Baby Girl!
Levi and Chaya Greenberg from Budapest, Hungary had a baby girl!
Picture of the Day
This moment of levity was captured in a photograph as Rabbi Mendel Goldstein convinces Rabbi Eliyahu Shain, a Crown Heights Rov and famed Mohel, to hop on the back of his bike for a quick ride. The smiles all round were well worth it.
Lubavitch Educational Center Rebrands, Shows Off New Look at Annual Dinner
After years of unprecedented growth, Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, Florida is rebranding, presenting a refreshing and meaningful logo that represents the school and its values.
Video of the Day
At the Lubavitch Educational Center’s annual dinner this week in Miami, Florida, the theme of the day was “On the Front”, highlighting the work of the soldiers fighting on the front lines in Gaza. During the evening, the parents of a lone IDF soldier from Miami were called up for a special message from their son. Unbeknownst to them, he had set up another surprise for them.
SUNDAY: Torah Dedication In Memory Of Rabbi Shimon Raichik
A Sefer Torah dedication ceremony will be taking place this Sunday at Chabad of Burbank in memory of Rabbi Shimon Raichik OBM.
Moscow Yeshiva Students Disperse Throughout All of Russia For Mivtzoim
This unique journey, with the goal of bringing light to thousands of Jews all over the vast country, was sponsored by Chassidic philanthropist Reb Yehuda Davidov as a project of his Fund 770, which was set up to assist Russia’s Jews.
BDE: Mrs. Mussia Schtroks, 90, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Mussia Schtroks OBM, a member of the London Chabad community and matriarch of a large Lubavitch family. She passed away on the 25th of Adar 1, 5784.
Flood Watch and Travel Advisory Issued For Thursday in NYC
The New York City Emergency Management Department today issued a Travel Advisory for heavy rain and flooding tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6, into Thursday, March 7.
Jimmy Carter Confronted Darkest Days of His Presidency With the Light of the Menorah
A year ago, on Feb 18, 2023, former President Jimmy Carter, the longest living U.S. head of state, entered home hospice care. In the year since, he lost his wife Rosalynn and celebrated his 99th birthday. This year also marks 50 years since the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, launched the Chanukah awareness campaign in the winter of 1973. Six years later, in 1979, President Carter inaugurated the National Menorah outside of the White House, a milestone event which helped popularize similar public menorah lightings around the United States and the world.
New Torah To Be Dedicated At Chabad of South Broward in Honor of Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth OBM
You are invited to join the Hallendale Beach Jewish community for a Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah, on Sunday, March 17, 7 Adar Sheni dediated in memory of Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth OBM.
Teens Reflect On Impact of Crown Heights Community
From backgrounds as diverse as the colors of their beanies, CTeen Shabbaton participants described encountering the Crown Heights community throughout the weekend as an eye-opening experience.
Urgent Help Needed for A Large Family on the Verge of Losing Their Home
A yungerman from Anash is grappling with an overwhelming and unimaginable crisis. The weight of unpaid bills, mounting loans, and the crushing burden of a past huge medical expense will force him to sell his house and lose his job, the main source of income.
Video of the Day
Famous Lubavitch singer Avraham Friedman, AKA Avraham Fried, was heading to Eretz Yisroel from Miami after singing at the LEC annual dinner Monday night. While at the ELAL Terminal of Miami International Airport he discovered the Chabad Air booth manned by Rabbi Levi Kurinsky. He had a message to give.
Baby Boy!
Shimi and Devora Leah (nee Preger) Russell from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Gallery #2: The CTeen Shabbaton Through Another Lens
Crown Heights Photographer Mendelsphotography was present at this year’s annual CTeen Shabbaton and captured the amazing moments through another lens. This gallery covers the CTeen visit to the Empire State Building and Friday breakfast.
Five More People Arrested and Charged With EBT Skimming and Theft
This past week, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an indictment charging five people with fraud and aggravated identity theft for various ATM skimming-related crimes perpetrated between May 2022 and February 2023, was partially unsealed.
Jewish Campus Leaders Unite for Israel
Chabad on Campus International spearheaded a monumental convening of Jewish campus leaders in Israel. The diverse representation was unprecedented.
