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Nelson Mandela
Chabad Kitchen Marks Nelson Mandela’s Birthday
South African leader Nelson Mandela
A kosher community kitchen in Sydney celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday by preparing hundreds of meals for the needy.
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Picture of the Day: Storm Destroys Car
A short-lived but severe thunderstorm just passed through Crown Heights, knocking down a large tree branch under which an unlucky resident parked his/her vehicle. The mishap occurred on Crown St. between Brooklyn and New York Ave. The fallen branch has completely blocked off the road, causing police to divert traffic to other streets.
“The Mezuzahs Saved My Life”
Lubavitcher entrepreneur Eli Posner lives in Nashua, New Hampshire along with his business partner Mendel Mangel. This afternoon a fire broke out and ravaged their apartment, destroying most of what’s inside and overwhelming the town’s firefighters. In an interview with a local newspaper, Eli credits the fact that he and his friend escaped unharmed to the Mezuzahs affixed to the doors of their apartment.
Letter: A Boy in Need
We received this open letter from Devorah Leah Leopold in which she describes her inspiration to say tehilim for a critically ill teenage boy, Alexander Hecht.
The newly-wed bride dons her Sheitel, and the Oprah Winfrey Network pays a visit to a Crown Heights wig-maker to learn how and why married Hasidic women hide their hair with a store-bought substitute.
Please Note: Video briefly shows women dancing, view at your discretion.
Video: Holy Matrimonies (Part 2)
The newly-wed bride dons her Sheitel, and the Oprah Winfrey Network pays a visit to a Crown Heights wig-maker to learn how and why married Hasidic women hide their hair with a store-bought substitute.
Please Note: Video briefly shows women dancing, view at your discretion.
Bar-Mitzvah Celebrated at Six Flags
Photos: Avrohom Perl for yspmorristown.com
Talmidim and Staff of Y.S.P. in Morristown spent a day at Six Flags Great Adventure, where they enjoyed the great weather, rides and roller-coasters – and did Mivtzoim.
Marathon Sessions at Annual Educators Conference
It was well after midnight when Rabbi Sholom B. Halberstam of Chicago ended the marathon 13-hour meeting of principals of “out-of-town” Mesivtas. They had convened as part of the annual “Kinus HaMechanchim” – educators conference, sponsored by the Merkos Chinuch Office.
The Oprah Winfrey Network presents a Traditional Hasidic Wedding: After knowing each other for just 4 months, Chava (nee Zviklin) and Michoel Shapiro wed in traditional Hasidic fashion, believing in time they will find the true love with each other that is only possible through the commitment of marriage.
Video: Holy Matrimonies (Part 1)
The Oprah Winfrey Network presents a Traditional Hasidic Wedding: After knowing each other for just 4 months, Chava (nee Zviklin) and Michoel Shapiro wed in traditional Hasidic fashion, believing in time they will find the true love with each other that is only possible through the commitment of marriage.
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Terrorist Attack Kills Seven Israelis in Bulgaria
At least seven Israelis were killed and 20 others injured this morning in a terror attack on Israeli tourists’ bus traveling in Burgas, Bulgaria.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Rav Yosef S. Elyashiv, OBM
This morning Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, a Lithuanian Gadol widely considered to be the ‘Posek Hador,’ passed away after a weakening of his general health. Rav Elyashiv was 102.
Sicko Apprehended After Exposing Himself to Women
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A man was apprehended by Shomrim last night after he went for a ‘walk’ on President Street and exposed himself to multiple women – the last of which was witnessed by a number of Shomrim volunteers. Police arrested the man after a neighborhood-wide chase.
Talmidei Hashluchim Gather in Australia
Last week there was a grand Kinus for the Talmedei Hashluchim of Australia, who were sent from their own Yeshivos after graduating to inspire and assist younger students in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
Conference Prepares Campus Shluchim for Excellence
The prestigious Sinai Scholars Society held its annual Yarchei Kallah shluchim conference in NYC on 12 Tammuz, hosted by Rabbi Dov Yona Korn at the beautiful, newly renovated Chabad House at NYU in downtown Manhattan.
Left: Zalman Alpert. Right: Yeshiva University.
The Jewish Press' Elliot Resnick conducted an Interview with Zalman Alpert, a Lubavitcher who is the Yeshiva University Librarian and an expert on Jewish history. Among other topics, Zalman discusses his family's Lubavitch background, his own identity as a Lubavitcher, and the reason for Lubavitch's relative lack of focus on the Holocaust.
Interview: Lubavitch Doesn’t Talk About the Holocaust
Left: Zalman Alpert. Right: Yeshiva University.
The Jewish Press’ Elliot Resnick conducted an Interview with Zalman Alpert, a Lubavitcher who is the Yeshiva University Librarian and an expert on Jewish history. Among other topics, Zalman discusses his family’s Lubavitch background, his own identity as a Lubavitcher, and the reason for Lubavitch’s relative lack of focus on the Holocaust.
Campers of Gan Yisroel Parksville's older division (B.M.D.) enjoy a trip to the ice skating rink.
Video: B.M.D. on Ice
Campers of Gan Yisroel Parksville’s older division (B.M.D.) enjoy a trip to the ice skating rink.
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