Gun Wielding Man Goes On Violent Friday Night Crime Spree In Crown Heights
A gun wielding man went on a Crime spree Friday night, assaulting one person and destroying property. The man prompted a large police search, but was able to elude the law.
Beis Rivkah’s Windows Smashed Friday Night By Man With A Gun
Two windows of the Bais Rivkah Lefferts building were vandalized Friday night by a man wielding a gun. The man can be seen on surveillance footage as he uses the butt of his weapons to shatter the windows, then walks off.
Ufaratzta Group 2019
Isolated, But Not Alone
With Chabad now in most large and small cities, more and more young couples committed to serving as Chabad shluchim are venturing out further afield. Many call the veteran emissaries for advice on how to navigate the unique challenges. What began as a Whatsapp group where the members were able to network, swap tips and ideas, share in each other’s joys and hardships and have a space where everyone understands them, has evolved to a sisterhood.
Rabbi Lazar Visits Ancient Shiloh
As part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the Binyamin Regional Council and the Jewish community in Moscow, Russia, dozens of Russian Jews visited ancient Shiloh on Thursday.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Rebbe’s Miracles in the Gateshead, England Yeshiva and His Words on Shleimus Ha’aretz
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Binyomin Schlanger lives in Jerusalem with his wife. Throughout his lifetime he has dedicated himself to many different projects and institutions involved in Hafotzas Hama’ayonos. He currently spends the majority of his day learning and translating sichos of the Rebbe dedicated to Shleimus Ha’aretz and to the Sichos of Nun Aleph, Nun Beis of our final mission in Golus to be Mekabel Pnei Moshiach Tzidkenu.
Invest in Our Bochurim, Our Future
The Brunoy yeshiva is holding its annual fundraising raffle to continue providing a world class education to the hundreds of Bochurim currently enrolled in its program.
Minivan Broken Into Overnight in Crown Heights
A minivan was broken into Wednesday night while parked on a Crown Heights street. The back window of the vehicle was smashed, and the van rummaged through.
Two Car Crash in Crown Heights Leaves Car On Sidewalk, No Injuries
A two car collision Wednesday evening sent an SUV careening onto a Crown Heights sidewalk. Miraculously no one was injured in the crash.
Scaffolding Goes Up As 770 Facade Restoration Begins
After many long months of planning and Tishrei behind us, work has begun on pointing and restoring the facade of the Lubavitch World Headquarters office complex.
Chief Rabbi Visits the Rebbe’s Ohel
Yesterday, the largest and most prominent Bukharian Jewish community in the United States, under the leadership of Rabbi Zalman Zvulonov and Rabbi Yitzchok Wolowik hosted the chief rabbi of Israel, Rishon Letzion Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef.
Flyers With Swastika Found Around ASU Campus in Tempe
Flyers with a swastika and the Star of David were recently found in various locations on the campus of Arizona State University. Hillel and Chabad, two Jewish-student organizations at ASU, have partnered with ADL in regards to the incident.
David Rosenberg, Rabbi Avraham Kagan and James Geier at the dedication of a new Torah scroll and custom-designed portable ark in which to carry it in the River North neighborhood of Chicago.
Traveling Ark Carries the Torah to Hip Chicago District
At the turn of the 20th century, there were so many factories in River North on the north bank of the Chicago River that the smoke billowing from their chimneys often blocked the sunlight. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was known as a deserted and dangerous area of the city. Few could imagine that just a few short decades later, the character of the neighborhood would have made a 180-degree turn into an upscale, hip district full of shops and galleries. Fewer still could imagine that River North would have its own thriving Jewish center.
Sefardic Chief Rabbi Of Israel Visits The Ohel
The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef visited the Rebbe’s Ohel today with Rabbi Yehuda Deri, Chief Rabbi of Beer Sheva, and Knesset member Yoav Tzur, along with a group of Bucharian Rabbis.
Kever Of Rabbi Chaim Bentzion Raskin OBM, Patriarch of the Raskin Family, Discovered in Russia
Today is the Yahrtzeit of, Rabbi Chaim Bentzion Raski OBM, who He passed away in Leningrad in 1938. A very pious and extraordinary Chossid, he was the patriarch of the great Raskin family. By tremendous divine providence, his grave was just discovered yesterday in Russia.
Picture of the Day
In a disgusting slap in the face, a Chaverim volunteer in Williamsburg who rushed to help a person with flat tire, was targeted by a traffic agent and ticketed. The officer can be seen writing the ticket as the volunteer continues to do chesed, and help another person in need.
JEM: Seeing Off The Guests
In the early years, at the conclusion of Tishrei, the Rebbe would stand outside 770 to see off the guests who had come to spend Tishrei with the Rebbe. See these vintage black and white photos of the Rebbe standing outside 770, seeing off the Tishrei guests.
TV Set Chabad House Lettering Fixed
The backwards Hebrew lettering that sparked the interest of two Lubavitchers on an off the beaten track Brooklyn Street, has been put right. The words, “Chabad Williamsburg,” had been spelled out left to right (instead of right to left), on a store front being rented for a TV set. The two Lubavitchers didn’t put the situation to waste, and after confirming that it wasn’t an actual Chabad House, made sure to put Tefillin on one of the people building the set.
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