24 Hours Continuous Learning
Shluchim kids around the world are encouraged to sign up for a 20 minute slot of learning Chassidus during a 24 hour span to prepare for 19 Kislev. Video
November 2015 news archive
New headlines available — refreshMrs. Chana Sorhagen, OB'M
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Chana Sorhagen, OB”M, longtime member of the Lubavitch community in Morristown, NJ. She passed away Tuesday, 12 Kislev, 5776. She was 97 years old. Mrs.
22 Days Until First Chidon Test
Hundreds of children from schools across America, Canada, Australia, and England are getting ready to compete in The International Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos. Full Story, Video
Israeli Murdered in Stabbing Attack
Arutz Sheva One Israeli has been murdered and another wounded in a stabbing attack at the Dor gas station along Route 443, just outside Beit Horon (northwest of Yerushalayim) Monday afternoon. The Palestinian Arab terrorist fatally wounded an 18 year-old man.
Israeli Killed in Mali Terror Attack
Shmuel Ben Hillel, a 58-year-old man from Tzur Hadassah, was killed in Friday’s attack on a hotel in the Mali capital of Bamako. He leaves behind his wife and their three children. The bereaved family has released a statement, reading: “We are shocked and grieving.
2 Murdered in Tel Aviv Attack
Two Israelis were killed and another was seriously wounded in a stabbing in southern Tel Aviv on Thursday afternoon. Full Story
Mordechai Boymelgreen, OB'M
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Mordechai Boymelgreen, OB”M, a Talmid Chochom and Baal Chessed who survived the Holocaust. He passed away Tuesday, Kislev 5, 5776. He was 91 years old.
Mrs. Goldie Diament, OB'M
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Goldie Diament, OB”M, a resident of Philadelphia, PA, passed away early Sunday morning, 3 Kislev 5776 in Baltimore, MD. She was 92 years old.
R’ Aaron Yisroel Chaiton, OB'M
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of R’ Aaron Yisroel Chaiton, OB”M, of Montreal, Canada. He passed away today, Tuesday, Cheshvan 28, 5776. He was 84 years old.
2 Wounded in Hebron Shooting
Two Israeli teens were shot as they walked near Meoras Hamachpela in Hebron on Friday night. Full Story
President Yitzhak Navon, OB'M
The fifth president of Eretz Yisroel, Yitzhak Navon, OB”M, passed away in his Yerushalayim home on Shabbos. He was 94 years old. Navon leaves behind his wife, Miri Shapir, as well as a son and a daughter from his first marriage – to Ophira Navon, who lost her battle with cancer…
$1 Million Donated to Fight Abuse
Philanthropist Ben Nash has donated $1 million to the Jewish Community Watch organization which promotes awareness and education of child abuse. Full Story
Chaya Mushka Solomon, 4 Month, OB'M
With great shock and sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of the infant Chaya Mushka Solomon, OB”M, who is only four month old. She was from Kfar Chabad, Eretz Yisroel, and passed from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She is survived by her parents Shay and Avishag Solomon.
10 Car Break-Ins in a Night
Attention guests of the Kinus Hashluchim: NYPD reports a rise in car break-ins in the Crown Heights area. Here’s what to do. Full Story
Mrs. Sara Deren, OB'M
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sara Deren, OB”M, a resident of Crown Heights, passed away on Monday, 20 Cheshvan 5776. She passed away at the age of 38.
Nissin Moskovitz, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Nissin Moskovitz, OBM, of Caracas, Venezuela. He is the father of Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz, Shliach to Kharkov Ukraine. He was 86 years old.