300 parents and guests filled the Bal Harbour Shul ballroom for the CHAP (Chabad in Florida’s Afterschool Program for Jewish children in Public School) Annual end-of year Dinner. CHAP is a project of Chabad of Highland Lakes, FL, under the leadership of Rabbi Moishe and Mrs. Layah Kievman.
A CrownHeights.info reader observed a nasty anti-Semitic slur in the form of a publicly visible wi-fi hotspot while searching for an internet connection in the heart of Jewish Crown Heights.
Avram Kantorovich (Palo Alto, CA) and Machli Wolowik (Montreal, Canada)
The annual gathering of Shluchim to the western region of the United States took place on Shabbos Mevorchim Sivan, Parshas Bechukosai, on the stunning seven-acre campus of Chabad of Arkansas.
At the beginning of his seventh decade of life, singer and composer Aharon Sitbon is releasing his first album as a Shomer Torah and Mitzvos.
Top Jewish music stars, including Benny Friedman and Lipa Schmeltzer, who will perform at the upcoming ‘Kulturefest’ in Manhattan’s Central Park, were featured on the PIX 11 TV channel, where they gave a preview of their upcoming performance.
Yossi Morad was skydiving in Florida earlier this month and tried to avoid a swamp full of alligators. He ended up surrounded by a room full of rabbis.
Tzviki Krasnjansky (Honolulu, HI) and Mushka Freundlich (Beijing, China)
One of the best kept secrets for the perfect Memorial Day getaway adventure was unveiled at the Memorial Day weekend Carnival on the Long Beach, NY, boardwalk. Rabbi Eli and Beila Goodman, directors of Chabad of the Beaches, produced the Summer Carnival, a gala entertainment and educational event with fun and free admission for the entire family.
The 8th grade of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva-Crown St. recorded the classic camp song “A Russian Boy’s Hopeless Plight,” about a boy stuck in Communist Russia, who, when given the opportunity to send a letter to the Rebbe, instead of asking for rescue from his harsh life, asks for his Davening to come more naturally.
Renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman explains why the big bang theory makes no sense.
Chabad of Orange County’s Hebrew School celebrated student accomplishments at a festive Moving-Up Awards Ceremony. The event was attended by many of the Hebrew School’s 90 students, along with their families, and was held at the Orange County Sports Club in the town of Florida, NY.
While Jews around the world were counting the final days of Sefirat HaOmer—the 49 days from Passover to Shavuot—some residents of Tasmania, Australia, have been counting how far above flood stage their local rivers remain after days of intense flooding.
Rabbi Aryeh Laufer, his wife Mushka, and their son Mendel have recently established a Chabad House in Lincoln, Rhode Island, to serve the needs of the Jewish community in the northern part of the state.
Heard the old joke about the rabbi, the monk, the nun, and the priest walking onto a show set? It’s a cliche certainly, but in this test kitchen, there’s nothing stale about it.
With Gimmel Tammuz falling out this year on Shabbos, organizers are hard at work preparing for the tens of thousands expected to visit the Ohel. Those wishing to spend Shabbos at the Ohel must reserve a spot in advance by registering.
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