Shaul Spitzer, a follower of the Skverer Rebbe, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for first-degree assault in the attack on Aron Rottenberg at 4:15 a.m. May 22 during an attempt to burn down the family’s home on Truman Avenue in New Square.
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Under the leadership of Shluchim to Tasmania Rabbi Yossi and Rochel Gordon, the Pesach Seder was celebrated in two cities on the Australian island – Hobart and Launceston – with about 80 in attendance for both nights. The Hobart Sedarim were hosted by David and Penina Clark. The Sedarim in Launceston were held in the Chabad House, and enjoyed by both locals and tourists.
Meet the Jewish Youth Network (JYN). Formerly the Chabad Youth Network (CYN), the five-year-old non-profit organization has changed its name to reflect its mandate and broader clientele as it attracts teens from across the Jewish community.
An electrical power line burst into flames in front of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Montreal today, knocking out power to the entire area.
An FDNY 9/11 hero died battling a three-alarm blaze that ripped through a Brooklyn warehouse Monday, the first city firefighter to perish in the line of duty since 2009.
Growing up, South Euclid, Ohio resident Matthew Palevsky spent almost every summer and winter break at the Friendship Circle of Cleveland’s day camp.
A major Israel TV station on Sunday night broadcast a detailed report on how Israel will go about attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities in the event that diplomacy and sanctions fail and Israel decides to carry out a military strike.
A 15-year-old Yeshiva student was mugged and assaulted on his way home from school today. He was rescued by a Good Samaritan who boldly intervened. Sadly, the NYPD as usual failed to demonstrate professionalism when handling the case.
This past Yud Aleph Nissan, a Mitzvah Tank in the parade was involved in a collision and all their passengers had to hitch a ride on a neighboring tank to get back home. Nevertheless, they arrived at 770 in good spirits.
In this 26th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how one year, while still in Yekatrinoslav, they were visited for the high holidays by two Chazzanim from Moscow who inspired all with their melodies and stories.
When you walk into a typical Lubavitch yeshivah gedolah, you see bochurim sitting over seforim and conversing. They are presumably discussing whatever is inside the sefer open in front of them. It looks pretty good.
Close to 100 people turned up for the annual Kinus Torah on Tuesday Chol Hamoed Pesach at Merkaz Menachem – Lubavitch House in London, UK.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet one of the true greats in the Jewish world today, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, who will deliver a number of lectures at the National Jewish Retreat.
Crownheights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph taken in Vilna, Lithuania before World War two. Can you identify any of the eight Chassidim posing in the picture?
Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article
Over 500 Israeli backpackers and local Jews participated in Chabad’s seder in Bariloce, Argentina. The city’s Chabad center is the southernmost Jewish community in the world, and over 1,200 miles away from the nearest Jewish center.
Last fall, a small group of American Jewish tourists stood facing the statue of Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem in Russia. Not unusual; there’s a statue of Sholom Aleichem in Kiev, Ukraine. However, this took place in Siberia, in an area once called “the Soviet Zion,” or “the first Jewish socialist (communist) city in the world,” or “Stalin’s answer to Zionism.”
Members of the Chabad Beis Aryeh Shul in Lod are seeking to understand where the Sefer Torah went. Gabbaim opened the Aaron Kodesh to find the Torah missing. They seem to be confused, uncertain if it was stolen or taken by a member of the kehila.
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