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Menachem and Devorah Leah Smith (North Miami Beach, FL)
First Lag Ba’omer Bonfire of the Year Burns in Sydney
World Lag Ba’omer festivities were launched in Sydney, Australia, at the first Bonfire in the world, lit at the Yeshiva Centre-Chabad NSW HQ.
Chasidic Rapper Sings ‘Memories’
In this Sefirah-friendly music video, Chasidic rapper Nosson Zand sings his hit song ‘Memories’ in a-cappella style while driving in his car.
Assisted Suicide Bill Clears Legislative Hurdle
A bill that would authorize people with terminal illnesses to request life-ending drugs from a physician has cleared a hurdle in New York’s state Legislature.
Memorial Museum Honors Jewish Life in Brazil
Yona Krasilchik arrived in Sao Paulo in 1908 with a small group of landsmen from Bessarabia. By 1912, he had helped build Kehilat Israel, the city’s first synagogue, and soon after, a Jewish hospital, cemetery, and school.
Bnos Menachem Aims to Raise $500k
With nearly $200,000 already donated, Bnos Menachem is well on their way to successfully raise the funds to meet their goal of $500,000, as part of a 36 hour matching funds campaign.
BCM Students Remember Classmate One Year On
Pesach Sheini marks the first yahrtzeit of Chaya Spalter, OBM, a student of Bais Chaya Mushka of Los Angeles. The girls of BCM have been honoring her memory in a variety of ways, including shiurim, a Hakhel with their mothers, and a very special, meaningful rooftop ceremony.
Lag Ba’omer Outing Returns to Maple St. Field
In honor of Lag Ba’omer and the year of Hakhel, the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) has organized a spectacular program for all ages, which will be held in the Old Boys and Girls School Field on Maple St. and Troy Ave.
Chinese Auction Benefits NMB Chabad Community
The eve of Lag B’Omer will be a night of action and drama in communities worldwide, all in celebration of the yom hillula of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Swinging circles of dancing Jews, bonfires and barbeques, melodies and marshmallows. But between the palm trees and starry skies of North Miami Beach, a rapidly growing Chabad community of over 160 families will be celebrating in unique style.
Fire Injures Worker at Mobile Gas Station
A fire broke out at the Mobile gas station on the corner of Empire Blvd. and New York Ave. in Crown Heights, injuring one of the workers employed there.
Need a Shidduch? Devorah Benjamin Has an Idea!
Over Three years ago an idea was born, for a nominal fee of $100, Devorah Benjamin of KSCVK will take your name, the name of your child, friend or relative and daven at the Ohel for a shidduch. The money will go straight to KSCVK’s fund for Crown Heights Chassanim and Kallos.
Make (Your) Davening Great Again! (ad)
A new Sefer, authored by Crown Heights Yungerman Rabbi Avraham Katz, provides practical advice and guidance on how to progress in this fundamental aspect of Jewish life. Based on Halacha and Chassidus and endorsed by various Mashpi’im, this Sefer will be of great assistance to every English-speaking member from Anash, helping them connect to Davening on a deeper level.
Chief Rabbi Visits Brunoy Yeshiva
The chief rabbi of Jerusalem and former chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, paid a visit to the Chabad Yeshiva in Brunoy during a personal visit to France.
Woman Stabbed in Amsterdam Kosher Eatery
A patron at a kosher cafe in Amsterdam has been hospitalized after an apparently unprovoked stabbing.
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Yudi and Bruchy Winterfeld (Montreal, Canada)
Video: How to Avoid the Downfalls of Life
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Behar. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one avoid the downfalls of life?
Hundreds ‘Walk 4 Friendship’ in Long Island
On Sunday, May 15th, more than 500 people came together in West Hempstead, NY, to participate in the 2016 Long Island Walk 4 Friendship. This celebration of communal unity was hosted by the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County and Chabad of West Hempstead.
