Op-Ed: My take on Pokemon Go
Rabbi Danny Yaffe, who serves as youth rabbi in the Great Synagogue of Sydney, shares his thoughts on the latest craze among smartphone-wielding youth – a game called Pokemon Go.
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New Shluchim to Long Island
Rabbi Eli Laufer and his wife Musia (nee Marlow) will be moving on Shlichus to Dix Hills, NY, where they will be enhancing the outreach activities of The Chai Center, under the leadership of Rabbi Yakov Saacks.
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Chaim and Rivky (nee Borenstein) Shabtai (Crown Heights)
Two Decades of Jewish Inspiration (and Good Eats) at Ohio State
Students at Ohio State University have become accustomed to seeing a rabbi push a hot-dog cart around campus; in fact, they look forward to it.
Rebbe’s Sharp Words to Crown Heights Landlords
A Sicha delivered by the Rebbe exactly 31 years ago, on the 15th of Tammuz, 5745 (1985), was transcribed and translated to English for the first time. In it, the Rebbe has some sharp words for landlords who ‘extort’ large sums of money for rent from their fellow Chasidim.
Chabad.org Wins 3 First-Place Awards
The American Jewish Press Association has announced the winners in its annual Simon Rockower Awards Competition for Excellence in Jewish Journalism for work published in 2015. Chabad.org has earned three top awards, including first place to the organization as a whole for a myriad of platforms and media.
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Eitan and Miriam (nee Raven) Binstock (Kingston, PA)
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Eruv Vandalized for Third Time; Park Slope Affected
Acts of vandalism against a controversial eruv for the third time in the three weeks since it was erected have escalated hard feelings among observant Jews in Crown Heights and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Video: How Do We Get Rid of All Our Worries?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Balak. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How do we get rid of all our worries?
New NYC Subway Car Design Unveiled
New subway cars with wider doors, Wi-Fi and phone charging stations are coming to New York City, though questions remain about how the state plans to help pay for them.
Gan Yisroel-NY Campers Treated to Hypnotist Show
After a long day of sports, learning classes and other exiting activities Monday, the campers of Gan Yisroel-NY gathered in the shul for their most exciting night activity of the summer yet: a hypnotist show.
Daniel Gurevich holding a bottle of wine he won for catching a Pokemon at the Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg, July 2016. Photo courtesy of Jewish News Petersburg.
Chabad in Russia Welcomes ‘Pokemon Go’ Players
As the ‘Pokemon Go’ phenomenon grows, some institutions connected to European Jewry’s darkest hour – such as concentration camps and Holocaust museums – have taken precautions against it, citing the need to respect the memory of the dead. But in Russia, one Jewish institution with a troubled past is taking the opposite approach.
Picture of the Day: Tefilin in the Traffic Jam
A massive construction crane collapsed onto the Tappen Zee Bridge today, sealing off one of the main links between New York City and the Catskill Mountains upstate. One of our readers spotted a Lubavitcher trying to make the best of a bad situation, by offering those stuck in traffic the chance to put on Tefilin and say a prayer.
CSSY founder Rabbi Shimshon Stock receives dollars and blessings from the Rebbe.
CSSY Launches 24-Hour Campaign for $200,000
On Rosh Hashana 5738 (1977) at a farbrengen, the Rebbe spoke about the mitzvah of Ma’os Chittim, pointing out that the needs of the poor during Tishrei are even greater than during Nissan. He suggested that a fund be established supplying Shabbos and Yom Tov necessities to the needy. Hours later, CSSY – The Organization to Bring Joy on Shabbos and Yom Tov – was born.
Video: Week One at Machane Heights
Machane Heights Day Camp completed its first exciting, fun and meaningful week of the summer, the highlights of which were captured in this video.
Photos: First Week at YKK a Smashing Success
Yeshivas Kayitz-Kingston completed its first week of the summer, with the campers enjoying sports, swimming, delicious food, amazing trips, inspiring Shabbos, meaningful Farbrengens and much more.
Singer, Musician Perform Niggun Yud Beis Tammuz
Musician Leibale Lipsker and singer Simche Friedman present a stirring rendition of the Yud Beis Tammuz Niggun, composed by the chosid R’ Aron Charitonov 90 years ago upon the release of the Previous Rebbe from Soviet prison.
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