Brooklyn has just claimed the title of least affordable housing market in America, beating out both San Francisco and Manhattan in a newly-released report. According to the study, a Brooklyner making a median income would need to set aside 98 percent of their salary to pay for a median-priced home.
Glastonbury, Connecticut Shliach Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky appeared on the local TV station to spread the word and message of Chanukah. One of the hosts got so excited he broke out into a dance with the Shliach and proclaimed “I now feel Jewish!”.
Allegations of insects being found in Tropicana Juices called their Kashrus into question, but the OK released a statement saying that in addition to no insect traces being found, an independent and knowledgeable posek stated that there is no halachic or Kashrus issues.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe seeing off guests at the front door of 770, circa 1962.
Yossi and Goldie Grossbaum (Sacramento, CA)
In honor of the upcoming wedding anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin the volunteers at Released Time, the Jewish Hour program in NYC Public Schools, set out to achieve a lofty goal – get 114 new children to sign up.
A dispute between two Shluchim in the Washington, DC, area has spilled out into court, and an ugly brawl over turf and territorial control is once again threatening the spread of yiddishkeit to the tens of thousands of Jewish students in the area.
For its 99th edition of Here’s My Story the My Encouter team at JEM share a particularly moving and emotional story told by Rabbi Aron Dovid Neuman, of a man he only knew as “monsieur” who he met in France as a child during the Holocaust, and to whom is sure he owes his life.
CrownHeights.info has obtained a copy of an article which appeared in a now-defunct magazine called The Jewish Forum back in 1953. The article, printed in honor of Yud Tes Kislev, covers the outreach work of Chabad in France in its early years, and profiles Rabbi Binyomin Gorodetzky, the personal representative of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe to France and North Africa.
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he provides insight on educating mentally handicapped Jewish children and individuals, which reflects an innovative approach – revolutionary in vision and scope. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
In tonight’s Maariv prayers we begin saying Vesein Tal Umotor Livrocho in Shmoneh Esrei.
On Motzei Shabbos, the 14th of Kislev (December 6), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring a Pareve hot-served Melave Malka, an entertaining storyteller and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 6:15pm and return at 8:30pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Menachem Mendel (ben Moshe Nachman) Borenstein (Crown Heights) and Goldie (bas Mendel) Hershkop (Crown Heights)
New York City police launched a pilot program to equip officers with body cameras on Wednesday, hours before media reports that a grand jury decided against bringing charges against a white policeman in the choke hold death of a black Staten Island man.
The Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia, Russia, is celebrating 80 years to its establishment, and has decided to take the opportunity and honor 80 individuals who have devoted themselves to the benefit of the region. One of them is Rabbi Benny Wagner, a Chabad Shliach who heads the local Jewish community.
With profound sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Lauren Elkin (affectionately known as Morah Elkin), OBM, of S. Paul, MN. She was 59 years old.
Tzivos Hashem: Jewish Children’s International has announced the four winning entries in the annual ‘Power of Jewish Children’ contest, which recognizes children under the age of 14 who have devoted themselves to a worthy cause and who have made a difference in their communities.
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