Social Security Benefits To Increase Just 2.5% for 2025
The administration announced Thursday that payments will go up 2.5% starting in January. That will amount to about $50 more a month.
Here’s My Story: Hats Off To Leadership
Mrs. Chana Sharfstein is an author, educator, and tour guide. She was interviewed three times in the years 2006, 2007, and 2014.
Speed Limit Lowered to 20mph On Prospect Park West as Sammy’s Law Rollout Begins
New York City on Wednesday lowered the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on Prospect Park West in Brooklyn, where 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein was fatally hit by a car 11 years ago.
BDE: Yehudah Aryeh New, 91, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Yehudah Aryeh New OBM, a Lubavitcher Chossid and long time resident of Melbourne, Australia. He is the father of Crown Heights Residents Shalom New and Avremi New.
Budapest Welcomes Landmark Jewish Teen Safe Space: A New Era for Jewish Teen Engagement and Empowerment
Jewish teens in Hungary celebrated a major milestone with the opening of the CTeen ClubHouse. The first standalone CTeen Center in the world, it promises to become a home-away-from-home, leadership hub, and safe space for Jewish teens in Obuda, Budapest.
Israeli Consul Tours Crown Heights and Learns About Lubavitch
In honor of the 60th Yahetzeit of Rebbetzin Chana, the Consul General of Israel in New York, Mr. Ofir Akunis arrived with his family for a special visit to the Rebbe’s home and 770 at the invitation of Shliach Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Neuman and his wife.
From The Badatz: Laws and Customs for Tishrei 5785 Part II
Enjoy the new Day-to-Day Halachah Guide for Tishrei – Part II (Erev Sukkos to Shabbos Bereishis 5785). In-print booklets are available for sale at all our Crown Heights locations.
As Hurricane Milton hit northern Florida, Chabad rabbis donned safety gear as they went into relief mode.
As Hurricane Milton Looms, These Rabbis Are Staying Put
Zaklos and many of his fellow Chabad emissaries serve as de facto first-responders for their vulnerable communities. With Milton heading towards them, they have been doing everything in their power to evacuate people, get them to higher ground and prepare for the worst—while praying for the best.
Volunteers Shalom Posner and Shneur Wilansky outside their RV at Everglades Correctional Institution near Miami, Florida.
Aleph Celebrates Rosh Hashanah with Yidden Behind Bars
For Rosh Hashanah, Aleph sent dozens of rabbinical students to prisons across the country to bring the joy and holiness of the holiday to those behind bars.
The Boy in His Grandfather’s Tallis
Post-Upshernish boys enjoy sweet debut to Chinuch at Lubavitch Educational Center’s Arainfirnesh Ceremony.
JLI: What is Real Teshuvah (Repentance)?
Discover the true meaning of Teshuva (repentance) in this deep dive into two kinds of regret: what could have been and what should have been.
Evidence On Sennacherib’s Military Campaign and Its Impacted the Economy in the Kingdom of Judah
For the first time near Jerusalem, archeological excavation have found evidence showing the impact of Sennacherib’s military campaign on the Kingdom of Judah’s economy.
Guidelines for Bringing Arba Minim into Israel and the U.S.
With Sukkos fast approaching, many travelers have raised questions regarding the transport of Arba Minim. In response, Chaim V’Chessed reached out to the office of Israel’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Moshe Abutbul, to clarify the ministry’s current rules for passengers arriving at Ben Gurion Airport.
Between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur: Five New Torah Scrolls Dedicated in Shuls across Russia
Jewish Russia in general, and its capital Moscow in particular, experienced a week full of events in honor of the Torah, with the introduction of five new and elegant Torah scrolls to shuls and Chabad houses that serve as a spiritual home for thousands of Russian Jews on a daily basis.
Gallery: Dedication and Walkthrough of the Tishrei Sleeping Tent
Thanks to the incredible generosity of Rabbi Avremel Lokshin, a new sleeping tent was set up in the empty lot on the corner of Carroll Street and Troy Ave in Crown Heights. The tent, holding hundreds of Bochurim, provide accommodations for these guests throughout Tishrei.
Hundreds March In Unity From 770 To Brooklyn Museum
From Eastern Parkway and Kingston Ave to the Brooklyn Museum hundreds of Jewish people marched Tuesday in unity to stand firm and proclaim Am Yisroel Chai.
NCFJE Home Delivery is Back for Kaporos 5785
The NCFJE has been working hard to ensure that everyone will be able to participate in the minhag of Kaporos. Therefore with the help of Hashem we are able to announce the return of Home Delivery for the 11213 zip code only.
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