The Farbrengen is being held in conjunction with Released Time’s Call of the Hour campaign, a mosad of the Frierdiker Rebbe that has educated hundreds of thousands of Jewish public school students over the past 8 decades. The event will feature inspiring speeches by Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar and Rabbi Mendel Kaplan and music by famed pianist Yaron Gershovsky • Full Story
Yesterday, dozens of Jewish children from the Released Time program came to 770. They gathered together with their Released Time teachers for a special rally with the 12 Pesukim and lots of prizes • Photos
This week, the Jewish Released Time program under the auspices of the NCFJE arranged winter camps for public school children during their winter vacation. Photos by ChabadInfo photographer Shmuel Amit • Full Story, Photos
Jewish Released time, under the auspices of NCFJE, hosted a conference to address its 150 instructors. The crowd was addressed by Rabbi Shimon Rivkin, he inspired the attendees by sharing personal stories of when he was a Released time instructor • Full Story, Photos
On the first day of Shavuos, Released Time instructors headed out to Public Schools to conduct their weekly, Wednesday, hour of Jewish education. On foot, they reached public schools till the far ends of Brooklyn and Queens, distances of over 10 miles. The walk for some was 3 hours each way • Full Story
This year, Chanukah was uniquely celebrated by Released Time children, who had off from public school, due to the holiday season. Following the Rebbe’s requests, these vacation days were utilized to imbue the children with the Jewish education they may be missing throughout the year • Full Story, Photos
Berel Grossbaum (Minnesota) to Chana Shmotkin (Detroit)
L’Chaim tonight in F.R.E.E.
Baby boy to: Shmuel and Esther Neft (nee Tyshenko) – Toronto.
Baby boy to: Menachem and Esty Sheinberger – Crown Heights
Baby girl to: Meir and Chanie Levinger (nee Richler) – Yerushalayim, Israel