A wave of tweets in what appears to be a massive hacking swept through Twitter on Wednesday and used to solicit bitcoin donations. More than half a dozen high-profile accounts were hacked, including the account of US presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Boruch Hashem, due to the overwhelmingly positive response and demands, the new campaign for learning about the בית המקדש has expanded to include a track for girls.
New York State has launched a COVID Rent Relief Program that will provide eligible households with a one-time rental subsidy that will be sent directly to the household’s landlord. Applicants will not need to repay this assistance.
Camp Gan Izzy of Plano, Texas had its summer plans cut short Tuesday, after two campers and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
Thomas H. Mungeer, President of the New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association, has demanded that all NYS Troopers be pulled from their stations in New York City over a new law set to be signed today.
The Gedaliah Society has published an update advising the Crown Heights Jewish community of additional cases of COVID-19 in the community. The cases have been linked to those who came to Crown Heights from hotspot states and did not quarantine.
A lecture on the kosher status of lab grown meat took place at last year’s annual National Jewish Retreat in Washington, D.C. It was given by Rabbi Ari Sollish, a noted author and lecturer, and the founder and director of the Intown Jewish Academy in Atlanta, GA.
Rabbi Sholom (Sidney) Hecht, the youngest brother of the famed Hecht family, passed away Tuesday, the 22nd of Tammuz, 5780.
In just ten hours Tuesday night, two shootings incidents in Crown Heights left one dead and six others shot, all in the confines of the 71st precinct.
Synagogues in California have been shut down again following statewide restrictions announced by the governor with cases of the coronavirus there continuing to rise.
With great sadness we report the passing of Reb Yitzchok Noach ben Avraham Popack OBM, and active member of the Chabad community of Deerfield Beach, FL.
While the PPP loans made sure that paychecks were not disturbed for businesses and organizations, another grant from the governments CARES Act gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to help defray the costs that suddenly surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The unique part being that half of the money recieved by the school must go directly to the students.
As was reported last year, in November of 2019 Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein stepped down as director and rabbi of Chabad of Poway. Today, eight months later, Rabbi Goldstein pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax fraud and wire fraud in a U.S. District Court in San Diego.
However many 770 replicas you think there are, you can add one more that will soon be on the list. El Paso’s future Chabad Lubavitch Center for Jewish Life will feature a 770 like front, and will add 10,000 square feet to the 15,000 square feet already used to bring Judaism to the Jews of El Paso, Texas.
A sheriff vehicle has been reported to be traveling through Crown Heights, handing out fines to local merchants for social distancing and mask compliance.
A door to door red carpet graduation in the times of COVID-19 took place for the students of the Chabad Buckhurst Hill Cheder, and it was phenomenal.
With great sadness we report the passing of Chaya Faiga Blokh OBM, daughter of Rabbi Eli and Mrs. Shulamis Blokh, Shluchim at Chabad of Rego Park, after a life long illness. She passed away on Tuesday, the 22nd of Tammuz, 5780.
