Picture of the Day: Newton Chabad House’s Close Call
The snowstorm that pelted the northeast brought down this tree limb right in front of the Lubavitch Jewish Center in Newtown, PA.
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Over 1,000 students exited Oholei Torah in order to attend the funeral of Reb Moshe Abelsky, their beloved and devoted bus driver. From there the entire school escorted the procession to 770, where hundreds more waited to escort the deceased chossid.
Thousands Attend Funeral of Beloved Bus Driver
Over 1,000 students exited Oholei Torah in order to attend the funeral of Reb Moshe Abelsky, their beloved and devoted bus driver. From there the entire school escorted the procession to 770, where hundreds more waited to escort the deceased chossid.
Chabad’s 4,000 Strong News Network
Ynet
CNN, Fox News or BBC – there is no news channel as networked as Chabad. None of these networks have 4,000 representatives all around the world capable of providing updated information upon request.
NY1
The New York City Police Department has released surveillance video in hopes of tracking down two men who they say opened fire on a Crown Heights street corner this week.
Pair Opens Fire on Crown Heights Street Corner
NY1
The New York City Police Department has released surveillance video in hopes of tracking down two men who they say opened fire on a Crown Heights street corner this week.
Secret to Marketing Success: Follow Chabad
In his new book “For Immediate Release,” Ronn Torossian reveals the secrets to marketing success. The following excerpt lists 7 lessons that can be learned from the success of Chabad-Lubavitch Media website Chabad.org:
Jewish Football Player Chooses Chabad as Neighbor
Baltimore Jewish Times
Abraham Mercado, place-kicker on the Morgan State Bears
Abraham Mercado is an Orthodox Jew who takes his religion seriously. He davens daily, attends shul regularly and will take his tallit if away from home on Shabbat. He also spends so much time explaining Judaism to his college friends that the 20-year-old jokingly claims he could write a 10,000-page book on the details of kosher food.
Two Arizona Chabad Houses Recieve Security Grants
Arizona Jewish News
Chabad-Lubavitch of Phoenix, AZ
Two Valley Jewish organizations have received grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase security in their respective facilities, as part of the department’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program.
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Reb Moshe Abelsky OBM at the age of 49.
Reb Moshe was entrusted with the extremely important job of ferrying children to and from school in the bus he drove for Oholei Torah for over 30 years.
He is survived by his wife Rochel and their children.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Reb Moshe Abelsky OBM
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Reb Moshe Abelsky OBM at the age of 49.
Reb Moshe was entrusted with the extremely important job of ferrying children to and from school in the bus he drove for Oholei Torah for over 30 years.
He is survived by his wife Rochel and their children.
Photos: CH Buried in Wet Snow in Rare October Storm
An unusually early and powerful nor’easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday on parts of the mid-Atlantic region, and it weighed down or toppled leafy trees and power lines to knock out power to 1.7 million as the storm headed toward New England.
No We Can’t.. Comment on Rubashkin’s Petition
In an E-mail sent to all those who signed the petition calling for an Investigation into Allegations of Prosecutorial & Judicial Misconduct in the Case of Sholom Rubashkin, The White House replied that they cannot comment, and the matter will be left to the Justice Department. The petition had over 50,000 signatures.
Reuters
When shoppers in New York, London or Paris come across kosher food in their neighborhood supermarkets, it's just one speciality product among many. When the same thing happens in Berlin, it's a statement.
Kosher Food Goes Mainstream at Berlin Supermarket
Reuters
When shoppers in New York, London or Paris come across kosher food in their neighborhood supermarkets, it’s just one speciality product among many. When the same thing happens in Berlin, it’s a statement.
The Chitrik family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father, Reb Aharon OBM, at 605 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Kingston Ave.]
Shachris 9:00
Mincha 5:30
Maariv Bizmana.
Please send memories and condolences to: rachgross@aol.com
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Shachris 9:00
Mincha 5:30
Maariv Bizmana.
Please send memories and condolences to: rachgross@aol.com
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to Be Menachem Avel the Chitrik Family
The Chitrik family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father, Reb Aharon OBM, at 605 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Kingston Ave.]
Shachris 9:00
Mincha 5:30
Maariv Bizmana.
Please send memories and condolences to: rachgross@aol.com
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Op-Ed: In Defense of the Kidney Salesman
by Anonymous Kidney Donor
It was with great sadness that I read the case of Levy Izhak Rosenbaum and his recent guilty plea in a federal court to having brokered three [illegal] kidney transplants in exchange for payment of money. The slew of negative comments on the news websites made him seem like he is a second coming of Levy Aron. I can’t comment on the character of Mr. Rosenbaum, for I’ve never met the man. Still, I’d like to warn all of you; not so fast!
Up-and-coming Chabad rapper Nosson Zand previewed “Believer” (feat. Matisyahu) at the Syracuse Chabad House on Sukkos.
Video: Up-and-Coming Chabad Rapper Rocks Syracuse
Up-and-coming Chabad rapper Nosson Zand previewed “Believer” (feat. Matisyahu) at the Syracuse Chabad House on Sukkos.
10 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Yossi and Sarah’le (nee Lipsker) Langsam
648 Lefferts Ave [between Albany and Troy Aves]
Chatsche and Rivki Wudowsky
781 Eastern Pkwy, Apt 2a [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves]
Mendy and Chani (nee Demercur) Brennan
823 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Aves]
Yanki and Nechama Vorchheimer
1568 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Aves]
Sender and Rochel Tema (nee Weiser) Lustig
379 Crown St [Between Brooklyn and New York Aves]
Chaim Meir and Rivki (nee Solomon) Steigman
Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Ocean Parkway
Mendy and Chana (nee Itkin) Pewzner
831 Madison Ave., Scranton, PA
Avraham and Idit (nee Levin) Bazes (Crown Heights)
Eric and Rivka (nee Silver) Pressman (Cincinnati, OH)
Michoel and Sarah Rosenblum (Brussels, Belgium)
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