New Engagement!
Yitzchok Pevzner (Crown Heights) to Rivky Blumenfeld (Lima, Peru)
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Baby Girl!
Avi and Mina Richler (Mullica Hill, NJ)
Hundreds Attend “Thank G-d I’m Here” Event
For the first time in Crown Heights history, survivors of mental illness, addiction, and abuse were provided a real public platform to share their heroic stories. Neshamos.org, held its inaugural event this past Monday night at Educational Institute Oholei Torah, 667 Eastern Pkwy.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Gutnick, 94, OBM
Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Hakohen Gutnick, a senior Chabad Rabbi in Australia who was instrumental in building and leading the community’s institutions, passed away at the age of 94 on Wednesday Night, 25 Iyar 5778 (Australian Time).
Georgetown Has Largest Lag BaOmer Yet
Over 2,500 men, women, and children attended the largest yet annual Lag Ba’omer festival, at Chabad of Georgetown organized by Rabbi Avraham Holtzberg.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Thursday, May 10, 2018 for holiday observances. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Chabad students honored at New York conference
Gabriel Kaufmann, a Jewish collage student who serves as President of Student Chabad at the University of Pittsburgh, was honored for his commitment to Jewish life and Israel during the 7th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.
Tanya Printed in Hove, England
About an hour away from London lies the city of Hove. Hove is a beautiful beach city in East Sussex, England, immediately west of its larger neighbor Brighton.
United States Withdraws from the ‘Iran Nuclear Deal’
President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. Speaking from the White House he declared the deal “disastrous” and called it a missed opportunity. He also cited Israeli intelligence as proof that Iran’s ambitions were not peaceful.
Community Uproar over Shocking Music Video Filmed in Shul
A music video by a rapper that was filmed inside the main sanctuary and social hall of Chabad of Atlanta’s Congregation Beth Tefillah is causing uproar among members the community, who were shocked by the desecration of their Shul.
150 Celebrate Lag Bomer with Chabad in Worcester
Like other important days on the Jewish calendar, Lag B’Omer carries with it deeply historical and religious meaning, and over 150 joined in with Chabad of Worcester to mark this date.
Thousands Participate in Buenos Aires Lag BaOmer Events
Over 2000 children of the elementary schools of the Jewish community of Buenos Aires Argentina gathered for a Mega Lag Baomer Parade and an amazing day of adventure and inspiration.
S. Florida Children Unite for Lag BaOmer Event
Thousands of students from schools across South Florida, from Miami to Palm Beach, came together in unity for an amazing program hosted in NOVA southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
New Engagement!
Levi Karp (Crown Heights) and Fruma Hurwitz (Temecula, CA)
Weekly JLI Video: Duty with Purpose
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha – Behar-Bechukosai. This week’s video is titled: Duty with Purpose.
Rashi’s Campus Receives $1 Million “Build it Debt Free” Challenge Grant
When Rashi Minkowicz OBM, Shlucha in Alpharetta, Georgia, suddenly passed away over four years ago, her community and family launched a campaign to build an educational center in her memory that would become the permanent home for the growing community she helped establish.
Baby Girl!
Yanky and Ahuva (nee Rivkin) Borenstein (New Haven, CT)
