Oholei Torah Celebrates Completion of New Gym
A major renovation of the gymnasium facilities at Oholei Torah was recently completed and a special preview was given to the projects benefactor.
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Thief Armed with Knife Tries to Enter Jewish Home
On Friday afternoon, January 8th, in broad daylight and in the heart of Crown Heights, a Jewish family came very close to tragedy, without realizing they were in grave danger until several days later.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, January 18, for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Delivery Person Assaulted on Motzai Shabbos
A delivery worker from a Crown Heights eatery was assaulted Motzai Shabbos on President Street by a group of black men.
Over 1,000 Kids at Record-Breaking Challah Bake
Some 1,128 children gathered on Tuesday afternoon for a “Kids Mega Challah Bake” event, which took place at the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan. There, they broke an existing record in Hong Kong held by 426 students, who learned how to knead and bake dough, in 2013. The Guinness World Records is currently tallying up the results for a final announcement.
Body of Missing Jewish Woman Found in Submerged Car
A 22-year-old Jewish woman from Passaic, NJ, who has been missing for two days has been found dead in her car, r”l, submerged in the Passaic river.
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Jaacov Zwi and Nechama Dinah (nee Stiefel) Spiero (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Weekly Living Torah Video: When The Rebbe Requested A Favor
As Chassidim around the world prepare for Yud Shevat, JEM’s Living Torah proves a great Hachana to this special day.
Several years ago, Daniella Moffson received an award from Friendship Circle, presented by Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Gary Galperin.
Student Killed in Honduras Crash Remembered for a Life of Volunteering
Daniella Moffson spent her winter vacation from college like she spent much of her time: by reaching out and helping others.
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One with the Interrogation
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Bo. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: If the rabbis who sanctified the new Jewish Lunar month anyways knew the exact moment when the moon would be reborn, then why did the Torah also require the testimony of 2 witnesses who’d seen the new moon in order to seal the deal? Couldn’t their intellectual scientific mastery be enough?
Shabbos at the Besht: Did Everyone Leave Golus Mitzrayim?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Shlomie Kagan will lead a discussion on the topic – Did everyone leave golus mitzrayim?
Picture of the Day: French Consul Does ‘Kipah Challenge’
In response to the current situation with anti-Semitism in France, where some Jewish leaders have suggested that Jews not wear yarmulkes in public out of fear for their safety, Rabbi Mikhael Cohen, head of Chabad for French-speakers in New York City, created the ‘Kipah Challenge,’ in which Jews and non-Jews alike take photos of themselves publically wearing a Kipah in defiance of terror.
Join the Yud Shevat Learning Campaign
In honor of Yud Shevat and in the spirit of Hakhel, JNet and Chabad.org have launched a worldwide learning campaign, uniting Jews around the world in the study of a sicha of the Rebbe.
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Matisyahu and Simcha (nee Nigri) Herrera (Crown Heights)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Crownheights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe giving Tzedakah as he walks into 770 for Shachris
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rebbetzin Golda Schwei, 78, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rebbetzin Golda Schwei OBM, a longtime resident of Montreal who inspired many women over the years. She passed away on Thursday, 4 Shevat 5776. She was 78 years old.
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Shmuel and Nechama Peles (Crown Heights)
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