The US House of Representatives just voted to extend Daylight Saving Time right through the winter. What does this mean to Jewish people, whose religious routine is linked to the sun (which does not take orders from the Senate)?
Shloimie and Margie Denburg from Coral Springs, FL had twin boys!
Leibel and Sheina Kudan from Hollywood, FL had a baby boy!
By a vote of 104-313, the House overwhelmingly defeated a proposed legislative amendment that sought to eliminate $3.3 billion in taxpayer-funded military and foreign assistance destined for Israel in the upcoming fiscal year.
This past week, nearly 100 Chabad Young Professionals (CYP) Shluchim from around the globe gathered in Austin, Texas, for the annual CYP International Kinus, a two-day conference filled with learning, collaboration, and renewed inspiration.
The Crown Heights Republican Committee (CHRC) welcomed Nassau County Executive and Republican New York gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman for a visit of the Crown Heights neighborhood, the candidate for NY Governor met with local business owners and community members to discuss many of the issues affecting local residents.
The air quality reached unhealthy levels on Wednesday as the smoke from wildfires in Canada made its way to the tri-state region for a second day in a row.
On Shabbos Chukas, we had the privilege of hosting a wonderful family from Israel at Clifton Park Chabad. They spent Shabbos with us, enjoying the beauty of upstate New York, and after Shabbos they continued on to Manhattan—the Big Apple.
This approach is not new to Chabad — it reflects an approach the Rebbe championed for decades: the most powerful response to Jew-hatred is not to engage with the haters, but to invest in strengthening Jewish identity and Jewish life itself.
Today’s siyum will be given by Rabbi Mendel Greisman, Shliach to Northwest Arkansa, on Maseches Chagigah.
More than 350 residents of Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley contributed to the construction of a local mikvah. The first to be built in the state outside of Anchorage, the mikvah formally opened on June 30.
Seventy bochurim in Shiur Daled of Beis Medrash Oholei Torah celebrated an extraordinary accomplishment by completing the entire Meseches Bava Kamma baal peh in less than nine months.
Mrs. Orli Dubov will be sitting Shiova in Crown Heights following the passing of her brother Menachem (Meni) Avraham OBM. Times and location in extended article.
In a remarkable milestone of dedication, Hatomim Menachem Mendel Korik, a 15-year-old bochur at Mesivta Melbourne, successfully completed and was tested on all 53 perakim of Likkutei Amarim Tanya entirely by heart, bevas achas.
This past Sunday, Camp L’man Achai, a chapter of CKids International, welcomed parents and family members for a beautiful Visiting Day, giving them the opportunity to experience firsthand the incredible summer their children have been enjoying.
The book which so deeply touched this Jewish soul in a small town in California, culls the Rebbe’s guidance towards peace of mind from the Rebbe’s countless correspondences on the subject, using that wisdom to provide modern readers an actionable guide. Since publication in 2024, Letters for Life has become an international bestseller.
The Rubinson Family will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of Mordechai (Motti) Rubinson OBM. Times and location in extended article.
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