All SNAP Households to Receive the Maximum Food Benefits For The Month of March
All New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for March.
NYS Department of Education Outlines New Plan To Regulate Private Schools
The New York State Department of Education waded back into a fight with the release of proposed plans to regulate private schools across the state.
Yeshiva Kayitz Yerushalayim Announces Head Staff
YK Yerushalayim, a program primarily suited for Bochurim coming out of Shiur Beis and Gimmel Mesivta, announces its staff for the summer of 5782.
Picture of the Day
A group of kids and their parents get ready to board their flight from Argentina to NYC for the highly-anticipated JewQ Shabbaton, kicking off tonight at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Princeton, New Jersey. “We’ve been counting down to this day for months,” says Dario Roiz, a 7th grader of Chabad Argentina. “I can’t believe it’s finally here.”
Emergency hotlines connect the Jews of Ukraine with Chabad’s boots on the ground at high-tech crisis-management centers like the one above in Kfar Chabad, Israel.
Crisis Center in Israel a Lifeline for Jews of Ukraine
In the Israeli village of Kfar Chabad, in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro and in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., dozens of Russian-speaking volunteers coordinated by the Chabad-Lubavitch-affiliated Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) sit in high-tech crisis-management centers, staffing emergency hotlines and connecting the Jews of Ukraine with Chabad’s boots on the ground.
TSA Extends Mask Mandate Through April 18th
The transportation mandate that required face masks on planes, trains, and buses throughout the US has been extended after it was scheduled to be dropped this month.
New Engagement!
Mendy Layani (Lyon, France ) to Sarah Kirchenchteyn (Paris, France)
US House of Representatives Approves Funding for Iron Dome
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package, which includes $1 billion in emergency funding for the Iron Dome missile defense system.
Refugees from Berdichev, Ukraine, flee the country on a bus provided by Chabad. Thousands like them have been encouraged and enabled to find shelter from the war's destruction.
54 Busloads of Desperate Ukrainian Jews Evacuated in a Single Day
Sitting in the ad hoc crisis center in Kfar Chabad, “Chaim” has been on the phone with Jews in war-torn Ukraine for nearly 14 hours. In call after call, he has been reiterating the same point: “Get out while you can. We will help you leave Ukraine and bring you to Israel if that’s what you want, but you must leave now!”
What Kept a Shliach Fleeing Ukraine Calm During Escape?
Rabbi Levi Raices, Shliach of the Rebbe to Kharkov, Ukraine, who just arrived in Crown Heights after a long and dangerous 5-day evacuation trip shared the experience of his harrowing journey, at the Gala Dinner for the Yeshiva in Queens.
Public School Students Have A Blast at Released Time Mid-Winter Camps
More than 150 NYC Public School students enjoyed a week of Jewish Pride at the Released Time Mid-Winter camps run by the NCFJE Released Time program.
Here’s My Story: The Strength To Do Nothing
Rabbi Avraham Kliers worked for nearly forty years at Keren Hashvi’is raising funds to support farmers observing Shmitah. He was interviewed at his home in Bnei Brak, Israel, in September of 2018.
Chabad of Bucharest's synagogue looks more like a warehouse now, with locals bringing supplies in droves
Chabad Aids 22,000 Jewish Refugees on Both Sides of Ukrainian Border
In the last two weeks some 22,000 Jewish Ukrainian refugees have streamed to the war-torn nation’s borders with the help of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries on the ground.
Thousands of Children Rally for Ukrainian Jewry
Over six thousand Jewish kids from two hundred and fifty Hebrew Schools joined a CKids Unity Rally for their brothers and sisters in Ukraine.
Meaningful Interviews: Dr. Phil Schneider of Schneider Speech Pathology
Dr. Phil Schneider of Schneider Speech Pathology was one of the doctors who worked with the Rebbe in 1992 after his stroke. In one-of-a-kind interview, he relates never before known details from “behind the door” that points to the Rebbe’s ability of communicating even after his stroke.
First Ever Machine-Washable Kapota Makes its Debut
A new Kapota created by The Bein that can be washed and dried at home, debuted with a pre-launch event at The Railroad Barber.
Montreal Community Unites To Solve Issues of Modern Technology
The Montreal Lubavitch community united, to address the problematic issues of modern technology and keeping our children safe, under the banner “Let’s Solve It, Together”.
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