For a week in the Catskill Mountains, a group of boys ages 9-16 created Jewish memories as they enjoyed a dream winter vacation, with skiing, snow-tubing, and other winter sports at Camp F.R.E.E. – Gan Israel.
The Jewish community of Argentina recently hosted Rabbi Manis Friedman for 10 days filled with learning and inspiration, with 29 events taking place throughout the city.
With great sadness we inform you of the shocking death of Menacham Stark, a 39 year old real estate developer who was abducted Thursday night. The tragic news came from Nassau County cops who located his lifeless body in Long Island earlier today. Levaya times added.
A special item went up for sale today at a local supermarket..
It is being reported that a Jewish businessman was possibly kidnapped last night from his Williamsburg office.
Shimmy Korolitzky (Crown Heights) and Devorah (bas R’ Shabsi) Chaiton (Johannesburg, South Africa)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at Beis Rivkah
310 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.]
A beautiful blanket of pristine white snow greeted residents of Crown Heights as they left their homes this morning. While the children enjoyed their day off school with snowball fights and snowmen, the adults labored with shovels and scrapers to clear a walking path and dig out their vehicles.
Avrohom and Shaina (nee Abenson) Dubroff (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 363 New York Ave. [between Carroll and Crown Sts.] Apt #1A
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Saturday, January 4, for snow removal. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Yesterday the administration of Oholei Torah called upon every single member of the school’s faculty to attend a mandatory meeting and seminar, delivered by ‘mind control and cult specialist’ Rabbi Raphael Aron of Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile, Rabbi Shea Hecht released a letter titled ‘I Attended… Now What?‘ on the ins and outs of cult deprogramming.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe watching the children sing Davening at a rally in the early 1970s.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson will lead a discussion on the topic: Historic Insights on Yud Shvat.
Our Parsha, Bo, portrays the continued saga of Egypt’s insubordination to G-d and its resultant self destruction. More plagues; more shuttle diplomacy on the part of Moshe and Aharon; more changes of heart on the part Pharaoh…
With over 4 inches of snow already on the ground and expected accumulations of over 6 inches, some local schools have already announced closures while others are waiting until morning to made a determination. CrownHeights.info has compiled a list of closures in the Extended Article.Updated
Bnos Chomesh Academy welcomed students from Lamplighters Yeshiva to participate in an exhibit featuring the Ten Plagues, in honor of this week’s Parsha.
William Bratton has taken over the nation’s largest police force and is pledging reforms to how New York City police officers work with the community.
Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Berel Lazar, asked authorities to step up security for the protection of Jewish and other clergy in the Caucasus region. Speaking at a press conference Monday, Rabbi Lazar said, “We are grateful for the miraculous recovery of Rabbi Ovadia Isakov who was shot in Derbent. But that doesn’t mean that we are not concerned.”
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