The community is invited to an inspirational evening honoring the Shloshim of Rabbi Yonah Avtzon A”H, with addresses by Rabbi Simon Jacobson and others. The event, for men and women, will take place at the Roza Hall (Bais Rivkah), 470 Lefferts Avenue, from 8:00 – 10:00 pm.
The world of Jewish literature, history, psychology and biography is eagerly anticipating the release of a new book, Rabbi Hutner and Rebbe, (JEP, March 2019), discussing the relationship between the two great Jewish minds and leaders, Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner, Rosh Yeshiva of Chaim Berlin and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Dr. Alan Newmark lives with his family in Bays Water, New York, and maintains a private practice in podiatry in Crown Heights, where he was interviewed January of 2016.
Starting from the moment they stepped into school Wednesday, the students of Bais Rivka High School lived and breathed Yud Shvat. With scenes, songs, and farbrengens they had a chance to encounter Yud Shvat in many ways.
What happens when a successful Jewish businessman from Essex has moved to Shanghai and leaves two daughters, in their mid-20’s living in Buckhurst Hill, Essex whom he would love to see a little more involved in the local Shul and Community?
It’s an area known for its top-tier schools and pricey real estate, but not so much for its Judaism. Still, now that Alto de Pinheiro’s first permanent Chabad Jewish Center has opened its doors, that may be changing.
Non violent protests have begun following the questionable detaining of three minors is Israel. The three were allegedly detained following an incident involving rock throwing.
Historical Synagogue in Bad Homburg Germany is being revitalized by Shliach Rabbi Shalom and Mina Rabinovitz. The synagogue, destroyed on Kristallnacht, now is the center of Judaism in Bad Homburg.
While Hebron is not a cakewalk for any soldier in terms of tensions and prevailing threats, especially with the recent spate of terrorist acts against soldiers and civilians, the assignment is cushioned by the presence of Rabbi Danny Cohen, who with his wife, Batsheva, have been providing a spiritual and emotional buffer for soldiers there for the past 16 years as Hebron’s head Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries.
A Visit to Chicago’s Oldest Chabad Congregation. Founded in 1875, Anshei Lubavitch lives on in a kosher nursing home
The eight days of Chanukah saw thousands of Jews at menorah lightings, hundreds of homes lit with the Chanukah flames and pride rekindled in the hearts of the Jews in Kharkov.
Yosef Hershkop is a young member of the Crown Heights community, who has seen the ignorance and apathy of our community in regards to political and governing concepts. In an attempt to educate the members of our community, he penned the following Op-Ed on an important bill that effects us all.
An awe inspiring site. A giant menorah in a place that once held only hate. This year, thousands gathered at the Brandenburg Gate, where a speech full of hate once sparked the infamous Kristellnacht, and now hosts one of Chabads’ public menorahs.
Through the years and the courts, a small spark in Philadelphia now lights up the world through public menorahs. Across the globe public menorahs stand on the legs of this history, and this fight.
Did you know that Chabad.org not only predates Amazon.com (and its briefly floated original name, Cadabra), but also such other early tech titans as Yahoo, eBay and The New York Times’ web presence? Launched in the fall of 1993, Chabad.org was one of the first 500 websites created after the birth of web in 1991.
Even as the Woolsey Fire – the largest wildfire on record for Los Angeles County, which has thus-far burned through 97,620 acres, destroyed at least 483 structures and damaged 86 others with thousands more still threatened – hovers at 50 percent containment, the fallout of the massive blaze continues to impact the lives of thousands throughout the affected areas.
As Mumbai’s Jewish school, the brain child of Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg, has expanded since its inception, and now another Shliach will be joining the Chabad House in Mumbai India.
