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.
A festive banquet observing the 23rd anniversary of the Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, took place on Thursday, November 18th, at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston.
Acclaimed Hollywood director Kevin Bright (producer and creator of the very popular Friends series) spent the seventh night of Chanukah bringing light and happiness to wounded soldiers of the IDF. About 25 soldiers who were wounded in the recent wars in Gaza and the second Lebenon war, came to a special Chanukah party organized by CTVP for them and their family members.
This Chanukah the Talmud Thora Lubavitch of Bom Retiro, S. Paulo had an awesome Hanukkah party. Over 300 people attended the event when the 7th Menorah candle was lit.
Lubavitch Elementary School carried out an inspiring new project in honor of a young boy named Leizer Galperin. Leizer, who is from Kiryat Malachi in Israel, was severely injured, with burns over 80% of his body, when a fire broke out last summer while the family was home.
SUMY, Ukrain [CHI] — For the 6th year now, the Jewish community of Sumy, Ukraine was joined by local officials to light the Menorah on the Promenade, in the center of town.
We are pleased to present our twenty-eighth online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
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