Mortgage Rates Breach 6% for The First Time Since 2008
Mortgage rates surged past 6% this week, the highest level since November 2008, worsening already rampant affordability concerns.
Program Changes The Face of Chassidishe Chinuch for Young Shluchim Worldwide
With many shluchim not having a Lubavitcher school in their vicinity, many Yaldei Hashluchim miss out on the authentic Cheder experience. Others live in remote areas, and may miss out on the friendly camaraderie amongst classmates that children growing up in a frum community take for granted. MyShliach’s Yeshivas Erev was created to provide a solution for both.
Levaya for Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld Passes by 770
Hundreds of Crown Heights residents packed the area in front of 770 Thursday afternoon to bid farewell to Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld, the Menahel and Executive Director of the Oholei Torah School.
Levaya For Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld Joined by Hundreds of Oholei Torah Students
The Levaya of Rabbi Rosenfeld OBM, the Menahel and Executive Director of the Oholei Torah Yeshiva, passed by Oholei Torah’s main campus Thursday, where hundreds of Talmidim came out in his honor.
Rabbis of Ukraine Surprise the Minister of the Diaspora While Touring Kfar Chabad
A tour of the Etrog orchard, listening to the sound of the shofar, visiting a beehive, and donning tefillin, were the focus of the visit to Kfar Chabad in Central Israel of Mr. Nachman Shai, Israeli’s Diaspora Minister. The minister was surprised to learn that among the hosts were three of Ukraine’s leading rabbis who granted him a “Token of Salvation” for his assistance to the Jewish communities in Ukraine.
LIVE at 2:00PM: Livestreamed Levaya of Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld OBM
The Levaya of Rabbi Rosenfeld OBM, the Menahel and Executive Director of the Oholei Torah Yeshiva, will take place at 2pm. The Levaya will be joined by the Talmidim of Oholei Torah and the Levaya will be livestreamed for all.
from right to left, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Federal Minister Christian Lindner, Special Advisor to the U.S. Department of State Stuart Eizenstat, Claims Conference Executive Vice President Gregory Schneider and Rüdiger Mahlo, Claims Conference Representative in Germany.
Opening Ceremony Commemoration of 70 years of the Luxembourg Agreement with Rabbi of Berlin
Today, the opening event for 70 years of the Luxembourg Agreement took place at the Jewish Museum Berlin. The audience included numerous invited guests, including Holocaust survivors and numerous representatives from politics and society.
Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten in Merrick, L.I., as the 282nd Long Island Tanya was printed and studied, completing an effort that he began in the 1980s to print an edition of the classic Chassidic text in every ZIP code on Long Island.
A Tanya Printing in Every Long Island ZIP Code
It was 1984, and the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, had just issued a call to action: In every place where there is a Jewish population, a Tanya should be printed.
A Year with Released Time Leads Two Brooklyn Brothers to Enroll in Yeshiva
For the past year, Wednesday has been Released Time day for Joshua and Aaron Barayev. But this coming school year, they’re saying goodbye to their Brooklyn charter school and heading to Yeshiva at Be’er Hagolah Institutes.
Visitors and locals celebrate the thriving Jewish life in Almaty, which residents feel is in the merit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson.
Unlikely Pilgrimages to the Resting Place of the Rebbe’s Father in Kazakhstan
Today, the resting place of Reb Levi Yitzchak Schneerson—declared a National Heritage Site by the Kazakhstan government in 2020—is a focal point of local Jewry, who turn to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak in good times and difficult times.
Here’s My Story: Enough With The Pizza!
Mr. Meir Shlomo Junik resides in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where he works as a counselor for children with special needs. He was interviewed in November of 2007 and June of 2021.
BDE: Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld, 89, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yosef “Yossel” Rosenfeld OBM, the Menahel and Executive Director of Oholei Torah in Crown Heights. He passed away Wednesday night, the 19th of Elul, 5782.
Three Iranian Nationals Charged with Engaging in Computer Intrusions and Ransomware-Style Extortion Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure Providers
An indictment was unsealed today charging three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims.
New Engagement!
Elya Haim (New York, NY) to Rivka Stone (New York, NY) L’Chaim: Monday, September 19th, 8:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President St. Upstairs
Baby Girl!
Mordechai and Sharone Raizel Schwei from Brooklyn had a baby girl!
Lea Hadad, escorted by her mother and mother-in-law, encircles Rabbi Levi Duchman under the chuppah (canopy). With 1,500 guests from around the world, including leading rabbis, dignitaries and Emirati royals, the wedding is the largest Jewish event in the history of the Emirates. (Credit: Jewish UAE / Christopher Pike)
Abu Dhabi Rabbinic Wedding Landmark Event for Jewish Life in Arab World
Rabbi Levi Duchman, Rabbi to the UAE, and Lea Hadad celebrated their wedding in the country’s capital city, Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday surrounded by 1,500 guests from around the world.
Rabbi Manis Friedman To Host Crown Heights Book Launch For His Newest Book, “I Didn’t Ask To Come to this World”
Rabbi Manis Friedman’s most recent book, inspired by a conversation with a chaplain in a psychiatric ward, is set to make its United States launch in Crown Heights this week.
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