Brooklyn Residents Protest Plans to Close SUNY Downstate Hospital
The long-standing University Hospital at Downstate in East Flatbush could soon close its doors, citing financial struggles and a building in disrepair.
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New Engagement!
Yitzi Tuvel (Sydney, Australia) to Yael Hillebrecht (Frankfurt, Germany)
Weekly Letter: In The Month of Adar The Mazal of Every Jew is Healthy
As we enter the new month of Adar Sheini – we share a letter of the Rebbe where he gives blessings and encouragement to one who required hospitalization – explaining that in the month of Adar the mazal of every Jew is bori/healthy.
Amid War in Israel, NYC hosts Memorial to Mark 30 Years Since Antisemitic “Brooklyn Bridge Shooting” Terror Attack
A memorial event marking the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Brooklyn Bridge terror attack will take place on Friday, March 1st at 12 PM. The memorial ceremony will honor the memory of Ari Halberstam, a 16 year old hasidic Yeshiva student, who was murdered on the Brooklyn Bridge by an Islamic terrorist in the attack.
BDE: Mrs. Lily Milecki, 94, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Lily Milecki OBM, a cherished mother and grandmother from Melbourne, Australia. She passed away on Thursday morning, 20 Adar I, 5784.
Shabbos of Unity for Young Shluchim Across The Globe Continues to Inspire.
Last week’s Shabbos Tzuzamen for boys saw an impressive turnout of 950 participants across 68 locations. With 820 girls signed up for this week in 54 locations, the spirit of camaraderie is set to continue, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose among Yaldei Hashluchim worldwide.
Picture of the Day
A new sign went up today for Mendy’s Restaurant on Kingston Ave, bringing extra visibility to the iconic Crown Heights eating establishment.
Here’s My Story: How Tanya Hit The Airwaves
The vice-chairman of United Lubavitcher Yeshivos, Rabbi Yosef Wineberg (1918-2012) delivered weekly radio broadcasts on chasidic teachings for nearly fifty years. He was interviewed three times, in the years 2008 and 2009.
Op-Ed: Crown Heights/East Flatbush Needs an Emergency Town Hall Meeting on Vital Brooklyn Kingsboro
The current CHJCC, CHJCC candidates, the Jewish members of Community Board (“CB 9”) and the Jewish Political Action Committees should invite the final decision maker, Attorney General Letisha James, to hear from the public in an Emergency Town Hall Meeting to OPPOSE and MODIFY the current Vital Brooklyn Kingsboro Psych (aka 681 Clarkson Ave) proposal for new housing in the Shchuna.
TERROR: Two Killed in Shooting Attack at The Entrance to Eli
Deadly shooting attack carried at gas station at entrance to Eli in Binyamin, the same location where four people were murdered in another shooting attack last year.
$50,000 New York Lottery Ticket Sold on Utica Ave In East Flatbush
The New York Lottery today announced four third-prize-winning tickets were sold for the Feb 28th Powerball drawing. One of those winning tickets was sold at an East Flatbush store on Utica Ave.
Aerial view of San Francisco
Chaim V’Chessed: Efforts to Ensure Pesach Travel for US Citizens
With Purim approaching, the Pesach travel season is just around the corner. Tens of thousands of US citizens who reside in Israel may be considering traveling Stateside to visit family for the holiday. However, it’s crucial for them to ensure they have the proper travel documents in hand.
New Engagement!
Tsemah Rubens (Paris, France) to Linoi Alzerah (Lyon, France)
New Engagement!
Mendel Attuil (Paris, France) to Ilana Messika (Villeparises, France)
Two Defendants Charged with Stealing or Misusing $20 Million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
At the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Dawood Kassim and Dia Alqalisi with trafficking and stealing millions of dollars in benefits from SNAP. They carried out the fraud from a bodega in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn which Kassim owned.
At a historic printing of the Tanya at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library at the University of Manchester, England, the first page is hand-crafted on an 1800s’ Eagle Press.
In UK, University of Manchester Conducts Historic Tanya Printing
Amid rising antisemitism in Great Britain and a “deep concern” for its Jewish student community, the University of Manchester hosted a historic printing of the Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic philosophy, at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Feb. 14.
Video: The Rebbe on Crown Heights Housing
In a Sicha that is as relevant today as ever, the Rebbe talks about the housing situation in Crown Heights during the Yud Shvat Farbrengen of 5745 (1985).
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