. Yet eighteen men came out at the early hour of 6:20am to learn from Hemshech תרס’ו, the Maamar, “Hachodesh Hazeh,” given by the esteemed Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Akiva Wagner.
An email was sent to parents of the Yeshiva Gedolah of Yeshivas Bais Dovid Shlomo New Haven advising them of a security breach that occurred in one of their dorms this week. A homeless man was found inside the zal dorm, and was immediately removed.
On Saturday night, October 26th, Pittsburgh University Chabad House on Campus celebrated its 31st Anniversary Event honoring Chancellor Patrick Gallagher for his support of Jewish life on campus.
The world’s first modern underground cemetery was inaugurated in Jerusalem Wednesday. The innovative solution was to excavate some 24,000 “new” burial plots at the depth of 50 meters (about 160 feet) underground, with the first phase of about 8,000 graves expected to be available for burial towards the end of 2019.
Police brass and community leaders gathered Tuesday for the award ceremony for the 71st Precincts Community Affairs Unit Detective Vinny Martinos.
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5780 marks 70 years to the day from when the Frierdiker Rebbe wrote to Reb Zalman Serebryanksi, accepting his proposal to establish a Yeshivah in Australia (originally located in Shepparton), and in fact, urging him to do so without delay. On this same day 70 years later, and after receiving final approval and building permits, Yeshivah Gedolah Melbourne signed a contract with a construction company to begin building its most ambitious project yet.
A man posing as a beggar who allegedly stole a necklace from a Crown Heights Jeweler has been arrested Tuesday, after being caught stealing in a Boro Park Shul. The 71st precinct had previously released a wanted poster asking for the public to help locate the thief.
At the nearby University of Pittsburgh, the outpouring of support for the Jewish community on campus was instant and firm following the mass shooting at the Tree of Life. The product of a longstanding and warm relationship between university administrators and Chabad, this advocacy was again on display as the university became the first in the world to host a travelling art exhibit and Holocaust memorial.
This year, over 150 girls took over 50 lulavim sets to shake in the streets of NYC. Lubavitch Youth Organization launched the Mivtzoim Depot 3 years ago to meet he need for Mitzoim sets.
