Baby Girl!
Yaakov and Leah (nee Lichy) Lefton (Coral Springs, FL)
Baby Boy!
Shmaryohu and Huvy (nee Levitansky) Hackner (Crown Heights)
Hungarian PM Vows to Protect Jewish Rituals
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vowed to protect religious freedoms in his country during a talk with local Chabad rabbis at the opening of a large kosher slaughterhouse.
New Haven Yeshiva Acquires Former Church
Bursting at the seams, the Chabad Yeshiva in New Haven, Connecticut, will move into a new campus this September, formerly home to a Catholic Church, which it recently purchased for $1.5 million.
Raging Fires in Tzfas Leave Families Homeless
Families were left homeless on Sunday in Tzfat, Israel, as raging brush fires fueled by sweltering midsummer temperatures and high winds swept through a neighborhood on the northern edge of the historic spiritual center in Israel’s Galilee. Residents were also treated for smoke inhalation during the day.
96-Year-Old Has Bar Mitzvah Day Before Passing
Max Gergel, who graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1942, founded and ran the successful Columbia Organic Chemical Company. A Nobel Prize-winning biochemist once said in a speech that he was encouraged by Gergel, describing him as “an unusually nice man.”
Greenfield Quits City Council to Lead Charity
David Greenfield, a long term city council member who has been a vocal advocate for the Jewish community, is leaving public office to take over the reins at the Met Council, a major Jewish charitable organization.
Ninety Years Later: A Different Kind of Guest
Ninety years after the Previous Rebbe’s Chag HaGeula, the village of Lubavitch welcomed a different kind of guest. The Governor General of Smolensk Region, accompanied by Rudnia’s District Director and other government members, came for an official visit to the village last week.
Op-Ed: Is Tznius One’s Private Business?
As we continue through the summer months, when dressing modestly becomes a greater challenge, we present an op-ed by renowned author and educator Rabbi Moshe Wiener, who relates the Rebbe’s message as to whether dressing immodestly is a private matter, or something that negatively affects others.
Young Rabbinical Students Visit Montana Jews
Who knows when someone might need a spiritual lift? Rabbinical students Leibel Kaplan, 19, and JJ Polter, 20, found themselves in a check-out line at the Great Falls Walmart the other day when a man in line with them spoke up.
Baby Boy!
Levi and Soniya (nee Chefer) Goodman (Ashdod, Israel)
A Bar Mitzvah in Laos
Nestled between Thailand and Vietnam, Laos presents a daunting challenge to new Chabad reps Rabbi Shalom and Tammy Glitzenstein. With poor access both to clean drinking water and electricity, the communist country is plagued by humanitarian issues and struggles to contain the opium trade that thrives thanks to its remote border areas.
Chicago Anash Gather for Farbrengen
In honor of Yud Beis Tamuz, the Anash community in Chicago joined together for a special Farbrengen at F.R.E.E.
Perv Assaults Two Women Arriving Home Late at Night
An unidentified man wearing a T-shirt laced with profanities followed home and then tried to force himself on two women in separate incidents between 2:00am and 3:00am this past Thursday in Crown Heights.
This New Kippah Could Save Children’s Lives
The story of a Crown Heights mother who worked with a kippah company to develop an ‘allergy alert’ kippah for her son and other children with severe allergies is making waves across the Jewish world.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Michael Nimni, 65, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Michael Nimni, OBM, a longtime member of the Crown Heights community and the father of 15 children. He was 65 years old.
