The predictions were all true – and then some, over 20 inches of snow has been dumped by winter storm Jonas and is not expected to stop until late Saturday night. Three people have died in Staten Island and Queens and there were more then 300 reported car crashes. A full travel ban has been in effect since 2:30pm today.
The evil inclination comes up with all sorts of distractions to try to take a person away from the service of Hashem.
Danny and Mushky (nee Blesofsky) Illulian (Crown Heights)
Mendy and Ariella Weg (Crown Heights)
In Honor of Yud Shvat, The Released Time Program hosted a grand Hakhel gathering. 600 children from public schools across NYC gathered in 770 on the day that marks the Yartzait of the Frierdiker Rebbe and 66 years of the Rebbe’s leadership.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yakov Yosef Raskin, Rosh Kollel Erev at Congregation Anash-770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic of Tikun Chatzos.
Sholom Dovber Charitonow (Buffalo, NY) and Rochel Eherentrei (Montreal, Canada)
For many people, Tu B’Shvat has become a holiday that is synonymous with planting trees. What is the spiritual significance of Tu B’shvat and what do we learn from Torah’s specifications about when a tree might be cut down? Join Rabbi Nochum Mangel of Dayton, Ohio, to learn timely lessons from Tu B’Shvat.
Camp Gan Israel-Parksville’s Bar Mitzvah Division had the summer of a lifetime; some of those memories were captured on video, which staff-member Shamai Chein recently edited and made available for all to enjoy.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Saturday, January 23, due to snow conditions. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
On the heels of Yud Shevat, which is also the yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Rivkah, wife of the Rebbe Maharash, we are honored to present a brief overview of her life, an excerpt from the book Biography of the Rebbe Maharash by Rabbi Sholom Avtzon, which is in the process of being prepared for publication.
Yud Shevat. A huge day for every Chabad chossid. Teenagers know the historical significance of the day, but how do we get girls that were born after Gimmel Tamuz to feel the significance of the day? How can we bridge the gap between the people who lived with farbrengens and yechidusin and the high school girls of today?
Friends and family gathered at the Marmulszteyn home today to celebrate the completion of a new Sefer Torah that was started by their father Reb Shmuel Marmulszteyn OBM before his passing.
A group of students in Netanya, Israel, are working to make sure that the legacy of their friend, Alon Bakal, lives on.
In honor of Yud Shvat, we present to our readers a monumental tribute to the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, which was written after his passing by his personal secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has met with European Jewish leaders to discuss their concerns over rising anti-Semitism on the continent.
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