A New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve derailed and came to rest only inches from the water Sunday, killing four people, injuring more than 60 and sending a chain of toppled cars shaped like a backward question mark trailing off the track, authorities said.
A public Hanukkah menorah erected in downtown Budapest was vandalized. The menorah, erected by Chabad, is located in the center of downtown Budapest, opposite the Western Railway station.
The Mitzvah Tank Parade office has issued a clarification regarding the annual Chanukah Menorah parade that is scheduled to take place Monday night. Contrary to what was understood before, those who participated in the parade last year will still have to register for this year’s parade.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Shirley Katzoff, a resident of Crown Heights all her life. She was the wife of Reb Chaim Meir Katzoff, OBM, who served as a mashba”k of the Previous Rebbe. She was 84 years old.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked the words spoken to him by the Lubavitcher Rebbe for a second time this week, in a post to his Facebook page.
A Heiman’s bus traveling from New York packed with people broke down in Plattsburgh, NY early Friday morning on its way to Montreal. During the three and a half hour wait for a new bus, the driver received an impromptu Bar Mitzvah after several Lubavitchers discovered that he was Jewish.
In this eight-part video series by Shmideo, Rabbi Itche Kadoozy and his associates shmooze with kids about Chanukah. A new video will be released each day of Chanukah.
Rabbi Levi Haskelevich, director of Chabad at the University of Pennsylvania, lights a public Menorah at the 30th Street Station, the main train station in Philadelphia.
Ever since the dawn of time, man has been preoccupied with making life easier. The desire to make life work-free has spurred the invention of the wheel, the industrial and technological revolutions and the continuous onslaught of new gadgets and inventions. But has the quality of life become any better as a result?
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, with tens of thousands listening and watching via a multi-channeled simulcast, the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society (RCCS) awarded their Split-the-Pot jackpot of over $300,000 to the Weiss Family of Monsey, NY.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe watching the Menorah being lit in Buenos Aires, Argentina via satellite at ‘Chanukah Live!’ in 1991.
Chabad of Surrey, British Columbia, directed by Rabbi Falik and Simie Schtroks, hosted a fun and entertaining ‘Iron Chef’ competition to see who could make the most delicious Chanukah themed delicacy.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Motty Lipskier will lead a discussion on the topic: Mud Made of Chanukah and Thanksgiving.
‘Chanukah on Fire’ was the theme of this year’s Friendship Circle Chanukah Party, hosted at the Jewish Children’s Museum. Families came and enjoyed a delicious barbecue dinner, fire show, face painting, photo booth and an array of crafts and fun for all ages, arranged by Rabbi Berel and Chani Majesky.
Close to 200 people came out in the rain to celebrate the first night of Chanukah in Monroe, where New Jersey’s largest Menorah was lit.
Sholom and Leah (nee Katz) Laine
350 Lefferts Ave. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.] Apt. #4E
Zalman and Dassie Shenur
1428 President St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]
Tzali and Rochel Laufer
617 Empire Blvd. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]
Efraim and Menucha Rubin
742 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.] Apt. #4B
Yoni and Rivky (nee Friedman) Katz
701 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]
Choni and Sarah (nee Nemni) Shagalow
732 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.]
Nissen and Beila Nemanow
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Yoni and Rivky (nee Friedman) Katz (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 701 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]
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