Adhering to a Jewish lifestyle in the UK adds almost £13,000 ($18,000) to the cost of living when the price of religious necessities such as kosher food and synagogue membership are tallied up, reports The Jewish Chronicle.
A Jewish man was stabbed with a machete on Monday morning in the French city of Marseille, French media reported. The man was attacked next to a synagogue and was lightly wounded. The attacker, a 15-year-old, was apprehended.
A young father of 4 who was critically injured under mysterious circumstances has tragically passed away in Melbourne, Australia. Yitzchok (Yitz) Yonasan Zev Rosen OBM was 35 years old.
Hundreds of women turned out Sunday evening for the auction and evening of entertainment benefiting Lubavitcher Yeshiva. Following the auction viewing, which was complimented by delicious hot food from a number of popular local restaurants, the crowd heard a riveting story on being observant on the front lines from Lieutenant Commander Laurie Lance.
Starting at 8:30pm watch a live broadcast of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva’s auction evening live here on CrownHeights.info. Guest speaker Lieutenant Commander Laurie Lance will share riveting details of her experiences being deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, the event will conclude with the drawing of over 85 prizes.
Moshe Ber Zirkind (Morristown, NJ/Baltimore, MD) and Rochel Shimonov (Calgary, Canada)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 98, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How to Find a Healthy Mashpia; Women of the Wall; Tznius; Finding Your Life’s Purpose; Hebrew Names.
Yudi Golowinski (Crown Heights) and Sheina Schochet (Miami Beach, FL)
A violent collision sent one driver to an area hospital after he swiped one car, lost control and crashed head on into a tree.
Nissy (Ben Avrohom Moshe) Deitsch (Crown Heights) and Chaya Broner (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
New York City subway riders will soon have access to Wi-Fi and cellphone service as part of a plan to upgrade an aging transit system that serves 9 million people daily.
Friends and family gathered in front of 770, the Lubavitch World Headquarters, on Sunday afternoon to partake in the Levaya of Rabbi Bentzion Friedman OBM, who passed away on Erev Shabbos.
City and law enforcement officials are touting 2015 as the safest year on record the City of New York, with an overall decrease of 1.7% in crime citywide since the beginning of 2015, though murder, rape and robbery all saw 2 to 6 percent increases.
As part of MyShliach’s 17th Regional Shabbaton, which is being held in Venice, Italy, young Shluchim set out in the Jewish Ghetto to do Mivtzoim and put on Tefillin with Jews.
Mendy and Chaya Greenberg (Wasilla, AK)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva put on a special program for men this Motzai Shabbos with hundreds turning out in support. The program included an auction viewing, delicious hot food three famous resturanst including Izzy’s Smokehouse, Boeuf and Bun and the Sushi Room, topping it all off was a concert with Beri Webber.
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