When I was writing the book on the Shpoler Zeide, I noted in the introduction that the Rebbe said that the Shpoler Zeide and Reb Leib Sarah’s are the same person. This is not just the Rebbe’s opinion but it is noted in other Chassidic courts as well. While I am now focusing on completing the biography of the Frierdiker Rebbe, I decided that from time to time I should post a story on Reb Leib Sarah’s in this series of The Weekly Story.
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) today announced the extension of applications for the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) through Friday, March 15. SYEP is providing 100,000 summer jobs and other paid opportunities to young people ages 14-24.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman shows the importance of simple actions in the Torah, and how such actions have profound affects in the service of Hashem.
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in Brooklyn Thursday night, according to police. The child was shot in the chest and the arm near the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and St. Mark’s Avenue in Crown Heights.
Optimum, the internet carrier which most of Crown Heights uses for their internet, is experiencing a higher rate of outages in the New York City area which is heavily affecting the community.
Eylon Levy is a British-Israeli figure who currently serves as official Israeli government spokesman, and has been serving in that capacity since the start of 2023 Israel–Hamas war. On a recent trip to the United States he stopped by 770 Eastern Parkway where he said “I had to visit the HQ of the movement that has done more than any other to keep Jews anchored and united.”
Behind every JewQ Champion is a JewQ Parent. Supporting them, helping them learn and become experts in their heritage. The upcoming CKids Shabbaton will be giving these unsung champions the opportunity to learn, enjoy, and be inspired together with their children,
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