Neighbors are reportedly breathing a sigh of relief following a major drug bust on Lefferts Avenue last night. Police discovered a very large cache of drugs along with identity-theft devices inside a home that neighbors have been complaining about for months.
A marathon scheduled to take place tomorrow, Shabbos Bereishis, will close down Eastern Parkway and pedestrians will only permitted to cross at Albany Avenue and beyond.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Bereishis. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Why does Evil Exist?
In a show of great unity in the spirit of Hakhel, many of Sydney’s Jewish communities came together to celebrate Sukkos, with their annual Pizza in the the Sukkah that was a real Sukkos treat.
A notorious Lefferts Avenue drug den was raided by the NYPD on Thursday night and a large stash of drugs was found. Five people were taken into custody while a sixth managed to escape and police mounted a massive search.
As they join their fellow South Carolina residents in assessing the full impact of severe flooding that washed away local bridges, severely damaged roads, caused a severe shortage in drinking water and led to the loss of 15 lives, leaders and volunteers at Chabad centers throughout the state are joining with other Jewish communal organizations in helping those most in need.
The Talmidm of Shiur Aleph Mesivta at Yeshivas Lubavitch-Toronto and Friends of the late Menachem Mendel Cotlar, OBM, of Houston, TX, built and dedicated a sukkah mobile in his memory.
The Jewish community of Manchester, UK, gathered Chol Hamoed night for a grand Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration, with live music, dancing and a rocking performance by Chasidic singing star Shloime Gertner.
On Wednesday afternoon, a group of protesters (mostly from Crown Heights) assembled in front of the Israeli Consulate to protest the recent wave of violence and terrorism in Israel.
Last Wednesday night, Chol Hamoed Sukkos, September 30th, Chabad Youth of Melbourne held its annual Sukkot at the city’s historic ‘Luna Park.’
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach to Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, has returned to YouTube with his brief and hilarious thoughts on the weekly Parasha.
Yitzy Smith (Crown Heights) and Leeby Dubinsky (Los Angeles, CA)
Mendy and Mushka (nee Harel) Chaimson (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Gershon Overlander, Director of the Chabad House of Hendon in London, UK, launched his own little campaign against the BDS movement (the “Boycott Divestment and Sanctions” movement against Israel), with a creative bumper sticker that reads: BSD we’ll beat BDS!
The wave of Palestinian terror continues, as another three stabbing attacks occurred in Israel today, following three similar attacks that occurred yesterday.
Update: Fourth stabbing attack today occurs in Afula.
David and Shoshana Levi (Coral Springs, FL)
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