New Engagement!
Eli Block (Plano, TX) and Sara Abelsky (Crown Heights)
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Four Orphans Undergo Bris Milahs in Ukraine
In an emotional and inspiring ceremony, the Jewish community of Zhitomir, Ukraine, celebrated the Bris Milah of four Jewish orphans, who are living and studying at the Or Avner Chabad educational campus in the outskirts of the city.
Williamsburg Group Warns Against Selling to Chabad
A shadowy extremist group in Williamsburg calling themselves ‘The Committee to Protect Our City from the Klipah of Chabad’ has posted Pashkvils around the neighborhood, warning and threatening local residents not to sell any property to the ‘Lubavitcher Apikorsim.’
New Engagement!
Benny Namdar (Milan, Italy) and Chanie Litvin (Louisville, KY)
Chief Rabbi Greeted by Yeshiva Students in Frankfurt
Rabbi Dovid Lau, the chief Ashkenazic rabbi of Israel, was greeted yesterday, Tuesday, by the student of the Chabad Yeshiva of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, where he landed for a stopover of several hours.
Baby Boy!
Yoel and Tsvia (nee Cabessa) Edelman (Paris, France)
Orange County Kids Celebrate Israel Day and Mother’s Day
Chabad of Orange County Hebrew School students learned about their connection to and the history of the Holy Land of Israel at a special Israel Day program. The students also celebrated Mother’s Day with a unique program called “Honoring Ima.”
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday, May 14. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Ita Bistritzky, 85, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing in Jerusalem of Mrs. Ita Bistritzky, OBM, wife of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Bistritzky, OBM, and matriarch of a large family of Chabad Chasidim, Rabbonim and Shluchim. She was 85 years old.
21-Year-Old Jewish Man Among Dead in Train Derailment
Daylight on Wednesday revealed the devastation caused by an Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia that left at least six people dead and dozens injured, several critically, in a terrifying wreck that plunged passengers into darkness and chaos.
Rabbi Prepares Special Children for Bar Mitzvah
When Ryan Meindl was called up to the Torah in honor of his bar mitzvah earlier this month, he felt well prepared. Blessed with a good ear for music, he used transliterations and did a fine job reciting the blessings for his aliyah and the Torah.
2,500 Guests Attending Government Gala Eat Kosher
Some 2500 guests, including most members of the German government, members of parliament, ambassadors, presidents and leaders in communities participated in the official gala event commemorating 50 years of the diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel.
Shoplifter Apprehended by Shomrim after Kingston Av. Theft
Shomrim volunteers apprehended a shoplifter who stole two clothing irons from a Kingston Avenue electronics store. Shomrim encountered this thief earlier in the day after he stole cases of beer from a bodega, only that store owner did not want to press charges.
New Engagement!
Mani (ben Noach) Holtzman (Crown Heights) and Riki Druin (Miami, FL)
JEM Finds Missing Tape of Never-Before-Seen Farbrengen
Several months ago, JEM’s archivists discovered the original recordings of a Farbrengen with the Rebbe from summer 5741 (1981) that had never before been seen. They decided that this would be the perfect new release for Gimmel Tamuz.
Beis Rivkah Celebrates 24 Hours of Lag Ba’omer
On the day of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s passing, he instructed his students to celebrate the day with Simcha. Bais Rivka took it to heart and spent 24 hours rejoicing.
Tree Collapses onto Cars on Eastern Parkway
A large tree collapsed this morning onto several cars parked in the Eastern Parkway service lane near the corner of Albany Ave. The cars were heavily damaged in the incident, but thankfully no one was injured.
