Police Raid Gambling Den in Crown Heights Building
Reports of gunshots inside a Crown Heights building prompted police to raid the basement unit of the Union Street building and discover a suspected illegal gambling den.
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Bais Rivkah Celebrates Yud Tes Kislev
After a two-week preparation leading up to Yud Tes Kislev, Bais Rivkah maximized the day to the fullest with farbrengens and a full day program.
Video: The Far-Reaching Impact of Supporting Jewish Education
This week’s Living Torah program from JEM shines a light on the charity of philanthropists Mr. and Mrs. Mel Landau of Miami.
Weekly Story: Our Conversations
A few weeks passed and he wasn’t sufficiently satisfied with any of the Yeshivas. He knew that he had to make a decision, but it wasn’t what he wanted. One day a friend of his asked him, how is the search going and he replied, not too good. So the friend asked: and why don’t you check out Lubavitch?
Baby Boy!
Mendy and Devorie (nee Diamond) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Saturday
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Saturday, December 9, due to snow operations. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
First Snow of the Season Expected This Shabbos
A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of the Tri-State area as snow is expected to move in early Saturday morning.
Paris Community Marks Yud Tes Kislev
Thousands of members of the Jewish community of Paris, France, gathered together Monday night for a Farbrengen in honor of Yud Tes Kislev, led by Rabbi Mendel Azimov.
Shabbos at the Besht: Do Dreams Have Meaning?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Mendel Hershkop, Rabbi of “The Shul” in Crown Heights, will lead a discussion on the topic: Yud Tes kislev – Yosef’s Dreams.
Home Depot Hosts Menorah Workshop
On Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 Chabad of Springfield and the Home Depot of Union, New Jersey, joined forces and organized one of the greatest workshops New Jersey has ever seen.
Weekly Letter: In Defense of Public Menorah Lightings
This week, as we approach Chanukah, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the issue of the Public Menorah Lighting campaign of Chabad — to a community leader who expressed objections to this public display of a Jewish practice. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe motioning to an attendee at a farbrengen, circa 1980.
Man Hails Cab in Crown Heights, Then Robs Driver
Authorities are looking for a man who they say hailed a yellow cab in Crown Heights, then robbed the driver after being taken to Brownsville. The perpetrator is still at large.
Picture of the Day: A Yud Tes Kislev L’chaim
Young Shliach to the Five Towns Gavi Geisinskycelebrates Yud Tes Kislev in his classroom at the Yeshiva of South Shore in Woodmere.
Video: Enraged Arab Destroys Kosher Supermarket
Following President Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, this morning, an Arab wearing a Keffiyah and holding a Palestinian flag took a baseball bat to a kosher supermarket in Amsterdam, while police stood by and watched. Only after the supermarket was destroyed, did they intervene and arrest him.
200,000 Forced to Flee California Wildfires
Hundreds of Los Angeles area schools shut their doors on Thursday as raging wildfires wreaked havoc on Southern California, forcing about 200,000 people to flee and destroying hundreds of houses.
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