Excitement is in the air as Released Time gears up for the much-anticipated Lag B’Omer Great Parade. More than 500 children and family members from 75 public schools across New York are expected to participate and celebrate together.
Shiur Daled of Oholei Torah Zal posed Thursday for a group photo as they finish their final year and head off on a year of Shlichus.
Saul Dreier, a Holocaust survivor, shared his experiences with the students, urging them to keep their heads high, especially in such a perilous time.
In preparation for Lag B’Omer we share a Lag B’Omer Message of the Rebbe to junior Yeshivah students on the occasion of a students’ rally in 5713. In his fascinating message, the Rebbe points out interesting lessons from Lag B’Omer for us
For every man rushing to answer a call, there’s a woman behind him, holding down the fort and calmly ensuring that whatever other responsibility their volunteer husband has is taken care of so that someone else can receive life-saving care.
Roei Shalev is a Nova Festival survivor who faced the pain of the attack and more that followed. He sat down with Yisroel Teitelbaum of The Jew Project for a portrait.
Series on Trauma: Episode 12 – Parenting in a Post-October 7th World. The series addresses questions regarding trauma following the massacre of October 7th and the surge of global anti-Semitism.
With Lag Baomer approaching, the JEM team has been hard at work bringing never before seen Lag Baomer snapshots from the archive to publication on JEM’s photo site, alongside any thousands of already available Lag Baomer moments.
Crown Heights businessman and activist Avi Lesches joins the Crown Heights Insider podcast to discuss the upcoming election for Vaad Hakohol of Crown Heights, and takes questions on the process and decisions made.
It was just as sandy and hot as most southern bases this time of year, but first of all, it wasn’t an actual base. It was a small company of soldiers staying in a home at the outskirts of a tiny border town. But what we definitely hadn’t seen anywhere else, was the neatly organized parking spots for the IDF Jeeps, with improvised poles and ropes set up to mark each vehicle’s space.
This past weekend, the serene town of Bushkill, Pennsylvania, played host to Darchai Menachem’s second annual Shabbaton, a truly memorable and enriching experience for all attendees. Over 35 families, comprising the dedicated teachers, their spouses, and children gathered for a weekend filled with inspiration, learning, and “Sheves Achim Gam Yachad”.
During an arrest operation in Kafr Si’ir near Hebron, the IDF soldiers arrived at a 2,000-year-old fort in the village. The ancient fort dates back to when the town was Jewish, during the Talmudic era. On its walls, the soldiers found engraved menorahs.
Subsidized bus service to and from the Ohel will be expanded in honor of Lag B’Omer on Motzei Shabbos, the 17th of Iyar and Sunday, the 18th of Iyar.
The Levaya for Hatomim Yisroel Yudkin HY”D, a Chabad Chossid from Kfar Chabad who was killed while fighting in Gaza, took place today in Eretz Yisroel.
Joseph Dream Burger is “mading kiddush affordable again” with a new catering option for kiddushim at all shuls. “We are excited to offer the lowest prices in town while maintaining our commitment to top-quality food.”
A new, three month plan to replace gas mains in Crown Heights will get underway in the coming weeks, with National Grid digging up and replacing aging gas mains on Crown, Brooklyn, Kingston, New York, and Albany Aves.
A financial crisis is rocking the chinuch system, with boys and girls schools – including elementary schools, high schools, mesivtos, and batei medrashim – feeling a serious cash crunch.
