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Girl Struck By Minivan While Crossing the Street
A young girl was struck by a minivan while attempting to cross the street at the intersection of Albany Ave. and Union St. in Crown Heights. The horrifying incident was captured on surveillance video. Article has been updated to reflect newly obtained information.

Siyum Celebrated at Oholei Torah Mesivta
As the yeshiva year came to a close, a gala Siyum celebration was held in Oholei Torah Mesivta, with the Beis Hamedrash overflowing with many parents and family members.

Shliach’s 40th Birthday Gift Is Community Farbrengen
Orange County, New York, Shliach Rabbi Pesach Burston was treated to a community farbrengen with world-famous author and lecturer Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson as a gift from his wife, Chana, in honor of his 40th birthday.

7th Graders Tested on Entire Masechta By Heart
11 boys from Rabbi Levi Borenstein‘s Oholei Torah 7th grade class went to get farhered on the whole Meseches Makos by heart by Rabbi Mordechai Gurary of Chevra Shas.

Benny Releases New Single: Kulam Sharim
The first single off an upcoming Benny Friedman album, this song is a truly pumping one that reminds us that the work of serving Hashem with joy is a serious one. So make sure you have your dancing shoes on, get your friends together, and enjoy Kulam Sharim!

Photos: First Day of Camp at Gan Yisroel-NY
Several buses filled with eager campers left Crown Heights on Tuesday and headed to familiar campgrounds in New York’s Catskill Mountains. With anticipation and excitement in the air, the campers were introduced to their counselors and new friends, and settled down for what promises to be the summer of a lifetime.

Here’s My Story: The Mysterious Visitor
Rabbi Bentzion Wiener’s mother served as an attendant for the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana, for four years. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Brooklyn, NY, in November of 2009.

Chabad School Graduate Honored by Mayor
Tatiana Chaya Nekrasova, a graduate of Chabad’s Jewish day school in Khabarovsk, Russia, received a medal from the city mayor last week as part of the year’s “Outstanding Graduates” ceremony.

Preparations for Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz at the Ohel
Tens of thousands of people from around the world and all walks of life will converge on the Ohel over the weekend, marking Gimmel Tammuz the day of the passing of the Rebbe. Feverish preparations are underway to accommodate the masses.

Desecrated by Nazis, Abandoned Yeshivah Is Reborn
For almost 150 years, the hum of Torah study was constant in the three-story complex that housed the rabbi’s home and yeshivah in Mád, a village in northeastern Hungary in the heart of the Tokaj wine-making region.

Rule Change Allows Women-Only Swimming Hours to Continue
The Parks Department will keep the controversial women-only swim hours that cater mostly to Orthodox Jewish women at the Metropolitan Recreation Center’s indoor public pool following a revision of gender discrimination policy by the city Human Rights Commission, they announced Wednesday.

Video Captures Brazen Tire Slashing Spree
Surveillance video has emerged in connection with a tire slashing spree, which is being investigated as a possible hate. In the video the suspect is seen brazenly stabbing at the tires of multiple cars, even as people walk by.

Video: No Need to Wait Until I Am Grown
At the CTeen kinus last week, a music video was released in an effort to boost the Chayus of the tzeiri hashluchim and help them stay strong despite the things the challenges they face on Shlichus.

Soldier in Raid on Entebbe Shares Story at Chabad
One of the Israeli special forces who descended upon an airport in Entebbe, Uganda, to rescue more than 100 hostages 40 years ago visited Vacaville, California, where he shared his story at Chabad of Solano County.
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