Dozens of lawyers crowded the offices of the OU in Lower Manhattan on a chilly night last week. Suits cleanly pressed, ties in place and business cards in hand, the room soon filled with the buzz of networking and business talk. The event, was a joint project of the OU Job Board’s and CHYE.
As Passover draws near, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries the world over distribute millions of handmade shmurah matzahs. And with such a tall order comes the distribution of stories as well.
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
The new Chabad Center in the Southeast Valley already is creating a buzz weeks before its scheduled opening. Formally known as the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, this synagogue of Mediterranean-influenced architecture is expected to be completed at the end of this month.
Ecuador’s first ever Mikvah was completed this week and is now only waiting for rain. The Mikvah, which is located in the city of Guayaquil was designed by Harav Yirmiyahu Katz, the world-renowned Mikvah expert with the help of the globetrotting Mikvah consultant Rabbi Elozor Raichik.
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