Following last night’s stabbing incident in 770, the principals of Oholei Torah elementary school met with Rabbi Moshe Borowski, director of crisis intervention for Chai4ever, who offered his services and discussed practical tips for physical and mental safety of the school’s students and faculty.
U.S Vice President Joseph Biden will participate at the lighting of the National Menorah with Chabad-Lubavitch on the first night of Chanukah, December 16th at 4:00 p.m.
The NYPD has revealed the identity of the man who was fatally shot last night by an officer inside 770 after he stabbed 22-year-old Yeshiva student Levi Rosenblat in the head with a large knife.
Levi Rosenblatt, the 22-year-old rabbinical student who was stabbed earlier this morning in the 770 Eastern Parkway synagogue, has been placed in an induced coma after doctors discovered internal bleeding that is putting pressure on his brain.
Update: Surgery performed successfully. Victim’s condition is improving and vitals are strong.
The Waldman family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father, Reb Yosef, OBM, at 693 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Avenues]. Shachris: 8:45. Mincha: 4:00. Maariv: 6:00. At the family’s request, please refrain from visiting between the […]
Building on the concept that if one little flame can bring light to darkness then many small burning wicks – from numerous continents – can enlighten the world, on December 16th at 9pm EST, and its equivalent time around the world, a 30-minute program will commence that will usher in Chanukah with an event that promises to be uniquely enjoyable, musical, international and inspirational.
Yitzchok Frankforter (Miami Beach, FL) and Chana Rosenfeld (Crown Heights)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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