Huge Blizzard Paralyzes City
NEW YORK CITY [NY1] — New Yorkers are digging out this morning after more than a foot of snow fell yesterday.
NEW YORK CITY [NY1] — New Yorkers are digging out this morning after more than a foot of snow fell yesterday.
TuvelPhotography.com sent a huge gallery of over a hundred beautiful pictures of the blizzard last night.
Crown Heights School Closure Info Below:
Only four hours into the storm, which is predicted to dump a foot of snow on New York City, and Crown Heights was blanketed with a fine coat of snow. This is the first of a number of photo galleries.
Boys of the Friendship Circle in Crown Heights enjoyed a Melava Malka and Kumzitz together with their volunteers. Special thanks to Avrami Rosenthal who hosted the event.
United Lubavitch Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway holds first annual Popsicle bridge building competition for grades 3-8.
Star gazers were treated to a rare phenomenon last night, a total lunar eclipse which coincided with this year’s winter solstice, and is an event which took place for the first time in some 400 years!
Students in Lubavitcher Yeshiva had the opportunity to fill one of the Rebbes Horaos of the day, Hey Teves, to buy Seforim at discounted prices!
In honor of Hey Teves, the Oholei Torah PTA gave a full program to the talmidim from Grades pre 1a-8, including a Seforim Sale, a overview of the Rebbeim’s Seforim, a hands on exhibition on how ink is made, a Chinese auction and a presentation of antique seforim.
Local photographer Chaim Perl once again presents a creative 360 degree gallery of the parade and menorah lighting.
Hundreds gathered in front of 770, braving the freezing cold weather, to escort Mrs. Nechama Wilansky OBM.
As heavy rain and crazy winds moved through Crown Heights, storm drains got clogged and formed mini swamps at corners around the neighborhoods.
SAO PAULO [CHI] — A spectacular tribute evening took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Honor and give thanks to The Chabad Yeshiva, for all of it’s tireless efforts of supporting and being at the helm of Torah studies in Sao Paulo.
In preparation for Chanukah the students in Oholei Torah received special demonstration and fire safety tips from the FDNY’s fire safety and prevention instructors.
Thursday night, there were many farbrengens throughout the world. In Crown Heights it was obvious from the standing room only that the place to be was Empire Shtiebel.
Fathers and their sons from Oholei Torahs youngest division got together for a Melava Malkah in honor of Yud Tes Kislev. The program included a learning program, stories and Chassideshe nigguin in a farbrengen atmosphere, followed by entertainment by the twins from France.
Yud Tes Kislev came alive for the young students in Beis Rivkas Headstart and Early Headstart! The teachers together with students reenacted the story of arrest and release of the Alter Rebbe by making props, dressing up, and acting.