The YAD – Boys of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn, which includes boys ages 9 and up and their buddies from local Yeshivas, gathered at the Jewish Children’s Museum for a very special dancing and open mic night in celebration of Rosh Chodesh Adar II.
Grab this perfect InfoDeal!
Cordless Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor
150PSI Air Pump with Auto Shutoff Function
Car Tires, Inflatables, Motorcycle, Balls
Compact Bike Tire Pump with LED Light
DEAL PRICE: $23.98 (60% OFF)
ORIGINAL PRICE: $59.99
Grab The Deal Through Amazon: Click Here
A teenage boy and girl were shot just at around 3:45pm Thursday on President Street and Franklin Avenue, near Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights.
Australia’s third richest man, Harry O. Triguboff, pledged one million dollars to help rescue the troubled Yeshiva Centre, Chabad’s flagship school in Bondi.
A source within the 71st Precinct has notified CrownHeights.info that the man who allegedly stabbed Leiby Brickman in Crown Heights exactly one month ago has been arrested and taken into custody. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Keny Rochelin.
In a pompous ceremony that recently took place in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed one of Russia’s highest honors upon Moscow Chabad Shliach and head of the Federation of Jewish Communities Rabbi Alexander Boroda.
This time last year, Mendel and Avremi Shapiro of Flagstaff, AZ participated in the very first MyShliach regional boys’ shabbaton, hosted by shluchim Rabbi Shea and Dina Harlig of nearby Las Vegas. Also in attendance were Mendel and Shmulie Winner, shluchim to Tucson, AZ, whose parents are longtime friends of the Shapiros.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Pekudei. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why at the very end of the book of Exodus, does the Torah change subjects to tell us about the Jewish people following the clouds of glory when they traveled and when they camped?
Parents of students in Beis Rivkah Elementary School were left to fear for their children’s safety after irresponsible rumors and social media hysterics lead some to believe that the school was on ‘lockdown’. School administration said “there was never any concern for the safety of our students, it was just a misunderstanding.”
Rabbi Chaim Meier Halon currently lives with his family in Oak Park, MI. He was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in February of 2013.
The first time that Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone and his wife, Chana, attended the South by Southwest (better known as SXSW) music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas, attendees approached them and said: “We have a rabbi and his family here; we should do something Jewish,” recalls Chana Lightstone.
Shifra and Yaakov Astolin, a young Crown Heights couple with a degree in optometry and an entrepreneurial dream, opened their boutique glasses store in the neighborhood one year ago, with the goal of creating “a different sort of glasses shop than what is typical in this neighborhood.”
In light of a recent article that appeared in the mainstream media, in which Oholei Torah is accused of harboring child abusers, the administration of the Crown Heights boys’ school sent a letter to all parents assuring them unequivocally that there are no abuse of any kind in the school.
Somewhere, recently, there was a shortage of Potato Kugel for Shabbos. Gam Zu Letovah.
Mendy Mishulovin (Los Angeles, CA) and Chani Feigelstock (Pittsburgh, PA)
On Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Vayakhel, United Lubaitcher Yeshiva of Crown Heights hosted an evening of recognition and appreciation for their Rebbis, Morahs, staff and their spouses.
David Fremd, 54, a Jewish merchant in the city of Paysandú, Uruguay, was stabbed to death late Tuesday afternoon. It is being reported that the attacker shouted “Allah Akbar” as he lunged at him.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Pekudei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How should one treat a rebellious person?
