Not since Melanie Griffith donned a sheitel to play an undercover cop in the 1992 film “A Stranger Among Us,” has an A-list celebrity (not counting Matisyahu) brought an entourage film crew into chasidic Brooklyn.
On January 16th over 160 teachers and educators from over 20 Chabad schools around the New York area – some as far as New Haven and Philadelphia – joined together to learn and network at a joint Inservice Day, organized by Devora Krasnianski of the Chabad Early Childhood Education (CECE) Network, a project of The Shluchim Office. Mrs. Shternie Raskin and Mrs. Chanie Rogatsky of Kiddie Korner, the Chabad preschool in Brooklyn Heights, hosted the event.
Kollel Menachem of Melbourne, Australia recently hosted a training seminar for local Shluchim. Guest speaker Rabbi Ari Shishler of South Africa presented on the topic of Strategies for Effective Adult Education. Rabbi Shishler shared his insights and experience as a popular speaker and as Director of Adult Education at the central Chabad House of Johannesburg.
In this 17th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how an young NKVD officer from Dnepropetrovsk illegaly sent them a food package which likely saved their lives.
A group of Rabbonim in Israel, including Rabbis Yaroslavsky and Ashkenazi, recently released a letter stating that videos of the Rebbe are so important that you can even use maaser money to buy them.
Crown Heights [CHI] — A fire broke out this afternoon in a Jewish home on Montgomery Street. Firefighters responded within minutes, and had the fire under control soon thereafter. Thank G-d the family managed to escape safely and no one was hurt.
While the Rebbe’s sensitivity to every Jew is well-known, recordings of direct interactions between the Rebbe and individuals with special needs, or their parents, are quite rare.
In my last blog post, I wrote about the genesis of my book, “Among Righteous Men,” and the emotional connection I often felt to Crown Heights, the Brooklyn neighborhood where the book is set.
The spiritual center of the Landfield Avenue Synagogue returned home Tuesday as a crowd of jubilant members and supporters carried the congregation’s once-stolen Torah from the Monticello police station to the synagogue.
Israeli ‘Kvutzah’ Bochurim gathered in the 749 Mikvah to surprise one of their friends with a birthday party.
A New York City councilman is calling for the creation of an inspector general’s office to oversee the police department.
On January 26, Rabbi Alexander and Leah Namdar, Chabad representatives to Sweden, were served at their home with a notice by Gothenburg’s school authorities: Four of their children presently studying at an international online school must be delivered to a Swedish school by February 1. Failure to do so may result in a fine of 16000 crown—the equivalent of $2400 per week.
I did not set out to write a book about Jews. In fact, I was warned repeatedly against it — by friends, acquaintances, publishing professionals.
For the past four years, graduate student Kelly Scovone has vacationed in Key Largo, Fla., during her mid-winter break. She settles in an oceanfront condo with full amenities, a 15-minute drive to a deep water marina that features snorkeling, scuba diving, and water skiing. But although there are boundless opportunities for adventure right at her fingertips, she barely ventures into the great outdoors at all.
On a visit to Israel, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird told an audience of 350 at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum that “Israel has no greater friend in the world than Canada.” He then surprised them by saying “Canada does not stand behind Israel… .” After a slight pause he continued: “Canada stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel” in any threats and challenges it may face. He was met with warm applause.
Throughout the week, students from Oholei Torah are busy preparing for Yud Shevat, by learning basi legani and all the minhagim of the day.
If you have an upnapid New York City parking ticket, today is the last chance to have the fine reduced. The popular program, which reduces parking tickets by one third if you wave your right to contest the ticket, was axed by Mayor Bloomberg, and will expire tonight, Tuesday, at midnight.
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