Chabad.org Gets Prestigious News Reporting Award
The American Jewish Press Association has announced that Chabad.org and writer Dovid Margolin have won the first-place Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in News Reporting for work done in 2014.
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Sefer Hamitzvos Tournament Winners Announced
116 Girls from around the world competed at the international tournament of the 613 Mitzvos, culminating in the live game show in Crown Heights.
Photos: New Bris Milah Clinic Opens Doors in Moscow
Russia’s chief Rabbi, Berel Lazar, along with other dignitaries and community leaders, joined philanthropist George Rohr in Moscow on Sunday to cut the ribbon to a brand-new, state-of-the-art clinic that will be used to perform circumcisions on Jewish boys and men of all ages.
Video: The Special Power of a Baal Teshuva
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Beha’aloscha. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the special power of a Baal Teshuva?
330 Extra Cops to Combat Rise in Shootings
New York City police say shootings are up so far this year and to combat the spike, 330 officers are being pulled from their usual duties for special patrols. So far this year, there have been 439 shootings, up from 403 in 2014.
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Hungarian Holocaust Torahs Restored in Russia
In mid-May, Boca Raton resident Sibyl Silver was in the center of a group that concluded a three-year quest to restore Torahs stolen during the Holocaust back into Jewish use in synagogue worship.
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Mesivta Students Gather for Kinus Torah
On Isru Chag Shavuos, the Yeshiva Ketana of Tomchei Temimim in Brunoy, France, held a Kinus Torah, in accordance with Chabad custom.
Or Avner Jewish day school in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Russian Authorities Raid Chabad Day School
Authorities in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg raided the local chapter of Or Avner, a Chabad-run Jewish day school, confiscating Jewish books and questioning 30 students on ‘suspicion of racism.’ The raid was carried out by the Russian state security agency FSB, successor to the dreaded Soviet KGB.
New Torah to Honor Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schapiro, Educator and ‘Good Friend to All’
Rabbi Avremi Schapiro was just 7 when his father passed away 25 years ago, but he carries on his legacy.
Crown Heights Shows Appreciation for HOO Volunteers
On Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, all the volunteers of HOO (Helping Our Own) were treated to a beautiful dinner of appreciation at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
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Menachem Nochum Silverstein (Crown Heights) and Raizel Blumberger (Chicago, IL)
Corner of S. Johns and Nostrand, where the crash occurred.
Two 20-Year-Olds Involved in Accident, One Dies
At around 4:00am this morning, Tuesday, a chaotic car crash occurred near the corner of S. Johns Place and Nostrand Ave. in Crown Heights. The male driver and his female passenger, both 20 years old, were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The female died from her wounds shortly thereafter.
Melbourne Community Hosts Kinus Torah
The Rabbinical College of Australia and New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah – Melbourne) hosted a community Kinus Torah on Sunday the 13th of Sivan. The Kinus was convened in conjunction with Shavuos, as per the Rebbe’s directive that a Kinus be held on, or after, each Yom Tov.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Chana Chanowitz, 87, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Chana Chanowitz OBM, wife of R’ Chaim Chanowitz OBM, who together merited to go into many yichidusin with the Rebbe. She was 87 years old.
From Days Gone By: Early Morning in 770, 1987
In this photo, taken in 1987, several Chassidim gather in 770 in the early hours of the morning to study Chassidus and farbreng together. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Police Car Crashes into Parked Vehicles Amid Chase
At 1:10pm today, Monday, an unmarked police car driven by Officer Tyrese Guerrier spun out of control at the intersection of Albany Ave. and Rutland Rd. in Crown Heights and hit three parked cars.
NJ Governor Christie Hosts 7 Shluchim
In what has become an annual tradition, Governor Chris Christie hosted a luncheon at his Drumthwaket mansion in honor of Jewish Heritage Month. The event, which highlights the contributions of the Jewish community to the State of NJ, included 7 Shluchim among the approximately 50 Jewish leaders.
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