Russia’s “Mitzvah Tanks” had another successful summer bringing Judaism to the masses throughout Russia and Ukraine. The “Mitzvah Tanks” were manned by bochurim who decided to spend their summer break bring Judaism to the Jews of far flung communities.
One man was taken to the Hospital lat night after a shooting in Crown Heights. His injuries are not considered life threatening, and the shooter fled the scene.
An elderly Jewish man was brutally assaulted with a brick Tuesday morning, as he walked through Rochester Park in Crown Heights. Hatzalah rushed the man to the hospital, where he is being treated for facial injuries.
Some bricks were discovered missing from the sidewalk wall of 770, after the upper decorative stones were removed for renovations. A sign was placed requesting that people not take the stones, as they are not replaceable.
Ebers Wine and Liquor, nominated for veteran shop in One Brooklyn Funds Online vote, won the contest by a landslide. The voting poll saw Ebers bring in twice as many votes as its closest competitor.
To help fund their efforts to spread chassidus throughout the east coast and beyond, Keren Meir is holding its annual fundraising raffle for 2 tickets to anywhere worldwide and a weekend stay at a 5 star hotel.
On the morning that the 53,000 square foot LifeTown center first opened its doors in Livingston, N.J., in December 2018, Jason Campbell, its therapy director, found himself in the complex’s manicured indoor park. He watched as a dozen or so children with special needs played together with their volunteer teen buddies. “This is the best therapy,” he observed. “It is even better because there are no therapists working with the kids. It’s just real life.”
Marking the seventy-fifth yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s father, hundreds of Rabbonim, Chassidim, Anash and Jews from all communities joined the 9th annual Yarchei Kallah in the Chabad Beis Menachem Shul of Tannersville, New York. A seudas mitzvah was served, and participants listened to the Divrei Torah of the Rabbonim, as well as a powerful message from the Bostoner Rebbe.
The week started off in the Turkey basketball where campers prepared to leave camp due to numerous code violations, when in fact it was a breakout for color war! Teams Tevia and the winning team of Kmoso battled it out through the plays and skits, from MBP to cheering, from the beginning this was a hard fought battle. The fun filled week included a visit to the Ohel, and the sad moment when the campers had to say goodbye.
A Siyum of the Rambam’s Mishnah Torah and Sefer HaMitzvos was held at the Hallandale Chof Av Farbrengen at Congregation Levi Yitzchok-Lubavitch this past Wednesday night.
At a nondescript desk in the corner of JEM’s office, Zalmy Ceitlin sits staring at a video of the Rebbe pouring kos shel brachah. With a phenomenal memory for faces, names and events, and having combed through thousands of hours of footage, he is the address people are turning to for a memento of their encounter with the Rebbe
An Israeli drone fell in the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut and a second one exploded near the ground early on Sunday, the Lebanese army and Hezbollah said, in the first such incident in more than a decade.
Each week in Camp Emunah’s BJJ teen camp, campers were notified of candle lighting time by chalk messages on the floor. In true camp spirit, the girls who returned home this week went on mivtzoyim all over the US, and spread the message of candle lighting time with chalk messages.
An arrest has been made in a car theft that occurred on August 5th in Crown Heights. The car was that was stolen had a young child in the car, prompting a large search. The car, with its young occupant, was found nearby soon after.
Each time the Rebbe distributed dollars, individuals were touched and lives were impacted. Presented here are photos of several highlights and encounters from Sunday Dollars of 24 Av 1991 (5751).
Following a brief period without a car break-in, Crown Heights vehicles were again targeted in at least two incidents Thursday night. In at least one of the break-ins, the car window was broken to gain entry.
Magen David Adom (MDA) personnel were forced to declare the death of Rina Shnerb, A 17-year-old woman injured Friday in a terror attack near the Binyamin-region town of Dolev.
