New Engagement!
Dovid Kaminetzky (Melbourne, Australia) and Chaya Okunov (Crown Heights)
Hundreds Partake in ‘National Night Out Against Crime’
Millions of Americans mark the first Tuesday in August as “National Night Out Against Crime” by hosting a picnic on the streets in front of their home. The initiative is intended to foster better relations between the police and the community, and to ‘take back’ the streets from crime.
The Rebbe’s Call for Summertime Tznius: Healthy Children
“Prior to the summer, the Rebbe would – almost annually – discuss the topic of Tznius,” says Crown Heights Mashpia Rabbi Michoel Seligson. At his suggestion, CrownHeights.info presents a weekly feature for the summer months: a short thought of the Rebbe on tznius, as compiled by Rabbi Seligson.
Siberian Town Celebrates Opening of New JCC
The Jewish community of Abakan, Russia, celebrated the opening of their first Jewish Community Center and Synagogue. The inauguration ceremony was held earlier this month and was attended by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, the local Governor Mr. Gregory Pichotnik, local politicians, and hundreds of community members.
Brooklyn in the Midst of Historic Building Boom
According to figures released by the census bureau, New York City is currently in the midst of its biggest residential building boom in decades, half of which is occurring in Brooklyn, with more building permits being issued in the first six months of 2015 than any other year dating back to 1963.
Jewish WWII Spy Tells All
The Chabad Jewish Center of Glendale, California, recently hosted Marthe Cohn, who joined the intelligence service of the French First Army and, posing as a nurse, risked death and slipped into Germany in 1944 to valiantly retrieve information on Nazi troop movements.
Grassroots Campaign Urges Clarke to Vote No
A grassroots campaign is underway in Crown Heights to urge Congresswoman Yvette Clarke to vote against the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.
Desperately Seeking Jews in the Australian Outback
Traveling in a motor home armed with Jewish gear, Rabbi Yossi and Malki Rodal make their way around the Australian outback in search of Jews. Some 7000 Jews live in outlying areas with no Jewish community infrastructure, so these “Jewish […]
Baby Girl!
Dovber and Bassie Kahn (Monsey, NY)
Florida Community Marks Completion of ‘Hemshech 72’
On a recent Thursday night, Chabad of South Broward, FL, hosted an uplifting and inspiring Farbrengen celebrating the completion of their four year journey in learning the holy Hemshech Ayin Beis of the Rebbe Rashab. The journey took four years, but for all participants it was very rewarding.
New Engagement!
Chaim Boruch Bar-Chaim (Crown Heights) and Shoshana Pimentelli (Crown Heights/Texas)
Shliach Becomes First Bearded Officer in US Air Force
In 2014 Rabbi Elie Estrin became the first chaplain in the US Air Force, and this week he celebrated a new landmark as he upgraded to the post of the Air Force’s first bearded officer.
Roving Rabbis Scour for Jews in Rural Oklahoma
Two rabbinical students from the Chabad Community Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Oklahoma City are traveling to small Jewish communities in Oklahoma and North Texas, hoping to spread goodness and kindness.
New Engagement!
Berel Fine (Montreal, Canada) and Menucha Schwartz (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Mendy Zippel (Salt Lake City, UT) and Fraidy Shagalov (Crown Heights)
Video: The Week in Review at YSP
Though it began on a somber note with the fast of Tisha B’av, the sixth week of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ was filled with excitement, learning, joy and fun.
Torah Dedicated to ‘Lone Soldier’ Who Died for Israel
Max Steinberg was determined to make a difference in the world. A native of California, he was 22 when he went to Israel for the first time in the summer of 2012 on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip for young adults, along with his siblings Jake and Paige.
