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Coffee and More: Chabad Moves into Former Starbucks
When Starbucks on South Ashland’s busy Siskiyou street—just off Southern Oregon University’s campus—chose not to renew its lease last April, students, faculty and local residents were left with one less dig for hanging out and getting a late night caffeine boost.
Helping Yitzchak and Jacqui Rosen’s Children
Jacqui and Yitzchak Rosen and their children recently took a holiday in a resort near Melbourne, Australia. The night before the family was due to drive home, Yitzchak Rosen – an alumnus of Chabad’s Yeshivah Centre – went to take the rubbish out of their apartment rental and never came back. Yitzchak was found hours later, unconscious, having suffered severe head injuries and hypothermia. He was airlifted to the Alfred hospital, where surgeons worked furiously to try to save his life. Unfortunately, this was not to be.
Kfar Chabad, Israel. Inset: Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi.
Kfar Chabad Rov Criticizes Extravagant Homes
The mora d’asra of Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi Shlita, spoke to the community at a recent elections aseifa in which he addressed maintaining a modest standard of living. He spoke in strong terms about housing renovations and that one should not built more than a total of two stories, part of maintaining a modest lifestyle.
Chabad Plans New Center at UCF
Chabad at the University of Central Florida has purchased 2 acres of real estate, planning to build a Chabad House with about 15,000 square feet for student outreach near the campus.
Photos by Chaim Twito
HASC’s 29th A Time for Music Concert
On Sunday evening, thousands gathered at the world-famous Avery Fischer-Lincoln Center in Manhattan for an evening of Jewish music, the proceeds of which benefited HASC, an organization dedicated to helping children with special needs and their families.
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Bill Seeks to Require Secular Education in Chasidic Schools
A new bill in Albany would enable parents and others to demand New York State enforce the legal requirement that religious schools like those that 11,000 Kiryas Joel children attend provide adequate instruction in subjects such as English and math.
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Snow Alert Issued for NYC
Sanitation officials have issued a snow alert ahead of expected precipitation in New York City.
New Engagement!
Berel Slavaticki (Antwerp, Belgium) and Rochy Shanowitz (Crown Heights)
Ukraine Jewish Youth Volunteer to Clean Cemetery
Youngsters and students from the Jewish community of Kherson, Ukraine, set out last week to show their respect for the deceased members of the community by cleaning up and renovating the local Jewish cemetery where they are buried.
New Engagement!
Yerachmiel Schneider (Crown Heights) and Chana Freidel Simons (Coral Springs, FL)
ULY Chinese Auction Winners Announced
The United Lubavitcher Yeshiva PTA has released the names of all the lucky winners in its Chinese auction yesterday, Sunday.
Oholei Torah Faculty Gets Active-Shooter Training
Members of Oholei Torah’s faculty received a comprehensive training course this morning on the necessary steps to be taken if an active-shooting situation rises on campus, r”l.
Former MK Moshe Feiglin Visits 770
Former member of the Israeli Knesset Moshe Feiglin visited Lubavitch World Headquarters-770, where he was given a tour of the building by Rabbi Dovid Leib Grossbaum and student of the Yeshiva Mendel Eizenbach.
From Auschwitz to Israel: the Saga of a Long-Lost Torah
When Israeli journalist Yaakov Maor was sent to Vienna 40 years ago to write about the first stirrings of the newly founded European Economic Union, he couldn’t have guessed that the trip would result in a priceless discovery with deep personal significance.
Powerball Jackpot Swells To $1.4 Billion
Lottery officials say the Powerball Jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1.4 billion, with a cash value of 867.9 million — the world’s largest lottery prize. Ever.
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