New Moshiach Learning Opportunities Open Crown Heights
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Daily Archives: February 15, 2022
US to Allow New High Tech Headlights on New Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a final rule today allowing automakers to install adaptive driving beam headlights on new vehicles.
Summer Youth Employment Program is back with 100,000 Slots
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced New York City will, this summer, support a record 100,000 summer job opportunities annually for young people ages 14-24.
From Dealing Drugs To Writing Scrolls
As a young man, Yankel Meislin’s addiction nearly cost him his life. Today he lives in Brooklyn, writes Torah Scrolls, and speaks to people about what he’s learned on the road to sobriety.
Zurich Elects Two Orthodox Jews To City Council
The city of Zurich in Switzerland has landed a surprise win for Jewish people and Democracy this past week, when two Orthodox Jews were elected to the City’s powerful City Council.
First Woman Cured of HIV Thanks to Stem Cells From Newborns
The first woman — and third person ever — has reportedly been cured of HIV after receiving a breakthrough treatment involving a “magical” umbilical cord blood transplant.
Rebbetzin Chave Hecht and Rabbi J. J. Hecht receive a dollar and a blessing from the Rebbe before a trip to South Africa in 1989.
Obituary: Legendary Rebbetzin Chave Hecht, 95, Life-Long Woman of Action
In 1944, as a 17-year-old student at Thomas Jefferson High School in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Chave Lasker took on an unusual responsibility. This was her first foray into Jewish education, and for the next nearly eight decades, she didn’t look back.
Earthquake Shakes Northern Israel With 3.5 on the Richter Scale
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook northern Israel Tuesday, triggering multiple calls to the local emergency number, no damage or injuries.
Picture of the Day
Rabbi Chaim Bruk, Shliach in Montana never met him, the new Shliach to Billings never met him, but the Mayor of Billings, Montana Bill Cole sent this letter to the Bozeman Chabad Center.
Photo Gallery: The Keverim of Harav Yisachar Meir Zt”l and the Baba Sali Zt”l
Parisian photographer Morde’hai Lubecki made a visit to the area of Netivot in Israel where he made a stop at the Keverim of Harav Yisachar Meir Zt”l and the Baba Sali Zt”l.
Tiferes Bochurim Writing Sefer Torah to Mark 50 Years
To mark 50 years since its inception, Tiferes Bochurim is writing a unique Sefer Torah thereby uniting and connecting all Tiferes alumni and hanhola spanning over five decades.
Powered by Children! -Cheder Menachem Kingston, PA
Every system is powered by something. A machine is powered by its motor. A human is powered by his heart. A group is powered by their leader. At Cheder Menachem Kingston, our school is Powered by Children!
Friendship Circle of Brooklyn Parents Visits The Ohel
Despite the frigid temperatures Monday night, over forty Friendship Circle of Brooklyn parents gathered together for a group visit to the Rebbe’s Ohel in Cambria Heights, Queens.
Yud Aleph Nissan Proclaimed Education Day in Cincinnati
On January 4th 2022, Mr. Aftab Pureval was sworn in as the new Mayor of Cincinnati. One of his first proclamations as Mayor was designating 11 Nissan as “Education and Sharing Day” in Cincinnati.
The Chosen People: Who Chose Whom?
If you’re born Jewish, you’re Jewish no matter what. You’re bound by the laws of the Torah and branded with the title “Jew.” Is that fair? Did you choose to be Jewish? A stunning analysis of free choice forces us to reconsider the nature of our commitment to Judaism.
Report: Hamas Cell Uncovered in Philippines
The intelligence unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday announced that it uncovered a Hamas terror cell attempting to enlist Filipinos to carry out terror activities against both Westerners and Middle Easterners, Philstar reported.
Local Shtiebles to Get Security Upgrades from the UJA-Federation of New York
Fifty Shtiebles around the highly Jewish areas of Brooklyn will be getting security upgrades thanks to a fund set up by the UJA-Federation.
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