Picture of the Day: Scholarly Discussion
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Kalmenson, head of the Chabad Yeshiva in New Haven, CT, shares words of Torah with the Gaaved of Yerushalayim, Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss.
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Crown Heights Eruv Vandalized in 20 Places
The controversial new Eruv in Crown Heights has been vandalized and broken in over 20 places, an advocate for the Eruv told The Forward.
Rabbi Avromy and Sternie Super will be moving to Nairobi, Kenya, this fall to lead the Nairobi Hebrew Congregation and establish Chabad-Lubavitch of Kenya. They are seen here at an elephant orphanage in Nairobi's National Park.
Chabad Opens First Center in Kenya
After leading a Passover service earlier this year, Rabbi Avromy and Sternie Super have been appointed as the first permanent Chabad Shluchim to the East African country where they will lead the 112-year-old Nairobi Hebrew Congregation in Kenya.
Baby Boy!
Nosson and Shaina (nee Flint) Lebovic (Crown Heights)
Video: How to Make Car Pizza
An Israeli chef reveals his latest recipe in honor of the onset of summer: car pizza.
Col. Goldstein Sues Borough President Adams
Col. Jacob Goldstein, formerly the chairman of Community Board 9, which encompasses the southern portion of Crown Heights, has filed a Federal lawsuit against Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights by firing him from the board for speaking out to the media.
New Torah for French Speakers Welcomed at 770
A new Sefer Torah was completed and dedicated to the French-speaking Jewish community of New York. The new scroll was joyously welcomed in 770 on Sunday, 4 Tammuz.
On Aug. 3, 1990, a Friday afternoon, the first plane of 196 Jewish children evacuated from regions effected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster landed in Ben-Gurion International Airport.
30 Years Since Chernobyl: How 3,000 Children Were Airlifted Out of Nuclear Disaster
30 years have passed since reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded in the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, shooting radioactive particles high into the atmosphere and causing the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Chabad Opens Doors to GOP Convention Visitors
Rabbi Yossi Freedman, co-director of Chabad of Downtown Cleveland, said the Chabad will offer a space downtown for prayers, services and food during the Republican National Convention, which begins next Monday, July 18.
Picture of the Day: Wedding Joy
Rabbi Yitzchok Twerski, son of the Skverer Rebbe, dances with renowned educator Rabbi Zalman Leib Markowitz at his son’s wedding in Oholei Torah, along with Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Video: Are ‘Irrational’ Mitzvos Important?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Chukas. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Are ‘Irrational’ Mitzvos Important?
Baby Girl!
Yehuda and Esther (nee Schulman) Shomer (Crown Heights)
Woman and Child Crushed by Heavy Equipment
A horrifying and tragic accident occurred in central Israel this morning; a woman and a young girl were crushed by a piece of heavy construction equipment that fell off of a flatbed truck, killing the woman and critically injuring the child. The woman was identified as Mrs. Chana Geula Dweck, OBM, sister of beloved Crown Heights caterer Reb Dovid Malka, OBM.
Baby Girl!
Tzvi and Chanie (nee Goldman) Altein (Crown Heights)
Russian Talmud Translation ‘Unprecedented Project’
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia’s publishing house “Knizhniki” showcased the first results of its massive Talmudic translation project last Sunday: tractate Brachot, published in two volumes, was presented to the general public at a press conference during the Yahad youth forum.
Generations of Goodness Celebrated at LYA
“LYA provides a sense of community while instilling self-respect and respect for others”, remarked Carol Engelson, one of the honorees at the recent Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) Scholarship Reception “Generations of Goodness” in Longmeadow, MA.
Photos: Gan Israel Campers Visit the Ohel
Campers and staff in Gan Israel Parksville, New York visited the Ohel on Sunday. They spent the morning in preparation for the trip, writing Panim and davening.
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