Jews at American University will soon find themselves much closer to their local Shluchim. Rabbi Yehoshua and Esti Hecht will iy’h be moving to the American University Area in Northwest Washington, DC, which includes the campus of American University and adjoining neighborhoods.
There is a new controversy gradually brewing which has a number of Rabbis visibly upset at some of the Sofrim who deal in the sale of Tefillin. And the controversy does not seem to be going away. It has to do with Retzuos, the straps that bind the Tefillin to the head and to the arm.
State Labor candidate for Heffron, Mr Ron Hoenig today addressed a gathering of Russian Jews about his background and how his late-parents rebuilt their lives in Australia after the Holocaust.
This week, hundreds of thousands of Jews worldwide will read the Torah portion, Shoftim, “Judges,” which begins with the above verses. The parsha directs the Jewish people to establish a just rabbinic court system consisting of righteous judges, experts in Jewish law, unsoiled with bribery and corruption.
Chabad of Fairfield, Connecticut will open a new educational Center in the building that formerly housed Hillel Academy.
The inaugural summer of CGI Toronto was a wonderful success. The campers and staff enjoyed trips, BBQs, a staff play, color war, a two-day Grand trip to Canada’s Wonderland – spending the night at Chabad @ Flamingo, swimming, a tour of Chabad Lubavitch of Ontario Headquarters and much, much more.
As every year, the campers of Gan Israel-Florida overnight camp worked on preparing a special and most befitting present for the Rebbe with their annual Mishnayos Be’Al Peh program; together, the campers learned and were tested on close to 30,000 lines of Mishnayos, Tanya, Siddur and Yediyos Kloliyos. This figure includes: 48 complete perakim, 651 Mishnas and 1,868 lines of Tanya.
The police commander of Israel’s northern region, Roni Atiyah, visited the ‘Otzar Stam’ Chabad library in Tzfas, along with an entourage of fellow officers.
Years ago, a young Jewish woman from Argentina decided she needed to take a break from it all. She escaped to the resort town of Punta del Este in Uruguay, and was relaxing on the beach one Friday afternoon when she saw a sign, or rather a banner, from above. To her it was a welcome interruption: She was not alone.
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