Over 300 family members of Bais Menachem of Los Angeles celebrated the Inaugural Community Purim Seuda in Grand Style.
Chabad Jewish Center of Holmdel’s hosted a Purim celebration at the Holmdel fire House Hall, and the theme this year was “Purim in Israel”.
At Darchai Menachem, we are extra proud of our students when they take the initiative to suggest new projects or activities. We were therefore super excited when Simcha T. asked his English teacher Rabbi Welton if they could write letters in class to Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.
Last week, hundreds of Bochurim found themselves at Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights, as they participated in a three day marathon of interviews for Pesach’s Merkos Shlichus. The Bochurim met with Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, who directs and is responsible for this program, along with project coordinators, Rabbi’s Mendel Kotlarsky and Schneur Nejar.
The Menachem Education Foundation’s (MEF) Teacher Training Program was recently privileged to have a Farbrengen with Rabbi Yossi Paltiel. Rabbi Paltiel spoke of the importance of academic achievement in our schools, and on raising the academic bar.
From sunny Cairns to flood ravaged Toowoomba; from idyllic Coffs Harbour to downtown Geelong the sounds of partying and megillah reading rang out. Chabad of RARA hosted Purim parties in more than half a dozen cities across three states this year with hundreds of Jews in rural and regional areas getting in touch with their religion and heritage.
Lipa Schmeltzer, one of the stars of the upcoming Jewish Kids got Talent show, got his tickets to Sunday’s Jewish Kids Got Talent Show in Brooklyn. “I did not know myself it’s such a big show: a play, a show, what else?” he said at Tuesday’s rehearsal.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Jewish girl was mugged for her iPhone as she was walking on Montgomery Street near Kingston Avenue. Witnesses say the mugger followed her before attacking.
MDA says none dead, over 20 injured Police estimate that package at exploded next to Egged bus 74 outside Binyanei Ha’uma in central Jerusalem; Netanyahu delaying departure to Moscow.
With Purim fast approaching, the hardworking staff at Chabad of McGill were planning their trademark ‘best in town’ Purim event. Decorations were ordered. Flights for the performer – up and coming Chassidic hip-hop artist, DeScribe – were booked. Menu was drafted. Volunteers were set to go.
For the social media and digital crowd, the annual South By Southwest Interactive (SXSW) festival held in Austin, Texas, has become a hot destination. Part trade-show, part gathering of the geeks and part social experiment, the annual week-long event enables the who’s-who in technology and the web to rub shoulders with the who’s-up-and-coming. It is also an opportunity for online personalities known best by their @names to meet one another face to face.
In front of a sold out audience, Rabbi Shmuel Marcus, lead singer of 8th Day, led an inspiring concert for his hometown crowd and members of his Chabad of Cypress, Ca.
We are pleased to present our Forty Second online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
Over 180 people celebrated a wild west themed Purim party with Chabad of Pierce County in Tacoma Washington.
With Tzivos Hashems 30th anniversary celebration just a week away, Rabbi Sholom Ber Baumgarten has a special message to supporters.
Over 2000 people took part in an amazing Purim program in the Kharkov circus. This year, the circus began at 9:00am on a Sunday morning – and despite the early hour – the place was packed!
11-year old Margalit Deitsch and her 8 year old sister Batya of Columbus, Ohio, raised $1,650 for the Fogel family of Itamar, by baking and selling cookies.
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