HY”D: Four IDF Soldiers Fall in Battle in Gaza
The IDF has cleared for publication that four soldiers from the 931st Battalion of the Nahal Brigade fell in battle in the Gaza Strip.
UN Votes to Grant PA Member State Status
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to adopt a resolution granting the Palestinian Authority the powers and rights of a UN member state.
BDE: Esther Faiga (Frances) Miller, 92, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Esther Faiga Frances Miller OBM, mother of Crown Heights resident Chana Pesha Jacobson.
Weekly Story: L’chatchilla Ariber – Going Out All The Way
As the Rebbe stated many times, the Rebbe Maharash’s motto and indeed the way he conducted his entire life was in the manner of L’chatchilla Ariber – Not to be intimidated by any obstacle, but to go above it. In this article I am focusing on how the Frierdiker Rebbe’s approach in many or perhaps all of his communal matters were also conducted in this manner.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Jumping Over Obstacles – Lessons from the Rebbe Maharash
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman speaks about the novel method of viewing obstacles in life, through the lens of the Rebbe Maharash.
Baby Boy!
Dovid and Chaya Mushka Oster from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Jewish Influencers Respond To Antisemitism With Matzah Sharing Initiative This Passover
In light of war in Israel and rising antisemitism worldwide, New York City’s Jewish influencers launched the #GotMatzah campaign this Pesach, an effort to connect and support Jews around the world this Passover.
“And they Traveled to Rusland” – World’s Largest Yiddish Magazine Highlights Pesach in Russia
Several months before Pesach, “Moment”- the well known Yiddish newspaper, decided to bring the contemporary story of Russian Jewry to its readers, most of whom regularly read newspapers in Yiddish only, and were now exposed for the first time to the atmosphere of Yiddishkeit in the world’s largest country and its Chabad Shluchim.
In The Shadow of Hate, Young Professionals Reach Out To Their Circle of Influence This Pesach
Inspired by The Rebbe’s call for every Jew to be a Shliach and underscored by the increased need for connection in recent times, Chabad Young Professionals’ “Ambassadors of Freedom,” have helped distribute Shmurah Matzah to more people than ever before.
After welcoming the visiting rabbis, Kipper put on tefillin and spoke to them for hours about his life and how he lives in Egypt as a Jew. Credit: Mendel Goldman
Ziv Kipper, Murdered in Egypt, Had a ‘Big Jewish Heart’
When news broke of Israeli-Canadian Ziv Kipper’s murder in Alexandria, Egypt, on May 7, a widely shared photo showed him smiling widely, wearing tefillin, with two Chabad rabbinical students at his side. It was taken in the Alexandria home of the frozen fruit and vegetable exporter in the fall of 2023.
IDF Cancels Lag Ba’Omer Events in Meron over Security Concerns
The IDF announced on Thursday evening that it has decided to cancel the annual Hillula of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi), which is held annually in Meron on Lag Ba’Omer.
Two Arrested in Crown Heights After Beating A Girl and Stealing Her Phone
An non-Jewish girl was beaten and robbed on Kingston Ave Thursday in plain sight of multiple witnesses. Multiple Jews called Crown Heights Shomrim, who arrived and help catch the perpetrators.
Grand Opening of SafeTech’s New Crown Heights Office This Sunday
After years of successful activities in our Crown Heights community, Safe Tech is opening a new permanent office that will serve as a neighborhood center and hub for safe technology and related matters.
Weekly Letter: One Cannot Consider Anything As Impossible
The month of Iyar is an auspicious time for healing – a time during which Hashem healed all Yidden of their afflictions, in preparation for their receiving the Torah at Har Sinai. In his letter this week – the Rebbe addresses the concerns of one who is despondent regarding the health issues facing her, with encouraging the words “that to be truly realistic, one cannot consider anything as impossible.”
Leading Chabad Chinuch Organizations Collaborate For the First Time
In an unprecedented move, the Merkos Chinuch Office and the Menachem Education Foundation are set to collaborate on organizing this year’s Kinus Mechanchim Chabad, signaling a new chapter in Chabad educational conferences.
New Engagement!
Yankel Berkowitz (ben R’ Shaya) (Los Angeles, CA) to Leah Werner (bas R’ Shimmy) (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Jewish Children’s Museum Upstairs
Real Talk Interviews Chabad Military Combat Engineer Who Serves In The IDF
Major Moishi Grunberg, a Chabad Chossid, was in Kfar Chabad on Simchas Torah, October 7th. Watch as Real Talk’s Hadassah Chen interviews him on his response to the attack.
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