Awareness about mental illness and addiction has grown in the Jewish community, but there is yet stigma associated with these issues. Jeff’s Place, a cafe and coworking space that hosts support groups and twelve-step meetings after hours, newly opened by Chabad Intown in Atlanta, hopes to change that.
A Shomrim member was viciously assaulted in Stamford Hill, London on Tuesday night, in what volunteer neighborhood watch group says was the first attack ever against a volunteer.
One person has been arrested after he hit a woman with her baby on Albany Ave in Crown Heights. The man stayed on scene, but was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
KitzurLive is offering a special shiur, open to the public on the subject of Family Purity. The shiur is being given by Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Klein, who is well known for his classes and for his writing for Chabad.org.
Due to popular demand, NDFT together with The Besht will be hosting a women’s only seminar, this evening, on safety and security. Since this past Sunday, when The Tactical Rabbi, Raziel Cohen, gave a class at The Besht about Personal and Home Defense, there has been overwhelming response to have another class for all of the women who could not come due to being at KSCVK and for those who were not yet aware of it.
Chabad of Orange County, directed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, hosted a fun and educational “Bourekas & Blessings” event at the Chabad Center in Chester. The “evening filled with food, friend fun and friends” focused on making bourekas as well as learning the various blessings made on foods according to Jewish tradition.
A book written by 7th grader Tzvi Bloom dedicated to his cousin Sophie is a tremendous aid to families, communities, and schools which include children who must celebrate Shabbos “differently”.
A shocking incident was caught on camera when a witness filmed a UPS driver refusing to move for an ambulance in Boro Park. The ambulance at the time was heading to Maimonidies Hospital with a critical pt on board.
Last week chaplains from around the world gathered for Aleph Institute’s 12th Annual Shabbat with Our Troops, a training course for Jewish chaplains held at the Shul in Bal Harbor, Florida.
We all know someone who struggles in yeshiva. But Darchai Menachem isn’t your typical yeshiva.
He had no official title and received no salary, but with dedication and love, Rabbi Mendel Baumgarten, who passed away this week at the age of 92, was a lifelong Chabad-Lubavitch emissary, dedicated to teaching Torah and sharing the joys of Judaism with anyone he met.
Tapping into the current public focus on women’s empowerment, Boca Beach Chabad in Florida launched a new platform where women’s life journeys, stories, and lessons are celebrated, shared, and given over to the next generation.
A whirlwind 3 day trip to Crown Heightd by members of the Manchester community, organised meticulously and led by the community Mashpia Rabbi Moshe Wolberg, left the participants with a profound and life changing experience.
In a moment of good intuition, a man completes a circle of chesed that began when he was a child. In the video from Rabbi Yoel Gold, Rabbi Amman was left alone burying a man he never met in a cemetery in Staten Island, and never imagined how much divine intervention was really at play.
Syrian report claim at least two Iranian Revolutionary Guard members have been killed and others injured after Israel hits targets near border. Israel has refused to comment on the alleged strikes.
The Chabad Center for English speakers in Moscow, run by Rabbi Jacob Halevi Klein, welcomed a new Torah Scroll in an event attended by Russia’s chief Rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar. The event was attended by dignitaries including president of the Association of Jewish Communities of Russia, Rabbi Alexander Breda, US ambassador to Russia, Israel’s ambassador to Russia, the donors, family members and members of the large community.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 for Lincoln’s birthday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect. Garbage, recycling, and organics collections are also suspended.
