They have arrived; from Singapore and Beer Sheva, California and Odessa, South Korea and North Cyprus, Bulgaria and the peaks of the Himilaya. They are all gathered in Crown Heights, in 770 and at the Ohel for the annual spiritual recharge. This afternoon the registration officially began, headed by Rabbi Schneur Najar and his staff, who welcomed Shluchim with warm greetings.
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A farbrengen was held at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Sao Paulo, Brazil, celebrating the Rebbe Rashab’s birthday and welcoming the four Talmidei HaShluchim who arrived to spend the year studying and assisting the junior students.
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The results are in! Do we pray for the success or downfall of our elected officials? Professor Jonathan Sarna tells why and how, even if we didn’t vote for them.
In the Israeli town of Sderot, just 7 km from the Gaza Strip, children cannot play outside due to missiles raining down from across the security fence. Tonight, November 7, Osem and the JNF dedicated a missile-proof indoor playground for the local children to play.
Rabbi Moshe Y. Bleich of the Wellesley-Weston Chabad House attended Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown‘s election party last night. The event did not end on a happy note, however, as the incumbent was defeated by challenger Elizabeth Warren, who will occupy Brown’s Senate seat for the next six years.
Statistics show that Jewish young adults who visit Israel and have a Jewish experience are a lot more likely to marry Jewish and support Israel.
Under the direction of community member Sima Chana Zelenko of Monroe, Chabad of Orange County organized a relief effort to help some of the hardest hit areas in New York.
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended citywide through Saturday, November 10 to facilitate storm recovery efforts. Alternate Side Parking regulations are not in effect on Sunday, November 11 and will also be suspended for Veterans Day, Monday, November 12, as previously scheduled. All other parking regulations remain in effect.
The predicted nor’easter storm, which is set to hit the New York region tonight, was preceded by a snow flurry which has already built up to over an inch of snow on the ground and accumulating.
One fire engine collided with another FDNY truck in Brooklyn this morning, smashing through a resident’s brick wall and injuring 11 firefighters, authorities said.
Two cars collided on the corner of Kingston Ave. and Crown St., after one of them ran through a red light.
“Thank you for showing my children their daddy isn’t crazy,” Rabbi Mendel Druk told fellow celebrants at Shmini Atzeret, the holiday marking the end of Sukkot. The energetic Israelis who danced with Torah scrolls and the rabbi’s kids made for an experience “we wish the children could have every year,” his wife, Rachel, said. “Sometimes the children watch their dad dance on his own, like a crazy person. When there are others doing it, they understand it’s a Jewish — not a crazy — thing. Something others do.”
Due to a system change, Enterprise-rent-a-car is going to slowly phase out the Chabad corporate discount number 41M0174.
It was unbelievable to see the outpouring of support that came from every corner of the world after Hurricane Sandy hit last week in Long Beach, NY. Help came in the form of monetary aid, clothing, food, shelter, gas, and a helping hand. Rabbi Eli and Beila Goodman, Shluchim to Long Beach, thank everyone for their contributions and support.
A reader sent us this photo taken this morning near the Mobile gas station on Empire Blvd. Well over a week since the brunt of Hurricane Sandy hit the Tri-State area, the gasoline shortage continues and long lines still form at Southern Crown Heights’ only gas station.
Israel’s President Shimon Peres will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to open the Russian Jewish Tolerance Museum, the world’s largest Jewish museum.
