Halachic Analysis: Hot Showers on Yomtov?
Rabbi Sholom Shuchat of Crown Heights, who serves as a Dayan on the Beth Din of the Agudas Harabonim of the USA and Canada, delivered a comprehensive Shiur on the topic of taking a hot shower on Yomtov.
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Why Is a Formerly Secular Woman Like Her Running a Chabad Center?
The Forward yesterday Profiled Shlucha to Columbia University Keren Blum, detailing her journey from an agnostic and rebellious teenager to co-director of a Chabad Center in one of New York City’s most prestigious universities.
Video: Drive-By Shooting on Empire and Albany
A drive-by shooting on the corner of Empire Blvd. and Albany Ave. shortly after Shabbos ended, which shook area residents, was captured on surveillance video.
New ATM Cards in the Mail for Scam Victims
New ATM cards are on their way to several hundred Apple Bank customers whose cards were deactivated after fraudulent activity was discovered by the bank.
Shliach Delivers Invocation at Post Office Dedication
On Monday, May 18, the Monroe post office held a ceremony to mark the naming of the post office for Gregg Wenzel, a Monroe native who died while working for the CIA. After the tragic events on September 11, 2001, Wenzel decided to serve his country and became a member of the CIA in the first post-9/11 recruitment class. At the age of 33, Wenzel lost his life while serving in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 9, 2003.
Eber’s and Gombo’s Team Up for Tasting
Kingston Ave. merchants Eber’s Liquer & Wine and Gombo’s Bakery teamed up Sunday to offer the Crown Heights community a pre-Shavuos wine and cheesecake tasting.
Chabad Brings Wounded IDF Heroes to New York
Roey Amir, who fought in Israel’s Operation Protective Edge against Hamas, wrote to the NY Post about his visit 10-day visit to New York City with other wounded Israeli veterans, organized by Belev Echad, a project of the Chabad Israel Center.
New Engagement!
Avraham Lallouz (Montreal, Canada) and Zahava Dahan (Montreal, Canada)
Picture of the Day: A Daughter’s Gift
Rabbi Yitzi Horowitz, a California Shliach who is battling ALS, proudly displays a velvet heart that was sewn for him by his daughter, Chavie.
Baby Girl!
Josh and Avigail (nee Manshari) Wonder (Melbourne, Australia)
From Days Gone By: Visiting the Kosel for the First Time
On the 28th of Iyar in 1967, Israeli forces liberated the temple mount and the Western Wall in the miraculous 6-Day War. In this photo, taken shortly after the war, a group of schoolchildren from Kfar Chabad can be seen visiting the Kosel for the first time in their lives. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Photos: French-Speaking N’shei Gather in Crown Heights
The French-speaking N’shei Chabad of Crown Heights gathered Thursday for an annual get-together and Challah bake. The event featured a sumptuous Fleishig buffet, inspiring speakers and workshops.
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Rescued from an Arab Village, Woman to Share Story
“Help! Come rescue me now, my husband is coming!!” This was the frantic call Yad L’Achim received from Aliza, a Jewish woman who was trapped in an Arab village. Tonight Aliza will be sharing her story at an event in Crown Heights.
Twelve communities in four different countries will be given their own Torah scrolls this Shabbat, sent by the Beis Yisroel Torah Gemach in Brooklyn, N.Y.
12 Communities Worldwide to Get Torahs in Time for Shavuos
Shavuot marks the “giving of the Torah” at Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. That will have even greater meaning this year for 12 communities in four different countries that will be given their very own Torah scrolls for use by the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Beis Yisroel Torah Gemach.
New Engagement!
Meir Cohen (Montreal, Canada) and Brocha Finer (Los Angeles, CA)
New Engagement!
Shmuli Sasonkin (Akron, OH) and Chayale Dubov (Orlando, FL)
Bnei Brak Couple Has a Boy After 46 Years of Marriage
There is great joy for a Bnei Brak family that had a boy today after 46 years of marriage. Shmuel Shachar, 67, and his wife Chaya Shachar, 65, had a baby boy after over four and a half decades of being together without children.
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