Picture of the Day: A Higher Calling
A police officer takes a quick break from his patrol to attend to his spiritual needs outside Oholei Torah on Eastern Parkway.
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Rabbi Krinsky Tells All in California Interview
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, trusted secretary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, granted an interview to the Chabad community in California, revealing many details about his work in the Mazkirus for the first time ever.
Op-Ed: Our Choice for Mayor is Clear
Old timers in Chabad and the larger frum community remember all too well the 1991 Crown Heights riots and a New York City that suffered from high crime, unsafe streets and an unresponsive mayor’s office. To them, the transformation of New York under Giuliani and Bloomberg, from an ungovernable Gotham to becoming the safest large city in the country, is truly remarkable.
by Shmuel Winiarz
Left: Rabbi Elazar Green. Right: F&M University.
Rabbi Makes F&M Students Feel at Home
Rabbi Elazar Green is just like a college student. He’s up all hours of the night.
Lancaster Online
Friendship Circle Offers Zumba for Special Needs Girls
This winter, the long hours of Motzei Shabbos will no longer be a drag for young women with special needs. For the first time ever, the Teens & Twenties division of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn will be hosting weekly Zumba classes geared specifically for these young woman.
Volunteers prepare meals for bushfire victims in Chabad's 'Our Big Kitchen.'
Chabad Assists Australia Bushfire Victims
Bushfires are currently raging across New South Wales in southeastern Australia, creating a devastating impact on thousands of people and continuing to threaten many homes.
Photos: Brunoy Welcomes Talmidei HaShluchim
Joyous singing and dancing, followed by Divrei Torah, took place at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Brunoy, France as the students and faculty welcomed a group of Talmidei HaShluchim, Yeshiva graduates who will spend the year studying with and assisting the junior students.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Sholom Dovber Raskin, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Sholom Dovber Raskin, OBM, of London, UK.
Music Video: The Thirst of a Soul
In honor of the upcoming annual Kinus Hashluchim, Israeli singing sensation Gad Elbaz has joined forces with noted filmmaker Danny Finkelman in a moving clip that depicts the Jewish soul’s longing for its Creator.
Chabad on Campus to Tackle Alcohol Abuse
The college years represent a time of intellectual advancement and personal growth. They also present some unique social opportunities that will inevitably put young men and women face to face with alcohol and other substances that could potentially be very dangerous.
Study: Spanking Tied to Later Aggression Among Kids
Think spanking will help teach an out of control child to stay in line? A new study suggests the opposite may be true.
Reuters
Today at approximately 2:15, a middle aged Jewish man was walking down Eastern Parkway near Brooklyn Ave. when he heard someone yell “dirty Jew.”
Man Attacked by Thug Calling Him ‘Dirty Jew’
Today at approximately 2:15, a middle aged Jewish man was walking down Eastern Parkway near Brooklyn Ave. when he heard someone yell “dirty Jew.”
New Engagement!
Danny Winterfeld (Montreal, Canada) and Lian Simmon (Sydney, Australia)
Rabbi Avraham Wolff cuts the ribbon to a new orphanage in Odessa.
Shliach Key Player in Bid for Israeli Corporation
Rabbi Avraham Wolff, Chabad Shliach and chief rabbi of Odessa, Ukraine, is helping Ukrainian billionaire Alexander Granovsky and Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner take control of Israel’s IDB Holding, a multi-million dollar corporation.
P-Tech High School on Albany Ave.
Obama to Visit Crown Heights on Friday
President Barrack Obama will visit a Crown Heights high school he mentioned in his State of the Union Address this year while in New York for Democratic fundraisers on Friday.
NY Daily News
Picture of the Day: Baba Sali’s Nephew in Crown Heights
Rabbi Yechiel Abuchazera, chief rabbi of Ramla, Israel and nephew of the revered Baba Sali, was spotted this afternoon enjoying a refreshment in Chocolatte, a Crown Heights Cafe.
Chabad Makes Colorado Collegians Feel at Home
When attending Chabad of Northern Colorado’s traditional Friday night Shabbat dinner, come hungry.
by Ellie Mulder - Collegian
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