Picture of the Day
A Crown Heights resident taking a walk Tuesday morning captured the beautiful sunrise over Eastern Parkway by the Brooklyn Museum.
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Photographer Marc Asnin says he first saw pure love for incarcerated Jews when he visited a prison in Florida with the Aleph Institue's Rabbi Menachem Katz. Above, Katz blew the shofar for prisoners before Rosh Hashanah. Photo by Marc Asnin
Photographer Marc Asnin Chronicles the Humanity of the Down-and-Out
Growing up in the upwardly mobile Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., award-winning photographer Marc Asnin says he was always a “loud and proud Jew” with a big heart and a deep concern for the underdog and the bullied—the kinds of people who have defined his professional life as a documentary photographer.
Credit: Yisroel Teitelbaum
HY”D: Tragic Deaths of Twenty One IDF Soldiers In Gaza Yesterday
The IDF announces the names of twenty one soldiers who were killed in an incident in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, during which two building collapsed following a large explosion, and a tank was apparently hit by an RPG.
NYC to Clear $2 Billion in Medical Debt for 500,000 Residents
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today announced a pioneering medical debt relief program, that will invest $18 million over three years to relieve over $2 billion in medical debt for hundreds of thousands of working-class New Yorkers.
Report: Israel Proposes Two Month Truce in Exchange for Freeing All Hostages
Israeli leaders have proposed a cease-fire of up to two months in exchange for the release of all the hostages in Gaza, officials said Monday.
PSA: Tu B’Shvat This Thursday, Get Your New Fruit at Mr. Greens
It’s Tu B’Shvat already, and Mr. Greens on Albany Ave is well prepared. As everyone searches for a new fruit to make a Shehecheyanu on, Mr. Greens has arranged for a wide variety of exotic and delicious fruit for any palate.
Application For 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program Is Now Open
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Keith Howard today announced the opening of applications for the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), providing 100,000 summer jobs and other paid opportunities to young people ages 14-24.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin Interviews Rabbi Elchonon Poupko on Chabad, Litvaks, 770 Issue, and Shluchim
In this Meaningful Interviews program, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin questions Rabbi Elchonon Poupko, a noted author and 11th generation Rabbi, about his opinion on Chabad-Litvak relationship, the 770 issue, Chasidus study at YU and Litvish yeshivos, the Rebbe and his ancestors.
Chof Beis Shevat: Resources & Farbrengen
To assist Chassidim and their families in their preparation, Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus is pleased to present our Chof Beis Shevat resource site, filled with hundreds of interesting and useful resources on the life of the Rebbetzin.
Chabad House at UW-Madison Eyes Expansion, Student Housing as Demand Grows
The Rohr Chabad House at UW-Madison hopes a proposed five-story expansion can help alleviate two persistent space crunches in Downtown Madison: one largely within its own facilities, the other in off-campus student housing stock.
Mikvah.org Launches New Taharas Hamishpacha Helpline and More
With Hashem’s help and the Rebbe’s brachos, Mikvah.org is excited to announce the soft launch of a Taharas Hamishpacha Helpline, staffed by experienced certified Kallah Teachers, and Rabbinically endorsed by a committee of prominent Chabad Rabbonim who are experts in this field.
EmBRace Magazine Edition #15: Money Matters
I could never wrap my head around it. The more the merrier, no? Why say “no” to more good? Why not accept more donations and save them for later? What does “more than enough” even mean? Until, one day, I heard myself saying, over and over, “It’s so nice of you to offer, but we have more than enough, boruch Hashem.”
The Dolmens, A Mystery in the Golan
Ornamental artifacts, including colorful glass and stone beads —probably originating from trade with distant regions, a bronze pin, and 4,000-year-old pottery vessels, were recently discovered inside an ancient dolmen, excavated by Uri Berger, Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist in the Golan.
JEM: Amazing Story When The Rebbe Saved Me After I Lost The Election
How to handle failure and pain. Former Congressional candidate Scott Shore recalls the Rebbe’s life changing advice after he lost the election.
Generations of Shluchim Build Community in Ottawa
Dr. Joseph Caytak was taking a walk with his youngest daughter one Shabbat afternoon when they happened upon the future of Chabad in Ottawa West. It took the appearance of a stunning, century-old home built in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School style of architecture.
Gallery: Yud Shvat Farbrengen Inspired in Hallandale Beach, Florida
Yud Shvat Farbrengen inspired many in Hallandale Beach, Florida facilitated by Rabbi Tennenhaus.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump, ending a White House bid that failed to meet expectations that he would emerge as a serious challenger to the former president.
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