New York State Senate Nixes the Bag Tax
Following a lively debate this afternoon, the New York State Senate, led by Majority Leader John Flanagan, voted to overturn the New York City Council’s recent passage of a plastic bag tax.
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
New Engagement!
Avremi Raichik (Los Angeles, CA) and Rivky Hartman (Crown Heights)
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Dovid Shloush, 96, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Dovid Shloush, OBM, the chief Sephardic rabbi of Netanya, who was a dear friend of the Chabad community and the proud grandfather and great-grandfather of several Chassidim of the Rebbe. He was 96 years old.
New Engagement!
Mendel Ezagui (Crown Heights) and Shaina Rabinowitz (Montreal, Canada)
Judges Strike Down Chabad of East Boca Approval
About a year ago, Chabad of East Boca Raton, Florida, under the leadership of Rabbi Ruvi New, got approval from the city to begin construction on a magnificent synagogue and community center. Neighbors immediately filed three separate lawsuits to stop the project, and this morning, they prevailed in one of them.
Video: Shliach Interviews Crown Heights Assemblyman
Rabbi Nachman Simon, Shliach to Delmar, a suburb of Albany, interviewed New York State Assemblyman Walter Mosley, whose district includes parts of Crown Heights, for a TV talk show called ‘The Jewish View,’ which he co-hosts with Marc Gronich.
Russian Authorities Approve Rebuilding of Historic Shul
After many years of delay, government officials in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad (which was formerly the German city of Konigsberg, annexed by Russia following WWII) approved the rebuilding of one of Europe’s most magnificent synagogues, which was destroyed on the eve of Kristalnacht in 1938.
Photo: Lubavitch Archives.
From Days Gone By: Temimim at a Wedding
A group of students of central Lubavitcher Yeshiva pose for a group portrait at the wedding of one of their colleagues. Can you identify anyone in the photo, or where or when it was taken?
Union College Students Gather to Bake Challah
On Thursday, May 19, more than fifty Jewish students gathered together at Chabad of Union College for a fun, meaningful, and of course, delicious Mega Challah Bake.
Crown Heights Building Has Doppelgängers All Over the Globe
The Brownstoner, a Brooklyn Real Estate news outlet, profiled an unassuming two-story Crown Heights building that has over a dozen duplicates all over the world: 770 Eastern Parkway.
Thousands Raised for Hatzalah in Shabbos Pledge Campaign
Billed as a ‘no frills’ fundraising campaign, thousands of dollars were raised this past “Shabbos Hatzalah” in Shuls all over Crown Heights through special appeals.
Chabad Girls School Earns Plaudits from UK Gov.
The Lubavitch Senior Girls’ School in Stamford Hill, London, earned plaudits from the UK Government’s Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education), which labeled it a good school after it showed strong improvements following substandard rankings in previous years.
5,000 Kids Sign Up for Torah Letters on Lag Ba’omer
During the week of Lag Ba’omer, 5,000 Jewish children signed up at KidsTorah.org to acquire letters for the sixth Children’s Torah, an initiative launched by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1981.
App Used to Identify, Track Jews Online Removed
Google has removed an app that allowed users to surreptitiously identify Jews online after a tech website brought the tool to widespread media attention and spurred a backlash.
Photos by Esther Malka Levertov - Nachas Photography
Women’s Circle Hosts Garden Party
Over 100 women attended a pre-Shavuos garden party for an evening filled with great food and inspiration. The event featured a talk from Mrs. Sarah Karmely, titled “make your marriage a picnic.”
Clinton Clinches Democratic Nomination
Hillary Clinton will be the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, having captured commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee. She will compete in a three-way race against Republican nominee Donald Trump and Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson in the presidential election that will be held this coming November.
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Mendy and Hadassa (nee Katz) Dalfin (Coral Springs, FL)
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