Video of the Day
NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins, who is not Jewish, spent a few minutes sharing a message of faith, Torah, and the Jewish people in an address to the seniors of JSU.
LIVE at 2:00PM: Crown Heights Shuls To Gather For Zoom Event
Live at 2:00pm: The shuls of Crown Heights will be gathering today at 2:00pm on zoom for a local Program with Rabbi Simon Jacobson. The program is part of the Barcheinu Avinu event, and is being done in association with the Association of Crown Heights Shuls.
A Day for the Rebbe, A New Website of The Rebbe’s Life and Teachings
A Day for the Rebbe, dayfortherebbe.com, has launched a new website featuring 12 hours of inspiration, insight, and empowerment from the Rebbe’s life and teachings for Chabad house communities.
Crown Heights Porch Pirate Caught In The Act and Arrested
A porch pirate stealing packages was caught in the act and arrested Tuesday evening, after being caught by Crown Heights Shomrim. Job final: One Under
Help Fund the Global Day of Hiskashrus
An urgent Charidy campaign has been set up to help fund the unprecedented Global Day of Hikashrus taking place today (Wedensday) on Erev Gimmel Tammuz 5780. To support the Barcheinu Avinu broadcast, visit Charidy.com/Barcheinu
Justice Department: De Blasio Unfairly Singled Out Orthodox Jews During Pandemic
A top Justice Department official sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio last week that claims the mayor has enforced uneven social distancing rules that “favor certain secular gatherings and disfavor religious gatherings.”
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Special Story: Gimmel Tammuz
I was asked to farbreng this past Shabbos in one of the local shuls, however, due to the guidelines I demurred. Some people asked me to put down one of the points that I would have stressed in the farbrengen. Since I often farbreng with bochurim, this thought is geared towards them and their parents. I will present it as a letter to our youth.
JEM: Never Before Released Farbrengen 12th-13th Tammuz 5732 (1972)
Just in time for Gimmel Tammuz, JEM is excited to release a newly restored video of the Rebbe’s Farbrengen marking 12-13 Tammuz 5732-1972.
Op-Ed: Every Life Matters
You want to know what it means that lives matter? A Crown Heights resident explain what that really looks like using the actions of the Crown Heights Jewish community over the past few months as a guide.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Chaim Deutsch Loses Congressional Race To Incumbent Clarke
Yvette Clarke, a longtime congresswoman from Brooklyn’s 9th congressional district defeated multiple Democratic primary challengers this year, incuding New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch.
Rebbe’s Room To Open Gimmel Tammuz
Agudas Chasidei Chabad has announced that it will be opening the Rebbe’s room for people to pass by and say a short prayer this Gimmel Tammuz. There will be times set aside for both men and women.
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Fire Marshals Arrest Two for Having $6K Worth of Illegal Fireworks
Two men were arrested on Staten Island Tuesday for allegedly possessing a trove of illegal fireworks, the FDNY said.
Gimmel Tammuz Broadcast Prepares to Go Live
The Barcheinu Avinu broadcast that will be bringing together Chabad communities from around the world, is preparing to go live, and will bring for the first time recently discovered video footage of the Rebbe delivering a sicha.
Photo Gallery: The Ohel Prepares For Gimmel Tammuz
Despite the Coronavirus, thousands are still expected to visit the Ohel Chabad Lubavitch this year over Gimmel Tammuz. The Ohel has been feverishly preparing for weeks, and the finishing touches are being placed.
Song Dedicated to Miracle Sefer Torah Released
A brand-new musical collaboration between Avraham Fried, Eli Marcus, and Yossi Green has just been released to the public. The song, Ub’ais Hahi, commemorates the moving display of Jewish unity around the Miracle Sefer Torah in the darkest days of the virus just over two months ago.
Jewish Online School Celebrates Jewish Women
The Jewish Online School, sister school to the Shluchim Online School, hosted a special online event celebrating Jewish Women on the final day of online classes.
New Girls’ Camp Opening This Year In The Pocono Mountains
With the decrease of options for children’s summer recreation, a new camp in the Pocono Mountains is opening up to fill the need for our daughters to have an overnight camp experience this summer.
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