With lawmakers in Washington at loggerheads over the same issues they’ve been arguing about for more than five years, the federal government has partially shut down.
Avremel and Nechamie Popack (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 317 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.]
On Sunday, the Yahrtzeit of Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berdichev, two elderly Jewish men underwent a Bris Milah in Vinnitza, a town in central Ukraine just a few dozen miles down the road from Berdichev.
Yitzchok and Nina (nee Rosenfeld) Naparstek (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
A motion to ban the non-medical circumcision of males younger than 18 has been presented to the Swedish parliament.
A new letter from the Rebbe to President Ronald Reagan sheds light on the Rebbe’s approach to education – not just for Jews, but for all humankind.
A disturbing video has emerged from yesterday’s annual bikers’ event in New York City, showing the shocking moment a Range Rover drove through a crowd of motorbikes as it tried to escape a mob of dozens of bikers that surrounded it.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Eliyahu Raitport, OBM, a longtime resident of Boro Park, at the age of 87. He was known as a brilliant inventor who loved to Daven B’avodah. Levaya and Shiva info added.
Avraham Edery, a young Lubavitcher Cinematographer, captures the sights, sounds and spirit of Tishrei in Crown Heights in this short but captivating film.
A mobile Sukkah with several Bochurim on board brought the Mitzvah of Lulav and Esrog – as well as eating in the Sukkah – to many Jews in the shadow of the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Menachem Silberg (Jerusalem, Israel) and Chana Lewis (Crown Heights)
Chevra Ahavas Yisroel, 306 Albany Ave. [between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]
Yisroel Israily (Montreal, Canada) and Devory Krawiec (Crown Heights)
Eshel, 272 Kingston Ave. [between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]
On Wednesday, Hoshana Raba, a man claiming to be Jewish entered 770 and began chatting with an Israeli bochur about the gospel and J.C. with the aid of a Hebrew translator.
If you missed the show last night, you weren’t the only one. A sellout crowd turned out for 8th Day’s Simchas Beis Hashoevah at Cheder Chabad in Baltimore. More than 690 seats were sold to enjoy the energy that only 8th Day delivers.
After an extensive search for a suitable location for the Gala Banquet of Kinus HaShluchim 5774, the organizers of the Kinus unveil their choice. The Banquet, one of the largest events of its kind in New York City, is a celebration of the worldwide Shluchim and the Chabad- Lubavitch movement.
A keen eyed Crown Heights resident spotted U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut) at the Chocolatte coffee shop in Crown Heights yesterday.
Rabbi Tzvi and Noa Rivkin, Shluchim to Bangalore, India’s 3rd largest city, have been on their feet for the past month, serving the diverse Jewish community of locals, businessmen and tourists from all over the world.
The Levitin Family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father, Reb Binyomin, OBM; at 482 Crown St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.] until Thursday morning. Shacharis – 7:00 and 9:30 Mincha – Shkia Maariv – Tzeis By request of the family, please do not […]
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