Video: ‘Na Nach Bus’ Comes to 770
An unusual-looking school bus decked in ‘Na Nach’ stickers and paint and blasting joyous music made a surprise visit to 770 Eastern Parkway last night, and caught the attention of many curious bystanders.
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Chanochie and Mushkie (nee Bruk) Deitsch (Crown Heights)
Shabbaton Attendee Arrested for Scaling Bridge
Yonathan Souid, 23, a Jewish college student from France who arrived in New York for a Chabad-sponsored Shabbaton in Crown Heights last weekend, was arrested by the NYPD for scaling the Brooklyn Bridge for a photo shoot.
Chasidic Jew Attacked in Brooklyn Subway Station
The attack of a Chasidic man in a Brooklyn subway station is being investigated as a hate crime by the NYPD.
New Shluchim to Ukraine
24 years ago, in the summer of 1990, 8-month-old Mendel joined his parents, Rabbi Moishe and Miriam Moskovitz, as one of the first families of Shluchim to the Soviet Union as communism began to fall. They moved to Kharkov, which was then part of the USSR, as Shluchim of the Rebbe to a Jewish community that had just gotten back its Shul from the government.
Photos: Kinus Welcome Bags Ready
With barely 30 hours left until the start of the International Kinus Hashluchim, thousands of ‘welcome bags’ have been prepared by Merkos and are ready to be distributed to the Shluchim upon registration.
4 Killed in Brutal Terrorist Attack in Har Nof Shul
Two Palestinian terrorists stormed into the Kehilat Yaakov Shul in Har Nof, Jerusalem armed with meat cleavers and guns and went on a bloody rampage – killed four and injuring many more. Three of the victims were U.S. citizens and a fourth was British.
From the city of Lugansk, Ukraine, grad missiles can be seen fired in the distance, graying the skies and causing worry for city residents, including many Jews who have remained there.
With Russian Tanks in Ukraine and Winter Approaching, Jews Try to Subsist
In the November frost, two-dozen men gather for morning prayers at the only synagogue in Lugansk, Ukraine. They don tefillin, praying by the gray daylight shining in through the building’s windows and skylight. One man, Valodia, is fluent in Hebrew and reads from the Torah scroll for the quorum.
Video: The Proper Way to Don a Talis Koton
After his video on the proper way to don a Talis Gadol according to Chabad custom stirred some Machlokes L’shem Shomayim, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Levin has returned with a similar instructional video on how to properly don a Talis Koton.
Stolen Bike Recovered Just in Time for Shabbos
On Friday, about an hour before Shabbos, Shomrim received a call from the mother of a teary-eyed 8-a year-old girl, whose new bicycle had just been stolen.
Hatzalah Ambulance Involved in Accident
At around 3:00pm this afternoon, a Hatzalah ambulance transporting a patient to the hospital crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Kingston Ave. and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.
Daring Burglary Captured on Surveillance Video
A pair of sophisticated burglars wearing ski masks and gloves broke into Albany Bakery in Crown Heights last night, and made off with a substantial sum of cash. A surveillance video captured footage of the daring robbery, which took less than 15 minutes from start to finish.
Remembering Reb Shmuel Azimov, 69, OBM
Rabbi Shmuel Azimov, director of Chabad-Lubavitch in Paris, France, passed away two weeks ago after a stroke. Azimov built more than three dozen communities, but will be remembered for the personal bonds he developed with thousands who regarded him as their personal mentor.
Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel addressing the convention Nov. 15, 2014.
Story of Alter Rebbe Told at Agudah Convention
At this year’s annual Agudas Yisroel convention in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Executive Vice President Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel related a fascinating and insightful story about the Alter Rebbe, which occurred during the period he spent in the czar’s prison.
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Schneur Zalman and Faige (nee Bronstein) Rabin (Montreal, Canada)
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Chabad Soldier Faces Charges for Refusing to Shave
A young Lubavitcher man serving in the Israeli Air Force was ordered by his commander to shave his beard or face charges of insubordination.
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Avram and Rochel (nee Bruk) Banon (Montreal, Canada)
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