Lian Zucker, a sophomore and one of 2,000 Jewish students who attend Yale University, effuses praise for its Chabad House, a center of Jewish life that she describes as a home away from home.
Stepping into Qcumber café for lunch today it all seemed much different, wider and much more polished. In an effort to change and improve what was already a great restaurant, the management has made a series of changes to the layout and preparation, which improved the overall experience.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A man armed with a shotgun had a one and a half hour standoff with police yesterday evening, prompting the response of many specialized NYPD units.
Orel was wounded two years ago in the city of Bee’r Sheva by a rocket attack during the war in Gaza. The rocket pierced his brain and caused a fatal injury. Doctors did not give him much hope.
A reader sent us this picture of Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg, who recently announced his moving on Shlichus to Mumbai, where his son Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg HYD were Shluchim.
In this weeks Parasha – Vayechi, we discuss what we learn from animals.
One of the very innovative programs instituted this year at Lubavatch Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway, through the Shmuel Shrage Middos Program, has been their Rosh Chodesh fabrengens. Every Rosh Chodesh there is a gathering of the 7th and 8th grade students to counteract the fact that the Greeks placed a special emphasis on destroying the concept of Rosh Chodesh.
Chanukah is usually a joyous time, most especially in Israel. At Chabad Terror Victims Project (CTVP) we try hard to bring the beauty of this very special holiday to thousands of victims in Israel whose lives have been shattered.
BROOKLYN [CHI] — Council Members David Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) and Daniel Dromm (D-Queens) have introduced bills that would create as many as 100,000 new parking spots in New York City and save New Yorkers from thousands of parking tickets.
Shloimy Greenwald (Long Beach, CA) and Mirele Kugel (Crown Heights)
To cross or not to cross – that is the question plaguing pedestrians at a startling number of Manhattan intersections.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Three pedestrians, two of them Jewish, were stuck and hurt by a livery van Wednesday evening. The incident took place as the three were crossing Carroll Street at the intersection of Schenectady Avenue.
For most of the 250 Concordia University students that braved Montreal’s first snow storm on December 6, it was just another party with great music, food and drinks.
Chabad Youth Network of Florida lit up the streets with an amazing 7 Menorah Parades!!! Cities around Florida were rocken the orange menorahs!
JNet’s Phone-a-thon is in full swing hundreds have already received phone calls asking them to donate now to sponsor a chavrusa on JNet.
Answer the call. Actually, don’t! Take the initiative and go to www.jnet.org/donate and be a part of this amazing Mosad!
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An elderly Jewish woman was robbed as she was climbing the stairs to her home this afternoon. The incident took place alarmingly close to the police precinct, with the robber making off with her purse in a getaway vehicle.
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