Three precincts with large Hasidic populations, all in Brooklyn, reported the most anti-Jewish hate crimes in 2018. The 71st Precinct, which encompasses part of Crown Heights, reported nine anti-Jewish hate crimes, the most of any precinct. Precincts including Williamsburg and Borough Park each had seven.
Hundreds of Anash and bochurim walked on Shvi’i shel Pesach to over 200 synagogues in the New York City area, including Borough Park, Flatbush, Brighton Beach, Sea Gate, Bensonhurst, Sheepshead Bay, Canarsie, Mill Basin,Howard Beach, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Heights and Manhattan.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe.
With great sadness we inform of the passing of Mrs. Wendy Teller OBM, a member of Anash in London. She passed away at the age of 87.
Beth Rivkah Ladies College in Melbourne, Australia was privileged to welcome a group of old collegians to ‘Alumni Day’ where they awed students with stories of old.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs Sarah Glick OBM, a Halocaust survivor and member of the Melbourne Jewish community. She passed away on Sunday the 23rd of Nissan, 5779.
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Leib Aber was on shlichus in Sydney Australia for 30 years. He taught in the schools there and gave regular shiurim to men. He has a passion for chassidus. Now that their children are B”H grown and living near New York, he and his wife have settled in Crown Heights to continue their shlichus here. He will speak on the topic of Netzach – Overcoming Obstacles.
Tomorrow is the 28th of Nissan, the day that in 1991 the Rebbe spoke sharply about Moshiach, exhorting chassidim and all Jews to do everything in their power to bring Moshiach. Watch as the Rebbe relays the message.
In this weeks letter, the Rebbe gives words of comfort to the bereaved, and it’s association during the days between Pesach and Shavuos, a time of tragic events in Jewish history, associated with the martyrdom of our people.
Two Frum children fell from a window in Monsey a little after 5pm Thursday afternoon. Both are reported to be in critical condition, and people are requested to please say tehillim.
The L’chaim of Aron Reyder formerly of Sharon, MA, and Chanie Kaminsky of Brooklyn, NY took place Wednesday night at Bais Levy Yitzchak Shul.
For an estimated $300,000, somebody can now own a piece of American and Israeli history. The only known copy of the press release signed by president Harry Truman in which the US recognized Israel is being put up for sale by the Raab Collection, a Philadelphia-based company that buys and sells historic documents.
Rabbi Yitzchok Meyer Lipszyc has served as the Rebbe’s emissary in Michigan, Alabama, Florida and Crimea. He is presently working at Yeshiva Temimei Darech in Tzfat. He was interviewed in March of 2015 in the My Encounter studio in Brooklyn.
Two teenagers attempted to rob an elderly lady at knife point in the President St subway station Thursday. The lady was slashed, and a witness injured as he attempted to intervene in the botched robbery. The teenagers fled, evading the police for now.
Yossi Richler (Los Angeles, CA) to Miriam Grossman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Watch as Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Poway California speaks at the White House. He took the opportunity to stress the need for a moment of silence, attributing the need to the Rebbe.
In the footsteps of Manhattan Beer owner Mr. Bergson, Tuv Taam will be donating chickpeas for Shalom Zachors this week.
