On the eve of the Jewish new year – Rosh Hashana – a Chabad House’s menorah was torched. The NYPD is investigating the incident, which occurred on Ocean Parkway in the heart of Brooklyn, as a hate crime.
Levi and Rochel Leah (nee Friedman) Greisman (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 729 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
At the conclusion of the outgoing year, Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications have released some figures for the last four quarters. Some 145 out-of-print Seforim have been reprinted alongside 46 new titles, for a total of over 500,000 copies printed.
Dozens of Chasidim and Mekurovim celebrated the completion of a new Sefer Torah at the Alter Rebbe’s Ohel in Hadiach, Ukraine.
6-year-old Yehuda Schneerson blows a shofar that he made during the Chabad of Camarillo and Jews Out Learning Together (JOLT) pre-High Holiday community outing, which took place last week in Southern California.
Two chance encounters. Two spontaneous, unexpected events – a young woman’s decision to attend a festive Shabbat dinner at the The Ohio State University Chabad House; a young man’s reflection on a provocative conversation at an Orthodox summer camp – set in motion a series of transformative changes in two Jewish adults.
Thousands of Breslov Chasidim who are making their way to Uman for Rosh Hashana have experienced the warm and generous hospitality of Rabbi Shaul Horowitz, chief rabbi and Shliach to Vinnitza, Ukraine.
While honey may play a pivotal role in the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana, few if any give much thought to the thick, gold colored substance that will be gracing the tables of Jewish families worldwide. Yet for chasidic beekeeper Uri Laio, honey, and the bees that produce it, are not just part of a holiday observance, but a focal point of his life.
Astor & Black Custom LLC, a once successful company founded by Lubavitcher David Schottenstein, is shutting its doors and filing for bankruptcy liquidation.
The Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Dovid Lau, has called for more humane treatment of the chickens used in the Kapparos ceremony performed by most orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Every Motzei Shabbos over the past 5 months of the Australian winter, about 50 fathers and sons would arrive at the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Sydney to learn together, while enjoying light refreshments, a story and a raffle.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Leah Edelman, OBM, of Paris, France.
Two intrepid young rabbis are going “up the river” for the High Holidays — to a federal lockup in Brooklyn, where they will lead Rosh Hashana services for Jewish convicts.
Going for a walk Monday evening, our photographer observed crews hard at work cleaning up the mounds of trash left behind by the hundreds of thousands of revelers, who paraded down Eastern Parkway that day to celebrate West Indian heritage and culture.
Chassidic rapper Ari Lesser busts out some rhymes in his latest composition in honor of Rosh Hashana.
Back in 2009, Rabbi Benny Zippel of Chabad of Utah hosted a workshop on the upcoming Jewish New Year. While blowing the Shofar, family dog Chewy decided to join in and add his voice to the mix.
It’s Labor Day once again, which brings up some very important questions: Where is the best Labor Day sale? Where did I put my dark hats?
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