Dr. David Portowicz teaches social work at Bar Illan University in Israel. He is also the founder of the non-profit Jaffa Institute, which serves underprivileged children. He was interviewed in September, 2023.
Jeremy Levi, who has served as mayor of the town of Hampstead since 2021, has emerged as one of Canada’s most passionate spokesmen for Jewish rights and a strong defender of the Jewish people against antisemitism.
A Hamas official has said that the terror group will release hostages as planned on Saturday, Kan News reported. The official stressed that the terror group will not release all of the hostages on Saturday.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin has continued his release of a new video series exploring the Kvarim surrounding the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Rabbi Shea Hecht, a Chabad Rabbi and former cultbuster, shares sharp words for the Lev Tahor cult and commends the Guatemalan government for its actions.
In a significant announcement for Anash and Temimim worldwide, the International Rambam Celebration Committee has released for publication that the 44th completion of the daily Rambam study cycle will be celebrated at the historic Bedford Union Armory – Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Sunday, 2 Adar 5785 (March 2, 2025).
The Rebbe’s Maamarim on the 4 Parshios: With Purim around the corner, a major addition for anyone who learns the Rebbe’s Torah has just been released: a newly published volume by Lahak Hanochos featuring all of the Rebbe’s maamarim connected to the Four Parshiyos: Shekalim, Zachor, Parah, and HaChodesh.
Remember when you used to sit in Yeshiva, watching that businessman rush through Shacharis? The way he’d burst in, Tallis half-on, catching up to the Minyan somewhere between Boruch She’amar and Yishtabach? Remember how you judged him (though you tried not to), thinking “I’ll never be like him”? Well, the hard truth is: You’ve become that businessman.
Alternate side parking regulations will be is suspended for snow removal, tomorrow, February 13. Parking meters will remain in effect.
A new 6 week course by Machon Lehoraa Online Smicha and taught by Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, will offer an interactive and resourceful structure to cover the Halachos most relevant for the Yom Tov of Pesach: the laws of Hagolas Kelim and Tevilas Kelim.
Yehuda Lindenblatt OBM, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest active Hatzalah volunteer in NYC passed away Tuesday. NYC Mayor Eric Adams marked his passing in a post on social media.
Alternate side parking regulations will be is suspended for Lincoln’s Birthday, on Wednesday, February 12. Parking meters will remain in effect.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the customs of Tu B’Shvat and Shabbos Shirah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
A brand new story from the Chabad Series has been released by Rabbi Sholem Perl titled “Imagine Beyond”.
A fellow Bochur mentioned to his friend that it was time for him to get a smartphone with WhatsApp to prepare for camp. This struck a nerve because it highlights a larger problem: the assumption that having a smartphone is a necessity for Madrichim.
Crown Heights Shomrim has released a video showing an assault that took place on Kingston Ave Monday morning.
Your electricity and natural gas bills may be increasing as Con Edison has proposed double-digit rate hikes for both.
