Ilyas Kashmiri, one of al-Qaida’s most active leaders, has been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region, locals, officials and spokesman of the dreaded ‘313 Brigade’ said on Saturday.
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Shavuot is the holiday in which Jews celebrate receiving the Torah from God. This year, Chabad of Pittsburgh can celebrate doubly.
An American ship carrying 34 passengers, some Jewish, is set to join the new Gaza-bound flotilla in June, according to a New York Times report Thursday.
Grocery stores and gas stations could soon be shelling out sacks of cash on electrical upgrades.
An 18-year-old man was arrested late Thursday in connection with Wednesday’s deadly shooting of a teenager in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
While some South Florida synagogues have closed their doors and others struggle with fewer people, a prominent Jewish scholar will offer some advice this weekend: Make newcomers feel like part of the family.
South African Jews recently welcomed a new arrival to the synagogue in Johannesburg’s Hyde Park suburb, greeting the “immigrant” from Israel with joyous singing, dancing and a lavish meal.
A man once approached his Rebbe demanding an explanation as to what made him so great.
“You eat and I eat,” argued the disciple, “You say a blessing before you eat, as do I. So what makes you so much greater than me?”
“What you say is correct,” said the Rebbe, “Indeed, you eat and I eat; you say a blessing before you eat, as do I. But there is one small difference,” asserted the Rebbe: “You see, while you say a blessing so you can eat, I eat so I can say a blessing!”
After a full month of busy preparations, beginning with Color War on Chof Ches Nissan, with the theme of “Tut Altz Vus Ir Kent,” and continuing with after-school Moshiach learning and projects, Beis Chaya Mushka had an exciting Mother-Daughter program yesterday.
A potted plant was thrown through the front window of the Chabad House at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) on Tuesday, May 31. The building is the site of regular Friday night and holiday dinners for UCI students and serves as the residence of UCI Chabad co-directors, Rabbi Zevi Tenenbaum and his wife, Miriam.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday he will not run for president or seek a fourth term at the helm of the US’s most populous city.
A special Luncheon was held today at the Jewish Children’s Museum, to honor those who worked tirelessly to ensure the success of The Great Parade this past Lag B’omer.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like present a series of Photos of the Rebbe at Children’s rallies in the mid 1970’s, with special thanks to the Schildkraut and Levin families.
The mundane act of making bread is transformed into a spiritual opportunity when baking challah for Shabbat. Each one of the seven ingredients has mystical and psychological significance. Kabbalists say that the blessings from this mitzvah are so great that every woman should try to make challah at least once a year.
Lubavitcher Yeshivas 8th grade students gathered on front step of their school to pose for a grade picture.
Ice cream sundaes and cheesecake will take center stage during celebrations of the upcoming two-day Shavuot holiday, which will begin this year on Tuesday evening, June 7. Commemorating the giving of the Torah, which began with the transmission of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago, Shavuot is traditionally celebrated with dairy feasts, readings of the Decalogue and all-night study sessions.
Between 2001 and 2007, nine children died falling from windows, according to a report the Health Department issued in 2009. An audit by the New York City comptroller’s office has found deficiencies in the city’s window-guard enforcement program, which prevents children from falling through open windows.
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