IRAN — Under a simple brick dome in Hamadan, south of Tehran, are two beautiful wooden tomb-boxes bearing a Hebrew inscription. These are, it is believed, the burial places of Mordechai and Esther, two of Judaism’s great heroes.
For the past several years, Jewish life has been on the uptick in the Florida Gulf Coast town of Bradenton, and with the purchase of a new five-acre property to house its Chabad-Lubavitch center, area families will soon have the space to accommodate their growth.
The New York City Department of Transportation has announced that alternate side parking will go back into effect, Monday, February 7.
It is the day every woman knows they cannot take their husband shopping. The Sunday on your calendar you circle well in advance. The one evening you tell your relatives you will be late to an event due to a “prior engagement.” It’s finally here: Super Bowl Sunday!
With the biggest football event of the year being played in the “everything-is-bigger” state of Texas, this Super Bowl – in Dallas – will undoubtedly be one of the better Bowl games viewed in recent memory.
The Lapine family completed and dedicated a Sefer Torah in memory of their mother Pesya Leah Lapine HYD today.
Scores of men enjoyed a relaxing evening of food, drink and entertainment on Motzai Shabbos in support of Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah, a vital Crown Heights organization which helps Brides and Grooms with their weddings.
In conjunction with Parshas Teruma, Rabbi Leibel Paris’ first grade class at Cheder at the Ohel built a model replica of the Mishkon. It is complete with the krushim covered in gold, adonim covered in sliver, the tabos and even breechim connecting it all together. They also put the perachim, aron, mitzbeach and other kelim inside.
Rebbe, How is reward and punishment, Gan Eden and Gehonim to be interpreted? I find Reform Judaism too simplified and liberal, but I cannot follow the Orthodox services. What should I do?” The Avner Institute presents an insightful yechidus with a professor and group of students from a university in New York, winter 1962.
Zurich is a city with the population of roughly 8000-9000 Jewish people over 1,500 people attended the largest Jewish gathering in Switzerland; it was at this event that over 20% of the Jewish population of Zurich gathered under the auspices of Chabad Lubavitch of Switzerland under the direction of Rabbi Mendel & Mrs Rosenfeld.
This past Motzei Shabbos, Parshas Teruma, the staff of “Likras Shabbos” gathered for an inspiring and uplifting Melava Malka.
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