The tens of thousands who will be leaving Eretz Yisrael ahead of Rosh Hashanah began making their way to Ben-Gurion International Airport on Sunday morning (26 Elul), and the congestion was evident, especially flights to Kiev, impacting Breslov Chassidim. Organizers in Uman report that expect upwards of 35,000 mispallalim this year, many coming from Eretz Yisrael.
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Confused by this blog post’s title? Don’t worry: That’s “happy new year” in Icelandic.
Let’s take a moment from our busy Sundays to remember the plight of New York City’s fancy restaurant owners, who—because of “draconian state regulations” passed earlier this year—have become increasingly vulnerable to lawsuits filed by employees seeking back pay and tips. Why can’t those workers just enjoy the privilege of working and “being seen” in popular restaurants?
It could be New York’s longest schlep: Every Saturday, young rabbis trudge 15 miles from Brooklyn to worship with some of the last Jews left in one Bronx neighborhood.
“Congregation Levi Yitzchok of Morristown experienced the most Historic day in it’s history” beamed their President, Ezra Solomon, The New Sefer Torah was inaugurated on Yud Tes Elul 5771, corresponding to Sunday, September 18, 2011.
An Indian man approached a group of Neturei Karta, who were protesting outside the United Nations last week, in hopes of understanding their stance, only leave far more confused.
A top restaurateur is throwing in the apron, saying he’s done with New York City because a wave of vicious lawsuits, coupled with draconian state regulations, threatens to cripple the industry.
A longstanding Chassidishe custom was that on Motzai Shabbos Slichos, in hours leading up to midnight Chassidim would sit down and farbreng right up to the appointed time. Bochurim in Oholei Torah Zal sat down for one such farbrengen with their Mashpia Rabbi Zalman Wilenkin.
Yeshivas Kayitz – Tzeirei HaShluchim Tzfat concluded another fun, powerful, and exciting summer program. For six incredible weeks the Yeshiva’s Yisroel Aryeh Leib – Colel Chabad campus in Tzfat was filled with the sound of 80 talmidim and 20 madrichim from 770 learning and playing.
Three days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at the podium of the United Nations and surprised the world when he quoted the words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Tonight, members of his delegation made their way to the Ohel where they said Slichos.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ [CHI] — More than 1200 people paid tribute to Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe Township, New Jersey, and their directors, Rabbi Eliezer and Chanie Zaklikovky, with a sold-out concert by international singing sensation Dudu Fisher.
The Jewish Daily Forward, a secular Jewish news outlet, recently ran a story about crown heights’ women balancing tznius with the desire to ‘look good.’ While we don’t feel that the article in its entirety, nor the accompanying video, meet the appropriate standards for republishing on this forum, a few select paragraphs will adequately demonstrate the article’s message.
The small Jewish community in the earthquake-ravaged New Zealand city of Christchurch will celebrate Rosh Hashanah in a rental property because the city’s only synagogue has not yet been repaired.
Concerned about the modesty of women in labor, a group of Orthodox Jewish women is pushing to join Hatzalah, a citywide volunteer ambulance service.
Continuing season two of Torah in Ten, we are pleased to present the twelfth class by Rabbi Chaim Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Kol Menachem on this week’s topic, “The Rebbe on Comics”.
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