One of the men who was involved in the killing of Landowner Menachem Stark was sentenced to only 2 and 1/12 to 7 years in prison for his crime. The reasons given were his relative youth, his secondary place in the crime, and no other crimes on record.
Watch a live performance of “Akiva Nichamtanu” by Baruch Levine performed at the “Many Voices, one Song” Gindi Maimonides Academy concert on Feb 18th 2019, in Los Angeles California.
This past shabbos, Rafi Eitan passed away at age 92. Rafi was a legendary Mossad Spy who led the capture of Adolf Eichmann, was adviser to Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and served as a member on the Israeli Knesset. He visited New York and had an audience with the Rebbe in 1977.
Despite the rain pouring over Brooklyn all day Thursday, Chabad Central Brooklyn still managed to complete its annual deliveries of Mishloach Monos to many Jewish families who probably would otherwise not have celebrated Purim.
In light of a number of recent incidents where motorists were pulled over and detained after it was discovered their license was suspended, Crown Heights Shomrim has issued a notification for drivers to check the status of their licenses.
Two scooters that were stolen had a reunion with their owners thanks to the diligent work of the NYPD 77th Precinct, which covers the Crown Heights area North of Eastern Parkway.
The NYPD’s 71st Precinct will be hosting a Build the Block meeting for community members of the area designated as area “Boy” Thursday evening in Crown Heights. The area is from Empire Blvd to Eastern Parkway, and from Nostrand Ave to Utica Ave.
Watch these touching clips of Rabbi Yonah Yakobovitz, a Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Temimim in Kiryat Gat, lead a seder Negunim at the wedding of his niece with one of his students.
Pictures from the L’chaim of Hershy Gutnick of Melbourne, Australia to Chaya (bas Yossi) Baron of Crown Heights which took place Tuesday night at Beis Levi Yitzchak.
With the Measles epidemic showing no sign of dissipating, County Executive Ed Day will sign a health state of emergency directive, effectively barring any unvaccinated children from going out in public.
Impressive remains of a Jewish village from the Hasmonean period, approximately 2000 years ago, are currently being uncovered in a salvage excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Sharafat neighborhood of Jerusalem, where an elementary school will be built.
Police in the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, are investigating what they say appear to be hate symbols at the Chabad of Flagstaff. The damage is believed to have occurred sometime between Friday and Monday when a construction crew working at the site was off-duty.
Watch a heartfelt rendition of “Daddy Dear” an oldie masterpiece from MBD and performed by Levy Falkowitz and Shulem Brodt.
Racial tensions have been flaring up over the past few months, and the amount of criminal incidents in New York has escalated. Presented here is a video and newly restored audio of a yechidus the Rebbe had with New York City Mayor John Lindsay in 1968, where they discussed this exact topic.
In the heart of Essex, Purim at Chabad Buckhurst Hill exceeded everyone’s wildest expectations this year, when 140 people showed up to celebrate.
After some Hamas officials claimed a rocket attack on central Israel early Monday morning which injured seven had been ‘accidental’ or caused by ‘bad weather’, senior officials in the Gaza-based terror organization and Egypt now say that the attack was intentional – and carried out at the behest of Iran, with the intention of altering the outcome of Israel’s upcoming general election.
Three children from the Chabad community in Lod were diagnosed with measles earlier this week, Kikar Hashabbat reported. According to the site, all of the children attend the same daycare, and two of them were completely unvaccinated.
