NYC 24/7 Speed Cameras Raked in About $100M for the City
New York City drivers’ need for speed is lining the city’s pockets with millions of dollars.
Weekly Story: The Farbrengen Continues
One of the basic teachings of Chassidus is, that when we communicate and celebrate a special occasion, it is pertinent not only for that day, but that day should influence our conduct from then on. Therefore, this week, and b’ezras Hashem next week, I will be posting a few of the stories or anecdotes that I heard from various individuals at farbrengens recently on Yud Beis Tammuz as well as Gimmel Tammuz, which I believe the readers will enjoy.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Mourning the Exile – Insights from The Breaking of The Luchos
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman speaks about the breaking of the Luchos, and an alternative explanation for Moshe’s actions.
Rabbi Dovid and Devorah Pinson have brought a mobile kosher kitchen to the Rockies.
The Providential Story Behind Banff’s Mobile Kosher Kitchen
A kosher kitchen has arrived in the Canadian town of Banff, Alberta. The $200,000 project brings for the first time a full-scale commercial-grade kosher kitchen to one of North America’s premier resort towns and tourist destinations. And the whole thing is on wheels.
Baby Boy!
Avremi and Henni Shechter from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Freed Hostage Noa Argamani Visits The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel
Noa Argamani, one of four hostages who were rescued from Gaza last month by IDF forces, on Friday morning arrived at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, to utter a prayer of gratitude to G-d and request the release of all the remaining hostages.
Rabbi Shneur Wolf of Chabad of the Flathead Valley, Montana, puts on tefillin with a traveler
Headed to a National Park? Chabad Has You Covered
With the summer tourism season in full swing, millions of people are taking advantage of America’s vast natural beauty by visiting its dozens of national parks. For Jewish visitors seeking kosher food, a minyan, or Shabbat dinner, looking up the nearby Chabad has become part of the planning.
Video of the Day
Watch this short and nostalgic clip from the making of the song Oy Rebbe in the year 1994.
Rabbi Shmuel Butman is joined by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for the lighting of the World's Largest Menorah in 2023.
Susan Watts / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
Rabbi Shmuel Butman, 81, Raised the Jewish Profile in New York and Beyond
For five decades, Rabbi Shmuel Butman, director of the Lubavitch Youth Organization, was among the most iconic rabbinic profiles in the tri-state region and a familiar face in the state capital, described by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as “a central figure in New York’s Jewish community.”
PSA: New Speed Camera Installed On Eastern Parkway
A new speed camera has been installed on Eastern Parkway on the 770 side between New York Ave and Brooklyn Ave. Residents are reminded to watch their speeds and obey all traffic laws.
Video of the Day
Rabbi Levi Slonim of Chabad of Binghamton had the distinct honor of giving the opening prayer at the United States Congress by invitation of Congressman Marc Molinaro.
Weekly Letter: Addressing the Question of Military Service
The matter of drafting Yeshivah students to the Israeli army has been in the news recently and has been debated strongly – we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he addresses the question of military service.
New Engagement!
Levi Yitzchak Braun (Crown Heights) to Menou’ha Kalmenson (Aubervilliers, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 9:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Day Camps Join CKids Gan Israel Overnight Camp For Whirlwind 24 Hours Of Jewish Pride
From across the tri-state area, six Gan Israel day camps joined the CKids Gan Israel overnight camp in the Poconos, for the inaugural CKids CGI Overnight Experience instilling Jewish Pride and Joy in the over three hundred participants
JEM: Seven Visitors Ask the Rebbe Tough Questions
From the purpose and meaning of life to why bad things happen to good people, to personal question on careers and academia, the Lubavitcher Rebbe answers life’s hardest and most challenging questions.
My Weekly Shlichus, A Tribute To My Chavrusa
Mayer Silber shares a touching tribute to his JNet Chavrusah David Aiken, who recently passed. Their connection, formed through deep discussions and shared laughter, shows the transformative power of Chavrusah learning.
Free Summer Lunch Program Available In Crown Heights
Now available in Crown Heights! Bring your kids, toddlers, babies for free summer meals sponsored by NYC DOE. Available for all kids under 18. No papers or ID needed.
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