Chabad of Flagstaff Arizona, hosted a celebration for the opening of their new $7 Million Dollar Chabad center on Sept. 5th. The 12,500-square-foot structure that sits on 2.2 acres of land, consists of a synagogue, social hall, kosher kitchen, mikvah, classrooms, offices and guest lodgings.
18 years after the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001, we present a gallery of rare, and never before seen photos from that terrible day, as well as the days immediately following.
As Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz and his family prepared to head back to California, they held a kumzitz at a family members home in Crown Heights that lasted well into the night. Rabbi Yitzi flew home Wednesday morning.
The state of California has taken what lawmakers and religious-rights activists around the nation are calling an enormous step forward in ensuring that Jewish residents are able to practice their faith freely with the governor signing into law a bill that protects their right to place a mezuzah on their doorposts.
Amid the chaos and panic following the airliners slamming into the two World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, many men and woman answered a higher calling – instead of running away, they turned and ran towards the burning buildings in desperate attempts to rescue those trapped in the burning inferno. Among those brave men was a band of Shomrim volunteers from Crown Heights.
18 years after the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001, we present a gallery of rare, and never before seen photos from that terrible day, as well as the days immediately following.
18 years after the tragedy that occurred on September 11th 2001, we present a gallery of rare, and never before seen photos from that terrible day, as well as the days immediately following.
When Rabbi Leivi Sudak’s flight from London to New York was diverted to a small town in Newfoundland, Canada, he recalled the holy Baal Shem Tov’s teaching that wherever you go, you are led by Divine providence.
In recent years, a custom has become prevalent among Anash: The study of the kvius – a year of Sichos and Maamarim that coincides with the set-up of this year’s calendar. The Rebbe’s Farbrengens often open with an explanation of the parshah, date of the month, and also the connection between the two, and therefore, those farbrengens have a special relevance when the kvius recurs. In honor of the new upcoming year, 5780, two new Seforim of this year’s kvius have been published.
After responding for years to life saving emergency calls in the community, one of Crown Heights Hatzalah’s ambulances received a much needed remounting. The remounting included overhauling the old ambulance rear, and placed it on a brand new Ford chassis.
The need is tremendous on Grand Bahama island. In addition to potable water, food, personal-hygiene supplies, shelter and clothing local residents crave the knowledge that someone cares.
Chaim Weiss is about to enter his junior year of high school at a yeshivah in Far Rockaway, New York, with a summer experience under his belt that will rival that of most of his classmates. The sixteen-year-old was the youngest of a team of four cyclists who completed a six week, 3,100 mile ride across the breadth of the USA last Sunday raising $33,000. A fifth had to drop out along the way due to injury.
With Tishrei coming, and the recent thefts of loose bricks, the deteriorating brick retaining wall in the front of 770 received a protective covering.
In an effort to expand their impact and make the Daily Torah Study accessible to thousands more people Chayenu is holding its first ever fundraising raffle for the prize of $10,000 cash!
Talmidim of the seventh grade of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, along with their fathers, joined together for the Shofar Factory, training the next generation of Shluchim to lead their own workshops.
Professor Deborah Lipstadt was selected as the honored recipient of the Jewish Hero Award at this year’s National Jewish Retreat. The award honors her lifelong efforts to combat ignorance and denial of the facts and scale of the Holocaust, and her written, spoken, and legal efforts on behalf of the victims.
Operation Survival: Watch as Operation Survival discusses the cause of depression, and how to prevent it with David Schwartz, Psy.D., LCSW, a professional counselor for 40 years. David focuses on evaluation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral health issues.
