Hundreds of men, women and children participated in a prayer gathering for the welfare and well-being of our brethren in Israel. The event was held at the Central Synagogue of Sydney, Australia, chaired by its Chief Minister Rabbi Levi Wolff.
Mendel and Rochie (nee Levin) Levin (Staten Island, NY)
Three Israelis touring Switzerland were killed Monday when their car crashed into an oncoming train heading to Lucerne. Five family members were wounded and are now in a local hospital.
Young rabbinical students Dovid Leib Lepkivker and Saadia Liberow have been spending their summer vacation traveling through the South American country of Peru, bringing the light of Judaism to the country’s native Jews and Israeli backpackers. The following story was told by them, which occurred while they were in the capital city of Lima.
In honor of the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda “J.J.” Hecht, we present the following tribute to his life and legacy, written by Hana Levi Julian.
Rabbi Alter Tennenbaum, Shliach to Irvine, California, puts on Tefilin with NY Daily News photographer Todd Maisel at the funeral of Rabbi Yosef Raksin, who was murdered on the streets of North Miami Beach Shabbos morning.
Mimicking a well-known Gatorade commercial, the staff of Camp Gan Israel-NY produced a motivational video in anticipation of color war, stipulating that the campers’ hard work, dedication and endurance will determine which team wins the annual multi-day competition.
Nissen and Nechama Dina (nee Engel) Brenenson (Crown Heights)
Noted author and Posek Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky of Crown Heights Farbrenged with the students of Yeshivas Kayitz Oros Menachem and the local Jewish community of Kingston, Pennsylvania.
Police are searching for a man who was caught on surveillance video attempting to rape a woman in the stairwell of a Crown Heights apartment building.
The Israeli Minister of Agriculture, Yair Shamir, arrived in Columbia this past weekend to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Juan Manuel Santos. While there, he visited the Chabad Center of Bogota, led by Rabbi Yehoshua Rosenfeld.
Thousands of members of the Crown Heights community gathered this morning in front of 770 Eastern Parkway for the funeral of Rabbi Yosef Raksin, HYD, who was brutally murdered Shabbos morning on the streets of North Miami Beach, FL.
Eli Lever (Melbourne, Australia) and Chaya Shusterman (Melbourne, Australia)
L’chaim Tuesday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.]
On Thursday, August 7, the Jewish citizens of Cleveland, OH were treated to a world-class performance by the Chasidic singing star Benny Friedman. The event was hosted by Camp Gan Israel of Beachwood, Ohio, a fundraising event that benefited both Camp Gan Israel of Beachwood and Camp Gan Israel of Ashdod, Israel.
Foli Gutnick (Melbourne, Australia) and Yael Schottenstein (Colombus, OH)
Michoel and Sarah (nee Lande) Ogince (Crown Heights)
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 29, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics of: The response to anti-Semitism, negotiating with Arab world, serving in IDF and travel to Israel.
