Numerous Shomrim volunteers had a busy night in Crown Heights Motzai Shabbos, with one porch pirate caught in the act, and another arrested. Burglary tools were found as one of them ditched their bag, leaving their loot and tools behind.
The topics in this week’s 275th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Why Doesn’t Torah and Judaism Celebrate Art as It Does Song? How Should We Relate to Rabbis with Different Standards? Considering the Rebbe Refusing to Receive a New Car as a Gift, What Should Our Attitude Be to Receiving Gifts? Why Are Older Singles Looked Down Upon? Why Isn’t More Chassidus Being Translated and Made Accessible to the Mainstream? Did the Rebbe Ever Discuss Jewish Extremism?
Following the tragic and untimely passing on Henech Bowick obm, a father of five from Oak Park Michigan, a fund has been set up to help support his children.
Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, the shliach to Temecula California who suffers from ALS, will be making a trip to Crown Heights for his sons Bar Mitzvah this week. In in preparation for his coming, he wrote a letter to the public.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an Orthodox Jewish man’s claim that he was pelted with ice while driving through Brooklyn — the second seemingly anti-Semitic attack to plague the borough in the last week.
A new musical animated video for Jewish children from the Kneidels has been released, with 13 original songs, and over 60 Minutes of run-time. In this animated musical, kids learn as Mr. Kneidle tells a story about The Kneidle Family as they get stuck before Shabbos, without Challah, Wine and other Shabbos needs.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on Monday, September 2nd, 2019 for Labor Day.
770 Eastern Parkway, the center of the Lubavitch world, attracts all kinds. Lubavitchers, Litvaks, Chasidim of all stripes, Sefardim, and yes, even non Jews. One such person was pulled in by the “magnet,” and took a moment to learn some Gemorah, from an upside down Sefer.
An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it closed in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters.
A projectile was fired from Lebanese territory into northern Israel, landing in the town of Avivim, near the Israel-Lebanese border, the IDF reported Sunday afternoon. According to the preliminary IDF report, the projectile was an anti-tank missile, and was fired at an army vehicle near the border.
As the summer comes to an end, and the school year begins, CGI UL Boys shares the amazing and successful summer they had. From the atmosphere to the learning, this summer will not be forgotten for a long time.
In another in a string of car break-ins, two thieves were caught on camera breaking into a car in Crown Heights this past week. The two found an open minivan, and helped themselves to a Jewish Crown Heights residents property.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is once again investigating a bias attack that occurred over Shabbos – this time in the heart of the Flatbush Jewish Community.
A ban on kosher slaughter goes into effect on Sunday in the French-speaking Wallonia province of Belgium. The new law requires the animals to receive an electric shock before slaughter, in a manner contrary to halakha.
With great sadness we report the sudden and untimely passing of Henach Bowick OBM, from Oak Park Michigan. He tragically passed away on Friday morning, the 29th of Av, 5779.
As the time to submit petitions to the New York State Department of Education, in regards to the proposed regulations on secular studies in private schools, a Monsey Rabbi submitted the following letter to the Department of Education, in the hopes of bringing attention to this important issue.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the month of Elul (up to but not including the period of Selichos) for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
