BDE: Harav Hatomim Avraham Simcha Eckhaus, 84, OBM
With sadness we inform of the passing of Harav Hatomim Avraham Simcha Eckhaus of Cederhurst NY. He passed away suddenly, on Wednesday November 28th, Chof Kislev. (Updated with Shiva Times)
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An employee working at Family Dollar was stabbed while attempting to stop a shoplifter in his store. The employee was stabilized at the Kāmin Health-Crown Heights Urgent Care, before being transferred to the hospital in an ambulance.
Shoplifter in Family Dollar Stabs Employee
An employee working at Family Dollar was stabbed while attempting to stop a shoplifter in his store. The employee was stabilized at the Kāmin Health-Crown Heights Urgent Care, before being transferred to the hospital in an ambulance.
Measles Outbreak Spreads
The New Jersey Department of Health is warning residents of additional exposures associated with an outbreak of measles in Ocean County (Lakewood).
Here’s My Story: Love is the Real Bottom Line
When I say the Rebbe, I am speaking about Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the last Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch. But during my youth, “the Rebbe” meant the Previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn who, in 1927, sent our family to Hebron, Israel, where my father went to work as a specialized kosher butcher in charge of deveining.
Minivan Damaged After Mid Storm Hit and Run
A minivan was damaged after an out of control box truck rammed it onto a sidewalk in the middle of Thursdays snow storm. No one was hurt in the incident, and the truck driver fled the scene.
Gaza Escalation LIVE News Feed
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Senior Hamas Leader Assassinated in Gaza Sunday
A senior Hamas leader was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip Sunday night, Arab sources have reported.
Teenage Gang on Crime Spree in Williamsburg
A gang of five black teenagers went on a crime spree in Williamburg on Saturday afternoon, attacking two people, and vandalizing a synogogue. The Police departments 79th precinct is asking for help in identifying these teenagers in connection with these incidents.
Elderly Jewish Man Viciously Assaulted in Flatbush
An elderly Jewish man was viciously assaulted in broad daylight while walking in Flatbush Tuesday afternoon. The assailant, described as a male approximately 5 foot 8, and 250 pounds, is presently wanted by the 70th Police precinct for the assault.
BDE: Mrs. Leba Chana Lubin, OBM
With sadness we inform of the passing of Mrs. Leba Chana (Eloise) Lubin, a longtime pillar of the Anash Community in Chicago. She passed away on Tuesday, Chof Alef Cheshvan following an illness. Updated with Levaya and Shiva Times.
11 Dead in Anti-Semitic Attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue
Eleven people have been killed in a murderous rampage inside the Tree Of Life – Or L’Simcha synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The gunman reportedly shouted “all Jews must die” during the 20 minute long rampage and siege. (UPDATE) President Trump has proclaimed the lowering of the flag to half staff for the victims.
Scheinfeld Family to Dedicate Torah
The Scheinfeld Family will be completing a new Sefer Torah in honor of the second yartzeit of Reb Moty Scheinfeld,
Man Fatally Struck by Sanitation Truck
An early morning crash claimed the life of a 37-year-old Hispanic man as he was crossing the street on Brooklyn Avenue near Eastern Parkway. The entire area is closed off due to a police investigation.
71st Precinct First to get New ‘Community Lounge’
Crown Heightses 71st police precinct will be getting a new and first of its kind “community lounge,” whose aim is to change community perception and daunting feeling of entering a police precinct. The new initiative was announced at a press conference lead by New York City’s mayor Bill DeBlasio in Crown Heights.
UK Shluchim Gather for Regional Kinus
During the two days of the Kinus 92 Shluchim from all over the UK participated in 22 lectures and workshops and left energised to continue to their Shlichus with renewed purpose and vigour. The conference was held in the magnificent setting of Bosworth Hall Hotel (part of the Brittania Group) in the picturesque village of Market Bosworth.
A Bachur’s Memories of Gimmel Tammuz
Tacoma Shliach, Rabbi Zalmy Heber, shares his memories as a young Bochur in 770 on Gimmel Tammuz 24 years ago.
Here’s My Story: The Survivor Who Wouldn’t Sit Down
The story I would like to relate concerns my father, Sam Moss, more than me. My father was born in Munkatch, Czechoslovakia, what is now Mukachevo, Ukraine. There he attended the yeshivah of Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira, author of Minchas Elazar, who was the Munkatcher Rebbe.
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