Baby Boy!
Osher and Itty (nee Barber) Broh (Crown Heights)
Bar Mitzvah on Death Row: A Texas Rabbi’s Unique Challenge
Jedidiah Murphy has spent the last 15 years on death row in Livingston, Texas. Like all of the men in the Polunsky Unit, he’s been convicted of terrible crimes. On Oct. 4, 2000, high on cocaine, he shot and killed a 79-year-old woman, stole her car, and used her credit cards to purchase alcohol and cigarettes. Less than a year later, at the age of 25, he was sentenced to death.
Siddur Party Season Begins in Oholei Torah
Over the next 5 weeks all 6 Pre-1A classes will be having their Siddur parties in the main ballroom, together with their parents and extended family members.
Author Delivers Seminar on How to Build Wealth
Crown Heights accountant and financial adviser Asher Lieblich recently published a book titled “The Gift of Wealth,” whose theme is time-tested strategies to build, protect, and preserve wealth. He recently hosted a book-launch event and seminar, followed by a question-and-answer session, which was attended by 150 members of the community.
Israeli Wounded in Gush Etzion Terror Stabbing
A 30-year-old Israeli man was moderately wounded in a terror stabbing Tuesday evening at the entrance to the Nave Daniel settlement in the West Bank’s Gush Etzion bloc.
Video: Sufrin Family Sings ‘Im Eshkocheich’
At the wedding of Yossi Bukiet and Rivka Inglis in Boca Raton yesterday, the Chosson’s uncle, Jewish singing star Shlomo Simcha Sufrin, accompanied by other members of the Sufrin family, performed a soul-stirring rendition of the songs ‘Im Eshkocheich Yerushalayim’ and ‘Mi Adir.’
More Snow, Bitter Cold, Headed for NYC Area
Another round of snow is on the way to the Tri-State area for Wednesday morning. The AccuWeather forecast is calling for a coating to two inches of snow for most of the region, with the higher amounts expected on the south shore of Long Island.
Picture of the Day: Biala Lenchna Rebbe at the Ohel
The Admor of Biala Lenchna davens at the Ohel of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Rebbe in Queens, accompanied by a small entourage of his Chassidim.
Video: Lifting the Torah Like a Boss
Filmmaker Meir Kalmenson is back with his latest comedy sketch: Chaim Yisrael is new the newest member of the synagogue and is honored with Hagbah (the lifting of the Torah after its reading). What could possibly go wrong?
New Engagement!
Yaakov Gourion (Marseille, France) and Rochi (bas Shmulik) Schneorson (Kfar Chabad, Israel)
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Wednesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday, February 10, for a Catholic holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Remembering Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon, Beloved Host of the World’s Largest Daily Torah Class
Rabbi Yehoshua Binyamin (Josh) Gordon, the beloved Torah scholar, congregational rabbi and educator who taught thousands of students around the globe through the world’s most widely viewed daily Torah classes, passed away yesterday in California after an extended illness. He was 66 years old.
Video: Avraham Fried Surprised at Meeting
A Jewish music producer, who identified himself as ‘super-producer’ Josh Friedman, phoned Avraham Fried and said he has an amazing idea for upgrading one of Fried’s songs, and invited the singing star to come visit him at his studio.
Chabad in New Hampshire Serves Jewish Staffers
Chabad Lubavitch of New Hampshire, led by Rabbi Levi Krinsky, has opened a field office in downtown Manchester at 1117 Elm St. to meet the needs of the Jewish staffers and volunteers in the lead up to the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, which takes place today.
Frankfurt Yeshiva Celebrates 15 Years with New Torah
The Chabad Yeshiva of Frankfurt, Germany, celebrated its 15th year anniversary with a Siyum Sefer Torah, dedicated by Vladi Izraelit in memory of Lev ben Grisha. “A Simcha like this hasn’t been seen in Frankfurt for many years,” said a Jewish community leader who was in attendance.
New Engagement!
Eli Nochum Block (San Antonio, TX) and Tzivia Wenger (Montreal, Canada)
Baby Boy!
Yosef and Emma (nee Wruble) Schrage (Los Angeles, CA)
