This past Friday, a Shabbat dinner on campus at RCC was enjoyed by approximately 120 staff, faculty, alumni, students and families of students. Rabbi Dov & Shevy Oliver, directors of the Center for Jewish Life at RCC, coordinated the event.
Construction workers have been hard at work replacing the aging water mains on Kingston Avenue. So far they have completed the upgrades from Empire till Crown, the project is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
BEIJING, China [CHI] — In the small town of Shinyi situated on the outskirts of China’s capital, a small team of highly qualified Rabbi’s and a Shochet descended, with all but one mission in mind, to bring Kosher lamb and chicken to all of the 12 Chabad Shluchim residing in the People’s Republic of China.
Yehuda and Mimi (nee Barnett) Meyer (Crown Heights)
JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa [CHI] — “We must have this more often!”, “Rejuvenating!”, “Excellent!”, are just some of the reactions from the inspired attendees, last night at a “Farbrengen with the Rebbe” in South Africa.
Recently, at an Israeli Bonds Breakfast in the Lincoln Square Synagogue, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Cheif Rabbi of Tel Aviv met with Crown Heights icon Charlie Buttons and posed together for a picture.
We are pleased to present our twenty fourth online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
The city wants to put more bars where there are usually cars.
The Department of Transportation is accepting applications to build a dozen of what it calls “pop-up cafes” in the parking lanes in front of restaurants.
The Rebbe’s deep knowledge and analysis of the situation in Israel and its defense and security needs are legendary. Did you ever wish you were in the room to hear it for yourself? Over 20 years ago, in summer 5740 – 1980, Israeli radio broadcaster, Motti Eden came to interview the Rebbe for Israeli radio station, Kol Yisrael. As a true journalist, Motti brought in a small tape recorder to record the conversation in Yechidus.
Yossi and Chaya (nee Shagolov) Light (Monsey, NY)
A group of concerned residents have come out campaigning against the installation of speed bumps on various blocks around the neighborhood. The newest block scheduled to get these new bumps is Montgomery Street between New York and Brooklyn Avenue, and the concern is the delay police, ems, and fire will suffer when responding to emergencies.
Yoni Raskin (Crown Heights) to Moussia (bas Mendel) Krinsky (Crown Heights)
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A pedestrian was struck by a turning vehicle and injured this afternoon.
Responsible for many popular programs that have become a vital part of a young Shliach’s day, Myshliach is leading the way in providing chassidiskeit for Shluchim’s children in an educational and entertaining format.
Dovid Abba and Dini Levin (Crown Heights)
We have lost a friend. So young a man, so fine a Shliach, so short a life.
And even as we have accepted in faith all that has come to pass, “Baruch dayan emet”, we are still left unable to stem the flood of tears. We are left with a raw cry of pain.
Levi was such a powerful soul. He loved Shlichus, he lived Shlichus. Shlichus was the very air he breathed.
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