With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Itkin OBM, a legendary Chassid and Shliach in Pittsburgh, PA. He passed away on Monday evening, the 7th of Teves, 5784 following an extended illness.
At the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5779, Rabbi Shimon Raichik A”H made the recommendation that teachers gather before Chassidishe Yomim Tovim to farbreng about what they want to bring out for their students. Shortly afterwards, the Mechanchos Farbrengen was born, gathering monthly to focus on timely topics in Chinuch and receive a boost in their teaching.
In honor of Hey Teves, an anonymous donor is making a generous offer by gifting a $50 subsidy towards your new Chayenu subscription. That’s $130 to get Chayenu mailed to your home or office for an entire year, a subscription that normally costs $180.
This Sunday, Hey Teveis, Cheder was ‘a buzz’ from the very first moment. Festivities began with fervor and excitement as Talmidim, Melamdim and staff joined in the lunchroom for a special Hey Teves assembly.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Brooklyn man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in prison for breaking into a Matzah factory in Williamsburg and stealing cash and checks worth over $94,000. The theft took place weeks before Passover, when the business was ramping up operations ahead of the Jewish holiday.
A week before Chanukah the message of light was already being spread on billboards throughout the streets of Kharkiv reminding everyone to light in their homes and that a little light dispels the darkness.
The rain drenched sidewalk outside 770 was captured on camera by Crown Heights photographer Shmuli Evers.
Hundreds of synagogues and Jewish institutions across the United States received bomb threats by email this weekend, in a substantial acceleration of a months-long spree of hoax threats.
Police in three European countries arrested seven men they said were planning terror attacks against Jews and Jewish sites on Thursday.
Chief Rabbi of Russia lit Chanuka candles in world’s oldest prison where great Chasidim from previous generations were imprisoned.
Watch as Avraham Fried and Yonatan Razel sing “Higaleh Na” at the Tzama Concert in Binyenei HaUma in Jerusalem.
Watch as Crown Heights Rov, Rabbi Bogomilsky, shares the story of Hey Teves from a slightly different point of view.
IDF announces the deaths of five soldiers killed during fighting in the Gaza Strip, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against Hamas to 127.
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