Children’s Sefer Torah in Seventh Printing In the spring of 1981, the Lubavitcher Rebbe spoke about Jewish unity as an antidote to looming threat of warfare and terror at the time. Specifically, he addressed the power of Jewish children, when united through a Torah scroll. The Rebbe announced his plan on June 6, to have […]

Neighbors of all backgrounds step up to help a grieving family When a rabbi, a police sergeant, the mayor and an entire community get together, beautiful things happen that can provide a silver lining to even the most tragic of events. It all started on a Sunday morning in early August. Chana Chaiton, co-director of […]

Today in Jewish History: 24 Tevet, Passing of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi The end of 1812 found Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, also known as the Alter Rebbe, journeying through small towns and villages, distancing himself and his family from the Napoleonic invasion of Russia. After five months of travel, his convoy arrived in […]

Economics professor served in many philanthropic positions Professor Shlomo Eckstein, an economist and former president of Bar-Ilan University who in addition to his work as an educator served in many advisory and philanthropic roles, passed away last week in Israel. He was 91 years old. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1929, he was raised in […]

100 Down, 900 To Go Jeremy Cooper, 26, is “running” a marathon, leining every Shabbat for the next 1,000 weeks. Weekday mornings, the Columbia University MBA candidate will get his leining fix at Chabad of the Upper West Side or some other minyan in the city. Cooper’s a newlywed, and he loves traveling with his […]