Levaya of Rabbi Shmarya Katzen OBM
The Levaya of Rabbi Shmarya Katzen obm took place Monday, and passed by 770. A large crowd gathered to pay their respects to a loved and dedicated melamed of Crown Heights.
Video of the Day
With the Drug Preparedness and Awareness event scheduled for this evening, we present a video of Dr Eli Rosen MD speak on the lifesaving drug Narcan. Narcan is drug which can reverse the deadly effects of opiates and give a person enough time for emergency services to arrive.
New Sefer Explores The Connection Between Yeshivas Torah Vodaas and Lubavitch
In conjunction with the centennial of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas (1919-2019,) a new book is released exploring the relationship between Rabbi Mendlowitz of Torah Vodaas and Rabbi Jacobson of Chabad.
Shofar Blown for the First Time in 90 Years
Three months ago I moved with my family to Kaluga, a city that’s about 100 miles southwest of Moscow. As Rosh Hashanah came in, so did the people. Not since 1926 had Jews davened in this shul on Rosh Hashanah. In all these decades, not a kaddish or an Amen, not a single Avinu Malkeinu or a shofar blast on Rosh Hashanah. And now, after 90 years, the shul was bursting at the seams, the voices of the city’s Jews filling its space with traditional prayers.
Group From Moscow Spends Their 12th Shabbos Slichos by the Ohel
In what has become an annual trip, a group from Moscow spent their 12th Shabbos Slichos by the Ohel of the Rebbe in the Cambria Heights section of Queens. Motzai Shabbos, the group traveled to Crown Heights, where they spent time at a farbrengen hosted at the home of Moshe Rubashkin. They went from there to the Rebbe’s home, where they said Slichos.
Picture of the Day
A New York City Subway rider snapped a photo of what appears to be just another morning commuter on their cell phone. Zoom in on his cell phone, can you see what website he is reading?
Vilnius Gets First Yeshiva Since World War II
A rabbi in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is opening there what he says is the city’s first yeshiva, or Jewish religious seminary, since World War II. The Vilna Yeshiva will have about a dozen students when it opens this fall, Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s emissary to Vilnius, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Rabbi Katzen's Class Of 5746
Rabbi Katzen OBM, A Teacher By Action
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, wrote the following open letter after hearing the sorrowfull news of the passing of Rabbi Katzen obm. A teacher by action, Rabbi Katzen impressed the seed of Yiras Shamayim on all his students.
Report: Israel Conducted Nuclear Experiment in 1979
The Foreign Policy magazine reports that Israel conducted a nuclear experiment 40 years ago over the Atlantic Ocean. On September 22, 1979, an American reconnaissance satellite recorded a double flash over the South Atlantic. US military analysts at the Patrick Air Force Base in Florida quickly concluded the flashes were a nuclear detonation.
BDE: Car Overturns Into Drainage Area in Fatal Accident In Kiryas Joel
A fatal accident in Kiryas Joel took place Sunday evening when a car overturned into a drainage area. Multiple people were pulled from the submerged vehicle, with one person in Cardiac Arrest.
Screenshot of Moment the Cousins Reunited
Cousins Separated During Holocaust Reunited 75 Years Later
When the Nazis invaded Romania during World War II, Simon Phippen was eight years old and his cousin Morris Sneh was ten years old. The cousins, who were also close friends, were forced to part when each of their families fled for their lives from their hometown of Iași, a Mako report said on Sunday. This past weekend, Simon and Morris, together with their children, met in Israel for the first time in 75 years. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room when the cousins embraced.
BDE: Rabbi Shmarya Katzen, 76, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Shmarya Katzen OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and teacher in Lubavitcher Yeshiva. He passed away Sunday, the 22nd of Elul 5779. Updated with Levaya information.
Israel to Cut Power Supply to PA Over Unpaid Debts
Israel’s national electricity company said Sunday it was cutting power to parts of the Palestinian Authority due to outstanding payments amounting to nearly $483 million. The Israel Electric Corporation said it was owed 1.7 billion shekels in debts from the main power distributor for Palestinian Authority-controlled towns in Judea and Samaria, which is based in eastern Jerusalem.
BDE: R’ Zev Sirota, 90, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Zev Sirota, OBM, of Kiryat Malachi/Crown Heights. R’ Zev was the son of the Chosid R’ Mordechai Sirota of Tashkent. He passed away on Shabbos the 21st of Elul 5779. Updated with Levaya and Shiva information.
Hasidic Jews Attacked By 7 Thugs On Shabbos, Shtreimels Thrown To The Ground
The anti-Semitic hate seems to never end in New York City, with the latest attack on Friday night. Sources tell YWN that a group of 7 suspects attacked two Hasidic men as they walked on Wythe Avenue and South 10 Street.
8:00pm: Special Rosh Hashana Edition: Can We Call G-d a “She”? If the Torah Forbids Tattooing Because One’s Body Belongs to G-d, Why Is Ear Piercing Allowed?
The topics in this week’s 278th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Chassidus Applied to Rosh Hashana 5780; Since the Amount of Our Income Is Determined on Rosh Hashana, Does It Make Any Difference How Many Hours We Invest in Work? Can We Call G-d a “She”? If the Torah Forbids Tattooing Because One’s Body Belongs to G-d, Why Is Ear Piercing Allowed? Should Women Be Drinking L’Chaim? Was the Creation in Tishrei or in Nissan?
90 Years Since The Frierdiker Rebbe Arrived in America, Part 3
The Frierdiker Rebbe arrived on these shores of America 90 years ago on the 12th of Elul, and remained in New York into the month of Tishrei. Watch the third installment as Rabbi Chaim Dalfin walks through the Frierdiker Rebbe’s stay in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn.
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