During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar met with the Italian Prime Minister. It was agreed that 1,000 young Jews would visit the European Union for a conference, forum, and journey, of Torah and education.
Two years after her older sister donated a defibrillator to Beth Rivkah, Chaya Sara Schwartz used her Bas Mitzvah money to sponsor another lifesaving piece of equipment for her school. Shmarya Plotkin, who came up with the initial idea, has raised funds for three defibrillators in Beth Rivkah Academy, one on each floor, and three in Rabbinical College of Canada – Alumni & Archives.
An alert Shomrim volunteer witnessed a porch pirate in the act Wednesday. Following a quick chase, the package was recovered, and the man was in police custody.
How a small grassroots initiative to spread the Rebbe’s teachings transformed into a global movement, inspiring thousands of people each day. Now you can join the movement.
Marking International Holocaust Day, and the 75th anniversary to the siege on the city of Petersburg, an annual ceremony was held at the large Jewish Museum in central Moscow. It was broadcast directly through dozens of media outlets all over Russia.
The annual Chof Beis Shvat Women’s Dinner at Chabad of Georgetown, Brooklyn filled Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg’s Shul with the many community women. Speakers at the event included Mrs. Miriam Lipskier, co-founder and director of the Chabad Student Center at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and former Lieutenant Commander Mrs. Laurie Lans who has served multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf.
Los Angeles and Boston are homes to the second- and seventh-largest Jewish communities in the United States, respectively, and many fans of the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots attending the Superbowl on Sunday plan to go to synagogue on Shabbat. Chabad of Atlanta, run by Rabbi Isser New, will be there to fill the need.
Two Jewish men were left bloody and beaten following a vicious gang assault spree in Crown Heights Tuesday night. The NYPD has arrested two members of the gang, and is searching for a third.
An successful program launched last year by Igud Hamelamdim named Mivtza Torah – Gemara Bifnim, which is an innovative program that motivates students to work on mastering the skill of learning “bifnim” – inside the text, is now in its second year. With the new year, comes some new features to help internalize the learning.
The Kinus Hashluhos Group photo is never a simple endeavor. Coordinating hundreds of woman, as well as preparing for the event, was left in the capable hands of master photographer Chaim Perl. Despite the many challenges, the photo was a great success.
It’s not the normal sight you would expect to see in 770, but two Frum NYPD Officers davening is definitely a beautiful view. These two officers were caught on camera davening Maariv in 770, one even davening from an app on his phone.
A Monday night vandalism left a Jerusalem synagogue wrecked and the Torah scrolls ripped out of the ark before being thrown on the floor and covered with cleaning solution.
A parking dispute in Crown Heights escalated into a cellphone theft Sunday, and ended in an arrest made by the NYPD. The incident, which involved a Jewish woman, was caught on camera.
We present a photo gallery of the Kinus Hashluchos 5779 as they visited the Rebbe’s Ohel in Cambria Heights.
A surfer who was injured after striking a breakwater south of the Herzliya Marina had an unlikely savior. A chareidi-appearing male wearing a long suit was seen battling the waves deep out at sea, and rescued the distressed surfer.
We present a gallery of photos from the Chof Bais Shvat Farbrengen held in honor of the yahrzeit of Rebbetzen Chaya Mushka in Paris.
Rabbi Avromy and Sternie Super recently moved to the island to open Chabad of St. Lucia. The Supers, who first visited in December 2017, have begun to assemble an eclectic Jewish community of locals, snowbirds and tourists. Their posting was formally announced at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries in New York.
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