A meeting between Shul representatives and the NYPD’s 71st precinct Community Affairs saw a very low turnout – only five of over sixty Shuls were represented – after the CHJCC failed to inform the community of the event.
The baby who was delivered prematurely after his mother was critically wounded in a shooting attack at the Ofra Junction on Sunday has died, Shaare Tzedek Medical Center announced on Wednesday.
In an apparent act of vandalism, a synagogue in Manhattan had one of its windows broken. The act, which caught on surveillance camera, does not appear to be a hate crime.
In a beautiful show of Jewish revival, a great Dutch Hall, which has not seen a Jewish event since World War Two, hosted a Chanukah concert this year.
Crown Heights Shomrim has released a Safety Alert following an incident on Montgomery and Albany Monday. The incident ended without harm, but with the threat that it will happen again.
The Rebbe proclaimed Hei Teves as a “yom segula” and an “eis ratzon.” Thanks to a local shul, coach buses will be making trips to the Ohel throughout the day.
Levi Goldzweig (Tzfat, Israel) and Cheyena Zirkind (Fresno, CA)
Chabad of the Valley’s highly acclaimed “Chanukah at CityWALK” has become known as the preeminent Chanukah event on the West Coast and this year was no different as families came out in record numbers and flocked to the plaza at Universal Studios CityWALK.
At least three people were killed and 11 wounded in a shooting in the Christmas market in the city of Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday evening.
Menny Chazanow (Los Angeles, CA) and Tonia Lazarov (Houston, TX)
A package thief was caught on surveillance camera stealing a package from a porch on President St in Crown Heights. The footage shows as the thief scouts out a Fedex driver delivering a package, rounds the block, and walks right onto the porch to take the package.
An incredible event at the “Plaza Alemania” in Buenos Aires, Argentina attracted a crowd of over 650 people. The Menorah, a 22 foot masterpiece, was the center of the event, with games for kids, art projects, food, and more culminating for a great time.
During an event in Boro Park celebration one year since the release of Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin, this photo was taken of him speaking with singing superstar Avraham Fried.
The festival of Chanukah in Russia’s capital city of Moscow this year swept up hundreds of thousands of Jews from all over the Jewish spectrum in the city: old and young, indigent and wealthy, orphans, prisoners, and hospital patients. In a chain of activities and events that reached out to Jews wherever they may be, bringing them the light and warmth of the Chanukah candles.
A scare at Beis Rivkah surrounding the smell of gas in the building was declared unfounded Monday morning. A gas leak Sunday from the street in front of the building had left a lingering smell, but no danger.
A Ohio man was arrested on Friday for allegedly plotting to conduct a shooting attack at a synagogue in the Toledo area. The suspect, 21-year-old Damon M. Joseph, has been charged in a federal court with one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS. He was brought into custody after taking possession of two AR-15 rifles.
The eight day Jewish festival of Chanukah was celebrated in Canberra with several community events – the highlight being a ceremony including the lighting of the National Menorah in Canberra Parliament’s Reception Room. This year’s theme was “One Small Candle”
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