Open Letter: A True Friend to a Stranger in Need
I just arrived home from a routine bike-ride, but it was not without the generous help of a special group in our community.
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by Menachem M. Gurevitz
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Picture of the Day: ULY Adds New Basketball Hoops
Ahead of the new school year, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street re-appropriated the two grass patches in front of their building as brand-new basketball courts for the students to enjoy during recess.
Video: Anti-Semite Learns He’s a Jew
What do you do when you learn you’re the very thing you hated? CBN News reports from Budapest on one man’s crisis and amazing transformation.
Inspected Mezuzah Found to Contain Printed Paper
A Jewish merchant in Manhattan was the proud owner of a beautiful looking Mezuzah which he purchased a few years back at a Judaica store. Last Friday, as two bochurim paid their weekly visit to his office, they suggested that – as is customary in the month of Elul – he allow them to inspect the Mezuzah and make sure every letter is Kosher.
Truck Destroys Parked Car on Union St.
Yesterday afternoon, a minivan parked on Union St. was almost completely crushed by a large truck, whose driver was attempting to navigate down the narrow street.
Friendship Circle Visits Citi Field, Meets Mets Captain
On Sunday, group of special children from Friendship Circle of Brookville and West Hempstead, Long Island, went on a trip to Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, where they got to meet the team captain David Wright.
Video: Yin and Yang
Get a humorous, witty, and telling in-depth look into the married life of Chabad personalities, Simon and Shaindy Jacobson.
Terrifying New Scam Targets New York Residents
“We have your son, send us $3,000, or else he dies.” This terrifying threat is what a member of the Crown Heights community heard when she picked up the phone one morning earlier this week.
Largest Jewish Center in Siberia Ready for Yomtov
Hundreds are expected to attend today the opening ceremony of what is being called the largest Jewish community center in Siberia. An open-air concert by Israeli musicians will be featured at the grand opening of the Beis Manachem Center in Novosibirsk, Russia.
JNet Announces Winners of Chai Elul Learning Campaign
From Australia to Guadeloupe to South Africa to Spain, hundreds participated in the JNet Chai Elul learning campaign.
New Engagement!
Dovid Moshe Ehrentreu (Toronto, Canada) and Hindy Plonka (Toronto, Canada)
L’chaim will be Sunday night, at 144 Millcroft Way, Thornhill, Ontario at 7:00pm.
New Engagement!
Chananya Levy (London, UK) and Sherel Liberty (Flatbush, NY)
Stony Brook Jewish Festival is Biggest Yet
From what folks have said about this year’s Jewish Summer Festival at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook, Long Island, it was a breeze. But that might have more to do with the weather than with the actual ease of planning such an event.
Times Beacon-Record
Makeshift Factory Produces Shofars in Northern Florida
Phil Gillespie placed the rams’ horn to the corner of his mouth and blew the homemade instrument, making a deep sound reminiscent of an old fog horn.
Clay Today
Israeli Filmmakers Bring Tanya to Life
Tanya Video Art is a series of short films, presenting deep concepts from the world of Tanya and Chassidut, in a very friendly and humorous way, reaching out to people who have never studied Tanya before.
Jon Voight — Chabadnik at Heart
On a recent afternoon at Lenny’s Deli in Westwood, Jon Voight reached into a black satchel and pulled out a well-worn copy of Paul Johnson’s “A History of the Jews,” then began reading aloud from the text, his fingers carefully tracing the words.
LA Jewish Journal
‘Not Just Another Rosh Hashana’
With Rosh Hashana coming in so early, it seems we we have less time than ever to get the kids settled from camp, ready for the school year, purchase Shul seats and plan meals – let alone have the opportunity to give proper thought and preparation to the spiritual side of the upcoming Yomim Tovim.
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