Mrs. Rhoda Friedland, a mother of three who grew up in Crown Heights, and currently lives in Monsey, New York, recalls the arrival of Chabad Chassidim in the 1940’s. She was interviewed at her home by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in August of 2015.
Levi and Nechama (nee Cohen) Pewsner (Beitar, Israel)
This summer saw the sixth annual expedition of FJC’s rabbinical student enthusiasts on mobile synagogues, or “Mitzvah-mobiles” as they are called, across Russia. This year Jewish trailers visited over 30 cities in the heart of Russia, among them Tula, Lipetsk, Kursk, Orel, Briansk, Smolensk and many more.
The CTeen club at Chabad of the East Valley, Arizona, kicked off a new year of events by sending a meaningful message to the Jewish community.
Chabad of the Tri-Valley just had an ambitious 30 hours. The 12-year-old center went on a roaring tear of a fundraiser to make — and overshoot — a target of $200,000 in less than three days, in order to finalize the purchase of a new building in Pleasanton. “I’m really just overwhelmed, humbled and excited,” said Rabbi Raleigh Resnick.
Dozens flocked to Yeshiva Gedola Lubavitch of London on Tuesday evening to join in a program of learning and inspiration, in honor of the 120th anniversary since the founding of Tomchei Temimim in the town of Lubavitch.
Last night, Tuesday, the students of the central Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim sat down in 770 for a Farbrengen with their revered Mashpia Reb Yoel Kahan, the Rebbe’s Chozer, in honor of the 120th anniversary of the Yeshiva’s founding. Unlike the vast majority of students, a select few hoodlums saw this as an opportunity for troublemaking.
Chabad-Lubavitch centers from the Caribbean to the Carolinas are urgently helping Jewish communities prepare for Hurricane Irma, the most powerful hurricane ever recorded over the Atlantic Ocean. Update Miami Lubavitch Educational Center closes.
After a recent rash of anti-Semitic attacks in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper showed his support for the Jewish community with a visit to Chabad of Colorado Springs.
Heightened security at this year’s J’Ouvert celebration led to zero violent incidents tied to the pre-carnival event, the NYPD says, despite a double shooting early Monday just blocks from the West Indian Day Parade route.
Avi and Bryna Webb (Crown Heights)
Mendy and Abi (nee Bharier) Cohen (Cedarhurst, NY)
A contingent of 50 Chabad rabbis from across the United States is heading to the beleaguered state of Texas to counsel and comfort struggling residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
As hurricane Irma barrels towards south Florida, members of the Miami Beach Lubavitch community reminisce about Hurricane Andrew, the 1992 category 5 storm that was aiming right for them, and the Rebbe’s seemingly-strange instruction that they should stay put.
A lawsuit has been settled in favor of a 25 year-old Orthodox-Jewish woman from Crown Heights, who filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against a local fitness chain, claiming she was threatened with arrest and had her membership revoked because she used the gym’s facilities while dressed modestly.
Gas prices hit a high for the year on Labor Day as the effects of Harvey continued to shut in refineries.
Take a closer look. This image carries an important message for educators and parents beginning a new school year. Bnos Chomesh presented this image to a group of generous donors who recently joined the school’s administration for an evening of thanks in their newly purchased building.
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