Close to 800 friends, supporters, admirers and well-wishers attended the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education’s 75th Diamond Jubilee Awards Dinner at the elegant ballroom of Pier 60, in Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
It would have been understandable if Sarah Techiya Litman and Ariel Biegel of Israel decided to have a private, low-key wedding. After all, their original wedding date, Nov. 17, had to be postponed after Sarah’s father and 18-year-old brother, Yaakov and Netanel Litman, were killed by terrorists just days before the wedding while en route to a pre-wedding celebration.
Yudi Weinbaum is passionate about many things—chief among them, Judaism, with soccer trailing behind as a close second.
Newly released video of the Rebbe exiting the MIkvah on Union Street in the winter of 1987 shows a candid encounter between a group of people who were waiting outside. Upon exiting the Rebbe is seen giving out coins for charity.
A 35-year-old man is recovering from serious injuries after muggers nearly killed him in Crown Heights on Friday night.
The Jewish community in Boca Raton, FL, is on edge as police say they are investigating a possible hate crime: a 19-year-old Lubavitcher bochur was randomly attacked by an assailant who shouted that Jews belong in concentration camps and that “Hitler was right.”
Mendy Krasnjansky (Honolulu, HI) and Mushka New (Boca Raton, FL)
Shmuli and Chavie (nee Posner) Lieberman (Hempstead, NY)
A Palestinian stabbed and critically wounded an Israeli soldier on Wednesday and was shot dead by troops, the army and a hospital official said, a day after a visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to explore how to end eight weeks of violence.
On Thursday, the 14th of Kislev (November 26), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring a raffle, refreshments and arts & crafts. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:45pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Thursday, November 26, for Thanksgiving.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parasha, Vayishlach. This week Rabbi Benny answers the questions: Why does Rashi imply that Jacob pushed his limits when preparing for his encounter with his brother Esau? And why did Jacob prepare with three totally opposing methods?
The International Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos is back on the horizon. The date has been set, and hundreds of children from schools across America, Canada, Australia, and England are getting ready to compete.
After the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, many of us are naturally petrified, wondering how such a well-organized operation could be executed without interruption or why there were no prior intelligence alerts. More importantly, what can we do to prevent the next terrorist attack?
The Knesset approved late Monday an amendment to the conscription bill that will defer the military service requirement for Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) for several more years.
Police are looking for the man who shot an 18-year-old Kiryas Joel resident in the back outside a Harriman convenience store tonight. The shooting happened just outside the Quick Chek store located at River and Evergreen roads near the Route 17 and Route 6 interchange just after 9 PM tonight.
In keeping with the Rebbe’s directives, the Lubavitch community of Montreal joined together on Yud Kislev, the Chag Hage’ulah of the Mitteler Rebbe, for a grand Hakhel gathering at the Chabad Center in Cote S. Luc, directed by Rabbi M. M. Raskin.
