Brooklyn, NY — Purim morning hundreds gathered in front of 770 in order to escort R. Shimshon Stock.
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Montreal, Canada — Hundreds of people gathered in order to escort R. Yitzchok HaKohen Hendel OBM on his final walk. Westbury Road was blocked and the crowd filled the hall of the yeshiva to listen to words from Rabonim and Family.
Rabbi Yonasan Binyamin Weiss the Av Beis Din of Montreal related how big of an Anov R. Yitchok was. R. Hershel Raskin a grandson got up and told a few stories following which a son in law Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Cohen got up and announced that being that a rabbis son gets the Yerusha of taking over the Rabonus position their father held, they the 2 sons have given it over to Rabbi Berel Bell, Rabbi Moshe Aharon Shtern and Rabbi Dovid Banon.
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Wednesday, the children of Oholei Torahs fourth grade had a costume party in honor of Purim. The kids enjoyed Dancing with live music, nosh and cotton candy!
A Beautiful gallery of pictures By Laiby Lewis in the Extended Article!
Berlin, Germany — German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, members of the parliament and ministerial representatives attended a local synagogue prayer service Thursday afternoon to show their support for the Jewish community following the attack over the weekend against a Jewish kindergarten.
The prayer service was also intended to express the community’s concern about the increase of hate related crime.
Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, of the Berlin Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue which runs the Gan-Israel kindergarten, was astounded by the large showing despite the short time he had to organise the gathering.
Vladivostok, Russia — Today, March 2, 2007, the Vladivostok synagogue was profaned. Anti-Semitic slogans, such as “death to the Jews” and other symbols covered the door, facade and the walls of synagogue and adjoining building.
The other night my son walked into my room and told me, “You know the recent rumors that so-and-so died of a heart attack or something like that? It really didn’t make too much sense to me when I heard it because he was so young and now I just heard the real, harsh truth. He spent the night drinking and died of alcohol poisoning.”
The story my son told me hit me like a sledgehammer….
After learning the story of Purim with the miraculous turn of events, and that Haman led Mordechai in the royal robes atop the royal horse throughout the capital, the young Temimim of ULY, Crown Heights were treated to a pony ride to help them relive the story of Purim.
More in the Extended Article.
For years, Taglit-birthright israel trips have provided students and young professionals the chance to go to Israel for free during the summer and winter. Starting in 1999, the programs have gradually expanded into serving thousands annually. All told so far, more than 120,000 have taken part in the guided tours.
But this year, even those closest to the program are surprised by the response to the summer trip registration, which opened on Feb. 15.
Mr. Tennenhaus, an aspiring comedy writer who gained a modest following on YouTube for his droll question-and-answer clips and other spots featuring his grandmother “Bubby,” is being wooed by the site’s competitors, including Metacafe, ManiaTV and others, with promises of guaranteed exposure, a share of advertising money, or both.
West Boynton — Dozens of Jewish congregants observing the Sabbath and worshipping daily gather in a two-story home less than a half-mile from the mammoth Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Boynton synagogue.
But neighbors want them to stop.
The irritated residents say they want no more daily religious services conducted in the cream-and-champagne-colored home in the 6200 block of Madras Circle in the Indian Wells subdivision.
Zevi S. talks about the Red Heifers’ big win, about the question of sports and bitul torah, and his gratitude to the CH Softball sponsors.
CrownHeights.info: As commissioner of Crown Heights’ only organized sports league tell me a little bit about how you got started.
Zevi S.: I was previously part of a secular league in Bayridge.We were about twelve guys who used to play twice a week. Then we saw how many people in Crown Heights were searching for this kind of recreation and we – Danny Cole and me – decided to start our own league here.
Over 1000 Men Woman and Children packed into the George Wingate Auditorium for the annual Soul II Soul concert which benefits the Chasdei Zahavi Foundation for tuition for children with special needs.
The hall was full, there wasn’t an empty seat in the house, and all were there for a performance by the Crown Heights native and Chassidishe Performer Mordechai Ben David.
A Large gallery of beautiful pictures in the Extended Article!
Chabad of California is now preparing thousands of Shalach Manos to be distributed throughout California.
The gifts are distributed through community centers, schools and social service programs to increase the joy of the holiday to the recipients.
Bucharest, Romania — In a scene not seen in Romania since before WWII, thousands gathered to the festive grand opening of a newly restored 200 year-old Bucharest synagogue and the dedication of two new Torah scrolls, as Romanian national TV televised the event.
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Vienna, Austria — As a slender violinist with flowing black hair played “Oseh Shalom” to an audience peppered with at least a dozen long-bearded rabbis, Bukharian Jews in this capital city ushered in a new era.
Their cause for celebration: Unlike many of those from Central Asia who came to Austria more than 25 years ago, immigrants to the country now have a new center to help them find their way.
Moscow, Russia – Senior American congressman Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, visited the Moscow’s Jewish community center while paying a visit to Russia. In a meeting with Russia’s chief rabbi Berel Lazar, the two discussed issues affecting the growth of the Russian Jewry while praising continued governmental support and growth efforts of the community. They also discussed the removal of Russia from the 1974 Jackson-Vanik amendment which denied normal trade relations between the US and Russia, and was put into place because of restrictions on Jewish community members right to emigrate during the soviet regime.
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