NYC to Hike Cigarette Taxes, Restrict E-Cigarettes
The minimum price for a pack of cigarettes would rise to $13 in New York City under a proposal backed by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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El-Al Flight Delayed Over Video Screens
A chareidi father of eight detained a flight from Tel Aviv to Kiev as it was preparing for takeoff. The flight was delayed for over an hour as he insisted the cabin crew close the movie screens which were visible.
New Engagement!
Moishe Krasnjansky (Honolulu, Hi) and Cheved Krasnianski (New York, NY)
Miami Beach Community Gathers for Kinus Torah
On Wednesday, Isru Chag of Pesach, the Miami Beach community partook in a Kinus Torah, organized by Hatomim Sholom Dovber Korf.
Video: The World’s Window into Crown Heights
As the Lubavitch community mourns the passing last week of Rabbi Beryl Epstein, OBM, we present two videos produced by filmmakers who were privileged to go on one of his guided tours of Chasidic Crown Heights.
Video: The Rebbe’s Police Officer
Hertzel Hecker, a former member of the NYPD, was assigned to the personal security detail of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in the 1980s. During a visit to Chabad of Orlando this Pesach, he describes what happened when Mayor Ed Koch decided to abolish all NYPD escorts for dignitaries.
Baltimore Marks First Isru Chag Kinus Torah
Following the Rebbe’s directives, the Lubavitch community of Baltimore, MD, held their first ever Kinus Torah on Isru Chag, which was attended by a large crowd.
App Doesn’t Let You Forget the Omer
With its popular Omer Counter app now in its third year and the number of users continuing to climb, Chabad.org encourages more and more people to count the Omer and to inspire others to do the same.
Video: How Can We Merit to See G-d?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Shemini. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we merit to see G-d?
Nemuel Welcomes Sefirah with Acapella Music Video
Lubavitcher music star Nemuel Harouche has released his latest ‘music’ video just as we begin the days of Sefirah – an acapella rendition of his hit song ‘Elokai.’
Police Arrest Suspect in Shul Robbery and Assault
An arrest has been made by the NYPD over the break-in to a Chabad synagogue in Flatbush and the subsequent assault and robbery of its caretaker.
16-Story Towers Face Public Scrutiny
The Crown Heights community can weigh in this week on a plan to change zoning rules to allow two new 16-story towers with 565 market-rate and affordable apartments — a project already facing opposition in a petition from an “anti-gentrification group.”
US-Russia Art Exchanges May Resume
Russia and the United States may soon restart exchanges of art exhibitions, which were suspended for many years over Moscow fears that items may be seized over Chabad’s claims to the ‘Schneerson Library’ being illegally held in Russia, if President Donald Trump signs an order guaranteeing the exhibits protection from seizure in the U.S.
Judge Orders Chabad House Be Torn Down
A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge has ordered that a 6,614-square-foot Chabad center built in a residential neighborhood in Towson, MD, must come down within the next year.
Photo courtesy of the OU
OU Starts Own Chabad-on-Campus Style Program
The Orthodox Union has teamed up with Jewish campus group Hillel to begin an outreach program for Jewish college students in the mold of Chabad-on-Campus. The OU will dispatch married couples who will serve as rabbis and rebbetzins, co-directing the organization’s branches on campuses across the U.S.
Lubavitcher Sparks Outrage by Burning Bible
Shneur Odze, a 33-year-old Lubavitcher who is running as the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) candidate for mayor of Manchester, ignited a firestorm by burning a bible that was left at his door by missionaries, and then publicizing the photo on social media.
Here’s My Story: Safe Skies
Rabbi Dr. Chaim Shine is a law professor who lectures at Shaarei Mishpat Academic Center and Netanya College. He is also a columnist for the Israel HaYom Newspaper. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in Ra’anana, Israel, in January of 2014.
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