Released Time Program Ends Another Successful Year

During this past end-of-school-year week, the Jewish Released Time program hosted dozens end of year celebrations and graduations for the hundreds of children who attend the weekly Jewish Hour. Throughout the city in various shuls and Jewish centers many parents, relatives, children and teachers gathered to celebrate these momentous occasions.

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The Best Thing to Happen in Crown Heights II

United Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway runs a Middos Tovos Shabbaton in Crown Heights II  After the last and very successful  Middos Tovos campaign in Crown Heights. We had to do it again this time 5th Grade pulled off random acts of goodness and kindness all over Kingston Ave.   Part of the Shmule Shrage Middos Tovos Program.  Students from Queens,  Flatbush, Canrsie and Crown Heights got together to do real good!

Foundation Announces Groundbreaking Partnership with JLI

Foundation Announces Groundbreaking Partnership with JLI, Providing Grants to 13 Communities

A groundbreaking partnership between JLI and the Kohelet Foundation was announced at JLI’s annual conference.  The foundation will award grants of up to $1,000 to 13 participating Jewish Day Schools located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Tennessee towards the tuition of every parent who attends JLI courses.

Israeli Indicted for Supplying Weapons to Somali Pirates

By Yossi Melman and Barak Ravid for Haaretz

FLORIDA — U.S. court indicts Israeli suspected of arms trade with Somalia. Florida prosecutors suspect Hanoch Miller attempted to bypass a UN resolution and U.S. law, both of which have an embargo on weapons trade with Somalia.

A Dream Come True – A Chupa at the Kotel

President of the Ulyanovsk Chabad Jewish Center has his dream Chupa at the Kosel

JERUSALEM — On May 16th, tens of members from the Chabad Jewish community in Ulyanovsk, Russia gathered at the holy western wall for a once in a lifetime event: a chupa at the Kotel.

Clark Howard Advises Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries

By Mordechai Lightstone for lubavitch.com
Clark Howard and Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz

BROOKLYN, NY — Every day, 3.5 million listeners tune in on over 200 radio stations nationwide to hear consumer advocate and self proclaimed penny-pincher Clark Howard dispense his timely financial advice. This past Monday Howard spoke to a different audience: 500 Chabad rabbis. The 90 minute conference call, arranged by the Shlichus Academy – the online education and support network for Chabad emmisaries – focused on topics ranging from tried advice when purchasing a car to budgeting and home equity.

Urgent Tehillim Needed

Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.

Yehoshua ben Sara

Nechama bas Toiba

An older Lubavitcher couple who have been severely injured in a car accident and are in unstable condition at the hospital.