Two grandchildren of the Skverer Rebbe, Rabbi David Twersky Shlita, visited 770 Wednesday night accompanied by a group of bochurim. Photographer Shmully Wolfson happened to be in 770 and photographed the visit.
The government of Quebec has announced an extension to an existing lockdown due to COVID-19 for at least a month, and imposed a curfew for all Quebecers.
Twitter has joined YouTube and other social media platforms in removing posts from President Trump calling for calm in the capital during the protests in Washington DC today.
This photo of a Jewish Chaplain during the First Gulf War standing in front of a Aron Kodesh was released by the IDF Archives on the 30th anniversary of the war. The Chaplain is a famous Lubavitcher who served as a Chaplain in the US Army for many years.
The Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted its annual Chanukah celebration for children and young adults with special needs and their families. Over 500 men, women and children got together for an evening of song, dance and tradition. Watch a Recap of the event.
A massive rally called by President Donald Trump has dissolved into chaos after clashes between the protesters and Capital Hill police turned violent. The protesters broke through the security barricades and forced their way into the building.
30 years after the Gulf War, Israel’s Defense Ministry has releases photos from sites where Scud missiles struck Israel, along with statistics from the war for first time.
A troublesome law that allowed the state to suspend the license of ticket scofflaws in New York State has ended, after the Governor signed legislation last week stopping it.
Who was Maria, who died on 9 February some 1400 years ago and whose burial stone has now been discovered in Nizzana National Park?
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Miriam Feldman OBM, wife of Crown Heights physician Dr. Robert Feldman. She passed away Tuesday night, the 22nd of Teves, 5781.
Hut-Hut-Hike! Two UPS employees took a quick break from delivering packages Tuesday afternoon to help a group of Crown Heights boys deliver a touchdown while playing football. With one acting as referee, the other took the position of quarterback, giving the boys a great time and on-point passes.
Mendel Timsit (Villeurbanne, France) to Haya Chettrit (Paris, France)
Nearly 600 couples have benefited from Mikvah.org’s webinar, “Conversations with Children from the Chassidishe Perspective,” currently with Week 3 for Fathers taking place next Tuesday. Mikvah.org is also pleased to announce a line up of FREE sessions for both men and women on “Bringing Divinity into our Marriage.”
The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing is now $447 Million, with a $15 Million jump due to brisk sales across all 47 participating lottery jurisdictions. Tickets can be bought until 10:45pm.
The Cabinet ministers on Tuesday night approved the imposition of a full lockdown to begin at midnight Thursday night. The lockdown will last two weeks and will include the shutdown of jobs and the education system.
Last week Rabbi Yossi Mintz announced plans for a $36 million Friendship facility with a 55,000 square-foot footprint for those with special needs. This week, a developer signed on the line to build this at 850 S. Inglewood Ave. in Redondo Beach.
An accessible Sukkah Mobile in Arkansas, sign language interpreters at Chabad events in Alabama, and in Virginia, a lowered bimah that allows people in wheelchairs to be called up to the Torah. These are just a few of the accomplishments of the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative (RCII). Established in 2014, the initiative is a partnership between Chabad and the Ruderman Family Foundation to create a welcoming and inclusive environment in Chabad centers around the world.
