Moshe Schleifstein, a 100 year old Holocaust survivor living in the northern Israeli city of Safed., presents an ancient scroll of the Book of Esther, he claims was written by Rabbi Zusha of Hanipol some two hundred years ago. The scroll is written in the Chabad format with long columns.
Gan Yisroel Parksville, NY has announced their head staff for the upcoming summer of 5779. Head Counselors: Avremi Baron – Columbia, MD, Boruch Ceitlin – Montreal, QC, Mendy Plotkin – Markham, ON. Learning Directors: Zalman Denburg – Coral Springs, FL, Mendel Gordon – Miami, FL.
Following the sudden and untimely passing of Moshe Deitsch OBM, a new mikvah is planned to be built in his memory. A letter, released by the family asks the public to participate.
Awareness about mental illness and addiction has grown in the Jewish community, but there is yet stigma associated with these issues. Jeff’s Place, a cafe and coworking space that hosts support groups and twelve-step meetings after hours, newly opened by Chabad Intown in Atlanta, hopes to change that.
A Shomrim member was viciously assaulted in Stamford Hill, London on Tuesday night, in what volunteer neighborhood watch group says was the first attack ever against a volunteer.
One person has been arrested after he hit a woman with her baby on Albany Ave in Crown Heights. The man stayed on scene, but was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
KitzurLive is offering a special shiur, open to the public on the subject of Family Purity. The shiur is being given by Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Klein, who is well known for his classes and for his writing for Chabad.org.
Due to popular demand, NDFT together with The Besht will be hosting a women’s only seminar, this evening, on safety and security. Since this past Sunday, when The Tactical Rabbi, Raziel Cohen, gave a class at The Besht about Personal and Home Defense, there has been overwhelming response to have another class for all of the women who could not come due to being at KSCVK and for those who were not yet aware of it.
Chabad of Orange County, directed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, hosted a fun and educational “Bourekas & Blessings” event at the Chabad Center in Chester. The “evening filled with food, friend fun and friends” focused on making bourekas as well as learning the various blessings made on foods according to Jewish tradition.
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