New Engagement!
Yisroel Kamin (Chicago, IL) and Blima Shaffer (Boston, MA)
Montana’s Far-Flung Jews Gather for Retreat
Chabad-Lubavitch of Montana held its second annual Montana Jewish Retreat this Memorial Day weekend, with a schedule that included gourmet food, spiritual study sessions and Torah lectures given by sought-after scholars-in-residence, and a plum opportunity to spend the Sabbath outdoors under the state’s famous big sky.
Pedestrian Struck and Injured
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A schoolboy on his way home from school was struck and injured when trying to cross Eastern Parkway, and despite not being Jewish – Hatzalah rushed to the scene and treated him.
Picture of the Day: Released Time Group Photo
Bochurim who teach in the public school Released Time posed for a group picture in front of 770 today.
Motorcyclists Ride into New Square for Arson Victim
More than a dozen motorcyclists rode into the village Monday to show solidarity with an arson attack victim and to send a message to other Jews that conformity was not their only choice.
‘Star of David’ Boxer Fights to Keep His Faith Strong
Twenty minutes before his first televised boxing match, Dmitriy Salita had an urgent matter to attend to. Much to the consternation of his trainer, Salita refused to leave his Las Vegas hotel room until he had performed Havdala, the ritual ceremony marking the end of Shabbat.
Friendship Circle of Los Angeles Debuts “Think Big”
A true testament to the power of the human spirit. Libby Schneerson, who has Down’s Syndrome, and was a recipient of Friendship Circle of LA’s services for eight years, stepped up to the plate and decided to give back and become a volunteer.
Members of Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, NJ tell what being part of Chabad means to them.
Video: What Does Chabad Mean To Me?
Members of Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, NJ tell what being part of Chabad means to them.
WHO: Radiation from Cell Phones May Cause Cancer
Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile phone use in the same “carcinogenic hazard” category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform.
We are pleased to present our Fifty First online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
Torah in 10: Why was The Mittler Rebbe Embarrassed?
We are pleased to present our Fifty First online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
Baby Girl!
Levi and Shainy (nee Lustig) Greenberg (Crown Heights)
Bill Introduced to Require English for NYC Shop Signs
Concerned with the proliferation of foreign shop signs, two New York City lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would require that store names and addresses be in English.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of the known philanthropist Reb Berel Weiss OBM of Californian at the age of 85.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Reb Berel Weiss OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of the known philanthropist Reb Berel Weiss OBM of Californian at the age of 85.
Photos: Thousands Raised at KSCVK Cake Auction
KSCVK held its annual Ice Cream Social last night, the event featured over fifty cakes uniquely crafted by talented bakers. The cakes were later auctioned off to the highest bidder with some cakes going for as much as $1,500!
Aggressive Driver Causes Four Car Crash
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An impatient sixty year old woman smashed up her car along with three other parked cars all while narrowly avoiding a pedestrian in an early morning accident on Kingston Avenue.
A man who was dangling from the Brooklyn Bridge was pulled to safety by police officers Sunday afternoon as scores of people watched from the pedestrian walkway, from the street below and from cars on the bridge that had been halted during the rescue.
Daring Brooklyn Bridge Rescue Captured on Video
A man who was dangling from the Brooklyn Bridge was pulled to safety by police officers Sunday afternoon as scores of people watched from the pedestrian walkway, from the street below and from cars on the bridge that had been halted during the rescue.
New Yorkers Join Forces to Combat Hunger
What started with 25 boxes four months ago now includes 100 packages of non-perishable goods and a waiting list of needy families across the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. And according to Rabbi Noach Heber, director of the Chabad Relief Project, the effort by Chabad-Lubavitch of Midtown to feed those who are having trouble putting food on the table shows no signs of letting up.
