$70,000 Torah Stolen from Yeshiva
Lakewood police are on the hunt for a pair of burglars who made off with a safe containing a sefer Torah that is estimated to be worth $70,000.
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New Chabad Program Helps Florida Seniors
Chabad of Delray Beach, Florida, has launched a new outreach program called Smiles on Seniors (SOS), which is a unique volunteer program created to enhance the lives of local seniors.
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Yitzy and Draiza (nee Raskin) Engel (Melbourne, Australia)
FSU Jews Remember Holocaust Victims
On Friday, Jewish Communities communities across the former Soviet Union (FSU) came together to commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, with memorial events taking place in almost every one of the Federation’s (FJC) 100 larger communities. The region’s youth programs also actively participated in the commemorations.
Shliach Discovers Parah Adumah in Mexico
Rabbi Benny Hershcovitch, Chabad Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, recently went to a dairy farm he’d never been to before to get kosher milk. While there he made an amazing discovery – a seemingly pure Parah Adumah (Red Heifer), fit for service in the Beis Hamikdash!
Trump Blasted for Holocaust Statement Omitting Jews
The White House has faced widespread criticism since Friday, when it issued a statement in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day that omitted mention of the Jewish genocide.
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New Torah Dedicated at University of Florida
Over 100 students and community members joined a musical procession Sunday in Gainesville, Florida, to celebrate the completion of a brand-new Sefer Torah for Chabad at the University of Florida, led by Rabbi Berl Goldman.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Pnina Kotzer, 40, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Pnina Kotzer, OBM, a beloved shluchah and educator in Eilat, Israel, who passed away on Monday at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem after a long illness. She was 40 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Sender Lilchitsky, 38, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the very untimely passing of Sender Lilchitsky OBM, a Tomim who studied in Lubavitcher Yeshiva Ocean Parkway and the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown. He was 38 years old.
8:00pm: Is Marriage a Problem Solver?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 148, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How Harsh is Too Harsh When Disciplining Students? How Can I Prepare Myself for Yud Shvat? Is Marriage a Problem Solver? Do Men and Women Have Different Standards of Chassidishkeit?
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes into Multiple Cars
A drunk suspected be under the influence of drugs or alcohol crashed into one car, then into second car while attempting to flee the scene. Instead, he fled on foot, leaving behind a car that police believe may have been stolen.
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Mendy and Brocha (nee Lewis) Lent (Nottingham, England)
Two New Synagogues Open in Ukrainian Prisons
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine opened two new synagogues in Ukrainian penitentiaries last month, one in Kharkov and one in Vinnitsa. The facilities will also serve as Jewish centers allowing inmates to come in contact with their heritage and learn more.
Video: Rabbis Thank Montana Governor
Several rabbis from across the United States and Canada made a special visit to Montana to thank the Governor and state leaders for standing up for the Jewish community in the face of recent anti-Semitic threats in Whitefish. The delegation was led by Rabbi Chaim Bruk, Shliach to Bozeman.
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Choli and Shevi (nee Rosenberg) Rivkin (Crown Heights)
Russian PM Visits Moscow’s Jewish Museum
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev visited Moscow’s Largest Jewish Museum.
Joseph Volfman will participate in the Jan. 29 Miami Marathon using a recumbent hand-cycle. Part of “Team Friendship,” he will be raising money for Friendship Circle of New Jersey.
Miami Marathon Cyclist With Cerebral Palsy Wants the ‘Dis’ Out of Disability
Joseph Volfman never believed he’d have the opportunity to experience the thrill and freedom of riding a bike. Born with cerebral palsy, cycling was just one more physical activity out of many he was unable to do. But in 2011, when he was 12 years old, he received a custom bike.
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