Rabbi Zushe Posner, the beloved American-born mentor to generations of Israeli yeshivah students whose piercing Chassidic wit and devotion to straightforward honesty was a canon of its own, passed away on Friday, 12 Shevat. He was 85 years old.
In Episode 17 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Zalman and Rebbetzin Toba Grossbaum, who started the country’s second Friendship Circle program and expanded into the 53,000 square foot Life Town facility, which creates opportunities for special needs individuals. The programs are based on the insights of Chabad Rebbeim about people with special needs.
Adam Valen-Levinson wasn’t looking for Judaism in Shanghai, China, and he definitely wasn’t thinking about starting a Jewish podcast.
As today is Chof Beis Shvat, this following story was submitted to Crownheights.info for publication.
Anash around the world are anticipating the annual Chof Beis Shevat farbrengen near the Rebbe’s Ohel.
In a win for students across the state, a New York State Supreme Court Judge overturned a State mask mandate for students, saying that the governor overstepped the bounds of office.
This Yud Shvat young shluchim from around the world were treated to immersive programs both before Yud Shvat and on the day. So that they too could be surrounded by the atmosphere of the Yom Hanesius.
Instead of flying back home to their families in New York, a group from the Chabad Women’s Convention were stuck, snowed in at the airport in Detroit. But with guidance and direction from the Rebbe, what appeared to be an inconvenience was transformed into an unprecedented opportunity.
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before his conviction on corruption charges, has died in federal custody. He was 77.
The Anti-Defamation League has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the assault on the bochur Friday night in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
This is the story of Nechemia Soibelman, a band drummer who found his life changed by Harry Rosenberg A”H, the first Jewish victim to be found in the surfside collapse last year.
Beginning on January 22, all non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and provide related proof of vaccination.
The Eighth grade of Oholei Torah, known as the Mechina Division, is in the midst of an exciting Mivtza called ‘Mivtza L’chtachila Ariber’ which encourages each talmid to give above and beyond in three categories of a bochurs yeshiva life.
The assault in Crown Heights that left a bochur’s glasses broken and injuries to his face is being investigated by the NYPD as a possible hate crime.
The Misaskim Organization has published a shocking and heart rending story highlighting the effect of legal marriage vs only Halachic marriage, and how a Jewish man’s organs were donated against Halacha.
The Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns will bring together law enforcement officials from nine northeastern states to tackle the urgent issue of illegal guns
Mendy Goldstein (Crown Heights) to Devorah Leah Gold (Miami, FL)
