New Engagement!
Michoel Abraham (South Africa) to Rochele Blau (Crown Heights)
Students Leave Auschwitz with Renewed Sense of Commitment
Amidst the current challenges on campuses worldwide, Chabad on Campus students on the LivingLinks trip walked out of Auschwitz determined to stand firm and proud in their commitment to Yiddishkiet.
LEC Miami Honors Hatzalah Volunteers On Rambam’s Yartzeit
In honor of the Rambam’s yartzeit on Chof Teves, Lubavitch Educational Center’s Boys Elementary School in Florida commended three of their teachers who also volunteer with Hatzalah as EMTs: Rabbis Asher Sossonko, 5th grade rebbi, Aharon Spielman, 4th grade rebbi, and Mendel Stern, 5th grade rebbi.
New Engagement!
Uziel Rubashkin (Postville, IA) to Miriam Greenberg (Buffalo, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President St.
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $810 Million to Start 2024
A Powerball player (or players) could begin 2024 on a high note: the current jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $810 million ahead of the next drawing.
Derher Kids: New Dramatic Audio Episode With A Trip Behind The Iron Curtain
Herher is excited to present a highly dramatic new Derher for Kids episode, where a young bochur is sent to Russia on a daunting mission.
Emotional Moments at the Western Wall With Amputees Of Ongoing War
Amputee civilians and soldiers from the Iron Swords war came to the Western Wall to say a psalm of thanksgiving and to pray for the recovery of wounded friends and IDF soldiers
Intoxicated New Years Reveler Drives Up Albany The Wrong Way, Crashes Into Parked Bus
An intoxicated New Years reveler discovered the perils of driving drunk early Monday morning when he attempted to drive the wrong way up Albany Ave and crashed into a parked school bus.
Australia Chabad Rabbi Wins “36 Under 36” Changemaker Award
Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Aron, who directs Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia (RARA) with his wife Shevi, has been named one of the recipients of the Jewish Changemaker Award, given annually to 36 people under 36 years old who are impacting Jewish life in Australia.
Developers Secure $256 Million In Funding For Utica Crescent Affordable Apartments That Will Sit Between Crown Heights and Remsen Village
With cash in the bank, the next phase of the Vital Brooklyn project – planned to transform the area between Crown Heights and Remsen Village into a haven of affordable housing and homeless shelters – is ready to kick off.
LIVE at 8:00PM: Annual Crown Heights Hiloula Event of Rabbi Yaacov Abuhatzeira, the Abir Yaacov
Merkaz Sefarad Chabad and the Zaetz family are proud to invite you to the annual Hiloula of Rabbi Yaacov Abuhatzeira, זצוק”ל, a.k.a the Abir Yaacov.
Popular Chabad.org Teacher Building California Center for Torah Education
Rabbi Raleigh Resnick is known to thousands of students around the world for his popular online courses like Right on the Money, The Jewish Pathway to Forgiveness, and his monumental project to teach three chapters a day of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah. But closer to home, in the picturesque northern California community of Pleasanton, he and his wife, Fruma, lead a thriving Jewish community as directors of Chabad of the Tri-Valley.
Audio: Chof Teves, the Hilulo of the Rambam
In honor of Chof Teves, the Hilulo of the Rambam, Rabbi Michoel Seligson has provided an audio overview of this day which includes the Rebbe’s Takana of the daily study of the Ramabam.
New Engagement!
Mendy Nachmanson (Crown Heights) to Sarah Rivkah Cohen-Sidof (Kiryat Gat, EY)
JLI: How I Went From Being A Neo-Nazi To a Faithful Jew
Frank Meeink grew up in a rough neighborhood in South Pensilvania. At the impressionable age of thirteen, he discovered the Neo-Nazi movement. Frank’s fascinating journey from the notorious skinhead gang leader into a faithful Jew is a powerful message to us today — that hate ultimately destroys the one who is hating.
Changes Coming to US Postal Service Prices in 2024
Starting Jan. 21, 2024, the price for a First-Class Forever U.S. Postage Stamp will increase from 66 cents to 68 cents, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
Alternate Side and Meter Rules Suspended New Year’s Day
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1.
