Following the sudden and untimely passing of Reb Yankel Ziskind OBM, his wife and four children – two of whom have special needs – are now faced with bills and expenses from medical care and the funeral, along with the future family costs. In response a fundraising campaign has been launched by Bikur Cholim.
Police have arrested a 14-year-old teenager in connection with the attempted theft of a bicycle where he pointed a gun at a store owner.
Mr. Ephraim Potash serves on the board of directors of the Lubavitch Yeshiva in London, where he resides with his family. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Montreal in February of 2015.
Dozens of Chabad families from all over France are participating in the annual Torah study retreat, which takes place over several weeks in the French Alp.
Dovid and Musie (nee Lepkivker) Blecher (Crown Heights)
A grocery store owner in Kfar Chabad, Israel caught a wannabe thief attempting to steal a can of olives – check out how he reacted.
Prosecutors on Wednesday brought the first-ever terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging that a patrol officer with the D.C. region’s Metro Transit Police was caught buying $250 worth of gift cards for the Islamic State group.
The third week of Machane Heights Day Camp was filled with learning, fun and adventure, as can be seen in this video recap.
Developers have filed demolition permits to replace two two-story homes on Empire Blvd. between Albany and Troy Aves. with a high-end 14-unit condo building.
The Ziskind family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their husband and father, Reb Yankel, OBM, at 551 Brooklyn Ave. #1B [between Maple and Midwood Sts.]. Shachris – 7:30am Mincha – 7:45pm Maariv – 8:45pm Visiting hours: 8:30am-12:30pm, 2:00pm-7:30pm, […]
Moshe and Devorah Shor (North Miami Beach, FL)
Mordechai and Chana Nemni (Crown Heights)
Mendel and Shaina (nee Katzen) Fine (Montreal, Canada)
On a tour through Kenya, The Pumpedisa Band visited a village populated by members of the Maasai Tribe and played a song for the curious children who gathered around them – Avraham Fried’s latest hit Hineni Beyodecho.
Millions of Americans mark the first Tuesday in August as “National Night Out Against Crime” by hosting a picnic on the streets in front of their home. The initiative is intended to foster better relations between the police and the community, and to ‘take back’ the streets from crime.
Avremel Kugel (Manhattan, NY) and Lieba Fischer (Augusta, GA)
Summer is in high gear, with a million things for kids to do: people to see, day and overnight camps to attend, sleepovers with friends, family trips and just being able run out to the nearest neighborhood playground to do what kids do best.
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