New Engagement!
Yitzchok Frankforter (Miami Beach, FL) and Chana Rosenfeld (Crown Heights)
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BREAKING: Bochur Stabbed Inside 770 by Deranged Man
A 22-year-old Bochur [rabbinical student] was critically injured after being stabbed in the neck by a disturbed man in the main synagogue sanctuary at 770 Eastern Parkway. The stabber was shot by police officers and later died of his injuries.
Four Decades of Car Menorahs Lighting the Way
You know them when you see them, and when you see them, you know it’s Chanukah. The car menorah is a uniquely American innovation—a marketing gimmick created by young yeshivah students in the early 1970s as a way to spread awareness and the message of the eight-day Jewish holiday.
8 Chanukah Parties in 8 Cities in War Torn Ukraine
Four young Bochurim who worked as counselors in Camp Yeka are planning a Chanukah return trip to help raise the spirits, and bring light to war torn Ukraine. Their plan is to raise enough money to travel back, make 5 Bar Mitzvah’s and 8 Chanukah parties in 8 different cities.
New Engagement!
Monsey Community Gathers to Celebrate Yud Tes Kislev
Yud Tes Kislev has been celebrated for years by Chassidim of all circles marking the release from prison of the Alte Rebbe and the Yom Helula of the Maggid of Mezritch.
Boys of Friendship Circle Farbreng for Kislev
The boys division of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn got together to celebrate the auspicious month of Kislev with a Farbrengen and Pre-Chanukah Party.
TLC Apologizes for Improper Summons and Impound of Grocery Worker’s Car
Last week Mayer Kohn, a Williamsburg grocery store owner, accused the Taxi and Limousine Commission of “stealing” his employee’s car when they impounded it and improperly issued him a $2,000 summons, all this based on an inspector’s accusation that the vehicle was being used as an “illegal” taxi.
The Rebbes Correspondence with a JCC Opposed to a Public Menorah
Debate raged in a small New Jersey town. It was 1980 and a large Chanukah menorah had been erected in the garden of the court house in Hackensack, New Jersey. The menorah attracted Jews and heightened the holiday awareness and celebration in the area.
Tonight: Shloshim in Memory of Mrs. Luba Friedman OBM
Tonight, Monday, an event will be held marking the Shloshim to the passing of Mrs. Luba Friedman OBM a beloved educator and wife of Oholei Torah Rosh Yeshiva Reb Yisroel Friedman ybd”l.
Paris Marks Shloshim to the Passing of Beloved Shliach
On Motzai Shabbos a massive crowd gathered in the large hall of the Beis Chaya Mushka School for a Melava Malkah and Farbrengen marking Yud Daled Kislev and the Shloshim of R’ Shmuel ‘Muleh’ Azimov OBM, the beloved head Shliach of Paris.
Baby Girl!
Osher and Rivka Karnowsky (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Kaila Rivka Feldman (Crown Heights)
Community Turns out in Support of Oholei Torah
Hundreds of women and girls turned out Sunday evening in support of Oholei Torah, the neighborhoods largest boys school, for their annual auction benefiting the PTA and their year round activities. The evening was dedicated in memory of Mrs. Brana Shaina Deitsch OBM. UPDATE: Winners list added!
5-Year-Old Boy Attacked by Pit-bull
A 5-year-old boy suffered deep lacerations on his face after he was attacked by pit-bull while walking on Empire Boulevard with his father and older brother.
