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Rabbi Chaim Meier Halon currently lives with his family in Oak Park, MI. He was interviewed in the My Encounter Studio in February of 2013.
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Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone announces it's time to turn off the cell phones for Shabbat at the tech-heavy South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.
#OpenShabbat: Pulling the Plug at SXSW
The first time that Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone and his wife, Chana, attended the South by Southwest (better known as SXSW) music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas, attendees approached them and said: “We have a rabbi and his family here; we should do something Jewish,” recalls Chana Lightstone.
A New View in Crown Heights
Shifra and Yaakov Astolin, a young Crown Heights couple with a degree in optometry and an entrepreneurial dream, opened their boutique glasses store in the neighborhood one year ago, with the goal of creating “a different sort of glasses shop than what is typical in this neighborhood.”
Oholei Torah: No Abuse in Our School
In light of a recent article that appeared in the mainstream media, in which Oholei Torah is accused of harboring child abusers, the administration of the Crown Heights boys’ school sent a letter to all parents assuring them unequivocally that there are no abuse of any kind in the school.
Video: Kugel Shortage
Somewhere, recently, there was a shortage of Potato Kugel for Shabbos. Gam Zu Letovah.
New Engagement!
Mendy Mishulovin (Los Angeles, CA) and Chani Feigelstock (Pittsburgh, PA)
ULY Staff Shown Appreciation at Melave Malka
On Motzoei Shabbos Parshas Vayakhel, United Lubaitcher Yeshiva of Crown Heights hosted an evening of recognition and appreciation for their Rebbis, Morahs, staff and their spouses.
Jewish Man Stabbed to Death in Uruguay
David Fremd, 54, a Jewish merchant in the city of Paysandú, Uruguay, was stabbed to death late Tuesday afternoon. It is being reported that the attacker shouted “Allah Akbar” as he lunged at him.
Video: How to Treat a Rebel
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Pekudei. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How should one treat a rebellious person?
City Enforces Vacate Order in ‘749’ Dormitory
New York City building inspectors, accompanied by police officers, fire inspectors and representatives from the mayor’s office of special enforcement, entered the ‘Kvutzeh’ dormitory at 749 Eastern Parkway in order to enforce and verify compliance of a recent vacate order.
Terror Victim: I Knew I Had to Fight Back
Amid a horrific day of terror yesterday in Israel, a Palestinian terrorist stabbed and wounded an Orthodox-Jewish man in Petach Tikvah. Despite his injuries, the victim managed to pull the knife from his own neck and kill his attacker with it.
Community Gathers to Remember Veteran Shliach
The Jewish community of the greater Los Angeles area turned out in droves Monday night to honor and pay tribute to the life and legacy of Rabbi Joshua B. Gordon, of blessed memory, to mark the Shloshim since his passing.
Baby Boy!
Motti and Chaya Sara (nee Benshimon) Wilhelm (Crown Heights)
Video: A Moving Celebration for Berlin Jews
78 years after Kristallnacht, a Torah scroll was introduced to the Berlin Jewish Community amid much fanfare and joy.
Baby Boy!
Yonasan and Natanya (nee Eliefja) Abrams (Temecula, CA)
The planned 11,000-square-foot synagogue complex for the Chabad of Venice & North Port, FL.
Growing Chabad Moves Forward on New Campus
Rabbi Sholom Schmerling and his wife Rivka started the Chabad of Venice & North Port, FL, with a handful of people in their living room in 2005. On Sunday, they will break ground on a new 11,000-square-foot synagogue complex on a 4.2-acre campus.
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NYPD to Host Meeting with Update on Stabbing Incident
Still reeling from the sudden and unprovoked stabbing attack four weeks ago in Crown Heights, many residents are still uneasy and concerned that the perpetrator has yet to have been arrested. Seeking to try and calm the community, the NYPD will be hosting a meeting to update the community on the case progress.
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