Package Thief Nabbed After Stealing From Sterling Street Home
Stealing packages in Crown Heights has become a dangerous sport, and this criminal athlete didn’t work hard enough to get away.
New Engagement!
Zalman Szmerling (Melbourne, Australia) to Chaya Mushka Kievman (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Wednesday, August 16th, 8:00m at 1349 President St
Baby Boy!
Shua and Esther Greenspan from Chicago, IL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!
Levi Katz (Buffalo Grove, IL) to Miriam Elberg (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St.
Tomorrow: Ahavas Chesed Calls For Blood Donors To Save Lives
Ahavas Chesed is partnering with Maimonides Medical Center and they need our help now! Join in this mitzvah and save up to three lives.
MTA Fare Hikes to Go Into Effect this Coming Sunday
Base fares for single bus and subway rides will go up 15 cents to $2.90 on Sunday, Aug. 20. The MTA board voted last month to increase the fare in New York City.
Picture of the Day
If you ever find yourself questioning who is driving this Ford vehicle, question no more. This vehicle, with its distinctive Massachusetts “Rabbi” License plate belongs to Rabbi Moshe Bleich, Shliach of Wellesley Weston Chabad.
The Remains of A Shul from the Times of the Second Temple Discovered in Russia
During excavations conducted by archaeologists in the antique city of Pangoria on the Taman Peninsula in the territory of the city of Krasnodar, located in Russia in the area of the Azov Sea from the south of the Black Sea, a shul was found believed to be from the time of the second temple.
Thousands Pack PCON Convention in Sign of Real Estate Industry Resilience
Even real estate people need some closure, and they got it in spades as the largest industry convention in the Orthodox Jewish community got underway last Tuesday.
Tal Tamari, center, mourns at the funeral of her husband, Meir Tamari. She is joined by her father-in-law, Rabbi Moshe Tamari, front left, a Chabad Rabbi from Safed and retired IDF officer who was Deputy Chief of the Northern Command. Photo by Shir Tolem/Flash90
Terror Victim’s Funeral Highlights Longtime Bond Between Chabad and IDF
After Meir Tamari, a 32-year-old father of two young children, was killed in a terrorist attack outside of Hermesh, a town in northern Samaria, it was not at all unusual for hundreds of mourners to turn out for his funeral. What stood out at Tamari’s funeral, though, was the large presence of two identifiable groups who shared their mourning with the victim’s family and each other: men and women from the Chabad-Lubavitch community around Israel, and veterans of the Israel Defense Forces.
Lekovod The New Year, Learn a New Masechta
Join one of the seven daily Gemara shiurim in Crown Heights (and online) that are starting to learn Maseches Kidushin, giving you a unique opportunity to learn Maseches Kidushin in 80 days.
From Virtual to Reality: Jewish Online School Hosts First In-Person Gatherings
In June, for the first time ever, the Nigri Jewish Online School (JOS), hosted meticulously planned in-person get-togethers, to the delight of students and their families.
Ido Sarfati stands beside the burned out remains of his businesses in the town Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Photo courtesy of Ido Sarfati.
Maui Fire Survivors Tell of Chabad’s Help
With the help of Rabbi Mendy Krasnjansky, co-director of Chabad of Maui, Sarfati, a native of Israel, and a group of 30 friends fled the island on Friday and made their way to Honolulu, where they had Shabbat dinner and lunch with the rabbi’s parents, Rabbi Itchel and Perel Krasnjansky, directors of Chabad of Hawaii.
Kentucky Man Arrested for Threatening Jewish Leaders and Chabad Center
A Kentucky man has been arrested for sending threats to a rabbi and Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Kentucky.
Man Who Hurled Egg at Israel Tefillin Stand Makes Amends
Three weeks after hurling an egg at a tefillin stand in Nes Tziona in northern Israel, Elad Levi returned on Friday to make amends.
Mikvah.org: The Mothers of Children in Shidduchim Podcast Series Continues
This Thursday we hear from popular shadchan, Mrs. Chanie Lebovics, who has over 15 years of experience, as she addresses vital questions regarding the dating process.
Must I Be At Home on Shabbos Mevarchim?
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
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