As Atlanta’s Jewish community celebrated the expansion of its Chabad Center last month, many reflected on 30 years of a remarkable trajectory that has made Metro Atlanta a major Jewish city today.
In the final Motzai Shabbos of his seasonal vacation the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Yoel, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum, was given a gift of Kehots new Sefer “Shaalos Uteshuvos Toras Sholom” by the Rebbe Rashab by Palm Springs, CA Shliach Rabbi Yonasan Denebeim.
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode Five tonight Sunday, February 9th, 10th of Adar here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This weeks class is titled “Can Chassidus Help Us Become Better, Happier, and Healthier People?“
On the heels of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement on Thursday that Staten Island-side users of the Verrazano Bridge will be receiving a reduced rate at the tolls, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Councilman Vincent J. Gentile revealed on Saturday that they are rolling out legislation of their own calling for fairness and equity in making sure that Brooklyn users of the bridge receive the same cuts.
At Chabad of Camarillo, California’s 10-year anniversary gala dinner, former Camarillo Mayor Stan Daily was honored with a Lifetime Achievment Award, presented by Rabbi Aryeh Lang.
Soft sand and turquoise beaches make Sochi a lovely holiday destination, but this coastal Russian city is less than ideal for providing religious services to large numbers of Jewish visitors.
After the students of Oholei Torah’s Eighth Grade (OTEG) completed a month-long Mivtza Hachono for Yud Shvat, eight lucky students won the raffle and were rewarded with a Shabbaton on the sunny South Florida island of Key Biscayne.
Frum Divorce, an organization dedicated to helping Orthodox-Jewish divorcees and their children with the struggles of family break-up, announced that they will be hosting Focus on the Family Weekend, bringing Frum divorcees and their children together for an inspiring Shabbos for the first time ever.
Well over 1,000 men turned out in support of Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah for their annual auction fundraiser. The event featured a special performance by Mordechai Ben David, the Shira Choir and the Freilach band.
This past Motzai Shabbos Aleph held the drawing of the 12th Annual Auction benefiting their important Shlichus with the United States Military and prison inmates across the United States. Winners list in the Extended Article!
