The Mockin family will be sitting shiva following the passing of Rabbi Yehuda Leib (Leibel) Mockin OBM. They will be sitting at 623 Empire Blvd between Albany Ave and Kingston Ave. Times in extended article.
This year, Chamisha Asar B’av falls on Friday, August 16th/ 15th of Av, Erev Shabbos Nachamu and marks the 5th year of Challah Bake International. This auspicious time is ideal for women to join not only in the mitzvah of Hafroshas Challah while baking in their own kitchens, but also in giving tzedokah and davening for each other’s children of marriageable age, and arousing Heavenly mercy for a significant, positive change in finding shidduchim for our children. Challah Bake International Registration Closing Midnight, Wednesday, August 14, New York time.
The topics in this week’s 272nd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Has the Rebbe Ever Made Public Statements About Mass Shootings? Chassidus Applied to Tishe B’Av Nidche; Does Real Bitachon Include Believing That Everything Hashem Sends Our Way Will Be Revealed Good? What Should Our Reaction Be to Women Claiming the Right to Setup a Tefillin Stand for Women, Just as Chabad Does for Men? Are We Properly Educating Newlyweds in the Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Intimacy? How Are We to React to Stories That Seem to Compromise the Rebbe?
In honor of the completion of the daily Rambam cycle, a program the Rebbe started which unites all Jews, Camp Gan Yisroel invited Camp Lman Achai for a day of unity and fun.
In a shocking case of vandalism, a Willimasburg man found the words “Alah Ahbar” scrawled on mezuzah scroll of him home. The vandalism is believed to have been perpetrated by a construction worker that had recently done work at his home.
Please say tehillim for Rebbetzin Chava Hecht (Chava bas Esther Leah) the director of Camp Emunah girls’ camps for 67 years. She was rushed to the hospital over shabbos with a stroke, and the next 48 hours will be crucial for her health.
Tisha B’av is the day when Jews all over the world mourn over our people’s suffering at the hands of our enemies. Our new presentation The Rebbe and anti-Semitism is a most appropriate theme for the day. Tune in live today at 2 pm EST on YouTube or Facebook to watch the new JEM Presents: The Rebbe and anti-Semitism.
The Kotel on Tisha B’av attracts thousands for davening, Eicha and Kinus. This photo was taken last night, after shabbos had gone out.
The discovery of a tiny fragment of a gold and silver piece of jewelry on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, announced on Saturday night by the Mount Zion Archaeological Project, is evidence of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem, according to researchers.
Tisha B’av at the Kotel in Yerushalayim is always an emotional scene. Watch as hundreds of people stood in the Kotel plaza and sang the chabad niggun “Tzmoh Lecha Nafshi.”
IDF lookouts on Sunday morning identified an armed terrorist approaching the border fence in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said. The terrorist fired at IDF soldiers along the border. The soldiers, who were on alert following the identification of the terrorist, opened fire at him.
Tisha B’Av is always a challenge for parents, who are often using most of their energy to get through the fast and have trouble finding productive (let alone Tisha B’Av appropriate) activities for their children. Tisha B’Av Camp by Chitas for Kids is a free option and open to all. It takes place on Tisha B’Av afternoon, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm EST.
Two years ago, Mikvah.org instituted a comprehensive Kallah Teachers Training Course to ensure that every kallah would be able to learn from the best. Under the direct leadership and guidance of Harav Sholom Ber Chaikin of Cleveland, OH, over 35 women trained intensively for a full year.
In the wake of the latest mass shootings, a Crown Heights yeshiva for girls is the first school in NYC to install metal security doors aimed at protecting kids from active shooters.