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?
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.
New Engagement!
Avrohom Butman (Westchester, NY) and Sara (bas Yossi – President St) Simpson (Crown Heights)
Chabad Provides Himalayan Trekkers with Satellite Phones
It has become a rite of passage for IDF soldiers: relieved of their army service, thousands trek the Himalayan mountain ranges and find relief from the stresses of their military service.
11:00am: Levaya for Myless (Moshe) Rappaport
The Levaya for Myless (Moshe) Rappaport, a well-known figure in the Crown Heights Jewish community who passed away Friday night, will take place today – passing in front of 770 at 11:00am.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Berel Neumark, 75, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the sudden passing of Reb Sholom Dov Ber (Bernie) Neumark, OBM, a supporter of many Chabad causes, at the age of 75.
Video: Chabad Keeps the Faith in Atlantic City
New Jersey’s Atlantic City is known worldwide as a haven for gamblers, with millions of tourists flocking each year to its casinos. And yet, in the heart of a city that is seemingly as far away from Jewish values as possible, you will find a thriving Chabad House, headed by Rabbi Shmuel David Rappaport and his wife Tova.
