We are quickly approaching the special day of Yud-Shevat and Chassidim are all preparing themselves for Kabbalas Hanesuis. In addition, it is a time when most parents of Talmidim in the 8th grade are beginning to register their sons in Mesivta for the upcoming year.
Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, South Florida’s largest Chabad School, has published “Community” an extended magazine highlighting the month of Kislev in their school.
The “Skolkovo” area of Moscow, known as Russia’s Silicon Valley thanks to its many innovative companies in the field of technology and commerce, has welcomed its own Shliach about two years ago. With the development of the community, the need to purchase a Torah scroll of their own was felt.
The forecast models indicate a winter storm will impact the region starting Saturday night. Still, the details with the potential impacts continue to evolve as more data comes in.
Crown Heights Shomrim has released an alert for the Crown Heights Jewish community asking for help in catching three troublesome teens who went on a crime spree against Jews Sunday morning.
Thirteen new NYPD officers starting their careers in the 71st Precinct were given a tour of 770 Eastern Parkway and the WLCC room as part of an acclimation visit giving the new officers an understanding of the community they will be serving.
In what has become a yearly challenge, despite good intentions, many high school students worry and plan for the summer throughout the school year, distracting them from their studies, even when camp’s commencement is many months away. To address this growing issue, CKids, Mechanchos and Camp Directors have partnered to launch a platform ensuring that girls can set aside summer preparations and focus on their studies.
For the 11th Year, the MyShliach Tzeirei Hashluchim West Coast Winter Camp took place amongst the beautiful mountains of Glendale, California. Young shluchim from all across the country, and as far as Australia, came together to spend an unforgettable week connecting to their fellow shluchim.
In November of 1989, Israel’s Cabinet Secretary Elyakim Rubinstein explains how difficult it is to hold out against the pressures by US Secretary of State James Baker. In a notable departure from his patient disposition, the Rebbe repeatedly interjects, trying to school the Israeli diplomat on the way to earn Americans’ respect.
From Zhytomyr in West Ukraine to Ashkelon in Southern Israel, and then swiftly to Kfar Chabad in Central Israel, five 13-year-old teenage boys from FJC’s ‘Alumim’ orphanage and children’s home have at last had the opportunity to celebrate their significant milestone in a unique and heartfelt event.
Rabbi Pesach Burston and his sister Rivkah Rochel Greenberg will be observing Shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of Rabbi Chaim Binyomin Burston OBM. Location in extended article.
A lucky Powerball ticketholder in Michigan won the estimated $842 million jackpot Monday night, according to the lottery’s website.
Of all the terrified faces on the morning of October 7th, I remember Amichai’s anguished features distinctly. He needed to go back. The distance was killing him. He sat in my Sukkah on Shemini Atzeret afternoon. Yes, he had always thought he might end up at war, even in the reserves, but never in Gaza.
The young Jewish men and women who chose to come to the scene of one of the most horrific attacks in Jewish history were part of the Chabad Young Professionals (CYP) Mission to Israel. Organized by CYP’s chapter on New York City’s Upper East Side and including people from across the country, the group spent the week focusing on providing multifaceted support to the Israeli communities devastated in the wake of the attacks.
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Itkin, an acclaimed teacher, mashpia (Chassidic mentor) and kashrut executive who brought his tireless enthusiasm for Torah study and Chassidic philosophy and customs to the Pittsburgh Jewish community for more than 40 years, passed away on 7 Tevet (December 18). He was 69 years old.
A 30-year-old Jewish man from Kharkiv, Ukraine, was laid to rest Monday after he was killed during a barrage of Russian airstrikes over the weekend.
