Last Thursday night, more than a hundred people attended the Yud Shevat Farbrengen at the Chabad Center in Cedarhurst, Five Towns. The event was hosted by Rabbi and Mrs. Zalman Wolowik. Full Story
Chabad on Long Island Speaks to 6,000 at Rally for Israel
Thousands rallied in Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Long Island Tuesday night to show support for Israel and Jewish people around the world. They were addressed by Rabbi Anchelle Perl, the leader of the Chabad of Mineola. Full Story
Chilling Story: The Rebbe, Curacao Boy and a Five Towns L’chaim
Watch: The story of the Rebbe reaching out to help a Jewish boy, Eli Groisman, in the Caribbean island of Curacao received a chilling plot twist this past week and was told by renowned speaker Rabbi Shais Taub at a Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen in the Five Towns, NY. Full Story, Video
Live: 3 Tammuz Farbrengen from Five Towns Boasts All-Star Local Lineup
Live at 8:30 PM ET: Join the Five Towns Community for a 3 Tammuz farbrengen. Opening remarks by Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, words of inspiration from Rabbi Shais Taub and Rabbi Yussie Zakutinsky, niggunim led by Eli Marcus, and emcee Nachi Gordon. Live
A Prayer in the Five Towns Before the Acrobatic Act
Before the Acrobats of Cirque-tacular performed at Chabad of the Five Towns' 28th Community Lag BaOmer Celebration, organizers learned that one of them was Jewish - adding another cause for celebration. Full Story, Photos
Long Island Group Spends Uplifting Day in Crown Heights
A group of members of the Chabad community in Hewlett Neck and Old Woodmere, Long Island, visited Crown Heights on Sunday for a tour of the neighborhood with Shluchim Rabbi Mendel and Goldie Gordon. Full Story
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Shluchim, Rabbis Levi Volovik of the Berkshires, Yossi Liberman of West Hempstead, Zalman Wolowik of the Five Towns, Yossi Spalter of New Jersey, and Eli Rosenfeld of Portugal, met in the holy city of Hebron on Sunday. More
Chuck Schumer’s Republican Challenger Visits the Ohel
U.S. Senate Candidate of New York Joe Pinion, who is facing off against Democrat and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer in the upcoming election, paid a visit to the Rebbe's Ohel gravesite in Queens on Wednesday. Full Story
Zeldin Discovers His Chabad Roots During Visit to the Ohel
During a visit to the Rebbe's Ohel in Queens, NY on Sunday, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) was presented with a letter the Frierdiker Rebbe wrote to his great-grandfather and namesake, and was shocked that the mission is the same as his current campaign. Full Story, Photos
Five Towns Dedicates Torah in Memory of Rabbi Yudi Dukes
Family and friends of Rabbi Yudi Dukes OBM, founder of the Jnet learning organization who passed away a year and a half ago, gathered for a joyous yet emotional event to dedicate a new Torah to Chabad of the Five Towns, NY, in his memory on Sunday. Full Story, Photos, Video
Uplifting Event in Tribute to the Rebbe in Five Towns
Photos: Naftoli Goldgrab Photography
Hundreds were uplifted and inspired at a grand pre-Gimmel Tammuz farbrengen in tribute to the Rebbe at Chabad of the Five Towns, featuring Rabbi Shais Taub, Rabbi Yussie Zakutinsky, and singer Benny Friedman. Full Story, Photos, Video
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman paid a Shiva condolence visit to Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Director of Chabad of the Five Towns, and the Wolowik family, who are sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Mrs. Sarah Raizel Wolowik obm. Photos
Ambassador David Friedman Mentions 2 Chabad Rabbis in Book
Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman writes in his new book how he "drew enormous comfort" from a Chabad rabbi during a challenging time after he was appointed by President Donald Trump, and how another rabbi came to his rescue on the way to a flight. Full Story
Memories of Hei Teves Shared at Ohel Farbrengen
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Watch a Replay: Marking 35 years since the Rebbe’s victory in the seforim case, Attorneys Mr. Harvey Stone and Mr. Richard Dolan shared memories of the Seforim Case, and Rabbis Sholom Ber Levitin, Shmaya Shmotkin, Zalman Wolowik, and Moshe Gourarie spoke at a Farbrengen at the Rebbe's Ohel. Full Story, Photos, Video
Live: Hei Teves – 35 Years To The Rebbe’s Victory
Live at 8:30 PM ET: Marking 35 years since the Rebbe’s victory in the seforim case, a Farbrengen will be streamed live from the Ohel with Rabbis Sholom Ber Levitin, Shmaya Shmotkin, Zalman Wolowik, and Moshe Gourarie, and attorneys Mr. Harvey Stone and Mr. Richard Dolan. Live
Attorneys to Discuss Seforim Case
A full program will be taking place celebrating Hei Teves near the Rebbe’s Ohel this Wednesday evening. Speakers include attorneys with inside knowledge of the Seforim case. Full Story
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Five Towns Shliach Rabbi Zalman Wolowik were seen visiting the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, NY, on Monday. More
Former US Ambassador David Friedman Opens Center in Jerusalem
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik of Chabad of the Five Towns was one of the guests at the opening of former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman’s new Center for Peace Through Strength in Jerusalem. Full Story, Video
Long Island Township Proclaims Special Day to Honor Rebbe
Chabad Shluchim in Long Island received a proclamation on Gimmel Tammuz honoring the Rebbe's yartzeit as a "Day of Good Deeds" by officials of the most populous municipality in the State of New York. Full Story
Bais Shmuel-Chabad Closes on New Property
Bais Shmuel-Chabad, the flagship Shul in Crown Heights, has closed on a property Wednesday on which they plan to build a welcoming new Shul and center for the community. Full Story
Live: Farbrengen in Merit of Yudi Dukes
Join Live at 8:30 PM ET: A Farbrengen will take place tonight to storm the Heavens for the speedy recovery of Rabbi Yudi Dukes, with speakers Rabbis Zalman Wolowik, Shmuel Metzger, Menachem Posner and Chezky Wolf. Live
Benefit Auction Marks Birthday of Levi Yitzchak Wolowik
Don't miss out: Join The Levi Yitzchak Family Center and Library in the benefit auction to mark the birthday of Levi Yitzchak Wolowik obm and you can win 8 phenomenal prizes, and $10,000 cash. Full Story
Watch: Yudi Dukes Leaves the Hospital
After 5 months of hospitalization with a severe case of Covid-19, Rabbi Yudi Dukes of the Jnet organization was discharged on Friday to continue his recovery in rehab. Full Story, Photos, Video
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Wearing a face mask, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visited the Rebbe's Ohel in Queens on Friday accompanied by his close friends Rabbi Zalman Wolowik of Chabad of the Five Towns and Rabbi Shlomo Peles. More
Vandal Causes Levi Yitzchak Library Thousands in Damages
A man was captured on surveillance footage damaging the Levi Yitzchak Family Center & Library, a favorite children's destination in the Five Towns. Shlucha Mrs. Chanie Wolowik: It was done with deliberate intent. Full Story, Video
