By the time the 1970s came Chovive Torah was practically abandoned. At that point, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva took ownership of the building. They paid a severance fee of $6000 to the outgoing Rabbi Rabinowitz. The school has occupied the building since with the high school moving in in 1997.
On June 28, KOSHERPALOOZA takes the Meadowlands by storm for an all-day festival of feasting, entertainment, and elbow-rubbing with the pros
Israeli Chabad singer Adi Gabison has released his latest Music video for his song “Margish Li Tov”.
Rabbi Moshe Weiss is the director of Chabad of Sherman Oaks, California. He was interviewed in September 2011.
Watch this weeks Shazak Parsha Production, with its spellbinding audiovisual storytelling of the parsha and Shazak style animations.
On Monday, May 29th, the forty-first birthday of Mrs. Henya Federman OBM, Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin shared a unique film discovered from her wedding day, which shows the dedication she had to students.
In a historic ceremony, ancient, worn-out Torah scrolls from the Western Wall were brought to a special burial (genizah) ceremony on the Mount of Olives.
After extensive restoration, 130 year old synagogue reopened with participation of the District Governor and Mayor along with Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
A gala end-of-year Hakhel banquet welcomed mechanchim from across the greater New York area in a show of appreciation for their leadership. Uplifting talks, inspiring music and fine display enhanced the event.
Before the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza was built, it was the location of the Fountain of the Golden Spray of 1867. In 1873, the Dome Fountain by Calvert Vaux replaced the 1867 fountain with a two-tiered, double-domed structure of cast iron and molded sections of Beton Coignet.
Darchai Menachem recently held a very special Shabbaton in the Poconos to celebrate the yeshiva’s incredible teachers and their families. It was a Shabbos of appreciation, a time to recognize and honor the immense dedication and sacrifice that the Mechanchim and their spouses make for the school and the wider community.
Kosherfest, the annual event that brought kosher food producers, buyers and venders flocking each year, has made the heartbreaking announcement that it will not be returning.
Operation Survival has partnered with CrownHeights.info to present an important online event for the community titled “Juggling Caregiving and Parenting, Navigating the Challenges of the Sandwich Generation”.
Just as “pro-choice” in abortion laws is rightfully a sickening thought, we should at least have a similar reaction when it comes to being “pro-choice” in family planning and giving legitimacy to limiting Hashem’s brachos by not bringing children into the world
At least two people were shot near a Brooklyn subway station Wednesday morning, law enforcement sources said. The shooting happened outside the Franklin Avenue-Botanic Garden subway station.
Mendel Vishetzky (Kiev, Ukraine) to Chana Raskin (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Today, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced today the launch of two new Open Streets on Staten Island to support Shabbos in partnership with the borough’s Jewish community.
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