A minivan parked on Troy Ave. between Eastern Parkway and Lincoln Pl. was broken into this morning. The thief made off with a pair of Tefilin that were inside the vehicle, though, oddly, he left the Tefilin bags behind.
The administrators of Yeshivah College-Beth Rivkah, the Chabad boys’ and girls’ schools in Melbourne, which together boast over 1,300 students, have announced the implementation of a ‘capped-fee’ system, ensuring that no family pays more than 8-18% of their income in tuition, no matter how many children they have enrolled at the schools.
It has already become a tradition in Brussels for hundreds of diplomats, ambassadors, parliamentarians, and public figures to gather each year for cocktails just before Rosh Hashanah.
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely death of Marvin Fruchter, a part-owner of Apple Drugs on Kingston Avenue and beloved member of the Crown Heights community, though he lived in Plainview, NY. He was 61 years old.
There’s a story told about a great pious Rabbi who was becoming deaf in his old age. His students could not understand “why is this happening to you, a man who has spent his whole life studying and teaching the Holy Torah”. They felt that Zechus should protect him from ailment. “What can I say… I sinned in my youth and now Hashem is helping me atone for those mistakes”. He explained that as a young prodigy he was very well versed in Choshen Mishpat and would sit in on many Din Torahs, “but I lacked maturity and succumbed to the temptation of bribery.”
With nearly 400 years of Jewish settlement, Jamaica is poised to turn a new leaf in the annals of its Jewish history, with the arrival of its first-ever permanent Chabad emissary couple.
Rabbi Elie Estrin, who just recently became the U.S. Air Force’s first bearded chaplain, has now moved on to piloting a ‘tank’ – of the Mitzvah variety – at the University of Washington (State), where he serves as director of Chabad on Campus.
Mendy and Mussy (nee Goldshmid) Levertov (Austin, TX)
Hundreds of women celebrated the 70th birthday of Cleveland Chabad Rebbetzin Devorah Alevsky as they participated in the first Mega Challah Bake at Young Israel of Greater Cleveland in Beachwood.
The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine held a group wedding for 19 Jewish couples.
A video depicting Meir Kalmanson, a Crown Heights street comic, high-fiving New Yorkers who were hailing taxis has gone viral, garnering almost 300,000 views since it was uploaded three days ago, and attracting local media attention.
After weeks of campaigning and spreading the “Rest Is Coming” message, hundreds gathered for a special ‘Shabbat Block Party’ in Brooklyn Heights, hosted by Congregation B’nai Avraham, Chabad of Brooklyn Heights, and Kiddie Korner Preschool.
Yesterday evening John Cahill, the chief of staff to former Governor George Pataki and current Republican candidate for the office of New York State Attorney General, visited Crown Heights.
Tuvia Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) and Chaiki Raymond (Crown Heights)
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Adel Furman, OBM, a young mother of five and member of the Chabad community in Coral Springs FL.
Amatzia Argentar (Stockton, CA) and Chaya Musia Shurpin (Crown Heights)
L’chaim tonight, Wednesday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
This past Monday was full of excitement at the JLC-Chabad in Miami Beach, as the annual Shofar Factory was back again. Over 150 people attended this wonderful event.
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