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.
More than 400 locals and out-of-town guests packed an auditorium at a Northern Virginia Jewish Community Center in tribute of a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary whose dedication to his community would not be sidetracked by the three-year illness that ultimately claimed his life.
This past Sunday night the Bochurim of Morristown were treated to a special guest Mashpia in honor of Hei Teiveis. Rabbi Yossi Shemtov, Shliach in Toledo, Ohio graciously took some time from his busy Shlichus to Farbreng with the Bochurim.
For students of California State University, Northridge, Chanukah celebrations were much brighter this year thanks to the dedication of a new Torah scroll completed just days before the festival.
Mrs. Chana Kievman from Crown Heights is sitting Shiva for her sister Esther Weiss at 1387 Carroll Street sitting Shiva till Sunday morning, the 19th of December.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
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For the first time ever Chabad of Flagstaff, AZ, directed by Rabbi Dovie and Chaya Shapiro, lit the Menorah at the Grand Canyon. Tourists gathered to watch this unique event against the magnificent backdrop of the Grand Canyon.
Marking the Shloshim to the passing of Rabbi Levi Deitsch OBM, the Jewish community in Tysons Corner mourned his passing, and together produced a special video in tribute to his profound impact on the community.
PARANA, Brazil [CHI] — It was on the second night of Chanukah, when the official inauguration of the brand new state-of-the-art commercial kitchen, was celebrated.
British intelligence helped foil an al-Qaeda plot to blow up the New York subway just five days before it was due to go ahead, it can be disclosed, as Abid Naseer, a suspect in the case, faces an extradition hearing in London.
The ancient synagogue atop the Judean desert fortress of Masada is by no means large. But on the eighth night of Chanukah last week, the rededicated space seemed to expand with revelers as they celebrated the completion of the first Torah scroll to be written on the historic mountaintop in 2,000 years.
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