Family and friends of Reb Shmuel Finck OBM are invited to an event marking the shloshim since his passing. The event will take place on Thursday, January 24th, Ohr L’yud Tes Shevat at Lubavitch Yeshiva Crown Street. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm.
MyShliach launched Farbrengen in a Box two short years ago with 50 subscribers. Rabbi Mendy Shanowitz, director of MyShliach, pointed out to me that over the past 24 months, the program has expanded rapidly; 320 shluchim families happily received the kits in their mailbox last week.
Hatzolah of LA is currently trying to get its permit to transport patients, but is receiving opposition from the LA Fire Department. There is a hearing scheduled for 1/29 in front of the LA County Board to determine this issue, but the LAFD has issued a letter of opposition.
In preparation for Yud Shevat, the Yartzeit of Rebbetzin Rivka, a group of dedicated BRHS students embarked on a mission to find out who are the Alumni of Bais Rivkah? To find out, they are launching the BAIS RIVKA FAMILY PROJECT.
An IDF soldier was lightly wounded when terrorists sniper from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip opened fire at his unit Tuesday afternoon, hitting his helmet.
The police officer who took a bullet for the Jewish people while responding to the Oct. 27 shooting during Shabbat-morning services in Pittsburgh, got a special welcome at a gala event co-hosted by Yeshiva Schools and Lubavitch Center of Pittsburgh on Jan. 12
Today on the 15th of Shevat, the Kollel Tiferes Zekeinim Levi Yitzchok celebrated its first siyum on masechta brochos and began learning masechta sukah. The Kollel was established in order to serve the English speaking retired individual in Crown Heights.
Last night, a few minutes after 9:30pm, a rare lunar eclipse began. The lunar eclipse, which covers the moon temporarily, left it dark. Those outside braving the cold were able to take photos of the phenomenon. The eclipse lasted for hours, only fully ending a few minutes before 3:00am.
With frigid temperatures and strong winds, some of Crown Heights’s landmarks are having a hard time coping. Besides for the humanity, which has nearly deserted the streets, one of the early casualties to the weather was the iconic sign over Mermelsteins Restaurant. The sign, which has proudly stood for one of the longest standing restaurants in Crown Heights, was torn by the wind, with scraps of it being blown around.
LYA hosts a Shabbos dinner every year in honor of Yud Shvat, titled One Shabbos/One World. This year, Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, founder of www.InsideChassidus.org, spent Shabbos with LYA, inspiring the community with speeches and farbrengen
In a yearly event, over 100 educators gathered in Crown Heights for renewed inspiration and camaraderie during a farbrengen for Yud Shvat.
Friends and supporters of G’mach Keren Yisroel Aryeh Leib turned out for a seudas Melava Malka last night, Motzai Shabbos Parshas Beshalach.
ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Community Services and Facilities, Roads and City Services, Chris Steel MLA, honored the Jewish Community with a visit to Chabad ACT HQ and Gan Yisroel Community and Childcare Centre last week.
On Sunday evening January 13, 2019, Friends and family members, students and Shluchim, took part in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Shlichus of Rabbi Shalom and Rebbetzin Gitel Eidelman to Morocco.
An exciting shabbaton in Longmont, Colorado full of fun activities, chayus, and inspiration for young shluchim kicked off MyShliach’s 5779 regional shabbaton season.
This year, once again, the students of Bais Rivkah High School together with 6th Grade will be performing and showcasing their incredible talent in song, dance, art, and music on Chof Beis Shevat weekend.
With the Kinus Hashluchos less than a week away, and in preparation for it well under way, some of the Kinus vaad members met with the representative of NYPD for a security briefing.
