On Thursday, the International Cooperation Directorate of the Israel Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the Czech Ministry of Defense, awarding Israel Aerospace Industries ELTA, a contract for the acquisition of eight ELM-2084 ‘Iron Dome’ Multi-Mission Radars.
It smells like a cafe ought to. The rows of eclairs and tarts and cupcakes line the glass counter in perfect, high-caloric formation. Light streams in through large windows, dimpling the whipped cream on the flawlessly frothed drinks. And then the barista asks for your order. And you know that there is something special about this place.
Several weeks ago, in a Mishpachah article about Jewish Educational Media (JEM) and their work in maintaining the legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a story was included about a bochur named Zalman Lipsker, who was sent late one night to lay tefillin on a Jew from Long Beach. The day after the article appeared, Rabbi Lipsker received a call from a reader, who introduced herself as the daughter of Louie Shelder, the man to whom the Rebbe had sent the teenage Zalman.
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Kislev a Seudas Hoda’ah and Farbrengen was held at the Yeshiva Gedolah, many of Anash gathered to hear Divrei Torah and Farbreng with the Talmidim and Hanholos Hayeshiva.
Two weeks ago, while Rabbi Chaim and Sora Jacobs the Shluchim to Scotland were in New York for the Lubavitch Shluchim Conference, they met with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at his home New York.
JLI’s new course this fall, Worrier to Warrior, has struck a chord with the public across the country and the globe with many shluchim seeing unusually high numbers of participants. Multiple shluchim report a significant increase in student enrollment, with some experiencing their largest turnout in JLI history.
Crown Heights Shomrim has released additional video of the attack on a Beis Rivkah school that occurred on Tuesday. The shocking video shows the teens repeatedly target school buses passing by.
The Trump administration Wednesday formalized work requirements for recipients of food stamps, a move that will cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.
The OK Kashrus, a Crown Heights based Kashrus organization has released an alert notifying the Jewish community of the unauthorized use of the OK Kashrus symbol on Nuts being sold in Bolla Markets.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Meir (Hakohen) Lerer OBM, a Chossid and member of the Chabad community in Nachlas Har Chabad in Israel. He passed away on Wednesday, the 6th of Kislev, 5780.
Israeli police said Wednesday they had arrested two Arabs from eastern Jerusalem suspected of plotting with the Islamic State group to attack Israelis in the Holy City.
Watch this beautiful composition, as thousands of people gathered together to sing “Aba” (Tatte) over Chol Hamoed Sukkos at the Binyenei HaUma in Jerusalem. After rehearsing for about 30 minutes, the thousands in the audience performed the song while directed by maestro Yoel Dickman.
The Jewish cemetery in Westhoffen, west of Strasbourg in France, was vandalized with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti this week. Over 107 gravestones were damaged in what is becoming a trend of cemetery desecrations in Europe.
An evening marking the Fifth yartzeit of Mrs. Gitta Gansburg will take place this Wednesday, Vov Kislev/December 4. The event, beginning at 8 p.m. will be held at Mrs. Gansburg’s home for 38 years, the dormitory at 1367 President Street.
A Beis Rivkah school bus filled with children being shuttled home to their families was attacked with stones Tuesday in Crown Heights. The attack shattering a window and traumatized the children.
“Hey Rabbi, getting ready for takeoff at Newark. Found four other Jewish guys on board. Think we can get a minyan?” At 4:00 A.M. last Monday, Moshe Rosenblatt pressed send on the text, turned his phone off and settled in for the three-hour flight to Omaha, Nebraska.
The Bolla Market store attached to the newly renovated Mobile gas station in Crown Heights is stocking kosher goodies, and plans on expanding its kosher offerings.
