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Yitzchok and Bina Lerman (Rutherford, NJ)
Gad Elbaz Hits the Streets of Lod – ‘Just Like That’
In an age where weddings have become laden with costly extras, an all new video starring Israeli icon Gad Elbaz puts the spotlight back on the pure, unadulterated joy that is at the essence of every marital celebration.
Organization Helps Women Find Answers in Chassidus
Living Chassidus, a home away from home for women in Crown Heights, began at a Farbrengen in 2012. Mashpia Mrs. Michal Weiss realized that many single women felt lonely and lost in Crown Heights. In search for meaning and purpose, these women were turning to secular self-help books for answers, when the true answers lie in Chassidus.
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Op-Ed: Be Their Parent, Not Their Friend
A parent who functions as a friend is denying that child a functioning parent, says author Shoshanna Silcove in this op-ed she penned for CrownHeights.info.
Video: How Can We Kosher Our Animal Soul?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Re’eh. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we Kosher our Animal Soul?
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Michoel and Rivky (nee Glassner) Goldin (Teaneck, NJ)
From Days Gone By: Young and Old
A reader sent us this vintage photograph depicting a group of Chabad Chassidim from Russia. Can you identify anyone in the photo (correct answers in the extended article), and when and where the photo was taken?
Rabbinical Students Ignite Jewish Souls in Vietnam
From Chabad.org by Menachem Posner: Shmuel Butler just returned from Vietnam. The 21-year-old rabbinical student spent five weeks serving the needs of Jewish expats and tourists, and reports that being in the Communist nation is “like being on a different planet.” […]
Chabad Photographer Tours Jewish Tunisia
Chabad Photographer Meir Alfasi is continuing his tour of the world. His latest stop was the Arab country of Tunisia, where Israeli citizens are not allowed to visit.
Young Jewish Professionals Meet in the Austrian Alps
Another seminar of the famous Bayit organization in Europe was held this month with dozens of young Jewish professionals who enjoyed a unique program and enjoyable weekend at the prestigious Alpen Karawanserai Hotel in Hinterglemm, a gorgeous resort town in the Tyrol Alpine mountains of Austria.
Op-Ed: There Is No Place for Racism in Chabad
Following the horrific events in Charlottesville, VA, this past weekend, Bracha B. a Crown Heights resident, says she can no longer remain silent in the face of a grave issue within our community.
Curitiba Chabad Honors IDF Soldiers with Medals
Close to four hundred members of the Jewish community of Curitiba, Paraná, in South Brazil, packed the “Buffet Du Batel” hall last Monday evening in celebration of an unprecedented and exciting event commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation and reunification of the city of Jerusalem and the launching of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Tefillin Campaign.
Organization Seeks Sayings from Your Grandparents
In honor of National Senior Citizens Day, United Jewish Generations, a Chabad organization for seniors in South Florida, is collecting wise, inspirational or humorous sayings from your parents or grandparents that have impacted your life.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Tuesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Tuesday, August 15, for a Catholic holiday.
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Shmuly and Devoree (nee Miller) Axelrod (Crown Heights)
Remembering Toby Eagle, the Girl with a Dream
Every year on the 19th of Menachem Av, family, friends and community members mark the Yahrtzeit of Toby Eagle, OBM, a vibrant 20-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland, who lost her life in a tragic car accident near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on August 3, 2007 (19 Menachem Av, 5767).
