Over 1,000 men turned out for a barbecue supporting the vital work of the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society, which provides assistance in the form of medical insurance and doctor referrals for those diagnosed with yenem machlah. The event took place in Flatbush on the closed-off E. 22nd Street and Avenue I, in front of the home of Pinny and Yaffa Rand, who hosted the event.
About one thousand visitors and members of the Kiryat Arba community in Israel joined the dedication of the new Beis Chaya Mushka House, Tuesday, August 7. Perched in the Judean Hills overlooking the Cave of the Patriarchs, it will be the center of activities hosted by Rabbi Rafael and Mushka Brod, new emissaries to the Kiryat Arba-Hebron area. The Brods will be the fourth couple to serve the area, and will focus on youth activities as well as Torah classes.
If Max Zwain had to describe his trip to Israel in one word, he would choose “amazing.”
Two months ago, Miriam Leichtling’s parents lost their jobs within a week of each other. For several months, Leichtling, a New York designer who has led several organized trips to Israel, had been agonizing over how to scrape together enough money to send her parents, ages 66 and 71, to Israel. But the cost of airfare for three – normally starting at about $1,000 per ticket, with a layover — was prohibitive.
Yossele and Miriam Bryna (nee Steinmetz) Shuchat (Crown Heights)
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Mr. Shmuel (Sami) Rohr, renowned philanthropist and patriarch of the Rohr family, passed away Sunday, August 5. He was was 86. Mr. Rohr, through the Rohr Family Foundation, spearheaded a renaissance of Jewish life and literacy in Jewish communities and on university campuses around the world. Today the Rohr family name is synonymous with Jewish education and outreach.
The bochurim of the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ traveled to the Rebbe’s resting place in Queens, in honor of the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s father. Returning to Brooklyn, they took a tour of the Aguch library in 770, hearing all about the life of Reb Levik, and seeing his Torah writings, which were smuggled out of the Soviet Union by his wife, Rebbetzin Chana.
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In honor of Chof Av, Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s father Reb Levik, the Rebbe’s house at 1304 President St. will be open for Ma’ariv, tonight, Tuesday, at 9:00pm.
The new Chabad center of Cote St. Luc in Montreal is near completion. The ceramic tiles from China for the lower level are due any day now, and a permanent Aron Kodesh for the main sanctuary upstairs will be ready soon, by Rosh Hashanah, IY”H; but 11 Torahs are in place, and for all intents and purposes, the tiles and the Aron amount to finishing touches.
A middle-aged African-American male was caught on surveillance video attempting to force his way into a Jewish residence. At about 2:00am last night, the suspect approached the home on Montgomery St. and blocked the peephole with a “Shir Hamaalos” card. Luckily, the inhabitants decided not to open the door; there is no telling what he intended to do if the door had been opened.
While organizers of the Siyum HaShas declined to create a live feed from MetLife Stadium for the thousands of people who were unable to attend the event, one young man took matters, literally, into his own hands and one small act of chesed, intended to benefit a few friends, turned into a five hour long live stream that was ultimately seen by tens of thousands of viewers.
Why would a father of two who writes songs for a living put down his mike and get on his bike?
Police Officer Albert Mammon, 32, played ‘Shadchan’ on the Coney Island Boardwalk earlier this summer — and this month, two of the young Jews he introduced got engaged.
There is a tendency within Chabad to be quick to call out and put down another sector of the orthodox community when something is being done within Chabad that one may not approve of. For example, a report on someone taking a hard stance on Tznius usually results in comments such as “who do you think we are, Satmar?”
5-year-old Yossi Stambler, a young Shliach from Warsaw, Poland, took to the stage at a wedding in Paris and astounded the crowd.
Hundreds of Shluchim, Anash and family members honored their beloved patron and supporter Mr. Sami Rohr, escorting him to his resting place on Har Hazeisim in Yerushalayim. His levaya symbolized his life – quiet and modest.
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Alexander Hecht‘s family thank all those who took part in the efforts of bringing about his recovery. There were many.
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