At least 20 fires started by incendiary balloons sent from Gaza were burning in southern Israel on Thursday. Some officials put the number of fires set from Thursday morning until late Thursday afternoon at 24, the largest number of fires started by the arson balloons in one day since the attacks became an almost daily occurrence last spring, the Times of Israel reported.
Close to 600 people flocked to the RCA to witness Rabbi Israel Lau, former chief Rabbi of Israel, preside over the Rabbinical Ordination ceremony for 125 students.
This past Monday night 21 Sivan, the bochrim of Chovevei Torah Mesivta enjoyed a lavish gourmet Tzeischem L’Shalom celebrating the successes of this past year.
Wimbledon Tennis starts this Monday and for the eleventh year running, a kosher food stand will be there to serve the needs of Jewish patrons.
Rochie Boaron (Crown Heights) and Levi Popack (Israel)
A rally and protest came to Crown Heights over immodest book readings in public libraries. The rally goers and protesters faced off in front of the Brooklyn Public Library branch on New York Ave.
In honor of 28 Sivan, Lahak Hanochos has published the new Toras Menachem volume 65, featuring over 500 pages of Sichos and Maamarim from the end of 5731 (1971).
A recently leaked internal email calls Ben Shapiro, the conservative news commentator, a Nazi. The leaked email has gone so viral that Ted Cruz questioned Google about the matter yesterday.
JLI has released another educational video in the Chassidic Gems Series. In it, Rabbi Yossi Jacobson discussed the one difference between heaven and hell.
Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn, an article by Wired.com, takes an in depth look at the recent measles outbreak, and meets those who are behind the Anti-Vax movement, as well as those effected by the outbreak.
Yossi Rosenstein is a contemporary artist who resides with his family in Bnei Brak, where he was interviewed in December of 2018.
Operation Survival: Watch as Operation Survival discusses What Causes Bullying, and How You Can Prevent Your Child From Being a Bully? with Dr. Rona Novick, PhD. Mrs Novick is the Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University and holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values.
Since the launch of the global campaign to learn and watch the Rebbe’s 10 Shevat 1975 (5735) farbrengen in preparation for Gimmel Tammuz, tens of yeshivas and communities have come on board. Now JEM has uploaded newly scanned black and whites from that farbrengen.
An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale was felt in the area of the Dead Sea. The epicenter of the temblor that took place early on Wednesday afternoon was Ein Bokek in southern Israel, according to Israel’s Geophysical Institute. There were no injuries or damage reported.
The famed “Rosh” Rabbi Ezra Shochet, and Rabbi Dr. Chaim Itche Drizin MA, Masters in psychology, will be addressing the Kinus HaMechanchim this year.
Hundreds of Bochurim are set to gather at the Rebbe’s Ohel this Shabbos in preparation for Gimmel Tammuz. Throughout the Shabbos, the bochurim will daven, learn, and farbreng in the Rebbe’s presence to prepare for the holy day of Gimmel Tammuz by strengthening their connection to the Rebbe.
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad of Poway addressed the UN General Assembly this morning during a special session on combating anti-Semitism. “Anti-Semitism is not a Jewish problem, this is a problem for the world,” said the rabbi, his left hand still bandaged where his index finger was blown off in an anti-Semitic attack on his synagogue eight weeks ago. He discussed recognizing the value of every human life, using social media as a platform for love and flooding the world with practical good deeds.
