Left: Rabbi Yonah Pruss. Right: Gennady Bogolyubov.
Rabbi Settles Lawsuit with Oligarch
A London-based Russian oligarch who was sued by his own rabbi over two major London property deals has settled the case out of court.
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Op-Ed: Why Did Airplane Passengers Ignore Chabad Woman’s Warning?
Rachel Delia Benaim wrote the following op-ed, which was published in The Forward, explaining why she believes an airplane full of passengers ignored a Chabad woman’s warning that something was wrong with the aircraft.
770 Named ‘Unofficial’ Brooklyn Landmark
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams declared April as “Brooklyn Landmarks Month” to honor its 21 historic districts, two interior landmarks and roughly 100 individual landmarks — from the Grand Army Plaza to the Williamsburg Savings Bank to Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel.
Chabad at Lehigh U. Moves into New, larger Home
Chabad at Lehigh was established in 2008 with the dream of creating a “home away from home” for the Lehigh Jewish community. Since then, it has seen growth that cannot be contained in its current 2,500-square-foot townhouse on Evans Street. A new house is being built to provide the much-needed space to accommodate and expand the growing programs and events.
by Zara Rustomji – The Brown and White
New Engagement!
Moishe (ben Moty) Scheinfeld (Crown Heights) to Frayda Aber (Sydney, Australia)
New Engagement!
Tzvi Rappaport (Toronto, Canada) and Shterna Brocha Elberg (Crown Heights)
Moscow’s Jewish Museum Is World’s Largest
Walk into what was once a Moscow bus station and you’ve stepped into what’s not merely an institution of “living history” but one of “interactive history” – a place where one can go back in time not by the simple act of looking at the past but by actually taking part in those times in the present moment.
Video: 43rd Assembly District Candidates Debate
Candidates vying for the 43rd Assembly District seat participated in a debate that was televised on NY1. Candidates Diana Richardson, Geoffrey Davis and Menachem Raitport all argued the merits of their ideas and plans should they be elected.
From Days Gone By: 6th Annual N’shei Convention
The leadership of the sixth annual N’shei Chabad Convention poses for a group portrait at the head table. Can you identify those in the photo, where and when it was taken?
Photos by Benams
Assembly Hopeful Dedicates Campaign Headquarters
In the storefront which the Kertchme Pizza Shop once occupied, Menachem Raitport, candidate for New York State Assembly, opened his new campaign headquarters Sunday evening with political activists and supports turning out.
An Unknown Chapter of the Rebbe Maharash’s Life
In honor of Beis Iyar, the day of the Rebbe Maharash’s birthday, we present a chapter detailing an ‘unknown chapter’ in the his life where he fought for Jewish education and protecting young Jewish men from being drafted into the army.
Baby Girl!
Yisroel and Rishi (nee Kaminetzky) Cohen (Crown Heights)
In Wake of Nashville Synagogue Shooting, Security Intensifies at Jewish Institutions
Heightened security precautions are in place at Jewish institutions in Nashville after a bullet was fired Monday morning at a synagogue in the Tennessee capital.
Baby Boy!
Sruly and Mushky (nee Frankel) Karasik (Crown Heights)
60-Year-Old Chabadnik Promoted to Major in IDF
Rabbi Moshe Dickstein, a Chabad Chassid from Beersheva, was promoted to Major in the IDF this week.
Survivors Gather 59 Years After Chabad School Massacre
Several dozen graduates of Kfar Chabad’s Beit Sefer L’Mlachah (Vocational School) gathered to mark the 59th anniversary of the horrific terror attack perpetrated against it, in which five students and their teacher were murdered in their classroom.
Video: ‘You’re My Angel’
A Brooklyn-based charity specializes in live kidney donations. And the vast majority of the transplants are utra-Orthodox donors giving to a Jewish stranger.
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