On Thursday, August 29th, 2019, 80 years since the establishment of the Beth El Synagogue in Panama and 25 years since Rabbi Aron Laine, began serving as the Spiritual leader there, the community honored him and his wife, Rebetzin Freadel, for their dedication to the community.
As fans of the New York Jets gathered to tailgate before the team kicked off their season in MetLife Stadium, a group of Jewish fans brought a more spiritual take to the festivities. Armed with tefillin and a shofar, Rabbi Eli Goodman of Chabad of the Beaches led a group of congregants in what is being dubbed the “Tefillin Tailgate.”
On his visit to New York, Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, Shliach to Tamacula California who is battling ALS, visited the Rebe’s Ohel in Queens. He travelled to New York for his youngest sons’ Bar Mitzvah.
As Crown Heights families look to settle in and get back into the school spirit, there is an easy and cheap pizza special to feed the whole family. For only $20, you can get two pies of delicious hot pizza at SauceNCheese in Crown Heights.
Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, Shliach to Temacula California, attended his sons Bar Mitzvah in Crown Heights Motzai Shabbos. The event took place at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, and attracted hundreds to the Simcha.
A NYPD vehicle was involved in an accident Motzai Shabbos, which sent the police cruiser onto the sidewalk, hitting two Jewish girls. Five people were injured in the accident in total, Hatzalah and EMS transported the injured to the hospital.
As Hurricane Dorian was unleashing its unimaginable devastation on the Bahamas earlier this week, Rabbi Sholom and Sheera Bluming, co-directors of Chabad of the Bahamas, hunkered down in the capital city of Nassau, making phone calls to residents, galvanizing the community, coordinating with government aid officials and rallying volunteers during their country’s time of need.
Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, directed by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, welcomed the Talmidei Hashluchim for the new Shnas Halimmudim. Divrei Torah and Hisorerus were shared by the Talmidei Hashluchim, local shluchim and Chavrei Hanhalla.
A Crown Heights resident became the target of a disgusting slur Thursday morning, while biking through the streets of Crown Heights. The person who spewed the hateful words was a livery cab driver, seemingly incensed at having to share the road with a cyclist.
The first day of school kicked off in Oholei Torah, with 1,850 boys from twenty five countries excitedly started Yeshiva, came to their new classrooms for orientation, and met their new teachers and classmates.
After days of uncertainty, Hurricane Dorian has made its move close to the coasts of North and South Carolina. As torrential rains, hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surges began to take their toll, Chabad emissaries spent the morning reaching out to residents, especially the elderly and homebound.
A new Torah scroll is in place in Slovakia, the first to be inaugurated in the Central European country since the Nazis ravaged its Jewish population during World War II, while one proud Jewish boy will live to tell the tale of having celebrated his bar mitzvah amid the fanfare of a city-wide celebration.
After a long journey Comprising of a flight from New York to Milwaukee, followed by a 4 hour bus journey, the Shluchim to Postville Iowa have arrived to give the Bochurim of Yeshivas Beis Shalom a phenomenal year.
With great sadness we report the passing of Meir Aaron Schreiber OBM, a long time resident and political activist of Crown Heights. He passed away following an illness on Wednesday, the 4th of Elul, 5779.
Knesset Israel Boca Barracas is a synagogue once more. Occupied by a squatter for the better part of two decades, the synagogue built in 1907 was desecrated when Rabbi Shneor Mizrahi discovered it six years ago. The Chabad representative to Barracas, a neighboring Buenos Aires district, determined to return the tarnished sanctuary to its former glory.
This Monday, September 9th LifeTown will open in Livingston, New Jersey. In conjunction with this, we share the below article which appeared in the summer edition of the Lubavitch International magazine.
The Hachnosas Orchim board of Crown Heights, businessmen Avrohom Lokshin, Shneur Minsky & Menachem Gurevitch, meet with the Hanholos of Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim to plan this upcoming Tishrei season.
