Hundreds Attend Levaya in Sweltering Heat
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June 2021 news archive
New headlines available — refresh770 Yeshiva Accompanies Funeral to Cemetery
A large crowd joined the levaya of mashpia Reb Pinye Korf as it passed by 770 on Wednesday, and hundreds continued on to the cemetery, including a large contingent of bochurim from the 770 yeshiva, where he served as mashpia in recent years.
Three Car Crash Injures One in Crown Heights Tuesday
A speeding vehicle slammed into another on Empire Blvd Tuesday, creating a chain reaction that left three cars damaged and one person injured.
R’ Pinye Korf, 86, OBM
It is with great sorrow that the news of the death of famed mashpia Rabbi Refoel Pinchas (Pinye) Korf at 86 years old. He was born in Kharkov, Russia, on 20 Iyar 5695 (1935) to famed mashpia Rabbi Yehoshua and Mrs. Chaya Rivka Korf.
R’ Pinye Throughout the Years
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13-Year-Old Builds Online Platform to Assist Shluchim
13-year-old Shalom DovBer Strakhov enjoys using his talents to assist shluchim and has now launched an online platform to enable others to do the same.
20th Kinus Hamechanchim to Feature Outstanding Presenters
The Kinus haMechanchim has been renowned for the quality of its program. For 36 hours mechanchim are exposed to an array of presenters who represent the very best of today’s chinuch community thinkers and practitioners.
Leon & Rus Oliwkowicz, 81 & 74, OBM
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Leon and Mrs. Christina Elvira (Rus) Oliwkowicz, 81 and 74 years old, respectively, who passed in the tragic Surfside collapse. Their daughter, Mrs.
17 Tammuz With The Rebbe
Shiva Asar B’Tammuz is the day the walls of Yerushalayim were breached by the Romans and is observed as a day of fasting and mourning. Watch the Rebbe say slichos and haftorah and discussing the meaning of the day.
6-Year-Old Creates Daily Rambam Video in Yiddish and English
Six-year-old Mendel from Miami, Florida wanted to inspire other kids to love learning Sefer Hamitzvos as much as he does, so he created a short and cute video on the day’s shiur in two languages.
159 People Missing in Miami Building Collapse
159 people are unaccounted for after the partial building collapse in Surfside, Florida, as the confirmed death toll rises to 4. Dozens of Jewish residents are among the missing.
99 Unaccounted for in Miami Building Collapse
At least 99 individuals are unaccounted for in the condo building that collapsed early this morning in Surfside, Florida. A Lubavitcher couple and 32 other Yidden are reportedly among those missing.
5 Shuls Hold Chinuch-Themed Farbrengen
Members of five Crown Heights shuls gathered Wednesday night for a joint Yud Beis/Gimmel Tammuz farbrengen with Harav Yosef Braun, focusing on the theme of chinuch in modern times.
Listen: Rabbi Gluckowsky Farbrengs in Monsey
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8th Grade Students Enjoy Elaborate Mivtza Event
After learning from the Kovetz Chof Ches Sivan, students of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva 8th grade celebrated the special day with a grand event including a pizza lunch, nosh and exciting activities.
2,000 Shluchim Families Join MyShliach Live Event
Over 2,000 Shluchim families from around the world participated in a special day of broadcast on Gimmel Tammuz organized by Merkos Suite 302. Full Story, Photos
Master Storyteller Presents “The Heroic Struggle”
Rabbi Sholem Perl · THE HEROIC STRUGGLE- THE STORY OF YUD BEIS TAMMUZ 129
2 Part Series: Money & Shalom Bayis
Money is the number one issue married couples fight about. When couples talk about money, there’s often frustration and tension. Join Adai Ad for a 2 part series with Yael Trusch, MBA. Full Story
‘Jewish-U’ Rolled Out to Campus Shluchim
A group of campus Shluchim met this past Monday for the first in-person gathering in many months with a very specific goal at hand: to onboard 25 new members for Chabad on Campus’s groundbreaking educational program—JewishU.
770 Exterior Undergoes Thorough Cleaning
As part of the ongoing renovations at 770 Eastern Parkway, cleaning crews thoroughly washed down the exterior of the building using a crane and a power hose. The works were closely supervised by Reb Chaim Baruch Halberstam.
2 Canadian Cities Print Tanyas to Mark Day of Rebbe’s Rescue
In honor of the 80th anniversary of 28 Sivan, Rabbi Shalom Bakshi, the Shliach to Woodbridge and Kleinburg, Ontario, arranged a Tanya printing in two Canadian cities that have never had a Tanya printing before.
10 Hour Surgery Concludes Successfully
The family of Yehuda Hertzel, the 10-year-old boy who underwent emergency surgery to remove a large brain tumor, announced today that with Hashem’s help the surgery was successful.
19 Drawings by the Rambam Inspired a Full Sefer
What began as a project to research the Rambam’s drawings on the Beis Hamikdash, and continued as a corona lockdown project, resulted in a hardcover sefer, the handiwork of a young Lubavitcher talmid chochom.
Young Shliach Releases Moving Album
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