40 Camp Directors Gather for Conference
Directors of Chabad house camps gathered in Long Beach, California to re-envision the potential of their camps and the effect they could make.
January 2020 news archive
New headlines available — refreshMrs. Miriam Popack, 95, OB'M
With great sadness we regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Popack, OB”M, a long time Crown Heights resident. She passed away on Friday, the 5th of Shvat. She was 95-years-old.
Mrs. Freida Levin, 100, OB'M
With great sadness we regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Freida Levin, OB”M, from Kfar Chabad. Mrs. Levin passed away on Wednesday, Gimmel Shevat. She was 100 years old. She was born in 1919 in the Russian city of Kremenchuk to R’ Yechiel Yosef and Sheina Rivkin.
100 Communities Join Rebbe’s Torah Campaign
Since the launch of the global learning campaign in honor of Yud Shvat, 85% of the Rebbe’s Torah has been divided to be learned. Vaad Or Vechom is now allowing individuals to join the campaign as well. Full Story
Mrs. Penina Greenstein, 66, OB'M
With great sadness we regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Penina Greenstein, OB”M, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and wife of R’ Yisroel Yitzchok Greenstein, OB”M. She passed away on Wednesday, 25 Teves. She was 66 years old.
100 Free Books for JLI and Chabad on Campus Shluchim
100 copies of the book Parsha Poems, which contains a poem for each week's Parsha based on the teachings of the Rebbe, has been distributed to 100 shluchim with the help of a generous donor. Full Story
Boy Dies After Plummeting 5 Stories
A 12-year-old boy R”L fell to his death in Ashdod on Wednesday afternoon. It happened at around 6:20PM, when the boy fell of a 5th-story window in Ashdod.
24 Teves Marked in Montreal
Over 400 members of The Lubavitch community in Montreal, joined the Chof Daled Teves farbrengen held at Shomrim Laboker shul marking the yartzeit of the Alter Rebbe.
770 Marks Alter Rebbe’s Yartzeit
Hundreds of Shluchim Anash and Tmimim gathered in 770 Monday night for a Farbrengen in honor of Chof Daled Teves, the Alter Rebbe’s Yartzeit.
Flatbush: Child R'L Killed In Fire
A child was R”L killed in a fast-moving fire in Flatbush, Monday night. It happened at around 10:30PM at 757 Ocean Parkway near Foster Avenue. FDNY says they found heavy fire blowing out of the windows upon their arrival. The fire quickly escalated to a second alarm.
A Gift to a Faraway Shlucha
Two shluchos have teamed up to bring in those who can’t afford airfare to the kinus. Help them in their efforts to leave no shlucha behind.
16 Squares of Chewy Tahini Blondies
Acclaimed food writer and author Adeena Sussman shares with COLlive a delicious recipe from her new cookbook Sababa that will make you 16 chewy squares of tahini blondies. Full Story
Quality Staff to Join Canadian Summer Program
Registration for Yeshivas Kayitz Montreal is now open, and offering an early bird special.
125 Kids at Released Time Winter Camp
Scores of public school children participated in a rare and exciting Released Time Day Camp this winter.
20 Teves: Yartzeit of the Rambam
In what ways does the Rambam continue to be the model of a true Jewish leader for all time? Based on a sicha of the Rebbe from 5752, Rabbi Shais Taub explains the enduring influence of the Rambam in honor of the Rambam’s yahrzeit. Full Story, Video
Mrs. Miriam Zilberstrom, 90, OB'M
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Zilberstrom, OB”M, of Bnei Brak, ER”Y. A mother of a large Chabad family, in Eretz Yisroel and Canada. She was 90 years old.
Mrs. Katia Rogatsky, 94, OB'M
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Katia Rogatsky, OB”M, a longtime Crown Heights resident. She passed away on Wednesday, 18 Teves. She was 94 years old. Originally from Russia, she lived in Crown Heights for over 40 years. Mrs.
200 Young Professionals to Descend Upon Crown Heights
200 Young Professionals from 42 cities will be arriving in Crown Heights this week, and Shluchim are still looking for gracious residents who can host for the weekend. Full Story
$680k in Security Funding for Rockland County
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo committed to giving $680,000 in security funding to Jewish communities in Rockland County.
Levaya of Rabbi Yakov Greenbaum, OB'M
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100 Years of Shabbos by the Ohel
Recent archaeological discoveries in the town of Lubavitch reveals a centuries-old custom of having a shul near the Ohel.
100 Security Cameras To Be Installed in Brooklyn
The next anti-Semitic attack will be caught on camera: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that 100 security cameras will be installed in Crown Heights, Williamsburg and Boro Park to prevent hate crimes; Community activist Chanina Sperlin petitioned for the move. Full Story
10 Days of Inspiration and Fun at Young Shluchos Winter Camp
Machane Rivka Gan Yisroel Tzeirei Hashluchos, a project of the Shluchim Office newly dedicated to Rivka Levy OBM, gave young Shluchos the time of their lives – a Chassidishe environment, fun with friends, and lots of Florida sunshine. Full Story, Photos
A Moment of Silence in Secular Newspaper
Hoboken and Jersey City shliach Rabbi Moshe Schapiro spoke with The Sunday Telegraph about the rise of anti-semitism in the USA and the importance of a moment of introspective silence in schools.