New Engagement!
Shmuly Shechter (Kfar Chabad, Israel) and Chana Bracha Eichenstein (Crown Heights)
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Video of Bochurim Dancing in Airport Goes Viral in Italy
An Italian journalist who arrived in Ben Gurion Airport captured the moment students of Yeshivas Toras Emes of Jerusalem welcomed their fellow students who were returning from spending Tishrei in New York with joyous singing and dancing in the midst of the busy terminal.
Baby Girl!
Shlomo and Devorah (nee Brenner) Elkan (Oberlin, OH)
Subway Fares to Go Up Again This Winter
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to raise subway and bus fares by 4 percent in March, MTA Chairman and CEO Tom Prendergast said yesterday, Wednesday.
Dispute Leads to Seforim Piling Up in 770
For a few days now, a sorry sight has welcomed all who enter the main Shul of 770: hundreds of Seforim piled high on tables and benches, while the shelves where they belong remain bare.
Video: Young Orchestra Plays Chassidic Symphony
Mamesh Music, a Crown Heights-based music school where children learn to play various instruments, performs the classic Niggun ‘Hoshia Es Amecha,’ led by the school’s founder Zalman Negin.
Found: Home of Chabad Yeshiva in Otwock, Poland
A rookie researcher from S. Paulo, Brazil, made it her goal to locate the once glorious building of the Lubavitch Yeshivah school, known as Tomchei Tmimim, in Otwock, Poland.
Campaign to ‘Add Light’ in Murdered Toddler’s Memory
In the wake of the death of 3-month-old Chaya Zisel Braun in a terror attack on Jerusalem’s Light Rail, volunteers of the Chabad Terror Victims Project paid a Shiva call to her family. At the Shiva, an idea was born: a new campaign for world Jewry to ‘Add Light’ in little Chaya’s memory.
New Engagement!
Levi Raichik (Los Angeles, CA) and Chanee Greenberg (Solon, OH)
Drunk Drivers Who Collided on Eastern Parkway Charged in Passenger’s Death
The first time two Brooklyn men ever met was when their cars crashed into each other over two months ago. Yesterday, Wednesday, they were both standing at the same defense table in a rare case in which two drivers are charged together for the death of a single passenger.
Info to Be Menachem Avel R’ Yossi Blumenfeld
R’ Yossi Blumenfeld is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, OBM, at 1751 Union St. Apt. #1B [between Schenectady and Utica Aves.] until Tuesday morning. Shachris – 7:30am. Mincha – 3:00pm. Maariv – 9:00pm. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar […]
Op-Ed: Should We Vote by PAC Or in Packs?
In its glory days, Crown Heights was a hotbed of political activity, where hopeful candidates would come and grovel before the community for its coveted vote, says activist Meir Yediya in his latest op-ed. Read more to find out why this is no longer the case, and what could be done to bring the ‘good old days’ of Crown Heights’ political influence back.
Video: Tishrei Experience in Crown Heights
In a beautiful video, aspiring cinematographer Avraham Edery gives viewers a glimpse into the scenes of Tishrei in Crown Heights. Tastefully edited and laced with spot interviews people share what Tishrei meant to them.
Chabad Club at YU Sees Tremendous Success
Coming off a wildly successful year, the Chabad Club of Yeshiva University has already been seeing tremendous success and growth since the start of the new school year.
Ground Broken on New Orlando Chabad Center
Sometimes, sudden success at different stages of even the most carefully planned project can come as a surprise, even to the organizers themselves. Take, for instance, finding a prime new site for a Chabad center, coupled with great community support for the project.
Baby Boy!
Choni and Gitty Lesches (Crown Heights)
Under Siege, Mariupol Remembers Nazi Atrocities
The Jewish community of Mariupol, the scene of heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels, commemorated the memory of 16,000 Jews who were murdered there during WWII by the Nazi invaders.
