Elderly Woman Dies in 2-Alarm Blaze
An elderly and disabled woman was killed when a fast moving fire tore through her home on Fenimore Street.
Daily Archives: April 18, 2016
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Photos: Central Yud Alef Nissan Farbrengen
The central Yud Alef Nissan Farbrengen, marking the Rebbes 114th birthday, was held Monday night in the ballroom of Beis Rivkah on Lefferts Avenue with the attendance of Anash and Bochrim.
Why Did Avraham Fried Cry in Ukraine?
After an historic performance in Odessa, Ukraine, Avraham Fried toured the Mishpacha Orphanage under the auspices of Chabad Lubavitch of Odessa. The concert was beautiful, but the tour was powerful.
Tefillin ‘Selfies’ Combined into Amazing Rebbe Portrait
Two Lubavitcher Bochrim have combined over 1,500 of their own Mivtzoim encounters into an amazing collage depicting a portrait of the Rebbe.
Video: Pedestrian and Bicycle Collide
In a unique scene captured on surveillance video, an Orthodox-Jewish man collided with a non-Jewish bike rider while attempting to cross Empire Blvd. in Crown Heights. Their reaction will surprise you.
MyLife Chassidus Essay Contest Winners Announced
The winners of this year’s MyLife: Essay Contest were announced live during Sunday night’s special Yud Alef Nissan Edition of the MyLife: Chassidus Applied Webcast.
Bus Bombing Confirmed to Be Terrorist Attack
“There is no doubt that this was a terror attack,” Jerusalem police commissioner Yoram Halevy said in regards to a bus that exploded today, Monday, in Jerusalem.
Please Say Tehilllim for..
Please take a moment and say a kapital Tehillim for Shmuel Menachem Mendel ben Shulamis, who is in need of a speedy and complete recovery.
Music Video: Achake Lo
The talented father and son duo Rabbis Aharon and Dovid Sitvon sing about their yearning for Moshiach.
Boys Compete in Chidon on Hilchos Tefilin
65 Crown Heights seventh graders competed against each other in the ‘Chidon Halichos Olam,’ demonstrating their broad knowledge of the laws of Tefilin.
Man Stabbed in Melbourne Shul Over Kiddush Herring
According to local media reports, the Yeshivah Centre in the St. Kilda East area of Melbourne, Australia, was in “lockdown for about an hour” on Shabbos due to a stabbing in the shul R”L, which is located on Hotham Street. The victim, a man in his 20s, was transported to Alfred Hospital in serious/stable condition. Police are investigating.
Tonight: Celebrating the Rebbe’s 114th Birthday
A grand Farbrengen will be held tonight in honor of Yud Aleph Nissan, the Rebbe’s 114th Birthday.
Bus Explodes in Jerusalem on Way to Chevron
A bus has exploded in the heart of Jerusalem, wounding at least 16 people. An Israeli police spokeswoman initially called the blast a terrorist attack, but in an updated statement said it may have begun when an empty bus caught fire, ignited another bus that had passengers aboard.
Collapsed bridge in Guayaquil
‘Books Flew Off the Shelves’
One day after a massive earthquake hit Ecuador, killing 272 people, the Chabad Shliach to the city of Guayaquil, Rabbi Uriel Tawil, spoke to Arutz Sheva about the damage.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Yossi Gourarie, 58, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of R’ Yossi Gourarie OBM, a longtime resident of Postville, Iowa and more recently Crown Heights. He was 58 years old.
Winter Family to Complete New Sefer Torah
A grand celebration will take place in Crown Heights Tuesday, Yud Alef Nissan 5776, to mark the completion of a new Torah in memory of Mrs. Chana Winter OBM.
Picture of the Day: Canada’s Oldest Jewish MP
Rabbi Yirmi Cohen of Toronto, together with his two children Mendy and Chaya, visited the office of Canada’s oldest Jewish Member of Parliament, Mr. Monte Kwinter, to deliver Matzah ahead of Pesach.
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