A masked gunman who allegedly opened fire at an occupied police vehicle has died after a shootout with cops in Brooklyn, police say. In a police chase and shootout that ended in a Brownsville backyard, police estimate officer fired more than 60 rounds.
As thousands of New York City Police Officers descended on Crown Heights in preparation for the West Indies Day (Labor Day) Parade, one young Lubavitcher took it upon himself to make sure the officers felt welcome. He was caught on camera handing out cookies to the men in blue as they prepared to protect the streets of Crown Heights.
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In preparation for the upcoming school year, Darchai Menachem staff participated in a week-long orientation and training. Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, Dr. Saul Kamelhar, Darchai Menachem Director and Principal Rabbi Eyal Bension, Mesivta Menahel Rabbi Dovid Marozov and Assistant Principal Rabbi Aharon Simon, discussed strategies and goals for educators to successfully fulfill their important shlichus of chinuch.
On Chabad of Palm Coast’s weekly Facebook post late last week, along with the Shabbat candle-lighting time associated with Daytona Beach, Fla., was a one-line addition that read “Stay safe this week!” This week, Chabad is preparing for Hurricane Dorian, expected to make landfall in Florida, and up the east coast.
South Carolina’s Governor Henry McMaster on Sunday evening ordered a mandatory evacuation of his state’s entire coast as Hurricane Dorian threatens. McMaster’s order goes into effect at noon Monday, when state troopers will begin reversing lanes so that people can all head inland on major coastal highways, the report said.
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.
