In honor of 70 years, the entire Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Burnoy, including 350 talmidim and staff, will be spending Yud Shvat in Crown Heights by the Rebbe. To minimize the disruption in learning, the monumental trip will be for only three days, with Seder held in 770.
After donning his Tefillin on Monday, Rabbi Shalom Greenberg from Chabad-Lubavitch of Shanghai donned his mask and went to give the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum 10,000 masks to distribute amongst the elderly Chinese population in the historic Hongkou area, known during WWII as the “Jewish Ghetto.”
The Al Jazeera network reported on Sunday evening that unknown armed men blew up part of the Israeli-Egyptian gas pipeline. According to the report, which has not been confirmed by Egyptian officials, the explosion occurred in the Bir Al-Abd Mediterranean coastal region of northern Sinai.
A man who was shot dead by police after attacking people in south London on Sunday had been recently released from prison after serving time for terror offenses, the BBC reports.
Shmuel Morgenstein (Florida) to Devorah Leah Nelken (Montreal/New York)
In honor of Yud Shvat, the 7th and 8th graders of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva will perform a captivating production titled “The Villain From Vilna.” The immersive production will transport the audience to a dramatic story of the Alter Rebbe’s war against Haskalah, infused with song, drama and humor.
The topics in this week’s special episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Yud Shevat 5710-5780 – 1950-2020, Basi L’Gani: I Have Come Into My Garden. How do we actualize the calling of our seventh generation?
A special Yud Shvat event is being planned for the entire Crown Heights community and beyond—for both men and women—marking 70 years of the Rebbe’s leadership and the Hilula of the Frierdiker Rebbe.
An alleged al Qaeda leader somehow slipped through immigration and was arrested in Phoenix Friday evening. The arrest comes following an extradition request from the Iraqi government.
Two people were wounded Sunday afternoon in what appears to be a terror related stabbing in London. Police responding to the stabbing reportedly shot the terrorist dead.
The line for a free bagel at Holesome Bagels in Crown Heights was out the door just minutes after 7am Sunday, as community members queued up to get their free bagel. The free bagel offer lasted from 7am-10am, with a limit of one bagel per person, with a maximum of 500 bagels.
Menachem and Sacha–Juliette (nee Allouche) Weingarten (Brooklyn, New York)
There were multiple arrests made after protesters gathered at Grand Central before taking to the streets Friday night. The protest was in favor of abolishing subway fares and get rid of police patrols in the transit system.
At least seven school districts near Cincinnati temporarily shut down after more than 1,000 students were absent with flu symptoms, and more kids and teachers were getting sick.
Top aides to Speaker Carl Heastie are meeting with panicked rank-and-file Assembly Democrats who are demanding changes to the controversial bail reform law.
IDF fighter jets and helicopters attacked several Hamas terrorist targets in the northern Gaza Strip overnight. Among the targets attacked were underground infrastructures used by Hamas’ military wing, including a structure which serves as a military war room.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
