Bustling Erev Shabbos Marred by Accident
A frightening, but boruch Hashem non-serious, accident occurred this afternoon in the heart of Crown Heights during the hectic hours of Shabbos shopping. A flat-bed truck driving up Kingston Ave.
August 2012 news archive
New headlines available — refresh‘100th Celebration Was Personal’
650 people came to a Jerusalem hotel to mark 100 years to Yeshivas Toras Emes. For one of them it was a personal milestone. Full Story, Photos, Video
Camp F.R.E.E. Never Ends
The summer has flown by quickly, and most summer camps have ended their programs a full week ago. There was one camp, however, that gave its campers a few extra days to enjoy the camp experience. Camp F.R.E.E.
Photo Gallery: CGI Toronto’s First Summer a Hit
The inaugural summer of CGI Toronto was a wonderful success. The campers and staff enjoyed trips, BBQs, a staff play, color war, a two-day Grand trip to Canada’s Wonderland – spending the night at Chabad @ Flamingo, swimming, a tour of Chabad Lubavitch of Ontario Headquarters…
CGI Florida Hosts MBP Awards Ceremony
As every year, the campers of Gan Israel-Florida overnight camp worked on preparing a special and most befitting present for the Rebbe with their annual Mishnayos Be’Al Peh program; together, the campers learned and were tested on close to 30,000 lines of Mishnayos, Tanya,…
Photo Gallery: “Goodbye Gan Yisroel”
As the summer draws to a close, campers attending Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY bid farewell to their newly-found friends and dedicated counselors and teachers at the grand banquet. The next morning they packed their luggage and boarded the buses which would take them back home.
16 Year-Old Under Fire
Aliza Leah Lichtenfeld, 16, of Highland Park, Illinois, shares the summer she spent in the Israeli rockets-ridden city of Sderot. Full Story
Photos and Video: Color War at CGI Parksville
For two days campers and staff at Gan Yisroel-Parksville participated in plays, competitions, songs, comedy skits and – most importantly – Mishnayos Ba’al Peh.
Photo Gallery: “Goodbye Y.S.P.”
Photos: Avrohom Perl for yspmorristown.com As the summer draws to a close, bochurim attending the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ bid farewell at the grand banquet to their newly-found friends and dedicated counselors and teachers.
Photo Gallery: CGI Parksville Grand Trip
Campers and staff at Gan Yisroel-Parksville enjoyed the summer’s grand trip to Lake Compounce, an amusement park in Connecticut.
24 Hours at R’ Levik’s Ohel
Businessmen Avi Shaulson and Shmueli Stern sponsored round-the-clock reciting of Mishnayos at the Rebbe’s father – R’ Levi Yitzchok Schneerson ‘s gravesite during his yahrtzeit. Full Story
Photo Gallery: CGI Montreal Overnight and Paintball
Campers and staff at Gan Yisroel-Montreal enjoyed an overnight camping and paintball shooting trip.
CGI Florida Prints Its Own Tanya
A short month ago, on the 25th of Tammuz, a memorable and historic day was celebrated in CGI Florida. The entire camp, all staff & campers, gathered for the printing of the 1st-ever Tanya by CGI Florida and the city of Groveland, FL.
Vehicles Collide on Kingston and Carroll
A Lexus SUV and a Dodge minivan collided on the corner of Kingston Ave. and Carroll St. at around 5:30pm today. The accident occurred after one of the drivers took a red light, but it is unclear which.
Photos: CGI NY Visits 770 for Chof Av
Marking Chof Av, Camp Gan Israel of Parksville, NY made the two hour trip from upstate New York back to the city to visit the Rebbe’s Ohel and daven Mincha in 770.
Photo Gallery: Week 6 at Monsey Lubavitch Day Camp
Campers enjoy their sixth week at Lubavitch Day Camp in Monsey, NY.
Photo Gallery: CGI Montreal ‘Section C’ Group Portrait
Campers and staff of Gan Yisroel-Montreal’s ‘Section C’ program posed in front of the camp’s ‘770’ for a group portrait.
Photo Gallery: YSP Marks Chof Av
Photos: Avrohom Perl for yspmorristown.com The bochurim of the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ traveled to the Rebbe’s resting place in Queens, in honor of the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s father.
Photos: Kids Having a Blast at CGI of Chestnut Hill
The campers at Camp Gan Israel of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, are having a blast, and they still have more than a week’s worth of fun left for this summer’s general session.
Photo Gallery: Visiting Day at CGI Montreal
Parents and friends from all over the northeast made the trek up to the Quebec mountains to visit the children in Camp Gan Yisroel of Montreal.
Photos: YSP Goes Paintball Shooting and Camping
Photos: Avrohom Perl for yspmorristown.com Bochurim at the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ enjoyed a grand paintball-shooting trip, along with an inspiring bonfire and adventurous overnight.
Campers Enjoy ‘The Amazing Race’
Yesterday the campers of Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY had a real treat: “The Amazing Race!”
Florida Camps Gather for Day of Unity and Fun
An incredible day of unity and fun for South Florida CGI camps was organized by Rabbi Shmuly G. of Chabad Youth Network of Florida.
CGI Toronto Begins Inaugural Summer with a Bang
Campers and staff got off the bus amazed by the sight that met their eyes. A brand new shul and dining room, pristine grounds, stunning scenery, and a vast lake so crisp it can make one thirsty. They were soon to learn though, that the fine accommodations were only the beginning.