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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Mendy and Brocha (nee Lewis) Lent (Nottingham, England)
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.
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.
Choli and Shevi (nee Rosenberg) Rivkin (Crown Heights)
On the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev visited Moscow’s Largest Jewish Museum.
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.
The federal court for the Eastern District of New York has reportedly issued an emergency stay temporarily halting the removal of individuals detained after President Trump’s order banned immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Sholom Dovber Tasa, the four-month-old son of Rabbi and Mrs. Nosson Tasa, members of the Chabad community in Hadera, Israel.
Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday after President Donald Trump halted the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport said.
