The three Kalmanson brothers, Rabbi Yechiel Menachem Mendel (Brunoy, France), Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok (New Haven, CT) and Rabbi Yisroel Shimon (Crown Heights), sit Shiva in Crown Heights after the passing of their mother, Batsheva, OBM.
Today, the 11th of Tzmmuz, marks the Yahrtzeit of Leiby Kletzky, an 8-year-old boy who was brutally murdered by Levi Aron in Borough Park three years ago.
Despite the non-stop barrage of rockets from the neighboring Gaza Strip, a joyous Pidyon Haben ceremony was held tonight at the Chabad Center of Sderot, Israel.
Early Thursday morning, July 8th, 2007 at 2:30am, Officers Herman Yan and Russel Timoshenko came under a hail of gunfire as the two stopped a stolen SUV on the streets of Crown Heights. Both officers where hit and injured, one of them gravely. Two days later, Officer Russel Timoshenko succumbed to his wounds.
The students of Yeshivas YNS of New Jersey celebrated their graduation with a commencement ceremony in front of family, friends and community leaders.
Multiple rockets launched from Gaza interrupt a wedding in Holon, Israel, as the terrified guests – and the Chosson and Kallah – run inside to try and find shelter.
Since Sunday, Shluchim and Anash in and around Miami have taken to the streets to have fellow Jews put on Tefilin for the sake of Israel’s security, as part of the ‘Tefilin 4 Israel’ campaign. The campaign has since spread to other parts of the country and the globe.
Non-Jewish panhandlers dress as Jews and station themselves in Orthodox-Jewish New York neighborhoods to maximize earnings, reports the New York Post.
Each year, many thousands of spectators gather in S. Monica, California, for a grand parade in honor of the fourth of July. As usual, Chabad in S. Monica joined the parade with their float.
Unusually strong winds persisted throughout the evening in parts of Brooklyn including Crown Heights, leaving the streets littered with tree limbs. Carroll Street was blocked off for hours after a large portion of a tree blocked the roadway.
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