Cutting the Ribbon for the new Chabad Center for Jewish Life (l-r): Rosie and Sonia Young, Duvy, Chana and Kovy Burston, Shifra and Arthur Gellman, Tawnya Muhlrad (behind), Chabad President Gil Goetz, Monroe Village Mayor Neil Dwyer, Elias Muhlrad (blocked), Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky from Chabad World Headquarters, Tzvi Gellman, Rabbi Pesach Burston, Dr. Pinny Young (partially blocked), Rabbi Efraim Mintz of Chabad World Headquarters, Simmie Gellman Chabad of Orange County opens $4 million Jewish community center in Monroe A celebration of the new Chabad Gellman-Kaplan Center for Jewish Life attracted hundreds from across Orange County and beyond... Home 26 Sep 2022 | 10:16
Lighting the Menorah at Chabad’s Hanukkah Drive-in Experience in Chester were “people who are pillars of light during the darkness of the pandemic:” Dr. Jen Reich of Highland Mills, Chana Burston, CTeen leader Amir Mosker of Monroe; nurse Serach Callan of Goshen, Rabbi Pesach Burston, Chabad Cares coordinator Dr. Ira Kanis of Monroe, school teacher Alan Friedman of Pine Bush, County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Police Officer Michael Cohn of Warwick and paramedic/first responders Lee and Michelle Sentell of Monroe. Photos courtesy of Chabad of Orange County/Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston. Chabad hosts Covid safe, festive Chanukah Drive-In Experience The joy of getting together safely during the pandemic was palpable at Chabad’s “Hanukkah Drive-In Experience,” hosted by... Home 18 Dec 2020 | 03:19
The Rev. Erin Moore of the First Presbyterian Church in Chester during the 2018 ceremony. File photo by Ginny Privitar. Pre-recorded Chester 9/11 ceremony for 2020 will be available online for viewing Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and out of concern for the community’s safety, the Kiwanis 9/11 Committee has decided... Local News 01 Sep 2020 | 07:30
Rivkah Burston, 11, baked desserts for the “Chicken Soup & Challah for the Quarantined Soul” packages. ( Provided photos) It takes a village to make something special happen Chicken Soup has long been known as the "Jewish Penicillin," bringing a dose of warmth and healing to both body and soul.... Local News 04 May 2020 | 07:47
