Shaul Spitzer, a follower of the Skverer Rebbe who was sentenced in April of 2012 to seven years in prison for first-degree assault in an arson attack on New Square dissident Aron Rottenberg, was granted youthful offender status at a hearing today, making him eligible for immediate release. He was 18 years old at the time of the attack.
A 76-year-old American-Israeli educator, wounded in a Palestinian stabbing and shooting attack on a Jerusalem bus two weeks ago, died on Tuesday of his injuries, an Israeli hospital said.
On Wednesday, the 15th of Cheshvan (October 28), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring a raffle, refreshments and an amazing story-teller. Buses will leave 770 at 5:30pm and return at 7:30pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Singer Shaindel Antelis stars in this stirring music video, which was filmed for her hit song ‘By Your Side.’ The song bears an inspirational message for young Jewish girls.
As Israelis experience a wave of recent terror attacks, members of Phoenix’s Jewish community are showing solidarity with Israel in a variety of ways that include reciting prayers, doing good deeds, sending cards, advocating for Israel and traveling there.
Yisrolik and Mushkie (nee Levin) Langsam (Crown Heights)
Living Jewishly deep in the Amazon jungle has its fair share of challenges, acknowledges Tatiana Azulay, whose husband, Dr. Rafael Azulay, practices medicine in Manaus, Brazil, the incongruous pocket of old Europe surrounded by thick rainforest.
Schneur Broh (Melbourne, Australia) and Yita Mirel Gestetner (Jerusalem, Israel)
Last week, members of Vaad Hakinus got together with representatives from the NYPD and the Mayors Office at the JCM conference room in order to plan for the upcoming International Kinus Hashluchim which will draw over 5000 people to Crown Heights.
Over 100 Jewish students of all backgrounds and affiliations gathered together for a Shabbos dinner, hosted by Chabad of Union College in Schenectady, New York.
On graduation day June 2015, Emanuelle Hodara, a native of France, proudly accepted her B.S. in Biochemistry with a minor in Biomedical Research from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Hodara and her family left France in 2004, when the resurgent anti-Semitism became too unpleasant. The young immigrant recalls her family feeling targeted everywhere: “in the classroom, in the workspace, from federal officers and from neighbors.”
The Shalom Task Force, a Jewish organization dedicated to fighting domestic abuse, in conjunction with several Crown Heights organizations and sponsors, will be hosting a women’s-only evening of awareness and education on the sensitive subject, featuring as keynote speaker Lisa Twersky, author of: “I’m so Confused, Am I Being Abused?” as well as words of Torah from Rebbetzin Bronya Shaffer, world renowned speaker and educator.
Chabad of the Valley recently held its annual Regional Kinus Hashluchim at its beautiful Chabad center in Encino, California.
As the Kinus HaShluchim is just a few weeks away, the Oholei Torah Archive Office is pleased to share a series of highlights from the alumni reunions held over the past 20 years.
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed and severely wounded an Israeli soldier at an intersection near the holy city of Chevron today, Monday. The terrorist was promptly shot and killed by other soldiers at the scene.
A pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Moroccan city of Casablanca featured men dressed as Orthodox Jews who were being led at gunpoint by masked men wearing Arab ‘keffiyehs.’
Last week, a young Jewish lady I knew from long ago, when she was a child, passed away at the age of twenty-six. She had been ill on and off for the past decade – but for the most part had been healthy until her sudden untimely death.
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