Seven New Torahs Completed in Joyous Event
Thousands of Anash and Shluchim flocked to Oholei Torah Wednesday evening to celebrate the completion of seven new Sifrei Torah, donated by Mr. Hilel (Leonardo) Farkas of Santiago, Chile.
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Video Gallery: Crown Heights Stabbing in the News
Several TV networks reported on the stabbing of an Orthodox Jew in Crown Heights last night by an unknown assailant, a story that was broken by CrownHeights.info.
Skverer Rebbe Visits Vizhnitzer in Crown Heights
The Skverer Rebbe, Rabbi Dovid Twersky, traveled from his home in New Square to Crown Heights to pay a visit to his brother-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Vizhnitz, who is being hosted in our neighborhood during a weeks-long visit to the United States.
ULY Marks the Birthday of Its Founder
In the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, a day like Chof Cheshvan takes on special meaning. Being the birthday of the founder of Tomchei Temimim, the students used this day to gather together and be inspired to recommit themselves to live up to the high standard the Rebbe Rashab expects from his hand-picked Temimim.
Borough President Holds Press Conference on Stabbing Attack
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, accompanied by a litany of New York City politicians and Jewish community activists, held a press conference in Crown Heights in the aftermath of last night’s stabbing of an Orthodox Jew in what appears to be either a terror attack or hate crime.
Picture of the Day: Moishy Holtzberg Registers for Kinus
Moishy Holtzberg, survivor of the horrific 2008 terror attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, which claimed the lives of both of his parents, was accompanied by his grandparents as he registered for this year’s Kinus Hashluchim at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
Crown Heights Stabbing Victim Discharged from Hospital
In what is being described as nothing short of a miracle, the Hatzalah volunteer who was rushed to the hospital in critical condition last night after he was stabbed in the back by an unknown assailant was just discharged from the hospital and is on his way home.
Seven New Sifrei Torah Prepared for Completion
Seven brand new Sifrei Torahs will be completed and dedicated tonight in a grand Siyum that the entire community is invited to attend. Ahead of the event, CrownHeights.info got an exclusive sneak peek at the new Torahs, which are being prepared by Rabbi Moshe Klein of Hasofer for the event.
A Tragedy Precipitates a New Program
Out of a tragedy, a new program has been launched collaboratively between the Israeli police and Chabad Shluchim around the world, with Rabbi Menachem Kutner, Director of Chabad’s Terror Victims Project (CTVP), asked to serve as the liaison.
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One for Old Geezers
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Chayei Sarah. This week, Rabbi Benny answers the question: After describing Avraham as “old and coming into his days” in last week’s Torah portion, why does the Torah repeat the same phrase again, 37 years later?
Muslim Cleric: If You Don’t Attack Jews, They Don’t Attack You
In a video-clip posted on the Internet, Jordanian cleric Ali Hassan Al-Halabi said, in response to a question, that it is not permissible to kill Jews in Palestine as “there are shari’a agreements that protect people’s rights and lives.” “Our brothers in Palestine tell us that the Jews do not attack anyone who does not attack them,” he said.
A Jewish man was assaulted early this morning while on his way to synagogue. The assailant slapped a cell phone out of the victims’ hands, then punched him in the face while yelling “I am tired of Jews.”
Jew Punched, Attacker Yells “I Am Tired of Jews”
A Jewish man was assaulted early this morning while on his way to synagogue. The assailant slapped a cell phone out of the victims’ hands, then punched him in the face while yelling “I am tired of Jews.”
Photos: Final Preparations Before Kinus Begins
In just under twelve hours the International Kinus Hashluchim will begin, with Shluchim from around the world converging on Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Organizers and volunteers have been hard at work making the final preparations ahead of this momentous event.
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