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A brush fire that broke out Monday morning in Simi Valley, Calif., forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as it tore through nearly 1,400 acres.

California Fire Forces Evacuations Amid Shavuot Preparations

The Sandy Fire ignited around 10:45 a.m., destroyed one structure and kept firefighting aircraft busy throughout the day. For many in the area, the disruption stirred frightening memories of the Palisades fire and other blazes that have devastated Southern California in recent years.

Chabad News May 20, 2026

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New Engagement!

Yoseph Segal (Staten Island, NY) to Esti Hertz (Belgium) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street

Baby Boy!

Mendy and Simi (nee Gutnick) Cohen from Crown Heights had a baby boy!

New Engagement!

Shimon Rubashkin (Brooklyn, NY) to Liel Dadon (Daytona, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl

New Engagement!

Mendel Goldstein (Crown Heights) to Miriam Smith (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at the JCM

Baby Boy!

Chanoch and Bassie (nee Elfieja) Rosenfeld had a baby boy!

New Engagement!

Uriel Rabenou (Antwerp, Belgium) to Toba Andrusier (Irvine, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva Crown Street

Baby Boy!

Shuki and Chaya Sara (nee Marasow) Friedman from Baltimore, MD had a baby boy!

New Engagement!

Tzvi Tiechtel (Tempe, AZ) to Chaya Rochel Kalmanson (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana

New Engagement!

Nachum Preger (Miami, FL) to Rachelle Zago (Huntington Beach, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

New Engagement!

Yechiel Zirkind (Weston, FL) to Devorah Lea Heintz (Utrecht, Netherlands) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave

New Engagement!

Mendel Lieberman (West Hempstead, NY) to Chumy Heber (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Bais Rivkah 310 Crown Street

New Engagement!

Arale Raskin (Crown Heights) to Sheva Unsdorfer (Lauderhill, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

Baby Girl!

Mattanya and Rochel Ginsburg from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

Baby Girl!

Meir Menachem Mendel and Chaya Ita (nee Goldberg) Ciment from Kingston, PA had a baby girl!

New Engagement!

Mendel Shifrin (Little Neck, NY) to Moussia Bukiet (Salvador, Brazil) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave

New Engagement!

Zalman Serebryanski (Gold Coast, Australia) to Rochele Cheruty (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 12th, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

New Engagement!

Schneur Berger (Los Angeles, CA) to Sara Gorodetsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 12th, 8:00pm at Bison and Bourbon

Two Crown Heights Politicians Break Ranks, Attend Mamdani Pre-Shavuos Holiday Party

As the Mamdani Administration’s Pre-Shavuos Jewish Heritage Month Event drew closer, Jewish public officials, activists, and community leaders across the Jewish community united and announced that they would not be joining the event. Two Crown Heights politicians broke ranks, and joined Satmar at the controversial event.

Mesivtah Melbourne Kicks off Grand Gimmel Tammuz Hachana

In preparation for the auspicious day of Gimmel Tammuz, the talmidim of Mesivta Melbourne have enthusiastically launched a far-reaching Mivtza Hachana aimed at strengthening התקשרות to the Rebbe through learning, davening, and daily hanhagos.

Chabad News, Photo Galleries May 20, 2026

48 Years After Going Missing, Jewish War Hero is Laid to Rest in Siberia

Eighty-four years after he left for the blood-soaked frontlines of World War II and never returned, the Jewish soldier Samuil Ilyich Shalit, May God avenge his blood (Hy”d), was laid to rest this week in a moving military and Jewish ceremony held in the city of Krasnoyarsk.

Chabad News, Photo Galleries May 20, 2026

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Expanded Bus Service To The Ohel For Shavuos

The Bus to the Ohel, which has facilitated round-trip transportation between Crown Heights and the Ohel, has released its expanded schedule for Shavuos.

Chabad News, Crown Heights News May 20, 2026

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Mon, May 18, 8pm

L'chaim

Mendel Goldstein (Crown Heights) to Miriam Smith (Miami, Fl)

Jewish Childrens Museum

Mon, May 18, 8pm

L'chaim

Shimon Rubashkin (Brooklyn, Ny) to Liel Dadon (Daytona, Fl)

The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl

Thu, May 14, 8:30pm

L'chaim

Arale Raskin (Crown Heights) to Sheva Unsdorfer (Lauderhill, Fl)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Thu, May 14, 8:30pm

L'chaim

Mendel Lieberman (West Hempstead, Ny) to Chumy Heber (Crown Heights)

Beis Rivka - 310 Crown St

Thu, May 14, 8pm

L'chaim

Yechiel Zirkind (Weston, Fl) to Rachelle Zago (Huntington Beach, Ca)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Thu, May 14, 8pm

L'chaim

Tzvi Tiechtel (Tempe, Az) to Chaya Rochel Kalmanson (Chicago, Il)

Ulam Chana

Tue, May 12, 8:30pm

L'chaim

Zalman Serebryanski (Gold Coast, Australia) to Rochele Cheruty (Miami, Fl)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Tue, May 12, 8pm

L'chaim

Schneur Berger (Los Angeles, Ca) to Sara Gorodetsky (Crown Heights)

Bison And Bourbon

Tue, May 12, 8pm

L'chaim

Mendel Shifrin (Little Neck, Ny) to Moussia Bukiet (Salvador, Brazil)

Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave

Sun, May 3, 8pm

L'chaim

Levi Laufer (Crown Heights) to Rochel Mochkin (Rochester, Ny)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Thu, Apr 30, 8:30pm

L'chaim

Zusha Sandman (London, Uk) to Rivkale Kaplan (Oak Park, Mi)

Rubashkin's

Sun, Apr 26

L'chaim

Mendel Zaklikovsky (Monroe, Nj) to Mussie Shemtov (Stamford, Ct)

Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd.

Thu, Apr 23, 8:30pm

L'chaim

Tzemach Sanowicz (Crown Heights) to Esther Browd (Jacksonville, Fl)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Thu, Apr 16, 8:30pm

L'chaim

Mendel Lustig (New Haven, Ct) to Basie Zalmanov (Queens, Ny)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Thu, Apr 16, 8pm

L'chaim

Aryeh Wuensch (Crown Heights) to Rochele Liberow (Barranquilla, Colombia)

La Sala 1345 President St

Wed, Apr 15, 8pm

L'chaim

Meir Levy (Crown Heights) to Rashi Rubashkin (Crown Heights)

Rubashkin's

Tue, Mar 24, 8pm

L'chaim

Shmuel Brook (Brooklyn, Ny) to Nechama Leah Greenberg (Solon, Oh)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Courage To Lead – Annual National Founders’ Gala of the Rabbinical College of America

Hundreds of supporters, alumni, community leaders, and friends gathered recently for the annual National Founders’ Gala of the Rabbinical College of America, celebrating the yeshiva’s enduring impact on Jewish life across the globe.

Chabad News, Videos May 20, 2026

Chassidic Texts Have Long Been Studied in Yeshivah – Now They’re Being Studied at Princeton

The Meturgeman Translation Fellowship begins one week after the holiday of Shavuot, on May 31, with a five-day intensive retreat at Princeton, which will be led by Dr. Eli Rubin, an academic scholar of Chabad-Lubavitch philosophy and intellectual history and contributing editor at Chabad.org.

Chabad News May 20, 2026