Rabbi Shlomo Noginski at home after being treated at a local hospital; suspect in custody Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Shlomo Noginski was repeatedly stabbed today outside of the Shaloh House Jewish Day School in Brighton, Mass. Noginski serves as a rabbi and teacher at Shaloh House, a Chabad institution serving the Boston-area’s Russian Jewish community, and their […]
‘Yossi Tenenboim Day’ Celebrates Young Shliach’s Bar Mitzvah
Hempstead, New York, Town Supervisor proclaimed June 16, 2021, “Yossi Tenenboim Day” in recognition of 13-year-old’s contribution to the community Hempstead Town Council Member Bruce Blakeman and Town Supervisor Don Clavin presented a citation to Yossi Tenenboim on June 16th, honoring the occasion of his bar mitzvah celebration. The 13-year-old son of Rabbi Nochum and […]
Chabad Representative Stabbed, Assailant in Custody
This afternoon, Chabad representative Rabbi Shlomo Noginski was stabbed multiple times outside the Shaloh House Chabad Center in Brighton, Mass. Rabbi Noginski serves as a Rabbi and teacher at the Shaloh House. The suspect allegedly approached him, drew a firearm and attempted to force him to his car. After a struggle, the assailant stabbed Rabbi […]
As the Surreal Turns Normal, Surfside’s Jewish Community Emergency Response Expands
The Shul of Bal Harbour’s overwhelming effort continues providing comfort and aid to all SURFSIDE, Florida — The feeling here can only be described as eerie. A heavy police presence patrols every artery leading into the twin beachside towns of Surfside and Bal Harbour, leaving its chic, normally bustling streets oddly empty. Nowadays, the most […]
5 Things to Know About the Surfside Jewish Community
The Shul of Bal Harbour’s overwhelming effort continues providing comfort and aid to all In the days following the horrific condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., the world has watched as the city’s Jewish community united to assist and console their friends and neighbors and all of the families and individuals directly impacted by the tragedy. […]
Rabbi Pinchas Korf, 86, Beloved Chassidic Mentor and Role Model
Influenced and inspired thousands of students from all walks of Jewish life Rabbi Pinchas Korf, a beloved Chassidic mashpia (mentor) whose endearing smile, indefatigable energy and blazing inner fire influenced and inspired thousands of students and rabbinic peers for decades, passed away June 30. He was 86. Affectionately known to all as “Reb Pinye,” Korf […]
Tragedy in Surfside: Obituaries of the Victims of the Building Collapse
Profiles and remembrances of those who lost their lives As search and rescue teams continue their heroic efforts to locate survivors of the collapse last Thursday morning of a 12-story oceanfront condominium in Surfside, Fla., the names of victims are being released to the public after identification and notification of the families. Prayers and good […]
A Year of Firsts in Rockwall, Texas
The Jewish community of Rockwall, Texas recently celebrated its first bar mitzvah in the history of the town. For the past couple of months,thirteen-year-old Ilan Parnes has been diligently preparing for this special rite of passage, and on Shabbat he read from the Torah in front of family and friends. This has been a year […]
Profiles of Those Still Missing in Surfside, Fla., Building Collapse
Prayers, good deeds, and rescue efforts continue Search and rescue operation efforts continue in the hopes of finding survivors of the collapse early Thursday morning of the Champlain Tower, a 12-story oceanfront condominium in Surfside, Fla., just north of Miami Beach. Some 150 people remain missing under the rubble of the Champlain Towers. As prayers […]
Leon Oliwkowicz, 81, and Rus Oliwkowicz, 74 of Surfside: Donated Torah Scroll in Chicago
Natives of Venezuela were members of The Shul of Bal Harbour Leon Oliwkowicz, 81, and his wife, Rus, 74, were among the first victims to have been confirmed by authorities to have been killed in the tragic Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside, Fla. Originally from Venezuela, the couple moved to Florida in recent years. In […]