Members of the Lerman family and Congregation Beis Levi Yitzchok got together Sunday afternoon for a Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah. The new Torah was dedicated in memory of Mrs. Menucha Lerman OBM.
Rabbi Aaron Slonim, Shliach at Binghamton University, delivered the invocation welcoming President Barack Obama to Binghamton University. The visit was part of the presidents two-day bus tour of upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania, where he spoke about college tuition as part of a conversation on the affordability of higher education.
It was a bittersweet moment for campers and staff at CGI Parksville, as they posed together for a portrait before bidding farewell to the camp where they spent the summer of their lives.
On Sunday, 12 Elul, the Shluchim of the West Coast held their annual Kinus. This year however, it was held in a very unique place – Temecula, California – where Rabbi Yitzy Hurwitz is on Shlichus. The Kinus, with the theme of Simcha, Bitochon and Emunah, was held there in order to give chizuk to Rabbi Hurwitz, who is battling ALS, one of the most dreaded diseases known to mankind.
As the summer draws to a close, campers attending CGI in Parksville, NY bid farewell to their newly-found friends and dedicated counselors and teachers at the grand banquet.
Gan Menachem and Machne Mamosh day camps in Crown Heights were treated to an entertaining acrobatic performance by the French Twin last Thursday.
Excited children attending Gan Menachem Day Camp were spotted traveling up Kingston Ave. on double decker tour buses, on their way to a sightseeing trip of New York City.
The New Republic ran a feature story about the lives of inmates in one of Russia’s harshest prisons, founded in the late 1930s as part of the infamous Gulag system. In a couple of photos, Lubavitcher bochurim can be seen putting on tefilin and sharing a few words with several Jewish prisoners.
Campers and counselors at Camp Gan Israel-Montreal enjoyed an exciting and fun paintball shooting trip. The state-of-the-art grounds boasted a life-sized mock city and camouflage uniforms, enabling the players to mimic real-life urban battle.
More than 600 people participated in the 9th Annual Jewish Summer Fest at the Jersey Shore, sponsored by Chabad at the Shore.
Campers in Beis Rivka’s Day Camp enjoyed a concert by Chaim Folgelman.
An incredible day of unity and fun for South Florida camps was organized by Rabbi Shmuly G. of Chabad Youth Network of Florida. CGI Bal Harbor, CGI Parkland, CGI Miami, CGI Hallandale and CGI Sunrise all joined together for the experience.
This past week Machne Yisrael Day Camp in Queens held a grand concert, with its very own assistant Head Counselor – the one and only “Mendy J” (Jacobson) – singing.
Parents and friends from all over the northeast made the trek up to the Quebec mountains to visit the children in Camp Gan Israel of Montreal.
Parents and friends made the trek up to the Catskill mountains for a fun-filled visiting day at Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY.
The older girls’ division of CGI Los Angeles had an inspiring and memorable time on an overnight camping trip.
Bunks 8 and 9 of Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY enjoyed a unique ‘cooking session’ with Head Counselor Ari Raskin. Using different types of colorful candy, they made their very own ‘worms in a cup’ and sushi.
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