LITCHFIELD, CT — A federal judge recently struck down a motion to dismiss claims of religious discrimination by the Historic District Commission — among the latest developments in a busy summer of depositions and motions in a legal battle between the borough’s historic preservationists and a local Orthodox Jewish congregation.
Yagdil Torah is an organization in Crown Heights dedicated to increasing in Torah study, and Sunday they took the next step, by opening a Bais Medrash [torah study hall], right in the heart of the neighborhood.
ORANGE, CT — While most New York City marathon runners strive to wear the lightest gear they can, Rabbi Adam Haston will tackle the run wearing a traditional wool garment, long black pants, a yarmulke and baseball cap.
Benny Friedman was brought in as the surprise of Color War breakout at Camp Rayim in the Catskills.
Motzai Shabbos parashas Shoftim a crowd got together to enjoy a musical performance by the 8th Day and Sholoime Gertner.
It is a warm, sunny Friday at Yerba Buena Elementary School. Summer is in full bloom. Classrooms are closed. Corridors are empty.
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe”: We are presenting a short video clip from the 5 Tishrei, 5748 ‘Machne Israel’ Yechidus. At this Yechidus the Rebbe tell Mr. Max Karl: “I’m not satisfied for my work to ‘continue’ – it must increase! Every living thing must grow!”. From the weekly video magazine, ‘Living Torah’. Courtesy of JEM.
Montreal photographer Menachem Serraf set out to capture the summer beauty of his neighborhood.
MONTICELLO, NY — A man and a teenager from Brooklyn were arrested and charged with drug possession Friday, said Monticello police.
Over fifteen Bochurim got together this summer to fulfill the directive of the Rebbe to never take a vacation from learning Torah, by establishing a Yeshivas Kayitz in London.
Although the Kinus is three months away, preparations are already underway. The Kinus is the largest conference of its nature and therefore entails extensive planning. This picture shows the famous Kinus bags arriving at Lubavitch World Headquartes in Crown Heights, NY on Wednesday.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a newly released photo of the Rebbe entering the upstairs corridor for Minchah in the late 1960s. With special thanks to Mendy Hayward.
Abe Steinfeld is pretty sure that the man on the street he’s just run into looks exactly like his old friend Sam.
“Sam,” he says, “Is that you?! Why, you’ve put on a ton of weight and your hair has turned so gray. You seem a few inches shorter than I recall and your cheeks are puffy. What’s happened to you Sam?” You sound so different; gosh, you even walk differently.
“My name is David, not Sam and I don’t know you from Adam,” replies the gentleman; half amused and half bewildered, “so why don’t you just buzz off”
“Wow!” says Abe: “Look at you, you son-of-a-gun! You even changed your name.”
Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba and Rabbi Yitzchok Zirkind went to Menachem Avel Rabbi Yosef Heller, who is sitting shiva after the passing of his father.
As they returned home after three weeks of intensive study and touring in the Holy Land, participants of the Chabad on Campus International Foundation’s annual Israelinks program hailed the experience as inspirational.
Two grandchildren of the Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood davend recently at Chabad of the Berkshires, directed by Rabbi Levi Volovik.
BUFFALO, NY — Mesivta Menachem of Buffalo has announced that Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yosef Y. Munitz will be hosting an Open House for all bochurim interested in learning more about the Mesivta. The Open House will iy”H take place on Friday, August 13th /3rd Elul at the Brod residence, 427 Kingston Ave between Empire and Montgomery between the hours of 12:00pm and 4:00pm.
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