Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Mordechai Dovid Feldman, 69, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Feldman, OBM, of Philadelphia, PA. He was 69 years old.
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Two Alarm Fire Destroys Notorious “Crack House”
A Lefferts Avenue house, known by neighbors as a notorious drug den, went up in flames Tuesday night when a fire broke out on the first floor and quickly spread to the second floor.
New Haven Yeshiva Siyumei Hashas – Six in Four Years
Earlier this week a Yeshiva celebrated a Siyum Hashas by 17-year-old Yehoshua Yaffe of Madison, Connecticut. Finishing Shas at such a young age is remarkable, but there is more: Yaffe is the yeshiva’s fourth Bochur to make a Siyum Hashas over the last three years, and two additional students stand poised to finish in the near future.
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Pinchus and Chaya (nee Abramowitz) Morozow (Monsey, NY)
The Centre Communautaire Ohr Menahem in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, in the aftermath of a firebombing in 2009.
Mayor Tells Jews to Lay Low; Chabad Won’t Comply
After three firebombs hit the synagogue of Saint-Denis, a poor and heavily Muslim suburb of Paris, municipal authorities advised the local Jewish community to lower its profile. The local Chabad Shluchim have no intention of complying.
Rio de Janeiro—the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics—has long been one of the most visited places in South America, known for its crescent-shaped beaches and dramatic Sugarloaf Mountain.
Rabbis in Rio Gear Up for 40,000 Jewish Visitors to Olympics
In the six years since Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, billions of dollars have been poured into the renovation and construction of the city’s transportation system, sporting venues, hotels and urban infrastructure. With the Olympics just months away—the games take place from Aug. 5 to Aug. 21, followed by the Paralympics—Rio is frantically getting itself ready to welcome 10,500 athletes from around the world, as well as the 1.3 million tourists the sporting event is anticipated to draw.
Officer Suspended for Blaming Tickets on de Blasio
An NYPD officer who was caught on video blaming Mayor de Blasio for an increase in traffic summonses won’t be issuing any tickets for the foreseeable future. He has been suspended from duty until after his conduct is investigated, according to a police source.
Smolensk Gets Ready for Pesach
As the city of Smolensk in western Russia gears up its Pesach preparations, a special lecture was organized by the city’s Rabbi and regional Shliach, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Mondshine. The lecture, which covered the many halachos of Pesach, was given by Rabbi Yonatan Feldman, Shliach to Moscow, as part of the “Maggid Project” under the Yachad Youth Organization.
Chief Rabbi Dedicates UK Chabad House Extension
Last Thursday, April 7th, the Chief Rabbi of the UK, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, attended a special service and ceremony to consecrate and officially open the new extension to Chabad of Buckhurst Hill, a suburb of London.
Video: Children of Abraham
Two brothers dress up, one as a Chasidic Jew and the other as a traditional Arab, and side by side they walk through Jewish, Muslim and diverse neighborhoods in Brooklyn to gauge the public’s reaction.
Video: Carpool Karaoke with the Maccabeats
Filmmaker Meir Kalmanson invites the Maccabeats to hop in his car for a road-trip.
Jewish Children Enjoy Massachusetts Unity Day Event
Children from twelve Hebrew schools across greater Massachusetts and Rhode Island gathered together last month for a day of Jewish unity at the Chabad Center of Lexington. The collaboration was the first of its kind to take place in the Northeast, and was attended by 200 students.
Video: Purifying Ourselves from Negativity?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Metzora. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we purify ourselves from negativity?
Year After the Earthquake, Chabad of Nepal Prepares for Annual Seders
As the April anniversary of last year’s Nepal earthquake inches closer, the city is still far from a complete recovery, but Chabad emissaries to Nepal, Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz are planning their annual Passover seders.
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Yitzy Zakon (Crown Heights) and Rochie Grossman (Los Angeles, CA)
$280K and Valuables Stolen from Boro Park Bank
An employee at a Borough Park bank was greeted by a shocking sight upon opening up the bank’s vault this morning: a hole in the ceiling leading out to the roof.
ULY Students Joined by Fathers for Siyum
In United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, a Siyum celebration is not limited to the Talmidim: The Talmidim of the fifth grade classes were overjoyed to complete yet another Mesechta of Mishnayos, and to share the celebration with their fathers.
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