The firing of incendiary balloons from Gaza has increasing dramatically. At least four fires have broken out since the morning hours in the Gaza perimeter – in the Be’eri and Shokeda forests and near Kibbutz Nahal Oz. A major blaze near Ashkelon is also believed to have been started by a balloon.
After six years of distributing Here’s My Story newsletters, JEM is now publishing a selection of some of the greatest in a new book entitled One by One, highlighting the Rebbe’s guidance to the individuals that came through his door.
This weekend, hundreds of adults and children from seventy five cities around the world will spend Shabbat in Crown Heights exploring the Chabad heartland.
Mr. Milek Kremer has served as a council member and as a vice chairman of the Kiryat Ono Regional Council. He was interviewed in his home in Raanana in December of 2012.
A missionary couple has been exposed hiding as a Frum couple in the Chicago Jewish community. The couple was exposed by a visiting Sofer who recognized them.
Have you ever cycled from the George Washington Bridge up to Bear Mountain and back? This year a Netz Shachris Minyan has been arranged near the races start.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced officially that he is joining the Democratic presidential primary to challenge Trump in 2020.
A helicopter taking off from a helipad in Manhattan had a failure and crashed into the river. The pilot was the only occupant on board, and managed to escape without serious injury.
21 Children of shluchim from across German cities (Hamburg Nirenberg Cologne Essen Frankfurt Hanover Podstem Berlin Karlsruhe) had a special Shabbaton in Frankfurt together with bochurim who flew in from New York.
Shmuli Fradkin (San Diego, CA) to Mushky (bas R’ Yitzchok) Tenenbaum (Crown Heights) L’chaim: Tonight, Wednesday at the JCM
Police in Denmark have arrested the man who allegedly carried out a knife attack against a Swedish Jewish community leader in the city of Helsingborg on Tuesday.
An earthquake was felt in central Israel, including Jerusalem, Wednesday night. The Geophysical Institute reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was at sea, between Hadera and Haifa, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Israeli coast. The quake struck Israel at 7:53 PM. No injuries or damage has been reported in the wake of the 4.6 magnitude quake.
The Annual Dinner of Oholei Torah will be held this Sunday, May 19th, Pesach Sheini, in the Oholei Torah Ballroom. The event will be honoring Reb Mendel and Nechama Baumgarten, a”h, with the Founding Parents Memorial Tribute for their unbelievable determination and mesirus nefesh in Oholei Torah’s first years.
Eli Schulman (Pittsburg,PA/Israel) to Rochi Tauber (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Rabbi Hershel Lustig, long time dean of Oholei Torah, has announced his retirement at the end of the present school year.
US space agency NASA published on Wednesday first images it said may show the crash site of Israeli spacecraft Beresheet.
