Affordable Apartments to Be Allocated by Lottery
A five-story, 165-unit rental building at 267 Rogers Avenue in Crown Heights has launched the affordable housing lottery [PDF] for 33 of its residences.
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Lubavitcher Fined by Israeli City for Offering Teffilin
A Lubavitcher Chosid was standing on Herzliya’s Sokolov street offering strangers the opportunity to don Tefillin, when a municipal supervisor approached him and demanded that he immediately take down the stand and cease his activities.
Miami to Be Spared the Worst of Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma’s leading edge bent palm trees and spit rain as it swirled toward Florida with 120 mph winds Saturday on a projected new track that could expose Tampa – not Miami – to the storm’s worst fury.
Picture of the Day: Bal Harbour, FL
Over a dozen Sifrei Torah of The Shul of Bal Hourbour, Florida, are wrapped in waterproof bags in anticipation of Hurricane Irma over the weekend. The area is under a mandatory evacuation order issued by Miami-Dade officials.
Atlanta Opens Doors and Hearts to Florida Evacuees
As Atlanta’s population surges with evacuees from Florida and the Atlantic coast, the local Jewish community has opened its doors and hearts to thousands who fled their homes and will be spending Shabbos in an unfamiliar place.
Rabbi Yaakov Zucker, director of Chabad of Key West, Florida prepares for hurricane Irma. File Photos.
Shliach in Key West Braces for Life-Threatening Irma
The Chabad emissary to Key West, Florida, expressed the fears shared by many local residents on Wednesday as Hurricane Irma approached the area, and detailed the measures he was taking to prepare for the Category 5 storm.
Car Burglar Violently Resists Arrest
A recidivist burglar and thief was apprehended and arrested after he was spotted by a sharp-eyed Shomrim volunteer as he was breaking into cars on Carroll Street in Crown Heights. When police attempted to take him into custody, he violently resisted arrest.
Weekly Story: Chabad Vs. Chagas
“I noticed that every few minutes one of the younger chassidim would ask one of the elders if they can take over in helping carrying the heavy barrel of water. However, each time the elderly chassidim refused to relinquish their place.”
Weekly Letter: A Mezuzah Is Like a Helmet
During the month of Elul, when it is customary for Jews to check their mezuzos and tefillin, we share a letter in which the Rebbe answers a person questioning the Rebbe’s emphasis in the mezuzah campaign, in which he explains that a mezuzah is like a helmet. A powerful lesson for all, especially for educators. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
JEM Restores Film of Historic 1980 Farbrengen
After much work, JEM has announced the release of the fully restored video of the Farbrengen of Erev Rosh Hashanah, 5741 (1980).
Video: What is the Soul?… in 2 Minutes
What is the soul? Consider your reflection in the mirror. The current image of yourself is different than your fifteen-year-old self. Which one is the REAL you? You also feel and think very differently at the moment than you did when you were fifteen or five, and will likewise feel and think differently when you are eighty or ninety. So the human being is perpetually changing—physically, emotionally, intellectually—which begs the question, “Where is the real you?” Rabbi Pinchas Taylor gives a clear and logical way of explaining the soul.
Picture of the Day: North Miami Beach, FL
Yeshiva Torah Ohr of North Miami Beach, under the leadership of Rabbi Emmanuel Storfer, continued learning Torah Thursday morning, despite the frantic preparations for the looming Hurricane Irma all around them. Later that afternoon, the Yeshiva departed for a Shabbaton to a more central and less Hurricane prone area of Florida.
Video Playlist: The Birthday of Chassidus
Chai Elul marks the birthday of the two “Great Luminaries” of the Chassidic Movement: the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. Courtesy of JEM, we present a beautiful playlist of videos connected to this day.
Shabbos at the Besht: A New Mindset for a New Year
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Levy Djian, Shliach in Manhattan, will lead a discussion on the topic: A New Mindset for a New Year.
Chabad on Campus Prepares for ‘Hurricane Shabbat’
As it becomes more likely that Hurricane Irma will make landfall in Florida and other southeastern states over Shabbos, the Chabad on Campus centers in those areas are mobilizing their resources to meet the needs of Jewish students on their campuses.
Moscow Students Commemorate Founding of Tomchei Tmimim
On the very same parcel of land where the first Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim was founded, sat hundreds of Tomchei Tmimim students who arrived from Moscow learning and davening, along with Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berl Lazar, Yeshiva staff and administrators * A sight to behold once in 120 years.
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Mendel and Mushky (nee Bernstein) Glazman (Crown Heights)
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