CBDChabad in Australia Launch The Surry Hills Hub
On Thursday night 25th July, CBDChabad launched their newest inner city hub to serve the Jewish professionals and residents of Surry Hills.
Picture of the Day
We all know about Snapple facts, but did you know about New York City facts? According to NYC fact Number 971, there are “18 miles of clear wire strung around much of Manhattan to make a symbolic enclosure (Eruv) on Shabbat.”
President Trump Commutes Sentence of Orthodox Jew
President Trump has communed the sentence of Boaz Nachmani, an Orthodox Jew from Miami. The move reportedly comes after his 11 year old son sent a letter to the white house.
New Shluchim To Join the Team on the Island of Cyprus
Rabbi Mendy and Leah Raskin a new, young, and vigorous source of spiritual strength will be joining the family of shluchim on the Isle of Cyprus.
Prevention101: Is My Child Using Drugs? How to Spot the Early Warning Signs
Operation Survival: Watch as Operation Survival discusses how to spot if a child is doing drugs, and the early warning signs with Dr. Miriam Gross. Dr. Miriam Gross, PsyD, MFT was interviewed for Operation Survival’s Prevention101 series.
LA Jewish Center Sued to Prevent Kapparot
An animal rights group filed a lawsuit against a Jewish center in Los Angeles to prevent it from holding kapparot, a pre-Yom Kippur religious ritual.
Car Totaled by Car Jacker in Crown Heights, Drag the Owner before Wrecking (UPDATED 11:30AM)
An early morning Kingston Ave car jacking in Crown Heights left a car totaled and another damaged. The car jacker fled the scene on foot, after dragging the owner nearly a block. The owner of the vehicle was taken to the Hospital for his injuries.
Coin From The Frierdiker Rebbe Fetches Nearly $7,000 at Auction
If you could put a value on a blessing, what might it be worth? For a unique, nearly 90-year-old blessing, the going rate is $6,750. That’s the amount a bidder paid last week in Tel Aviv for a well-traveled Lincoln penny, the subject of frenzied bidding at the Israeli Genazym Auction House rare artifacts auction July 16.
PEARLS: A Historic Event
Historic event – a conference of principles and administrators of all Torah education institutions in New York State. Together, they committed to stand united against our mutual enemies – those who want to infiltrate, and worse yet, contaminate the scared education of our next generation.
Person Shot Outside Young Israel Of North Miami Beach (UPDATED: 10:00PM)
A person was shot outside the Young Israel of North Miami Beach, Sunday afternoon. Hatzolah of Miami Dade was on the scene and treated the victim, reportedly in his 60’s, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his leg.
8:00pm: Is It Appropriate to Paint a Mural of the Alter Rebbe on an Alley Wall?
The topics in this week’s 270th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Does the Rebbe Say About Vaccinations? Part II; Chassidus Applied to the Three Weeks, the Nine Days and Mattos-Massei; What Is the Rebbe’s Opinion on Using Non-Jewish Books for Chinuch? Is It Appropriate to Paint a Mural of the Alter Rebbe on an Alley Wall?
The Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York is part of a new volunteer one-on-one prisoner visitation program launched by the Aleph Institute.
My Time Behind Bars: New Program Benefits Jewish Inmates and Their Visitors
The Aleph Institute was founded in 1981 by Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar at the express direction of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, who was an early and passionate proponent of criminal justice reform. Here are some stories of success.
NY Officials Who Tried to Keep Out Hasidic Jews Sued
The developers of a housing project in southeastern New York have sued public officials for trying to prevent the development to keep Hasidic Jews from moving in.
Record Number of Visitors for Chof Av in Alma Ata
Over three hundred anash and shluchim have already signed up to join a memorable, inspirational program being planned for those spending the seventy-fifth yom hillula of the Rebbe’s father in Alma Ata. An entire hotel has already been completely booked, and a second one has been secured to provide lodging for the many visitors.
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Shooting at Brooklyn Block Party Leaves 1 Dead, 11 Injured
Two gunman opened fire at a block party Saturday night, killing one, and injuring eleven. The shooting occurred as the party was just wrapping up, and thousands of attendees heading home.
Signs in South Beach, Florida Defaced with Swastikas
Police are searching for the person or people responsible for scrawling swastikas on two signs in front of a hotel in the heart of Miami’s South Beach Art Deco district.
Arrow-3 Ballistic Missile Shield Passes Test in Alaska With Perfect Precision
Israel’s U.S.-backed Arrow-3 ballistic missile shield has passed a series of live interception tests over Alaska, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, casting the achievement as a warning to Iran.
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