Baby Girl!
Osher and Esti (nee Levilev) Gutnik (Crown Heights)
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Baby Girl!
Chaim and Blooma Miriam (nee Levertov) Zirkind (Montreal, Canada)
Baby Girl!
Sholom Ber and Sara (nee Schulman) Bloom (Pittsburgh, PA)
Nevada Shliach Slams Decision to Host Democratic Caucus on Shabbos
Observant Jews who want to caucus with Nevada Democrats to choose a nominee for the upcoming presidential election are out of luck. The caucus is scheduled for February 20th, which falls out on Shabbos.
Photos: An Evening of Support for Chabad of Thailand
Hundreds of supporters and friends of Chabad of Thailand participated Sunday evening in a gala dinner to benefit the institution, which was held in Ramat Gan, Israel.
ULY’s Chayolei Beis Dovid Enjoys Snowtubing
As part of the Chayolei Beis Dovid program for grades 7 and 8 of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, every student chose for himself various areas in which he wanted to improve in his Avoda. Every day they marked down their successes on a Duch to the Rebbe. In celebration of their great success, the 8th graders visited Camelback Resort for Mountain Coasting and Snowtubing, and the 7th graders went for an exclusive snowtubing trip on the Alpine Mountains.
Video: ‘Bullets Will Fly, But They Will Not Touch You’
A video has been going viral on social media since this morning, in which a Korean War veteran describes a Yechidus he had with the Rebbe before he went off to fight. In that Yechidus the Rebbe told young Bernie Cytryn that he will survive the war; ‘bullets will fly, but they will not touch you,’ the Rebbe said.
West Coast Shluchim Gather for 44th Annual Kinus
On Sunday and Monday, 5 and 6 Adar I, close to 200 Shluchim from across the states of California and Nevada gathered for two days of inspiration, solidarity and camaraderie. The Kinus was held at the beautiful and spacious Chabad of the Beach Cities campus, under the leadership of Rabbi Yossi Mintz.
Cell Phone Catches Fire, Ignites Pillow
The NYPD’s 33rd Precinct is warning people not to place their cell phones under their pillows while sleeping or while recharging them, after an incident in Brooklyn Heights in which a cell phone overheated, erupted into flames and ignited a local resident’s pillow while she was sleeping on it.
Op-Ed: Jewish Parents ‘Priced Out’ of Own Religion
Shira Hirschman Weiss, an Orthodox-Jewish mother and writer, took to the pages of the Huffington Post to vent her frustration at the ever-rising cost of raising a Jewish family – especially the astronomical cost of tuition.
Video: Shabbos Meal on a New York City Street
Last week, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald, Director of NJOP, made a big announcement about running for President on the Shabbat Party. For President’s Day, Rabbi Buchwald took to the streets of New York City to campaign with a taste of Shabbat and share his excitement about Shabbat Across America, coming on March 4, 2016. The video was produced by filmmaker Mendy Pellin.
Tornado Hits North Miami Beach
What appears to have been a tornado ripped through North Miami Beach a short while ago, lifting cars off the road, causing damage and wide-spread power outages. North Miami Beach is home to South Florida’s largest Orthodox-Jewish community, and its largest Lubavitch community as well.
New Engagement!
Shmuly Wineberg (Vancouver, Canada) and Gisa (bas Mendel OBM) Schechter (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Hillel Sperlin (Montreal, Canada) and Chaya Deitsch (Philadelphia, PA)
Video: Should We Have Compassion for Sinners?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Tetzaveh. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Should we have compassion for sinners?
Video: Answering Mark Twain’s Question
The greatest empires have been wiped off the map of history. How have the Jews survived? Mark Twain ponders this question in his essay Concerning the Jews. Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson answers by finding the one common denominator that has existed for over 3300 years of Jewish history.
Photos: CTeen Booth a Hit at BBYO Convention
The CTeen mitzvah booth made its debut at the BBYO International convention this past weekend. Two thousands teens took part in the mitzvah of Tefillin, Neshek, Mezuzah, Tzedakah, and Kashrus throughout the convention.
