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Today marks the 21th anniversary of the horrendous attacks of September 11, 2001 at the hands of ruthless terrorists. Almost immediately after the first plane hit the World Trade Center in Downtown Manhattan, Hatzalah ambulances rushed over from all of New York. Amongst them, many members from Crown Heights Hatzalah, who bravely worked to save lives as the buildings above them collapsed • Video
Chaplain (Col) Jacob Goldstein, Senior Chaplain at “Ground Zero” for all military branches assigned to the World Trade Center, tells his story of courage and purpose. Amid the loss and confusion following the twin tower crash, Chaplain Jacob Goldstein undertook the mission of providing civilians and army personnel with the necessary recovery processes to overcome the unbelievable amount of trauma they’d encountered. He tells heartwarming tales of the faith, support, and sensitivity he witnessed during that time • Watch
Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky Director of Bris Avrohom, based in Hillside, NJ, together with Rabbi Avrohom Kanelsky Director of Chabad of Newark Airport, participated in a yearly ceremony held at Newark Airport, remembering those lost during the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001. At the ceremony, a new monument at the airport was dedicated, and Rabbi Avrohom sang the traditional ‘kel molei rachamim’. Rabbi Mordechai shared words of inspiration, encouraging those present to engage in positive action to remember the 3,000 people killed on that fateful day • Photos
Shabbos marks the 20th anniversary of the horrendous attacks of September 11, 2001 at the hands of ruthless terrorists. Almost immediately after the first plane hit the World Trade Center in Downtown Manhattan, Hatzalah ambulances rushed over from all of New York. Amongst them, many members from Crown Heights Hatzalah, who bravely worked to save lives as the buildings above them collapsed • Video
From the desk of Sydney, Australia Shliach Rabbi Levi Wolff: This weekend marks 20 years since 9/11. “Where were you?” is a sobering question that has been asked to so many of us in relation to the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City. With a two-decade milestone upon us, it feels necessary to pause and reflect • Click to Read
The Port Authority Police Department and the Consulate General of Israel in New York held on Tuesday morning an intimate gathering at the Ground Zero memorial to mark the 20th Yahrzeit (anniversary of death in the Jewish calendar) of the victims who perished on 9/11 • Full Story
Mendel Gurary – Montreal, Canada to Zissel Tenenbaum – Morristown, NJ
L’Chaim: Tonight (Tues.) at Rubashkin
Yanky Hoch – Montreal, Canada to Rivky Garelik (Bas R’ Levi) – Crown Heights
L’Chaim: Monday night at Lubavitch Yeshiva
Hershy Weinstein – Crown Heights to Chaya Mockin (bas R’ Mendy) – Montreal, Canada
Elchonon Perlstein – Montreal, Canada to Rochel Rosenblum (bas R’ Yossi) – Pittsburgh, PA
L’Chaim: Tonight (Sunday) at JCM
