Emotional Moments at the Western Wall With Amputees Of Ongoing War
Amputee civilians and soldiers from the Iron Swords war came to the Western Wall to say a psalm of thanksgiving and to pray for the recovery of wounded friends and IDF soldiers
Intoxicated New Years Reveler Drives Up Albany The Wrong Way, Crashes Into Parked Bus
An intoxicated New Years reveler discovered the perils of driving drunk early Monday morning when he attempted to drive the wrong way up Albany Ave and crashed into a parked school bus.
Australia Chabad Rabbi Wins “36 Under 36” Changemaker Award
Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Aron, who directs Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia (RARA) with his wife Shevi, has been named one of the recipients of the Jewish Changemaker Award, given annually to 36 people under 36 years old who are impacting Jewish life in Australia.
Developers Secure $256 Million In Funding For Utica Crescent Affordable Apartments That Will Sit Between Crown Heights and Remsen Village
With cash in the bank, the next phase of the Vital Brooklyn project – planned to transform the area between Crown Heights and Remsen Village into a haven of affordable housing and homeless shelters – is ready to kick off.
LIVE at 8:00PM: Annual Crown Heights Hiloula Event of Rabbi Yaacov Abuhatzeira, the Abir Yaacov
Merkaz Sefarad Chabad and the Zaetz family are proud to invite you to the annual Hiloula of Rabbi Yaacov Abuhatzeira, זצוק”ל, a.k.a the Abir Yaacov.
The new Chabad center in Plantation, Calif., will house a beautiful sanctuary, a kosher kitchen and catering center, a mikvah and most important, a Jewish preschool.
Popular Chabad.org Teacher Building California Center for Torah Education
Rabbi Raleigh Resnick is known to thousands of students around the world for his popular online courses like Right on the Money, The Jewish Pathway to Forgiveness, and his monumental project to teach three chapters a day of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah. But closer to home, in the picturesque northern California community of Pleasanton, he and his wife, Fruma, lead a thriving Jewish community as directors of Chabad of the Tri-Valley.
Audio: Chof Teves, the Hilulo of the Rambam
In honor of Chof Teves, the Hilulo of the Rambam, Rabbi Michoel Seligson has provided an audio overview of this day which includes the Rebbe’s Takana of the daily study of the Ramabam.
New Engagement!
Mendy Nachmanson (Crown Heights) to Sarah Rivkah Cohen-Sidof (Kiryat Gat, EY)
JLI: How I Went From Being A Neo-Nazi To a Faithful Jew
Frank Meeink grew up in a rough neighborhood in South Pensilvania. At the impressionable age of thirteen, he discovered the Neo-Nazi movement. Frank’s fascinating journey from the notorious skinhead gang leader into a faithful Jew is a powerful message to us today — that hate ultimately destroys the one who is hating.
Changes Coming to US Postal Service Prices in 2024
Starting Jan. 21, 2024, the price for a First-Class Forever U.S. Postage Stamp will increase from 66 cents to 68 cents, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
Alternate Side and Meter Rules Suspended New Year’s Day
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1.
Chaim V’Chessed: Breakthrough for Visa Holders Seeking Permission to Work
Last month, Chaim V’Chessed reported on burdensome new changes in the process for visa holders to obtain permission to work legally in Israel. Visa holders are most commonly students or kollel members who have not yet completed the Aliyah process, and their family members.
New Engagement!
Mendy Althaus (Sydney, Australia) to Malky Simpson (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St.
Baby Boy!
Dovid and Lifsha Weissman from Chicago, IL had a baby boy!
BDE: Rabbi Chaim Binyomin Burston, 72, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Chaim Burston OBM, a famed Rebbe and storyteller who educated hundreds of students throughout his career. He passed away on Shabbos, the 18th of Teves, 5784.
Planning To Fly Out of JFK On New Years? You Might Want To Have A Backup Plan
If you have a flight scheduled to leave JFK Airport in NYC on Monday, New Years, after 2:00pm, you might want to consider a backup plan as a planned Pro-Gaza Protest is scheduled to “Flood JFK For Gaza”.
The Battle of Brooklyn In August 1776 Was All To Build A Jewish Neighborhood In Crown Heights?
X account @Ryansikorski10 had a “revelation”, among many other extreme views posted to his social media, in that the Battle of Brooklyn, a battle of the American Revolutionary War, took place all that a Jewish neighborhood could one day be built in Crown Heights.
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