A generous Chossid has sponsored a raffle of $100 cash, in memory of Shneur Zalman Ben Chaim Zev Cohen HY”D, for the all yeshivos/shluchim/communities that will organize Kiddush Levana in the street of their city. Just fill out the form, send pics, and be entered into the raffle.
The historic voter turnout from the Crown Heights Jewish community was blown away this week with a 35% to 50% increase in participation, according to the Jewish Future Alliance.
Menachem Yosef and Goldi (nee Spielman) Zirkind from Crown Heights, had a baby boy!
Boruch Hashem the Mivtzoim campaign at the New York City Marathon was very successful. A big thank you to all who participated and to Chaim Piekarski and Mendel Roth for making all the arrangements.
Crown Heights Shomrim has released surveillance footage from the disgusting theft of a scooter by a gang of teens on Tuesday. The theft involved a teen pushing two young Jewish girls off the scooter so the thief could ride off with his friends.
A disgusting theft took place on the streets of Crown Heights Tuesday when a teen gang targeted two Jewish girls riding a scooter. The teen shoved the two Jewish girls off and stole the scooter before being caught by Shomrim minutes later.
Shluchim Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz and Rabbi Meir Simcha Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida posed for a picture with newly reelected Senator Rick Scott, a strong supporter of Israel, at his Election Night Victory Party.
Conservative political commentator and Frum Jew Ben Shapiro, went on camera saying that the turning point of the election was when he accompanied President-Elect, and former President Donald Trump to the Ohel of the Lubavitch Rebbe.
In Argentina this week, President Javier Milei, true to his unconventional style, departed from the usual formalities and brought a fresh twist to the confirmation ceremony of the Honorable Gerardo Werthein as the South American country’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs.
It’s not officially over, but it’s over. Former US President Donald J. Trump has been reelected as the next president of the United States.
On Election Day morning, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) made a personal prayer visit to the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. The senator from New York chose to spend an hour at the holy site as one of her only public appearances of the day.
This past week, Tomchei Tmimim Ocean Parkway hosted an alumni event, bringing together graduates from the past four years. Held on the yeshiva grounds, the event combined nostalgia and inspiration.
The overwhelming interest in the annual event caused organizers to reopen registration and extend the event to additional venues to accommodate the record number of students. Close to 2,000 students are currently registered for Pegisha 5785.
Over the past month, thousands of children from America to Australia joined JEM’s ‘Tishrei Explorers,’ bringing them into the atmosphere of Tishrei in 770, and giving them the opportunity to experience each special day with the Rebbe.
Chai Lifeline, the Jewish community’s leading children’s health and crisis support network, will honor Rabbi Chaim and Chavie Bruk, co-CEOs of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana and proud Chai Lifeline parents, with the Champions of Hope Award at its annual National Gala on December 17, 2024, at Pier Sixty in New York City.
In a video message released Tuesday, the Vaad Hakohol of Crown Heights encouraged the community to go out and vote in today’s US elections.
Levi Yitshak Scholte (Yerres, France) to Sosha Bentolila (Kinshasa, Congo)
