From Days Gone By: Bar Mitzvah for Children of Heroes
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin speaks at a Bar Mitzvah for the orphans of heroes of the Israel Defense Forces in Kfar Chabad, circa late 1970s.
Daily Archives: April 29, 2014
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Hundreds of Shluchim Gather in the Holy Land
About 300 Chabad Shluchim from all over Eretz Yisroel gathered Monday for an evening of inspiration in honor of the 28th of Nissan, the day the Rebbe told his Chasidim to do all they can to being about the redemption.
Gennady Kernes with Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz.
Kharkov Mayor Airlifted to Israel for Treatment
Gennady Kernes, the mayor of Kharkov, Ukraine, who was critically wounded in an assassination attempt Monday, has been flown by emergency medical airlift to Israel for ongoing treatment.
Art Enthusiasts Flock to New Crown Heights Gallery
Residents of Crown Heights and other parts of the city have been steadily trickling in to explore The Creative Soul, an art gallery that recently opened its doors. The exhibition is located at The Mayan Center, a newly renovated community space on Kingston Ave.
Chaplain (Capt.) Menachem Stern
Grandson of Holocaust Survivors: Remember the People, Make a Difference
A 19-year old boy named Chaim Stern leaned over the railing of the ship he was traveling on. Nearly two years before, he had left his homeland of Czechoslovakia to escape persecution from the spreading Nazi threat. Now, as he reached British held Israel, the ship, full of refugees like himself, was turned around because they did not have the right documentation.
Multiple New York hospitals received the dubious distinction of being among the least safe health care institutions in the country, according to a new study by Consumer Reports. Among them: Crown Heights’ Kings County Hospital and nearby Brookdale Hospital.
Crown Heights Hospitals Among Deadliest in U.S.
Multiple New York hospitals received the dubious distinction of being among the least safe health care institutions in the country, according to a new study by Consumer Reports. Among them: Crown Heights’ Kings County Hospital and nearby Brookdale Hospital.
Sefira Music Video: Adon Olam
A group of six vocally gifted friends in Teaneck, NJ joined and formed an a cappella group, which they named Shir Soul. They filmed their debut music video, Adon Olam, at the Chabad Center of Teaneck.
Foreign Investors Buying Up Crown Heights Housing
A report in the Daily Mail, a UK newspaper, says that foreign investors from Europe, Australia and Israel are buying up houses in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy and Bushwick almost as soon as they are put up for sale.
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the passing of Rochel Omer, daughter of Rabbi Shmuel Omer, may he be well, a Chabad Shliach in the region of Samaria in the West Bank, Israel. She was 27 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rochel Omer, 27, OBM
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the passing of Rochel Omer, daughter of Rabbi Shmuel Omer, may he be well, a Chabad Shliach in the region of Samaria in the West Bank, Israel. She was 27 years old.
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