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Snow Respite Short-Lived with Storm Expected Tuesday
Another snowmaker is in the works and heading towards the Big Apple.
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New ‘Home Away From Home’ for Ohio Students
Why would Rabbi Yossi and Mushka Greenberg, along with their 10-month-old son, leave their Chassidic community in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., to move around the corner from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio? To establish a Chabad on Campus center, of course!
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Boruch and Breindel (nee Zilberstrom) Livnoni (Tiberius, Israel)
From Days Gone By: Torah Giants Converse
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, one of the leading Poskim in postwar United States, and Rabbi Zalman Shimon Dvorkin, Rov of Crown Heights, have a scholarly conversation in 770, 1974.
Rabbi Moishe Kievman
Chabad Career Camp to Vocationally Train Children
In what might be a first in vocational training, a South Florida Chabad center on Wednesday announced it will commence a ‘Career Camp’ that trains children as young as five to be bakers, bankers and other heretofore adult jobs.
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Cab Driver Robbed by ‘Passenger’ in Crown Heights
Police are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with a handful of Brooklyn cab robberies, one of which took place in Crown Heights.
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Hersh and Leah Batkin (Stamford, CT)
Photo Gallery: Crown Heights’ First Snow
Jerusalem got over 4 feet of snow, and winter in New York does not begin until December 21s, but over Shabbos Crown Heights got a dusting of snow which accumulated up to 6 inches. Our photographer took a walk Motzai Shabbos and captured the scenes.
Newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio and Public Advocate Letitia James.
After Years on Sidelines, NYC Liberals Retaking Control
With Bill de Blasio taking office as mayor in January, New York City appears poised for a resurgence of liberal policies.
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Op-Ed: Returning Democracy to Crown Heights
It’s been more than 3 years since the last election for Vaad and Rabbonim. The turn-out last time was unprecedented, and I believe it demonstrated the Schcuna’s desire for change.
by Dr. Meir Shlomo Spinner
Ben Winer with his Chabad presentation boards.
7th Grader Picks Chabad, Takes Lead in Charity Project
Every December, Americans open their wallets a little bit wider, making donations to their favorite causes as the year comes to a close and tax season looms just ahead. It’s also a time of year when many charities are wondering how to teach a young generation about the importance of philanthropy.
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Mendy (ben Shloimie) Friedman (Crown Heights) and Mushka Sapochkinsky (Westlake Village, CA)
New Engagement!
Daniel Zebberman (Tarzana, CA) and Yocheved (bas Mordechai) Eckhaus (Crown Heights)
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Shabbos Forecast: Snow, Sleet and Freezing Rain
New Yorkers should expect snow, sleet and freezing rain across the region Shabbos day, after a week of dealing with chilling cold.
Weekly Living Torah Video: A Message from Tashkent
Rabbi Bentzion Vishedsky relates that when his sister was in the former USSR, her father in law, Reb Simcha Gorodetzky, was overjoyed to receive word from the Rebbe that she and her husband would soon be allowed to leave the Soviet Union.
Hundreds Turn Out to Celebrate Epic Menorah Lighting
On a cold night in Downtown Boston, steps from the marathon finish line where months earlier explosions had rocked the city, a symbol of hope and liberty was lit. Chabad of Boston held their second annual Menorah lighting.
Launching CTeen in the French Riviera
For the very first time in Nice, France, over 1,200 people from the Jewish community and visitors to the French Riviera joined together at a local ice skating rink to celebrate the 4th night of Chanukah.
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