Chabad shluchim in Ukraine do not feel safe amid growing anti-Semitism, despite increased efforts by local police. Two pig heads were placed in a shul a number of days ago in Sevastopol, a city in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
A brand new Sefer Torah was completed this afternoon at the Ohel. The new Torah was written and completed in memory of Mrs. Devorah Krinsky OBM, wife of Rabbi Yehudah Krinsky YBDL, Chairman of Merkos Linyonei Chinuch. Its writing began on the eve of the Shloshim to her passing.
At around 4:15pm today, Wednesday, as children all over the neighborhood were making their way home from school, a number of Jewish kids were pelted with rocks – and one of whom was struck in the face – in a random attack perpetrated by youth believed to be from a nearby public school.
When a photo they published of a man on the subway allowing another to sleep on his shoulder undisturbed went viral, the Facebook group Charidy decided to see for themselves how many people would let a random stranger sleep on their shoulder on the subway.
About 80 rabbis and leaders of the Bucharian Jewish community gathered in Elmhurst, Queens for a gala dinner last week. The dinner was arranged by local Shluchim Rabbi Zalman Zalmanov and Rabbi Yitzchok Wolowik, along with community leader Mr. Simcha Eliyashev.
Appearing on Real News TV, Lubavitcher Dovid Efune, Editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal, said that sanctions on Iran should be escalated until the country volunteers to halt its nuclear program.
While their fathers participated in the International Kinus Hashluchim earlier this month, the ‘Tzeirai Hashluchim’ had a program of their own, from which they drew inspiration for the rest of the year.
Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, presented a special lecture for parents on identifying and treating childhood anxiety and OCD disorders at an Oholei Torah PTA event.
Binyomin and Ephrat Zahava (nee Shagalov) Lieblich (Crown Heights)
Of the various famous artists one can easily notice that the 16th century painter Rembrandt van Rijn was in close rapport with simple people and common everyday life.
A young Jewish woman was stuck by a car at the intersection of Empire Blvd. and Albany Ave. today at around 11:30am.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Gimpel Orimland, OBM, father of Rabbi Yaacov Orimland (AKA ‘Rabbi O’) of YNS. He was one month shy of his 90th birthday.
The Jewish community of S. Paulo, Brazil turned out in droves for their first ever Chinese auction, the proceeds of which are to benefit the Chabad Yeshiva in the city.
When Mrs. Mushky Glitsenstein returned to her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and son as the new shluchim in town, she had her eyes set on the youth.
Society around us sends many messages about parenting, and they are not necessarily positive. Some people feel that children are a hindrance, that they “cramp our style” and limit our ability to “enjoy life.” What is the Torah response to this attitude and how does one endeavor to raise respectful, purpose-driven children?
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