New Engagement!
Moshe Adler (Palm Harbor, Fl) and Gitty Alperowitz (Bournemouth, England)
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New Engagement!
Naftoli (ben Sholom) Minkowitz (Crown Heights) and Chaya Engel (Denver, CO)
A Siyum That Would Make the Rambam Proud
Today, Wednesday, Oholei Torah elementary school held a massive Siyum HaRambam and Hakhel gathering for all students from grades 2 through 8.
Lubavitcher Stabbed By ISIS Supporters in France
A Lubavitcher school teacher in Marseilles, France, was stabbed by three people claiming to be supporters of the Islamic State terror organization. He is expected to survive.
Video: Jewish Businessman Buys Meals for U.S. soldiers in Irish Airport
On his way to Israel with his family recently, Jewish businessman Shlomo Rechniz had a temporary stopover in Shannon, Ireland. When entering the airport, he saw approximately 400 American soldiers. Most were eating army meals from a paper bag, while the regular passengers were eating at the various trendy restaurants in the area.
Police Shoot Armed Suspect After Car Chase
An armed suspect fleeing from police officers was shot and wounded at around 12:30pm today on Montgomery Street between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues in the heart of Crown Heights.
Delegation from UK Visits Auschwitz
Chabad-Lubavitch of Northeast London and Essex led an emotional and inspiring trip to Poland by chartering a full plane with 144 participants.
Video: Finding Strength to Overcome Challenges
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayeitzei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Where can we find strength to overcome challenges?
Year’s First Siyum HaRambam Takes Place in Melbourne
Two young talmidim of Melbourne’s Cheder Levi Yitzchok made the world’s first Siyum HaRambam of 5776 on Wednesday morning.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Geula (nee Hecht) Dalfin (Crown Heights)
Survivor to Youth: Take Action Against Hate
More than 600 people came to Marlboro Middle School to hear Eva Geiringer Schloss share her personal story of survival and her message of the dangers of hatred and intolerance. The program was organized by Chabad of Western Monmouth County, NJ.
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Lights Candle at French Embassy
Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar lit a candle at the Embassy of France in Moscow and read a commemorative prayer for the victims of serial terror attacks in Paris.
Anti-Semitic Stickers Put Up Around Florida Campus
Two antisemitic stickers and a note calling for the boycott of all Israeli products were found at the University of Central Florida’s main campus on Sunday, the university’s Chabad rabbi revealed in a statement.
A Time to Heal: The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Response to Loss and Tragedy
“A hallmark of the Rebbe’s approach to the world was an almost stubborn optimism in the face of tragedy—a refusal to live in fear or to see our world as anything but inherently good,” writes Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson in his new book, “A Time to Heal: The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Response to Loss and Tragedy.”
Baby Girl!
Noach and Alti (nee Pevzner) Majesky (Accra, Ghana)
Orphaned Bride Invites All of Israel to Wedding
A 21 year-old Israeli bride-to-be who lost her father and brother in a terror attack last week says she and her future husband “will not be crushed” and that their wedding is back on, only this time the “entire nation of Israel is invited.”
Bais Rivkah Institutes New Security Measures
In light of the current terror situation gripping the world, Bais Rivkah Girls’ School of Crown Heights made the decision to be proactive about its students’ and faculty’s safety, and implemented new security measures that have already been put into effect.
