A brazen daytime bombing that killed seven people and injured dozens on a bus full of Israeli tourists was most likely a suicide attack, Bulgarian officials said Thursday. Israel stood by its claim that Iranian-backed Hezbollah was responsible and vowed to hit back. [Update: Freed Guantanamo detainee?]
Driving down Nostrand Ave. yesterday, a Crown Heights resident saw something shocking occur in broad daylight. The incident was captured on his ‘dash cam’ video, and he shared it with us and our readers. Can you spot it? (Hint: Unfortunately, it isn’t much of an anomaly in this area)
Photographer Meir Alfasi recently traveled to the mountains of Bolivia, where he brought Judaism to fellow Yidden some of the most remote places on earth.
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Recently I took a trip with my nieces and nephews to visit my parents, their grandparents. The kids are two, four, and six years old, which means their enrollment in the Crown Heights school systems has varied from one year to three years, to none. They are sweet children, reminding me of all that is pure and good, and of complete naivety. On this trip, they also reminded me of something else.
MyShliach sent care packages of nosh and prizes to yaldei hashluchim in sixteen overnight camps, including CGI of Parksville, Detroit, Orlando, Pardas Chanah, Camp Emunah, Camp HASC, Camp Simcha, Jewish Girls’ Retreat and Camp Keilie.
In the aftermath of the horrific terror attack in Bugras, Bulgaria earlier today that targeted Israeli tourists, local Chabad rabbis are playing a pivotal humanitarian role that includes providing food, drink and clothing, translating, responding to concerned family members and ministering to the dead and wounded.
Hazy, hot and humid conditions across the Tri-State on Wednesday gave way to severe thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands in and around Monsey. Nevertheless, Lubavicther Yehudah Goldberg has light and electricity due to a wise purchase he made last winter.
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A kosher community kitchen in Sydney celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday by preparing hundreds of meals for the needy.
A short-lived but severe thunderstorm just passed through Crown Heights, knocking down a large tree branch under which an unlucky resident parked his/her vehicle. The mishap occurred on Crown St. between Brooklyn and New York Ave. The fallen branch has completely blocked off the road, causing police to divert traffic to other streets.
Lubavitcher entrepreneur Eli Posner lives in Nashua, New Hampshire along with his business partner Mendel Mangel. This afternoon a fire broke out and ravaged their apartment, destroying most of what’s inside and overwhelming the town’s firefighters. In an interview with a local newspaper, Eli credits the fact that he and his friend escaped unharmed to the Mezuzahs affixed to the doors of their apartment.
We received this open letter from Devorah Leah Leopold in which she describes her inspiration to say tehilim for a critically ill teenage boy, Alexander Hecht.
Mendy and Chanie Krinsky (Needham, MA)
The newly-wed bride dons her Sheitel, and the Oprah Winfrey Network pays a visit to a Crown Heights wig-maker to learn how and why married Hasidic women hide their hair with a store-bought substitute.
Please Note: Video briefly shows women dancing, view at your discretion.
Talmidim and Staff of Y.S.P. in Morristown spent a day at Six Flags Great Adventure, where they enjoyed the great weather, rides and roller-coasters – and did Mivtzoim.
Mordechai and Malky Shain (Tenafly, NJ)
It was well after midnight when Rabbi Sholom B. Halberstam of Chicago ended the marathon 13-hour meeting of principals of “out-of-town” Mesivtas. They had convened as part of the annual “Kinus HaMechanchim” – educators conference, sponsored by the Merkos Chinuch Office.
The Oprah Winfrey Network presents a Traditional Hasidic Wedding: After knowing each other for just 4 months, Chava (nee Zviklin) and Michoel Shapiro wed in traditional Hasidic fashion, believing in time they will find the true love with each other that is only possible through the commitment of marriage.
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