Texas Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 2, the landmark $1 Billion school choice program that is the largest day-one launch in the country, into law at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin.
Sydney’s Jewish community gathered last week for a standout evening as J-iGNITE, a platform known for fostering innovation, leadership, and networking among young professionals, hosted a unique one-off event open to a broader audience.
Two IDF soldiers were killed and another two were wounded by a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in southern Gaza’s Rafah Saturday, the military announces.
Courtesy of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin Archives, we present a unique historic photo, and ask our readers to help fill in the who, when, and where of this photo.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar OBM, the renowned Shliach of Bal Harbor, Florida and founder of The Shul. He passed away on Shabbos morning, the 5th of Iyar, 5785.
Thousands of cyclists will ride through the streets of New York City for the annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday.
Israel’s Diplomatic-Security Cabinet is expected to convene Sunday evening to approve plans to ramp up the fighting in Gaza and to approve a broad reserve draft, albeit gradually.
One hundred Shluchim—serving as the Jewish infrastructure across 40 countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East—gathered to reinforce one another and map the next phase of Jewish life in a post–Oct. 7 world.
At an event in Salt Lake City, The Oracle: Portraits of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson was honored with the prestigious Wilbur Award, presented to two members of the creative team behind the book.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
The prices of rent-stabilized apartments are set to go up in the Big Apple after the city’s Rent Guidelines Board voted in favor of potential hikes Wednesday.
I heard this week the following story from Rabbi Shlomo Galperin, the way it was reminisced by his father-in-law Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Fox of blessed memory. As noted, pearls as these are what keeps this column going. Please share them with me, so that I can allow the community at large, to benefit from them as well.
Discover Judaism’s surprising perspective on incarceration, rehabilitation, and justice. Explore how Jewish ethics approach criminal punishment, rehabilitation, and societal reintegration, offering insights for creating a more compassionate and effective justice system.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman learns a parallel lesson from the exuberance and fascination of a child, with its unending energy a lesson for how we too should pursue life.
During a National Day of Prayer event at the White House on Thursday, US President Donald Trump discussed the situation of the hostages in Gaza, and said that fewer than 24 are still alive.
Courtesy of Crown Heights photographer Shmuli Evers, we present this incredible photograph of 770 Eastern Parkway.
More than 250 Shluchim gathered in Paris for their annual Regional Kinus Hashluchim this week.
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