Shlomo Simcha Is Back with New Album
Singing star Shlomo Simcha Sufrin, a member of the Lubavitch community in Toronto, has returned to the Jewish music scene after a lengthy hiatus with a brand new album – ‘Ani Kan.’
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Stabbing Victim’s Daughter: We Won’t Live in Fear
The Jewish man who was stabbed last Friday by a knife-wielding Muslim assailant shouting “Allahu Akbar” in the northeastern French city of Strasbourg is home from the hospital, doing fine physically, but emotionally traumatized, his daughter told The Algemeiner on Wednesday.
Chabad in Italy Assists Earthquake Victims
Neighbors, friends and rescuers spent the day Wednesday digging through rubble in the desperate hopes of finding people alive after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy at about 3:30 a.m., killing more than 120 people. The epicenter was centered near the town of Norcia, Italy, about 100 miles from Rome, where buildings also reportedly swayed from the resulting tremors.
Here’s My Story: Exceptional Soldiers
Yosef Lautenberg was injured in the battle for Jerusalem during the War of Independence in 1948. He was among the founders of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, and the founder of Beit Halochem – a rehabilitation facility for wounded soldiers. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Tel Aviv in August of 2009.
Video: The Way Things Were
Rabbi Yoel Kaplan plays a Chasidic niggun on the violin in the courtyard of Chabad’s Rebbes in the picturesque town of Lubavitch, Russia. Rabbi Kaplan, Chabad representative to the Balkan States, seen with his colleagues on the horse and buggy, are participating in the conference of Chabad-Lubavitch representatives from Europe and the FSU, now in session in Russia.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, 80, OBM
Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, a well known figure in the world of Jewish outreach and the founder of Hineni passed away today at the age of 80 after suffering a serious illness.
Video: Shaya’s Story
In honor of his upcoming upshernish, the proud parents of Shaya Shlomo share the story of his miraculous journey over the past three years.
Long Island Chabad School Implements ‘Waronker Model’
The Jewish Academy of Suffolk County is creating an exciting and innovative new chapter in education for the local Jewish Community, under the guidance of renowned Crown Heights educator Shimon Waronker, which was featured in Newsday today.
500 Shluchim Held up at Russia-Belarus Border
The over 500 Shluchim from all over Europe taking part in the regional Kinus currently taking place in Russia and other former USSR countries were held up at the border between the countries of Russia and Belarus by border police.
Journalist Slams Daily News’ Dishonesty on Riots
Writing for Front Page Magazine, journalist Daniel Greenfield slammed the NY Daily News for its ‘wildly dishonest’ reporting on the 25th anniversary of the Crown Heights riots.
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NYC Launches Mosquito Information Website in Battle Against Zika
New York City’s health department has launched a new, interactive mosquito information website as part of its three-year, $21 million effort to keep the Zika virus from spreading.
Israel’s Ambassador to U.S. Inspires ‘Olim’ in Jerusalem
New immigrants in Jerusalem had something to celebrate: a center that for the past eight years has provided them with an ongoing minyan, in addition to a wide range of classes and outreach activities. To fete the work of Chabad of Baka, co-directed by Rabbi Avraham and Nechama Dina Hendel, nearly 200 people came together on Aug. 12 for a Shabbat unity dinner, representing a thriving community of English-speaking olim from the United States and around the world.
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Woman’s Funeral Had No Attendees, So 30 Strangers Showed Up
About 30 people have paid their respects to a woman they never met after responding to a call for attendees for a suburban New York funeral at which no one was expected to show up, reports the NY Post.
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From Days Gone By: Reb Zalman Kleinman at Work
Today marks the Yahrtzeit of Reb Zalman Kleinman, a beloved and renowned painter whose works of art expressing the liveliness and warmth of Chasidic life adorn the walls of Jewish homes all over the world.
Picture of the Day: Palm Springs, CA
Nationally syndicated talk-show host Dennis Prager puts on Tefilin at the JLI National Jewish Retreat in Palm Springs, California, with assistance from young Shliach Mendel Mintz.
Long Island Shluchim Gather in Great Neck
Chabad Lubavitch of Long Island recently held a kinus for the shluchim and shluchos who staff the 32 Chabad Centers across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Video: Malchus Choir Sings Nigunei Chabad in Russian
Some 20 Admurim, spiritual leaders of Chassidic courts, participated in the Sheva Brachos for the son of Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar held at the Keter Harimon hall in Bnei Brak, Sunday.
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