Welcome to Puerto Vallarta, Where Jewish Life’s Warming Up
Rebecca Rabinor’s son Samuel is turning 11, and thanks to the arrival of a Chabad couple to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, he has a rabbi to help him study for his bar mitzvah.
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Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, January 16, for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Sarah Yarmush, 91, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sarah Nechama Yarmush OBM, the matriarch of a large Chabad family, many of them Shluchim of the Rebbe, passed away on Thursday, 15 Teves, 5777. She was 91 years old.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Meir Tzvi Gruzman, 83, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Meir Tzvi Gruzman OBM, a resident of Kfar Chabad who was among the Roshei Yeshivos of Tomchei Temimim. He was 83 years old.
Baby Boy!
Follie and Elky (nee Levin) Dubov (Manchester, England)
Photo: VIN News
B&H Warehouse Bids Goodbye to Brooklyn
Management at electronics giant B & H Photo Video are faced with a problem that other companies would kill to have: having to relocate their warehouses because business is booming.
Mentalists Entertain Crowds at Yeshivas Auction Event
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St. put on a special program for men this Motzai Shabbos with hundreds turning out in support at their annual auction event. The program included an auction viewing, delicious hot food from famous loacl restaurants including Izzy’s Smokehouse and Boeuf and Bun, all while the crowd enjoyed the entertainment of magician and mentalists Marc Garfinkel.
On Friday night, NYPD officers caught a recidivist car burglar rummaging through a Jewish-owned car he had broken into in the heart of Crown Heights. The thief, Charvis McCracken, 45, was caught red-handed inside the vehicle only three months after he was arrested for car burglary and possession of a loaded gun.
Recidivist Car Burglar Returns to Crime After Release
On Friday night, NYPD officers caught a recidivist car burglar rummaging through a Jewish-owned car he had broken into in the heart of Crown Heights. The thief, Charvis McCracken, 45, was caught red-handed inside the vehicle only three months after he was arrested for car burglary and possession of a loaded gun.
Record Snow Closes Schools, But Chabad Finds a Way
A record snow pile-up in Portland, Oregon, means school’s closed yet again, but kids won’t miss a favorite this Friday at the Chabad preschool.
Boots That Leave Swastika Imprints Recalled
A California company has recalled a brand of boots after it was reveled on social media that the soles inadvertently leave behind swastika imprints.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, ca. 1910.
Weekly Story: A Message with Impact
The venerable chossid Reb Yisroel Neveler came over to Reb Aharon, embraced him and kissed him on the cheek and said; “Aharon go in good health, Hashem shall be with you.”
Weekly Thought: Is ‘Chesed Shel Emes’ Just for the Dead?
Why is it called Chesed Shel Emes? Does one need to be formally enrolled in a Chevra Kadissha to be part of this practice? Are there any known stories of The Rebbe regarding this matter? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Vayechi.
The Bergische Synagogue in Wuppertal, Germany.
German Court: Torching Synagogue Justified
A German regional court in the city of Wuppertal affirmed a lower court decision last Friday stating that a violent attempt to burn the city’s synagogue by three men in 2014 was a justified expression of criticism of Israel’s policies.
Teen Girl Miraculously Survives After Car Jumps Curb
A 13 year old Borough Park girl is home from the hospital, hours after she was struck by an out of control livery cab as she waited for the school bus.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe saluting a soldier in Tzivos Hashem during Kos Shel Bracha.
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