New Engagement!
Devora Leah Sternbach (Crown Heights) and Moshie Sabbach (Melbourne, Australia)
Video: Special Bikes for Special Children
The Friendship Circle’s 6th annual Great Bike Giveaway is helping families raise money for adaptive bikes for their special needs kids. These bikes are expensive and can range anywhere from $1,000 to $6,000, reports Colorado Springs’ Channel 5 News.
Baby Contracts Neonatal Herpes After Metzitzah B’Peh
The first confirmed case in 2017 of neo-natal herpes that is directly linked to metzitzah b’peh has been confirmed by the New York City Department of Health, prompting the city to send out an alert warning medical personnel to be on the alert for additional cases.
Experiencing the Joy of Purim When Drinking’s Off-Limits
Brian Weinberger, an attorney, had been addicted to alcohol and pills for more than a decade until his wife learned of his problem. “The things that I had been hiding came out, and that caused a tremendous upheaval in my family and personally,” said Weinberger, 55, who lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., and has five children.
New Engagement!
Shmuel Leiter (Crown Heights/Efrat, Israel) and Chani Rabinowitz (Jerusalem, Israel)
Chabad at University of Illinois Opens Hospitality House
Rabbi Dovid and Goldie Tiechtel of Illini Chabad Center, which serves students at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, recently worked with businessman Eric Schames and his wife Debbie to open a hospitality house dedicated to providing students and their families with resources they would expect to find at home.
Another Day, Another Wave of Bomb Threats
Bomb threats have been emailed to at least four Jewish community centers across the U.S. today, Wednesday, following a wave of threats that targeted 16 Jewish institutions yesterday, Tuesday.
Baby Boy!
Akiva and Rivky (nee Feldman) Nussbaum (Crown Heights)
Laws and Customs: Taanis Esther and Purim
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Parshas Zachor, Taanis Esther and Purim for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Photos: Kiryat Gat Welcomes New Torah
Over 5,000 people joyously paraded down the streets of Kiryat Gat, Israel, with a new Torah scroll that was donated by the Vazna Family to the local Chabad Mesivta, under the leadership of the city’s Chief Rabbi, Moshe Havlin.
Israeli Opposition Leader Visits Moscow Institutions
Opposition Leader and head of the Zionist Union party, Mr. Isaac (Bougie) Herzog, was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Parliament to visit Moscow. During his visit he toured the Jewish Museum, the Jewish Chesed Center and other Jewish institutions. He was greeted by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berl Lazar, who stands at their helm.
Mustering Up a Minyan in Sunny St. Thomas
Rabbi Asher Federman, director of Chabad Lubavitch of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, begins his daily routine of mustering up men well before the start of morning minyan at 7:30 a.m.
From Days Gone By: Who Is This Chossid?
Courtesy of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author of the Who Is Who in Lubavitch series, we present a unique photo of a legendary Chabad Chossid whose Yahrtzeit will be marked this Shabbos. Can you identify who it is, and what he is doing in the photo?
Video: Animated Purim Medley
In honor of Purim, Brazilian Jewish music star Micha Gamerman released the first single off his upcoming album, Moadei Yisrael Im Micha Gamerman, a joyous Purim medley set to captivating animation.
Mayor Pledges ‘Aggressive Response’ to Bomb Threats
Standing in the lobby of one of several Jewish institutions in the New York City area that have been recently targeted with bomb threats, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to take a tough stand against bias crimes during a Tuesday morning press conference.
Video: Think Before You Drink
This video was created by On Time Studios ahead of this year’s Purim celebrations, bearing a powerful message: be mindful not to harm others – especially those you love most – when you drink.
