Baby Boy!
Mendy and Abi (nee Bharier) Cohen from Cedarhurst, NY had a baby boy!
BDE: R’ Tzion Yakubov, 63, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Tzion Yakubov OBM, the owner of the popular Kingston Bake Shop and long time Crown Heights resident. He passed away on Thursday, the 6th of Elul, 5782 following an extended illness.
Congressman and Governor Candidate Lee Zeldin To Visit Crown Heights Friday, Speak Out Against Hate
On Friday, September 2, 2022, at 11:45 a.m., Congressman and Governor Candidate Lee Zeldin will be joined by local Jewish Community leaders outside the Jewish Children’s Museum to speak out against recent violent antisemitic attacks, the spread of antisemitic hate throughout New York and the lack of serious consequences and punishment for those who commit hate crimes against Jewish New Yorkers.
First Day of School at Monsey Boys Cheder Chabad
The students of Cheder Chabad of Monsey were greeted for their first day of school by the sounds of lively Chassidishe music and smiling Rebbeim this week.
After Fire Destroys Delaware Student Center, Chabad Builds Eight Times Bigger
Two years after arson destroyed the Jewish Student Center at the University of Delaware, Rabbi Avremel and Shulie Vogel broke ground on a new center, eight times the size.
The Once-Festive Sound of Ukraine’s Opening School Bells
The first day of school was always a big deal in Ukraine, with parents, grandparents and well-wishers coming to watch their children begin another year of academics. But this year, seven months into a horrific and seemingly endless war, schools in Odessa, Zhitomer, Zhytomyr, Vinitsa, Bila Tserkva, Chernivtsi, Kamianske, Kryvyi Rih, and Cherkasy have opened, but without the usual fanfare.
Weekly Letter: Teshuva is Always Effective
In this weeks letter, the Rebbe highlights some important points about teshuvah, among them the fact that Teshuvah is always effective, in every case and whatever the transgression and that it is within our power to do it, since it is a commandment of Hashem.
Farbrengens and Sichos Making The Rebbe Accessible, Exciting, and Meaningful
Hear firsthand accounts how Hanochas guides today’s bochurim through farbrengens and Sichos making it accessible, exciting, and meaningful to them.
BDE: Harav Yisroel Halprin, 66, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Harav Yisroel (Ruli) Halprin OBM, the Shliach of the Rebbe to Hertzalya who expanded Chabad’s activities and and positively affected the lives of many. He passed away on Thursday, the 5th of Elul, 5782.
Firefighters Battle Garage Fire in Crown Heights Thursday
Tens of firefighters responded to Carroll Street in Crown Heights Thursday to battle a garage fire behind a home.
BDE: Yechiel Mechel Hershcovich, 84, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Yechiel Mechel Hershcovich OBM, a kind and loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle who was always involved in communal affairs in Montreal. He passed away on Thursday, the 5th of Elul, 5782.
Baby Boy!
Asher and Devorah’le (nee Lebovic) Wilhelm from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
The Book of Chitas Grows Up
For decades, the Chitas format was designed to be the perfect companion for travel and and portable use. But Kehot consumers have consistently asked for a full-size Chitas, one that would be easier on the eyes, and Kehot has responded to the requests.
Staten Island Man Convicted in Senseless 2018 Assault and Beating Of A Chassidic Man in Borough Park
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a 41-year-old Staten Island man has been convicted of charges of felony attempted assault, misdemeanor assault and menacing for a 2018 unprovoked attack against three Jewish men wearing Hasidic clothing that took place in Borough Park.
Yeshivas Chayolei Beis Dovid: A Unique Yeshivah Opens In The Pocono Mountains
Yeshivas Chayolei Beis Dovid, a Yeshivah for Chassidishe Bochurim that wants to learn a trade, has opened for the new school year. Headed by Rabbi Levi Raices. Photographer Dov Hechtman traveled to document the Yeshivahs grand opening.
Lubavitchers Worldwide Utilize Summer To Plug-In To Moshiach Reality
Over the summer, the brand new ‘Aspiration’ curriculum brought a new appreciation of Moshiach to Chabad communities and bungalow colonies.
JEM: Elul 2022 – What You Need To Do
The month of Elul has begun, and rabbis are already planning their sermons for the High Holidays. There are some who are convinced that it is their duty to viciously chastise their flock from the pulpit. They actually pride themselves in how harsh they can be.
