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.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe during the giving out of dollars in the large shul of 770.
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With many still living in partial lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic and limited travel options, thousands of men, women and children are expected to tune into a special event taking place on the eve of Gimmel Tammuz 5780, the upcoming 26th Hilula – Yartzeit of the Rebbe.
A historic moment in the year 2020 as the area of Eastern Parkway directly in front of 770 receives a new asphalt surface. The beautiful smooth surface will be used by thousands daily, each getting a glimpse of the iconic Chabad Lubavitch Central Headquarters.
