New Engagement!
Meir (ben Moshe) Zaetz (Crown Heights) and Kayla Coleman (London, England)
L’Chaim Wednesday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
Video: Shmoozing with Kids About Chanukah (Part 4)
In this eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video is being released each day of Chanukah.
Rabbis Take Outreach to Remote Australian Jews
As Jewish communities in major cites celebrate the start of Chanukah this week, one group is heading into country Australia to support Jewish people living in isolated areas without a synagogue or connection to their culture.
New Councilwoman: Blacks Resent Being ‘Pushed Out’
Laurie Cumbo, the newly elected councilwoman for New York City’s 35th District – which includes Crown Heights – was interviewed for an article that appeared in The Jewish Week regarding the attacks by African-Americans against Jewish residents of Crown Heights.
Wilkes-Barre Students Bring Joy of Chanukah to Locals
Students of the Chabad Yeshiva in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania lit a large Menorah in the city’s Public Square. The gathered spectators enjoyed latkes, jelly doughnuts and danced joyously to Chanukah songs.
Video: Shmoozing with Kids About Chanukah (Part 3)
In this eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video is being released each day of Chanukah.
Chanukah Live: Paris, Jerusalem & New York – Ended
Watch a live satellite link-up of menorah lightings in three major cities on three continents. This French program is based out of Paris, and will hook-up with menorah lightings in Israel and New York.
Train Derails in Bronx; Four Dead
A New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve derailed and came to rest only inches from the water Sunday, killing four people, injuring more than 60 and sending a chain of toppled cars shaped like a backward question mark trailing off the track, authorities said.
Public Menorah Vandalized in Hungary
A public Hanukkah menorah erected in downtown Budapest was vandalized. The menorah, erected by Chabad, is located in the center of downtown Budapest, opposite the Western Railway station.
Registration for Menorah Parade Extended
The Mitzvah Tank Parade office has issued a clarification regarding the annual Chanukah Menorah parade that is scheduled to take place Monday night. Contrary to what was understood before, those who participated in the parade last year will still have to register for this year’s parade.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Shirley Katzoff, 84, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Shirley Katzoff, a resident of Crown Heights all her life. She was the wife of Reb Chaim Meir Katzoff, OBM, who served as a mashba”k of the Previous Rebbe. She was 84 years old.
Netanyahu Invokes Lubavitcher Rebbe on Facebook
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked the words spoken to him by the Lubavitcher Rebbe for a second time this week, in a post to his Facebook page.
Heiman’s Bus Driver Bar Mitzvah’d During Breakdown
A Heiman’s bus traveling from New York packed with people broke down in Plattsburgh, NY early Friday morning on its way to Montreal. During the three and a half hour wait for a new bus, the driver received an impromptu Bar Mitzvah after several Lubavitchers discovered that he was Jewish.
Video: Shmoozing with Kids About Chanukah (Part 2)
In this eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video will be released each day of Chanukah.
Picture of the Day: Publicizing the Miracle in Philly
Rabbi Levi Haskelevich, director of Chabad at the University of Pennsylvania, lights a public Menorah at the 30th Street Station, the main train station in Philadelphia.
Spiritual Gravity: The Need for Human Effort
Ever since the dawn of time, man has been preoccupied with making life easier. The desire to make life work-free has spurred the invention of the wheel, the industrial and technological revolutions and the continuous onslaught of new gadgets and inventions. But has the quality of life become any better as a result?
RCCS Chinese Auction Split-the-Pot Exceeds $300,000
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, with tens of thousands listening and watching via a multi-channeled simulcast, the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society (RCCS) awarded their Split-the-Pot jackpot of over $300,000 to the Weiss Family of Monsey, NY.
