This shabbas, 17 Iyar 5784, marks the (first) Yahrtzeit of my beloved Rosh Yeshiva and Mashpia: Rabbi Michoel Akiva Gershon A”H Wagner – Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto. I would like to share with all of you the last personal conversation that I had with Rabbi Akiva.
Shavi Slodowitz grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Bais Rivkah High School. Being a somewhat difficult student, she lacked the motivation she needed to grow. In the most unusual way, the Rebbe channeled her passions into personal growth and academic success.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will begin accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, reopening a waitlist that has been closed to general applications for nearly 15 years.
A large delegation of about seventy Shluchim from Paris and the surrounding area arrived yesterday to support the Jewish community in Rouen after they suffered an arson attack by a terrorist. The attack caused significant damage to a Shul run by Rabbi Shmuel Lubecki.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed after his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday.
Artistic and skilled Bochurim and girls are building magnificent floats for the upcoming parade that are sure to steal the spotlight.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas.
A tip to the Crown Heights Shomrim Hotline led to a second arrest today in a crime spree that took place in Crown Heights last Sunday.
Tens of community members and mispallelim gathered Sunday at the Har Shalom Cometary in Rockland County for the Kevurah of three Sifrei Torah, destroyed when a Shul in Pomona Heights went up in flames last month.
Mendel Goldman (Philadelphia, PA) to Chayale Tennenhaus (Hollywood, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
At a meeting of the Netzigim of Crown Heights held Wednesday night, the representatives of Crown Heights Shuls met to plan the “Meet the Candidates” forum that will take place Monday night, May 20, 8pm at Lubavitcher Yeshivah (New Side Hall), and to discuss the details of the upcoming election for Directors of CHJCC and Vaad Hakohol to be held on Sunday June 2.
On Tuesday night, Bochurim from 40 Yeshivos around the world united in a Moshiach Chidon learning initiative, demonstrating their commitment to promoting learning about Moshiach and bringing Achdus among Yeshiva Bochurim worldwide.
As HatzalahThon 5 takes flight, each city becomes part of something so much bigger. Strangers transform into brothers, and unknown faces become close friends. Together, we develop a pulsing heart that is unbreakable, with the knowledge that we are stronger when we stand as one.
Dr. Yitzchak Block is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. Upon the Rebbe’s instructions, he disregarded his desire to avoid academic conferences. One time, however, the Rebbe seemed to go too far.
You may have noticed flyers around town raising questions about Trader Joe’s. They said things like, “Is the long drive really necessary?” and “are chili lime chips really worth the drive?” The truth is, it was never really about Trader Joe’s.
Baruch Hashem, with all hurdles out of the way of this exciting dream for a professional home, Hatzalah is poised to not only continue being there for the community, but to do so on an entirely new level.
New York’s Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system is expected to be unavailable on Sunday, May 19, 2024, between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. New York’s EBT system will be changing over to a new EBT vendor during this timeframe.
