Smicha Bochurim in Mayanot Complete Test
After many long hours of work and diligent learning, the Bochurim learning Smicha in Mayanot Yeshiva in Israel completed Hilchos Bosor V’Cholov (laws of meat and milk), and passed with flying colors.
Thousands of Children Participate in the CKids 4D Pesach Experience
This past week, CKids put an entirely new spin on the famous directive to view ourselves as if we had been personally freed from slavery in Egypt. 180 Chabad Houses around the world, from Denmark in the west to Hong Kong in the east, have been taking part in the 4D Pesach Experience, a “club” created by CKids.
Shomrim Safety PSA
Following reports of continued break ins to vehicles on the Crown Heights community, Crown Heights Shomrim reminds the community to remove all valuables from your vehicle, and make sure the doors are locked.
1 Arrested For Assault After Throwing Brick at Jewish Man
A man was arrested Monday afternoon after he damaged a door outside a Crown Heights store, and threw a brick at a Jewish worker. The man was taken into custody by the NYPD.
Kinus HaMechanchim 5779 to be Held in Danbury Connecticut
The Merkos Chinuch Office announced today that the 5779 – 2019 Kinus HaMechanchim will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Danbury CT. On Monday and Tuesday 5-6 Tammuz, July 8th and 9th.
“Dear Rebbe” Examines Correspondence with Celebrities
A new book by Dovid Zaklikowski, Dear Rebbe: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson Corresponds with a Singer, a Writer, a Sculptor and a Holocaust Survivor, examines the Rebbe’s relationships with four important figures of the 20th century: sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, singer Jan Peerce, writer Chaim Grade, and philanthropist David Chase.
Woman’s Auction Event Tonight for the Geshem Shul (Ad)
There is a haven in Crown Heights, a Shul is bustling with activity, bringing community together. This Shul is a place where members feel a sense of belonging, looking out for each other and supporting each other in happiness and in times of need. The Geshem shul will be hosting its Woman’s’ auction event tonight. To purchase your tickets and support the Shul, please visit http://raffle.geshemshul.com/.
A Chidon Surprise: Toras Menachem with Nekudos
A unique memento will be handed out to all of this years Chidon participants, sponsored by the prominent philanthropist Rabbi Yossi Katz.
Darchai Menachem Thanks Crown Heights Vendors
The newly established PTA of Darchai Menachem organized a Pesach pass for their teachers and staff with discounts to local Crown Heights stores. Over 30 local vendors have offered special discounts to the staff to make Pesach shopping a little easier.
Paul Williamson, left, who runs the Flinders Island Distillery, with Rabbi Yochanan Gordon
Tiny Flinders Island, Tasmania, Hosts a Rabbi for the First Time
Located between mainland Australia and Tasmania, Flinders Island has a population of 700 (down to 300 in the winter), and less than a handful—four to be exact—are Jews. This week, they received the first rabbinic visit in the island’s history, from Rabbi Yochanan Gordon, who co-directs Chabad of Tasmania with his wife, Rochel.
Unity Torah for Hawaii Nears Completion
A unity Sefer Torah is having its last letters completed in Hawaii this coming Sunday, as it traveled around the islands with expert Sofer Harav Moishe Klein. The Torah was sponsored in honor of the two Sifrei Torah that were stolen last year from Chabad of Hawaii.
Two New Centers Open in Japan in Time for Passover
Two new Chabad centers opened in Japan, just in time for Passover this year, bringing the total in the country up to four. Rabbi Shalom Duber and Rachel Vaisfiche moved to Takayama from Israel, and Rabbi Dovid and Chaya Mushka Posner with their toddler, Mendel, moved to Kyoto from the U.S. Both centers, like many others in Asia, will be dedicated to serving Japan’s Jewish travelers, mostly young Israeli backpackers.
Shabbos at the Besht: Manufacturing Passover Products
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Tri-State Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. Prior to his current position, Rabbi Hanoka worked as a mashgiach for various manufacturing facilities certified by the OK. He will be giving a lecture on the topic of Manufacturing Passover products, An insight into making products kosher for Pesach and what are the standards.
Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal.the Skulener Rebbe.
Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, 95, and The Rebbe
As the last Chassidic Rebbe born in pre-war Europe, the passing of the Skulener Rebbe at the age of 95 on Monday afternoon draws ever closer the conclusion of a torturous era in the narrative of Jewish history—the dispersion of Chassidic courts from the Eastern European villages, towns and cities where they had shaped Jewish life for centuries. Known for his kindheartedness and prolific composition of Chassidic melodies, Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, of blessed memory, was a beloved fixture of Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood.
Massive Fire in Brooklyn Guts Floor of Building
A massive five alarm blaze tore through a building in Sunset Park Wednesday, leaving its’ upper floor gutted. The fire, which spanned the entire buildings upper floor, goes down in Brooklyn’s history as one of largest fires in years.
The Ash family waited for eight years to be allowed out of the Soviet Union.
Rabbi Dani Ash, A Profile
Dani Ash was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in 1982, three years into his parents’ eight-year “career” as refuseniks—Jews forced into an underground life of fear, privation and incarceration after their application to leave for Israel was denied by Soviet authorities, and they were deemed a threat to the state. Today, Rabbi Dani and Rivka Ash co-direct a bustling Chabad center in the same city he left as a child, never dreaming that he would one day return.
Photo Gallery: Hate Crimes Forum at the JCM
A Forum on Hate Crimes was held last night at the Jewish Children’s Museum. The event was in a collaboration between District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, who was in attendance, and the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.
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