Merkas Chomesh Implores: Help Share Our Gift (Ad)
Merkaz Chomesh, a network of 50 kollels across Israel that teaches Chassidus to non-Chabad yungerleit, is hosting a fundraising raffle in less than 24 hours to win six round trip tickets to Israel!
New Song Release by Shloimie Gertner
A new song, titled “Yoh Yoh,” has been released by Shloimie Gertner. Yoh Yoh, a yiddish song, was released as an audio track and can be found on youtube. The song was composed by Itzik Waldner.
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Levi and Tzippy (nee Schusterman) Shloush (Crown Heights)
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Aryeh Leib and Sara (nee Junik) Laufer (Crown Heights)
Here’s My Story: Immigration Education
About a year after my family and I moved to the development town of Migdal HaEmek, I ran for head of the local council as part of the center-left Mapai party. I was only twenty-five years old at the time, but I won the election, serving as the head of the council for the next eighteen years – from 1959 until 1977.
Yud Tes Kislev in Moscow
A large scale event in marked Yud Tes Kislev in the Russian capital, Moscow. Guest speaker Mottel Kanelsky a shliach from New Jersey, as well as many other notable figures were in attendance at the magnificent event.
BDE: Harav Hatomim Avraham Simcha Eckhaus, 84, OBM
With sadness we inform of the passing of Harav Hatomim Avraham Simcha Eckhaus of Cederhurst NY. He passed away suddenly, on Wednesday November 28th, Chof Kislev. (Updated with Shiva Times)
Complete with a light-up sign on a station wagon in Chicago, 1987.
45 Years of Car Menorahs, The History
The car menorah is a uniquely American innovation—a marketing gimmick created by young yeshivah students in the early 1970s as a way to spread awareness and the message of the eight-day Jewish holiday. Today, they can be found across the globe and on all kinds of vehicles. Here is the story of the car Menorah.
Ckids Annual Hebrew School and CGI Kinus
This year’s CKids Retreat at the Bushkill Inn and Conference Center had unique theme, with many presentations focusing on important matters relating to staff. Aside from the normal workshops, the retreat held sessions dedicated to enhancing the experience of camp counselors and Hebrew School teachers.
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Shmuly and Bluma Lotman (nee Pinson) Crown Heights
Arson Attempt Thwarted by Alert Homeowner
A deranged woman was sent to the hospital Wednesday, after an alert homeowner found her attempting to burn the mezuzah on his front door. As no damage was done in this incident, the woman was not placed under arrest.
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Mendy and Sarah Rimler (nee Abramson) Tempe, AZ
Largest Synagogue in Kaliningrad Rebuilt
Eighty years after the Nazis burned down the first shul on Kristallnacht, it was rebuilt in full glory. Emotional Rededication with Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar, as well as distinguished guests from all over the world.
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Chaim and Bassy Rosenstein (nee Goldstein) Monsey, NY
Caught on Camera: Gifts for the Boy who was Assaulted in Williamsburg
A boy in Williamsburg received a whole bunch gift from a community member following an anti-Semitic assault that left him with a broken nose. The incident was caught on camera, and is making its rounds of social media.
Yud Tes Kislev Fargbrengen Held in Tzfat
Hundreds of residents gathered in the city of Tzfat for a Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen. The event was hosted at a central meeting hall in Tzfat, and organized by the Kiryat Chabad organization of Tzfat.
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Mendel and Tzirel Sasonkin (nee Kagen)
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