In honor of Yud Daled Kislev, the day of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s wedding, Beis Rivkah elementary students were greeted with a mock Chuppah when they arrived to school this morning, along with stickers that said “this is the day that connects me with you…”
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Once a prominent staple of Crown Heights takeout, Ess N’ Bench has returned to Kingston Avenue after a 25 year hiatus – at the other end of the block from the storefront it once occupied, which was torn down for the building of the Jewish Children’s Museum. Workers were spotted today putting up the legendary eatery’s retro sign above its new home.
A fabrengen for women and girls was held last night at the home of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, in honor of their 88th wedding anniversary.
A blast of freezing arctic air from the Midwest is expected to hit New York City by Wednesday evening, sending temperatures plunging to near zero.
With mere hours left to a fundraising campaign to help Bnos Chomesh Academy raise $300,000 for its new building, the beloved institution has released this video featuring testimony from its students, parents, faculty members and admirers.
Yossi and Gitty (nee Friedman) Eber (Crown Heights)
A new music video from Chabad of the West Coast in Cape Town, South Africa, set to Yakov Shwekey‘s “I Can Be”, directed by Rabbi Oshy and Zeesy Deren, highlights the tenth anniversary of the Sinai Academy Jewish International School.
Today, 14 Kislev, marks the anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s wedding. The Rebbe later said of this occasion that “It’s the day that bound me to the Chassidim and the Chassidim to me.”
It was the weekend before Thanksgiving when the Isabella Bird Community School in Stapleton, Denver, became the target of vandalism. Swastikas and anti-semitic slurs were spray-painted on doors of the school building and in the playground.
Police arrested 13 Haredi men during a protest in front of the home of Rabbi Moshe Havlin, the chief rabbi of Kiryat Gat, on Monday. The demonstrators were protesting against the recently negotiated agreement between Chabad yeshivas and the IDF, which rabbi Havlin signed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on a state visit to Azerbaijan, visited the Chabad Ohr Avner Education Center for Jewish children in Baku together with his wife.
13-year-old Shneur Zalman Boaron, who was critically injured after being hit by an SUV while crossing Kingston Ave. on his way to school last Tuesday, has opened his eyes for the first time since the accident.
The boys’ division of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn got together to celebrate the auspicious month of Kislev with a Farbrengen and Pre-Chanukah Party.
On Monday, December 12, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner kicked off the state’s annual Chanukah Celebration at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. A Chanukah menorah will be on display at the Thompson Center from now until the end of 2016.
On Wednesday, 14 Kislev (December 14), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12, featuring a grand game show, a raffle, Sandwiches and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:45pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Seeds in the Middle, an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between Crown Heights’ diverse communities via youth programs, hosted an event at Mendy’s Deli on Sunday, at which children from all backgrounds united to create a banner for the upcoming Winter Fest to take place later this week.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayishlach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the key to the greatest blessings?
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