New Engagement!
Shmuly Ceitlin (Toronto, Ontario) and Mindy Marosov (Flatbush, NY) L’Chaim: Thursday night at the JCM, upstairs
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BDE: Rabbi Amram Blau, 80, OBM
With great sadness we report the untimely passing of Rabbi Amram Blau, the director of Mifal Kollel Chabad in Yerushalayim, and member of anash in Kfar Chabad. He was 81 years old.
Here’s My Story: The Little Moroccan Jewel
Rabbi Gad Bouskila has served as the rabbi of the Congregation Netivot Israel since 1986. He was interviewed in June of 2018.
Video of the Day
A Frum man, who lives in France, spent a week traveling through Iran, and made a stop at the kevarim of Mordechai and Esther. He made a video of his visit to the kevarim, and shared the beauty of the location with all.
Special Cruise for Members of the Marina Roscha Synogogue in Moscow
In photos: Supporters and members of the Marina Roscha Synagogue celebrated 18 years since the re-opening of the synagogue. The event was held on a cruise and was attended by many supporters and rabbis, including Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Velvel Kesselman, 91, a Devoted Chassid in Stalin’s USSR and Kfar Chabad, Israel
Reb Velvel Kesselman, longtime mashpia (spiritual mentor) in Kfar Chabad, Israel, passed away on March 10 at the age of 91, leaving a legacy of piety, scholarship and humility. Here is his story.
Security Guard at Chabad School in LA will NOT be Charged for Shooting
Following the shooting of a YouTube personality in front of the Los Angeles Chabad Girls School, Los Angeles prosecutors say they won’t charge a synagogue security guard. The reason given, prosecutors ultimately would not be able to disprove that Zelayagrunfeld was acting in self-defense.
Baby Girl!
Yoel and Rivky (nee Bryski) Vogel (Crown Heights)
V’Korah Shmoi B’Yisroel….Menachem Mendel, 3 Stories
We present a collection of 3 stories from a recent initiative to catalog the stories of those who have been given the name Menachem Mendel.
Video of the Day
Dennis Prager, a nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host, spent a minute of his radio broadcast speaking about the Rebbe, and how the Rebbe opinion that our children should not go to college was correct.
Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram Having Technical Problems
The popular messaging apps Whatsapp and Instagram, as well as the social media platform Facebook have been having having technical problems since a little before 1:00pm Wednesday afternoon. Voice notes and media can apparently not be uploaded.
Anti-Semitic Graffiti at the Supreme Level
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force says they are currently investigating anti-Semitic vandalism at the Nassau Ave Subway Station on the G line. An ad with a photo of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was defaced with a swastika and the words “Die Jew (expletive removed)”.
The Inside Story: Volume III, Leviticus
The Inside Story: A Chassidic Perspective on Biblical Events, Laws, and Personalities, Volume III: Leviticus by Rabbi Yanki Tauber, hits bookstores just as we begin reading this third book of the Torah. This new volume is being met with great anticipation and demand.
City of Unity, A Song for Pittsburgh
A tribute to the martyrs of Tree of Life and to the unity of the Pittsburgh community, titled “City of Unity,” was sung by Mendel Markel.
Ashreinu: Purim 5718, In Full
In connection to the Yom Tov of Purim, Ashreinu has released a full newly restored recording of the historic Farbrengen on Purim 5718 lasting over seven hours.
