Sometimes, sudden success at different stages of even the most carefully planned project can come as a surprise, even to the organizers themselves. Take, for instance, finding a prime new site for a Chabad center, coupled with great community support for the project.
The Jewish community of Mariupol, the scene of heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels, commemorated the memory of 16,000 Jews who were murdered there during WWII by the Nazi invaders.
Amid much joyous singing and dancing, 20 Talmidim HaShluchim, graduates of Oholei Torah, were welcomed to Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Brunoy, France.
A CrownHeights.info reader captured the moment of a friendly exchange of words between Rabbi Avrohom Shemtov, Chairman of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, and Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, senior member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, on Eastern Parkway this afternoon.
The rapidly changing landscape in the outer Boroughs of NYC has created amazing opportunities in real estate. On November 6, men and women of the Crown Heights community will gather for a special evening event exploring success in real estate, a project of Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs.
A sick new ‘game’ making its rounds on social media inspired a group of young teenagers to assault a 13-year-old Jewish girl in Crown Heights. The name of the game is ‘What the he** are they?’
Chaim Hershkowitz, a Lubavitcher puppeteer and founder of Torah Treasures – the maker of many popular educational DVDs for Jewish children, was featured in this week’s Mishpacha magazine, to whom he granted an extensive interview about his fascinating, entertaining and educational line of work.
Israel’s Minister of Welfare and Social Services, Meir Cohen, accompanied by Yair Revivo, the mayor of the city of Lod, visited the humanitarian organization Yad B’Yad, to learn about the plight of Israel’s impoverished.
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