Purim is a holiday commemorating courage and redemption, and what better way to celebrate than by reading a Megillah as steeped in history as the holiday itself. This year, Rabbi Sholom Raichik, director of Chabad of Upper Montgomery County in Gaithersburg, Md., is looking forward to reading the story of Esther from a 300-year-old Spanish Megillah scroll.
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Moishy (ben R’ Levi) Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Chaya Simon (Teaneck, NJ)
The New York Boys Choir, always looking for ways to make people happy, present this fun-filled and inspiring music video in honor of Purim, titled “Marbim B’simcha,” which was filmed at Kids ‘N Action in Borough Park.
An unknown number of Orthodox Jews are among the thousands of passengers currently stranded in a hangar at the Brussels airport following a pair of deadly explosions this morning. The death toll is currently at 31 with another 55 injured in the bomb blasts.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Goldy Gottlieb, OBM, after battling a difficult illness.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Yitzchok Reinitz, OBM, father of – yibodlu l’chaim tovim – Reb Moshe Kalman (Beitar, Israel) and Reb Zev Reinitz.
Two deadly explosions rocked the Zaventem international airport in the Belgian capital of Brussels, killing at least 14 people, while a second bombing in a nearby metro station is believed to have killed at least 20 more.
At a pre-Purim for students in Oholei Torah one principal discovered that their entertainer was a Jew who never put on Tefillin before. This lead to an impromptu Bar Mitzvah celebration.
New York City has seen a 20 percent increase in stabbings this year compared with last, and police say they don’t understand why it’s happening or what to do about it.
Brian Weinberger, an attorney, had been addicted to alcohol and pills for more than a decade until his wife learned of his problem. “The things that I had been hiding came out, and that caused a tremendous upheaval in my family and personally,” said Weinberger, 55, who lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., and has five children.
The students of Yeshivas Beis Menachem in Wilkes-Barre, PA, pooled their talents together to produce this fresh and lively dance track for Purim.
When he witnessed a serious accident occur in front of him in Atlanta last week, Lubavitcher singer/songwriter Aaron Holder did not hesitate to run and assist – despite the fact that doing so put his own life in danger. For his heroic actions, Holder was commended by the Atlanta Jewish Times.
Donald Trump enjoys widespread support within the Hasidic community in the US, according to experts interviewed by Vice News.
More than 24 hours after a terrorist detonated his bomb on one of Istanbul’s busy thoroughfares, it has emerged that Jews were indeed the intended target, as surveillance footage shows the suicide bomber following the group from their hotel all the way to the city center.
Dozens of Admorim, Gedolim Roshei Yeshiva, Rabbonim, Dayanim and community leaders gathered in Bnei Brak Sunday to congratulate the chief rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, and his son and daughter-in-law at their Sheva Brochos.
All the students and their families are having an amazing first year at Cheder Chabad Girls of Long Island, which has just opened registration for the 2016-17 school year.
Yitzchak Miller (Lawrence, NY) and Shaindy Horowitz (Crown Heights)
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