New Engagement!
Shloime Malamud (Crown Heights) to Leah Fishbein (Woodmere, NY) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Jan. 10th, 8:00pm at the JCM Upstairs
Op-Ed: Is It Time To Talk About The “Yeshiva Application Process”?
We are quickly approaching the special day of Yud-Shevat and Chassidim are all preparing themselves for Kabbalas Hanesuis. In addition, it is a time when most parents of Talmidim in the 8th grade are beginning to register their sons in Mesivta for the upcoming year.
LEC Miami Publishes “Community”, Their Extended Magazine
Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, South Florida’s largest Chabad School, has published “Community” an extended magazine highlighting the month of Kislev in their school.
Russia’s Silicone Valley Celebrates New Torah Scroll
The “Skolkovo” area of Moscow, known as Russia’s Silicon Valley thanks to its many innovative companies in the field of technology and commerce, has welcomed its own Shliach about two years ago. With the development of the community, the need to purchase a Torah scroll of their own was felt.
Winter Storm Possible Over the Weekend
The forecast models indicate a winter storm will impact the region starting Saturday night. Still, the details with the potential impacts continue to evolve as more data comes in.
Shomrim Asks The Community For Help In Catching Three Teens Who Stole and Robbed in Crown Heights
Crown Heights Shomrim has released an alert for the Crown Heights Jewish community asking for help in catching three troublesome teens who went on a crime spree against Jews Sunday morning.
Gallery: New NYPD Officers Assigned to the 71st Precinct learn About the Community and Tour 770
Thirteen new NYPD officers starting their careers in the 71st Precinct were given a tour of 770 Eastern Parkway and the WLCC room as part of an acclimation visit giving the new officers an understanding of the community they will be serving.
Camp Directors, Schools and Merkos Collaborate To Address Annual Dilemma
In what has become a yearly challenge, despite good intentions, many high school students worry and plan for the summer throughout the school year, distracting them from their studies, even when camp’s commencement is many months away. To address this growing issue, CKids, Mechanchos and Camp Directors have partnered to launch a platform ensuring that girls can set aside summer preparations and focus on their studies.
Winter Camp Celebrates The Unique Impact of Young Shluchim
For the 11th Year, the MyShliach Tzeirei Hashluchim West Coast Winter Camp took place amongst the beautiful mountains of Glendale, California. Young shluchim from all across the country, and as far as Australia, came together to spend an unforgettable week connecting to their fellow shluchim.
JEM: What Israel Must Learn From American History
In November of 1989, Israel’s Cabinet Secretary Elyakim Rubinstein explains how difficult it is to hold out against the pressures by US Secretary of State James Baker. In a notable departure from his patient disposition, the Rebbe repeatedly interjects, trying to school the Israeli diplomat on the way to earn Americans’ respect.
Their Big Day: Five Refugee Children Finally Celebrate Their Bar Mitzvah
From Zhytomyr in West Ukraine to Ashkelon in Southern Israel, and then swiftly to Kfar Chabad in Central Israel, five 13-year-old teenage boys from FJC’s ‘Alumim’ orphanage and children’s home have at last had the opportunity to celebrate their significant milestone in a unique and heartfelt event.
Information to be Menachem Avel The Burston Family
Rabbi Pesach Burston and his sister Rivkah Rochel Greenberg will be observing Shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of Rabbi Chaim Binyomin Burston OBM. Location in extended article.
Powerball $842 Million Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold In Michigan
A lucky Powerball ticketholder in Michigan won the estimated $842 million jackpot Monday night, according to the lottery’s website.
“He Needed to Go Back, The Distance was Killing Him”
Of all the terrified faces on the morning of October 7th, I remember Amichai’s anguished features distinctly. He needed to go back. The distance was killing him. He sat in my Sukkah on Shemini Atzeret afternoon. Yes, he had always thought he might end up at war, even in the reserves, but never in Gaza.
Choosing Purpose over Pleasure, Young Jewish Professionals Volunteer in Israel
The young Jewish men and women who chose to come to the scene of one of the most horrific attacks in Jewish history were part of the Chabad Young Professionals (CYP) Mission to Israel. Organized by CYP’s chapter on New York City’s Upper East Side and including people from across the country, the group spent the week focusing on providing multifaceted support to the Israeli communities devastated in the wake of the attacks.
Rabbi Yosef Itkin, 69, Teacher Known as ‘Lamplighter of Pittsburgh’
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Itkin, an acclaimed teacher, mashpia (Chassidic mentor) and kashrut executive who brought his tireless enthusiasm for Torah study and Chassidic philosophy and customs to the Pittsburgh Jewish community for more than 40 years, passed away on 7 Tevet (December 18). He was 69 years old.
