Baby Girl!
Meir and Kayla (nee Coleman) Zaetz (Crown Heights)
Sydney Parents and Children Unite to Receive Torah
On Wednesday morning, 2 Sivan (May 20), close to 750 parents, grandparents, and children gathered to learn together for 40 minutes at Kesser Torah College in Sydney. The project, called Generation Sinai, is aimed at connecting the generations in unity in preparation for receiving the Torah on Shavuot.
139 Chidon Hamitzvos Finalists on Their Way
139 Finalists are flying in from all over the world for the Boys’ International Chidon Hamitzvos tournament in Crown Heights.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Yisroel Shaul, 59, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of R’ Yisroel Shaul OBM, a resident of Los Angeles, California. He was 59 years old.
Here’s My Story: ‘Special Delivery’
Mrs. Sara Rivka Sasonkin has been teaching in Chabad schools in Israel for the past 43 years. She was interviewed in JEM’s My Encounter studio in New York in November of 2014.
2 Women Stabbed, 6 Suffer Chemical Burns in Violent Brawl
A violent showdown late Wedensday night between two groups of women stemming from a dispute on Facebook left two women stabbed and six others with chemical burns on their faces.
Police find Air Guns in a 749 Dorm Room
A 911 call regarding gunshots on Sterling Place led officers guided by an NYPD helicopter into the Kvutzeh dormitory on Eastern Parkway where a number of weapons were confiscated from dorm resident.
What’s Inside That Pretty Mezuzah Case?
It’s not all that unusual to discover that rolled inside that decorative mezuzah case you purchased in Israel or at your local Jewish gift shop, is not the scribe’s handiwork on parchment, but a piece of printed paper.
Video: James Cordon Takes Over L.A. Kosher Butcher
In a segment titled ‘Take a Break,’ James Cordon, the host of The Late Late Show, took over several workers’ shifts at the Western Kosher butcher shop in Los Angeles. His jobs included manning the checkout counter, butchering meat and driving the forklift.
3 Rockets Fired from Gaza into Southern Israel
Several “Code Red” sirens were sounded in Southern Israel, Wednesday night. They went off in the cities of Netivot, Ashkelon and the Sdot Negev and Hof Ashkelon regional councils on Wednesday night at around 11:00pm.
Captain Receives Distinguished Leadership Award
Coordinators of the Crown Heights Shomrim met this morning with NYPD Captain Thomas Burke to thank him for going beyond the call of duty in his work together with Shomrim while he was serving as a Captain and Executive Officer in Crown Heights’ 71st Precinct.
Assemblywoman Apologizes to Jewish Community for Racially Tinged Comments
Two days after making divisive remarks about the Jewish community during a heated radio interview while discussing Governor Cuomo’s proposed tax credits to provide relief to some private school parents, a Brooklyn Assembly member has issued a formal apology.
Chabad.org Gets Prestigious News Reporting Award
The American Jewish Press Association has announced that Chabad.org and writer Dovid Margolin have won the first-place Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in News Reporting for work done in 2014.
Sefer Hamitzvos Tournament Winners Announced
116 Girls from around the world competed at the international tournament of the 613 Mitzvos, culminating in the live game show in Crown Heights.
Photos: New Bris Milah Clinic Opens Doors in Moscow
Russia’s chief Rabbi, Berel Lazar, along with other dignitaries and community leaders, joined philanthropist George Rohr in Moscow on Sunday to cut the ribbon to a brand-new, state-of-the-art clinic that will be used to perform circumcisions on Jewish boys and men of all ages.
Video: The Special Power of a Baal Teshuva
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Beha’aloscha. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the special power of a Baal Teshuva?
330 Extra Cops to Combat Rise in Shootings
New York City police say shootings are up so far this year and to combat the spike, 330 officers are being pulled from their usual duties for special patrols. So far this year, there have been 439 shootings, up from 403 in 2014.
