I think we all agree it’s time for some Simcha! Lot’s of Simcha! On Chof Beis and Chof Gimmel Sivan, June 14th and 15th, KSCVK will be holding a 100K fundraiser for 30 weddings. Click Here to Donate To KSCVK.
A new app has been launched for guitar players, with guitar chords for hundreds of Jewish songs. The music on the app features all genres of Jewish music, including classics, favorites, Nigunim, and more.
New York City Council leaders have issued a joint statement declaring their intent to back proposals slashing $1 billion from the NYPD budget.
During these increasingly stressful times of COVID-19, stress levels are high and the future for many is uncertain. With our children at home, we have been presented with an extraordinary opportunity to enhance our relationships with our children. Rabbi Levi Milecki shares five essential tools for helping their children feel safe and connected.
After being on a respirator for two months, Rabbi Shaya Raskin returned home Friday in London, England. He was transported home in a Hatzola Ambulance, and received by a large crowd of family and friends, with music and celebrations.
Although the numbers tattooed on to her arm silently spoke of the horrors she had lived through in Auschwitz, Faiga Korenblit, who passed away last month, could not actually be described as a “survivor,” but rather a “thriver.” Faiga Korenblit passed away on April 12 at the age of 96.
The Gedaliah Society has published an update for the Crown Heights Jewish community. They advise of no new cases, and continue to encourage everyone, including the elderly, to leave their home to take care of their physical and mental needs.
New York State Department Of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has announced that overnight summer camps will not be allowed this summer in New York State.
he Vaad Hatmimim and JEM are proud to announce the list of Bochurim that passed week 3 of Hanachos program. With over 200 Hanachos from the 13 participating Mesivtas, This weeks Maniach Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky has chosen the top two Hanachos written by Sholem Traurig from Mesivta Ateres Menachem Montreal and Yossele Borenstein from Mesivta Beis Dovid Shlomo New Haven both written in English.
This coming Friday, the 27th of Sivan is the (34th) yahrzeit of my mother, Rebbetzin Cheyena Avtzon. Since that is also the week before Gimmel Tammuz, I chose to write a tribute about her life this week, and next week something for Gimmel Tammuz.
There are Three ways to vote in the elections taking place this June. You can vote by mail, vote early, or vote in person on election day. Instructions for each is in the extended article.
Zivale’s Spa and Nail Salon was closed Thursday by law enforcement in the first reported closure of a Crown Heights store open despite the Coronavirus lockdown.
Avraham and Elisheva (nee Mochkin) Rappoport (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
A protest by a group of young orthodox Jewish children took over the streets of South Williamsburg Thursday night, calling on the state to allow sleepaway camps to operate this summer.
An Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed in London Friday morning, in what is being investigated as an anti-Semitic attack. The victim was treated at the scene by Hatzola emergency response team, and is reportedly in stable condition.
The Beis Eliezer Yitzchak Shul in Crown Heights has announced the appointment of Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld as the new Rov, following the passing of Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OBM, who was the Rov of the shul for many years.
