Administrators and principals from over 130 schools gathered at the Tiferes Mordechai Ballroom to hear from top NYPD officials and FBI regarding urgent measures that need to be taken to secure local schools from terrorism and active shooter situations.
Eliezer and Chanie Zaklikovsky (Monroe Township, NJ)
The Friendship Circle of Brooklyn held its annual winter camp for children with special needs who are off from school.
A large Hakhel gathering, marking five years since the passing of noted Kabbalist Rabbi Zev Volf Greenglass, OBM, took place at Congregation Shomrim Laboker in Montreal, and was addressed by Rabbi Leibel Groner, the Rebbe’s longtime secretary and a friend of Rabbi Greenglass.
Overcoming the cold Jerusalem rain, hundreds of families gathered last week at the Gutnik Family Simcha Hall to celebrate a birthday celebration for one of Jerusalem’s favorite charities – Pantry Packers.
Baruch Shalom and Batsheva (nee Chaikin) Davidson (Crown Heights)
Exactly one year has passed, yet the victims killed during the terrorist attack at the Hyper Cacher supermarket in Paris have not been forgotten. Veteran Israeli musician Shai Barak produced this music video – in collaboration with several Jewish music stars – using the slogan: ‘Je Suis Juif’ – I am a Jew – which became a symbol of defiance following the attack around the world and especially in France.
2016 has just begun, and that means registration has begun for the coming summer in Camp Emunah. In honor of the occasion, the girls’ camp released this humorous video, promoting the message that it’s never too early to register.
A months-old rift between the administration of Oholei Torah and their board of directors became public this morning when students’ parents awoke to find a flurry of e-mails from both sides awaiting in their inboxes.
Mere hours after Hamas released a video of former kidnapping victim, IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, seemingly enjoying his time spent while in captivity, his family released a statement calling the clip a “distorted picture” of his ordeal.
The Kinus Hashluchos Vaad has announced that Mrs. Richa Slavaticki of Antwerp, Belgium, has been selected to deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Kinus Hashluchos Gala Banquet 5776 (2016).
After an unusually mild stretch of winter weather, the coldest air of the season is moving into the Tri-State area.
A Palestinian was prevented from stabbing an Israeli in Jerusalem on Sunday when his knife bent during the attack.
Pictures from the wedding of Eliyahu Raskin (Brooklyn Heights, NY) to Shaindy Holtzberg (Georgetown, NY), which took place Sunday night in the Oholei Torah Ballroom in Crown Heights.
Choni and Neshi (nee Frankforter) Teitelbaum (Crown Heights)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 97, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Women of the Wall; Healthy Outlets for Teenage Boys; Tzniyus; Finding Your Life’s Purpose; Hair.
Mendy Shemtov (Crown Heights) and Rivky Perlow (Sydney, Australia)
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