On Thursday, 25 Iyar, Rabbi Menachem Gerlitzky lead a siyum haRambam at Yeshiva Torah Ohr in North Miami Beach, Florida, in honor of the completion of ‘Hilchos Ishus’ and the beginning of ‘Hilchos Gerushin.’
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique collection of photos of the Rebbe – from a unique ceremony that took place on the 16th of Sivan 5735 upon the completion of the English Tanya, which was printed in London. The project was headed by Rabbi Zalmen Jaffe, OBM.
The Yeshiva Gedolahs of Baltimore, MD and New Haven, CT will be arriving shortly at the Yeshiva in Morristown, NJ for a grand ‘Shabbos achdus.’
A Jewish woman was injured after a van turning off Eastern Parkway struck and knocked her down as she was crossing the street. Witnesses called 911 and Hatzalah.
This past Lag Ba’omer, the students of Yeshiva Darchei Menachem were treated to a horseback riding trip, which they all thoroughly enjoyed.
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R’ Yossi Melamed, OBM, was the photographer who spent thousands of hours photographing the Rebbe. He would regularly be seen attending Farbrengens and photographing life with the Rebbe at 770 Eastern Parkway- sometimes the only cameraman allowed in.
At 29, David Schottenstein is one of the most successful young entrepreneurs in the United States. His Columbus, Ohio-based custom clothing business, Astor & Black, reached annual sales of more than $20 million last year.
Every night when Avery Sax goes to sleep, she says the twice-daily prayer known as the Shema.
Shloy and Toby (nee Rabkin) Rubinstein (Crown Heights)
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The lyrics of a recently released song by Chasidic superstar Avraham Fried have become the subject of internet buzz in recent days as word comes that the lyrics in question were actually brought to one of today’s foremost gedolim in order to ascertain their origin.
A Chinese style acrobatic troupe that performed in front of a crowd of thousands at a Lag B’Omer parade on 18th Avenue in Borough Park last week was comprised not of Chinese acrobats, but a group of Bochurim; Re-Ku-Dim is a project of Mesivta Shaarei Arazim, a boys’ high school located in Monsey.
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What makes the Jewish people unique? What has allowed us to survive centuries of persecution? Other empires have risen and fallen, while the Jews have not only survived but thrived. What is our secret? In this fascinating lecture from the European Jewish Retreat, Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau inspires viewers and leaves them with a powerful task to carry forward.
A jubilant crowd shouted “Mazel tov!” as they gathered under a canopy of tall trees to celebrate the official opening of the Chabad Jewish Center of Northwest Bergen County, NJ.
Yakov Yosef Raskin (Burlington, VT) and Chaya Vaisfiche (Melville, NY)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday at Beis Rivkah
310 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.]
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