New York City’s police department on Wednesday assured the Jewish community in the five boroughs that synagogues and community centers will receive extra security during the Passover holiday, which begins on April 19.
For the first time, the remains of a Jewish settlement of the Second Temple period have been discovered in Beer Sheva. The archaeological excavation carried out to facilitate a new neighborhood near the northern entrance to Beer Sheba has revealed evidence of Jewish day-to-day life there, including part of an oil lamp decorated with a nine-branched menorah – one of the earliest yet discovered by researchers – as well as limestone vessels used by Jews for reasons of ritual purity, a watchtower and more.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended an official ceremony of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Thursday afternoon, during which the remaining items belonging to the late Zachary Baumel were handed over to the prime minister.
Chabad for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community celebrated their first anniversary last month. Based in the central Israeli city of Rishon LeZion and directed by California-born Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff and his Israeli wife Cheftziba, this unique Chabad center serves a large, but niche, community.
Over 200 members and supporters of the JEM Foundation from around the world gathered in New York City for the inaugural JEM Foundation International Gala.
JLI’s Inspiration weekly video resents To Care and Reject. Should a wrongdoer be judged with harshness or kindness? What is the most kind and loving way to respond to wrongdoing?
On Monday, 25 Adar II, Montreal hosted the wedding of Yossi & Dassi (nee Mockin) Brook. A special Teshurah was distributed to the participants: A first of its kind Mafteach of all the Rebbe’s Maamarim, the result of over thirty years of the hard work of Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook, who heads the publishing of the Rebbe’s Torah in Hebrew.
The Levaya of the Skulener Rebbe in Boro Park was a momentous event. Thousands of people flooded the streets of Boro Park to pay their respects. Watch he Levaya from the view of a helicopter.
Thirty-seven years after the Battle of Sultan Yaqub during the Lebanon War, the body of Sergeant Zachary Baumel, one of the MIA IDF soldiers has been returned to Israel.
The Jewish Children’s Home in Moscow dedicated a large and spacious new wing of its building. This is another landmark in the capital city’s ever-expanding Jewish community.
Rabbi Shmuel Mordechai Portugal, the son of the late Skulener Rebbe Rabbi Yisroel Aharon Prtugal, visited the stand of Chabad Air at JFK Airport in New York City. He visited the stand on October 10th, 2018, and can be seen filling out a card signing his children up for a letter in a Sefer Torah.
A Satmer Yeshiva in Seagate has begun a war to evict the local Chabad House from its property, terrorizing the Shluchim and the community. Please give generously online at www.CrisisInSeagate.com.
The New York State Legislature announced an additional $25 million to fund security for protect nonpublic schools, day cares and cultural museums at risk of hate crimes. For the first time, summer camps also will receive the security grant allocations.
Shimmy Weinbaum from Tzivos Hashem has sent out a letter informing the principals and parents of the children joining the boys Chidon regarding the Measles exposure in Crown Heights, and its impact on the Chidon.
With sadness we inform you about the passing of Mrs. Raizel (Rhoda) Hecht of Boca Raton Florida. She passed away on Shabbos the 23rd of Adar II.
In an outpouring of solidarity, the people of Flagstaff Arizona, of all ethnicity and backgrounds, have come together with a strong message, we are beyond hate. The message comes following the vandalism of the Flagstaff chabad house, which is presently under construction.
An NYPD Officer was unfortunately struck by the vehicle carrying the Aron of the Skulener Rebbe, Tuesday afternoon, while another officer was struck by a drone.
