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$15 Million Secured for Crown Heights Summer, After-School Programs
17+ hour, 10+ min ago (297+ words) A $15 million grant from New York City will fund after-school and summer programs benefiting 300 children in Crown Heights for 6 years. Full Story The Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) has been awarded nearly $15 million over six years through…...
Aleph Hosts Immersive Two-Day Yeshiva Inside Federal Prison
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (259+ words) For the first time in nearly a decade, the sound of Torah learning once again echoed through the halls of FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. Full Story Earlier this month, the Aleph Institute brought its flagship Yeshiva in Prison…...
A Former Camper's Message to Summer Camp Staff
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1376+ words) From the COLlive inbox: A former camper recalls how younger boys experienced fear and pressure in camp years ago, and calls on staff members to continue creating a more thoughtful environment for children today. Full Story I would like to…...
My Shliach Virtual Camp Returns, Now Open to All
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (348+ words) A few days before last summer's Virtual Camp ended, Rabbi Mendel Greisman's son walked over to him in their home in Rogers, Arkansas, shluchim. "You know, Tatty," he said, "My Shliach Virtual Camp is the best camp in the world....
Group Photo: 350 Students of Brunoy Yeshiva
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (50+ words) COLlive The yeshiva is led by Rabbi Yitzchok Nemenov, Rabbi Mendel Gurevitch, and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yechiel Kalmenson. More than 350 students study at the yeshiva, arriving from many countries around the world, as well as from Eretz Yisroel. Never Miss…...
Jewish Children's Museum Gala Highlights Fight Against Hate
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (698+ words) The Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights hosted its 21st Annual Gala Dinner on Thursday, bringing together elected officials, law enforcement representatives, community activists and supporters of the museum's mission of tolerance and education. The gala honored attorney Benjamin Brafman with…...
Children to Unite at Shabbos Achdus in Crown Heights
1+ week, 2+ day ago (145+ words) All children in Crown Heights are invited to join the childrens" Achdus gatherings, for children in Pre 1 A - 5th Grad, this Shabbos, 29 Iyar. Full Story Join the childrens" Achdus gatherings, for children in Pre 1 A " 5th Grade, b"ezras Hashem this Shabbos,…...
Florida Students Recharge During Shabbos in Flagstaff
1+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) Seniors from the Jewish Culture High School of Ft. Lauderdale joined an Shabbaton at Chabad in Flagstaff, Arizona, as part of a Southwest trip. Full Story This past Shabbos, the seniors of the Jewish Culture High School of Ft. Lauderdale…...
Parshah Almanac for Bamidbar
1+ week, 2+ day ago (121+ words) Can you claim Torah students as dependents for tax purposes? How exactly were the Jews counted? Dovid Taub explored these questions and more in this week's Parshah Almanac! Full Story The "Commentary Kaleidoscope" for this edition offers an array of…...
Melbourne Yeshiva Hosts CTeen Director for Shabbos Achdus
1+ week, 2+ day ago (281+ words) Rabbi Shimon Rivkin, Executive Director of CTeen International at Merkos 302 and Mashpia in Oholei Torah Mesivta, heads to Melbourne this weekend to lead a grand Shabbos Achdus program ahead of Shavuos, marking forty years since the Rebbe's call for Shabbos…...