A 96-year-old man was critically injured after being struck by a tractor trailer, then by a car which dragged him some 50 feet on Albany Avenue. Both the car and truck then fled the scene, leaving the man barely clinging to life. Update: The man died from his injuries.
Good news for drivers who are trying to find street parking in the city: There’s now an app for that.
Lazer Hershkovich (Chicago, IL) and Rivky Kesselman (London, UK)
When Rabbi Yossi and Naomi Winner first moved to Tucson to start Chabad at the University of Arizona in 2005, they hosted Shabbat dinners in their two-bedroom house. By the end of the first year, they had nearly 100 students joining them, so they purchased a large tent for the backyard, outfitted it with an air-conditioning unit and converted it into a makeshift Chabad house. “We work with what we have,” says Rabbi Winner.
Six buses lined Eastern Parkway this morning with hundreds of excited campers eagerly awaiting to board the buses which will be taking them up to the Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, New York.
A grand Farbrengen was held at the Chabad Yeshiva Centre in Sydney, Australia, in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, marking 21 years since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Chukas. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we see the good in everything?
An 11th Grade student in Bnos Menachem writes about a project he class wants to share with everyone – “spreading the warmth – one person at a time” – and they were speaking about the warmth of R’ Mordechai Goldin OBM, everyone’s favorite bus driver and ‘ice cream man’.
Pictures from the L’chaim of Avromy Super (Melbourne, Australia) and Sternie Brook (Miami, FL), which took place recently in the Chovevei Torah hall in Crown Heights.
From its idyllic seaside communities to a score of inland villages, towns and small cities founded during the Colonial era, Massachusetts’ North Shore is a region that’s both proud of its history and poised for future growth.
Indian intelligence agencies warned of impending attacks against Jews and Israelis in the south Asian country ahead of the Fast of Tisha B’av, prompting the government to increase security for the Israeli embassy, Chabad centers and other potential targets.
A 39-year-old man was arrested Shabbos afternoon at Chabad of the Five Towns after he allegedly lured the 7-year-old daughter of a fellow worshipper into his car.
In standing with tradition, the Talmidim of Oholei Torah’s Mechina division had a graduation ceremony befitting their many years in the elementary division and hard work.
Jews are responsible for the ‘Euromaidan’ revolution that ousted Ukraine’s pro-Russian president last year, a senior rebel leader told an audience at a Russian university. Speaking to the Jerusalem Post, Chabad rabbis in both Russia and Ukraine denounced the venomous anti-Semitic statement.
New legislation that allows drivers to pre-pay New York City’s muni-meters one hour before the meter regulations go into effect, introduced by Councilman David G. Greenfield, is now active in much of New York City and will be fully rolled out by next week – Wednesday, July 1st.
On Sunday, the last of over 50,000 people came to pray at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, in honor of Gimmel Tzmmuz.
The Schechter family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father, Reb Mendel, OBM, at 706 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]. Shachris – 7:15am, 8:00am and 9:00am. Mincha – Shkia. Maariv – Tzeis. At the family’s request, […]
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