Baby Boy!
Yisroel Yosef Yitzchok and Sarale (nee Simpson) Baumgarten (Crown heights)
New Engagement!
Yisroel Dovid Lesches (Monsey, NY) and Ruthy Nacca (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Leader of German Opposition Party Tastes Matzah
Thomas Oppermann, Chairman of the Social-Democratic (SPD)-Parliamentary Group, which is the second largest political party in Germany and presently in the midst of a fiery campaign for leadership of the country versus Angela Merkel’s party, met a number of days ago in the Bundestag in Berlin with Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin.
Rare Video of the Rebbe Goes Viral
As subscribers eagerly unwrapped the latest Living Torah DVD, they were struck by one of the clips scheduled to be shown next month. Garnering special attention is the Timeless Moments segment in program 660, in which the Rebbe is seen in conversation with Rabbi Binyomin Gorodetski in a newly released video.
110 Jewish Students Unite at Virginia Shabbaton
110 Jewish college students from across Virginia gathered for a one-of-a-kind Shabbat experience, hosted by the Chabad House at University of Virginia, on the weekend of March 24-26 in Charlottesville.
New Engagement!
Mendel Gordon (Melbourne, Australia) and Shternie Sirota (Denver, CO)
New Engagement!
Duni Blotner (Worcester, MA) and Chaya Gorman (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!
Mendel Steinmetz (Detroit, MI) and Ilana Gerber (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!
Yecheskel Posner (Skokie, IL) and Freidi Holtsberg (Monsey, NY)
Truck Plows Through Jewish Cemetery in Paris
This morning, a city-owned truck plowed into a Jewish cemetery in Paris, France, toppling numerous headstones and sending jitters through the hearts of the local Jewish community.
Today: Aliya’s Second Annual Youth Giving Day
Today, Monday, Aliya and Aliya girls will join forces with several other centers for Jewish youth at risk for the second annual Day of Listening and Giving to Jewish Youth.
Friendship Circle Parents Treated to Night Out
As far as super-parents go, the Friendship Circle parent body tops the list. As part of their ongoing mission to offer respite to their parents, the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted their annual “Parents Night Out” this past Tuesday.
71st Precinct Detective Arrested for Lewd Behavior
An NYPD detective at the 71st Precinct has been arrested and charged in connection with four separate incidents of exposing himself to children near his home on Long Island, the local police department announced today, Monday.
Music Video: The 8th Note
Levi Cohen, originally from London, is a rising new star in the Jewish music scene, who has just produced his first music video – a beautiful version of “The 8th Note” by legendary composer Yossi Green.
Video: My CTeen Moment
We all have moments in our lives which shape our future and form our identity. Four CTeeners from each grade were asked to share their personal moments of inspiration and strength at the closing ceremony of the CTeen Shabbaton, held last month at Brooklyn’s Pier 12.
LA Marathon Runners Take a Pause for Tefilin
Participants of the LA Marathon found nourishment and support for both body and soul while racing past the JEM Community Center on route this Sunday.
Bais Rivkah Primary Teachers Author Letter to Parents
Teachers in Beth Rivkah Elemnetary School have authored a letter to parents informing them of the current financial condition in the school, and an ultimatum that was issued to the schools director Rabbi Abraham Shemtov and the new board. If certain financial obligations cannot be met “there will be no school as of Friday, March 31.”
