The Living Archive in the process of restoring the collection of photographer Sam Shlagbaum. Presented here are restored photos from 26th of Adar 1991, exactly 28 years from Tuesday, taken at the Machane Yisrael Development Fund, and a link to close to 450 more.
Pictures from the L’chaim of Mendel Morosow of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn to Devorie Cheruff of Skokie, IL which took place Sunday night at Beis Levi Yitzchak.
A photo was taken of the son and gabbai of the Skulener Rebbe zt”l at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. They are conversation with the shliach to Johns Hopkins, Rabbi Zev Gopin.
Kalman Yeger, a New York City councilman, lost his seat on the City Council’s Immigration Committee for tweeting “Palestine does not exist.” The tweet, posted Wednesday, came in response to a tweet by Zainab Iqbal, a journalist for the local publication Bklyner. Yeger, who represents the haredi Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park, also called Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar an anti-Semite. Omar has been accused repeatedly of echoing anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau, 83, was a noted scholar, halachic authority, dedicated chassid and chief rabbi of Bnei Brak. He passed away after Shabbat at Laniado hospital in Netanya. Take a look through some digital footsteps of his life.
With great saddness we inform you of the passing of the Skulener Rebbe, Hagaon HaRav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal OBM. He was 95.
A public forum on Hate Crimes is being hosted at the Jewish Children’s Museum this Wednesday. The public forum, which will have District Attorney Eric Gonzalez in attendance, is in collaboration between the District Attorneys Office and the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.
“Works for Me” is a new vocational program for people with disabilities, and is an affiliate program of HASC Center. This vocational program is designed to be fully community integrated with an emphasis on reducing any perceived stigma of a program for individuals with disabilities.
Levi Greenberg (Anchorage, AK) and Chaya Vaisfiche (Montreal, QC) L’Chaim: Monday 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Why will this Pesach be different? Because for the first time ever, you will have by your side the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch laws of Pesach in English.
Established in 1966, the Rabbinical College of Australia & New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah) is Australia’s first and largest fully residential institute of tertiary Jewish studies. It caters for both Australian and international students. Now it needs your help to renovate its aging and cramped Campus.
Last night, Crown Heights Hatzalah was caught on camera as it spread its chesed beyond the Jewish community. A non Jewish man, struck by a car on Eastern Parkway, was treated for his injuries and transported to the hospital with the speed and care iconic of Hatzalah.
Another music video has been released by Eli Marcus’ this time from his new album. The brand new hit song is named “Yogati,” and takes us on a journey through different struggles and the search to find the strength to overcome them.
Today, the 25th of Adar, is the birthday of Rebbetzin Chaya (Moussia) Mushka Schneerson, OBM, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
The Crown Heights Womans’ Mikvah, called the Rebbes’ mikvah on Union Street, held an inauguration of its newly renovated Mikvah and two beautiful preparation rooms. The renovation of the mikvah and rooms ends another phase in a project to renovate the entire mikvah, taking nearly ten years.
An accident involving a two vehicles, one with a group of Bochurim, snarled traffic on Eastern Parkway during rush hour Sunday. Hatzalah and 911 responded to the scene, but no one was seriously injured in the incident.
The topics in this week’s 255th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Responsibility Do Websites Have to Their Readers? What Future Is There in These Challenging Times for a Yeshiva Student Without a Secular Education? Can a Rebbe Make a Mistake? Who Is the Tzaddik Yesod Olam Today? Does Yogati U’Motzosi Actually Work? Why Can’t I Give My Son the Choice to Have a Bris Later in Life? Does Chassidus Explain the Reason for Different Hair Colors, White Hair and Baldness?
