New Engagement!
Mendy Sputz (Crown Heights) and Mussi (bas Arik) Raskin (Crown Heights)
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Costume Sparks Terror Scare at Paris Chabad Shul
In a Purim gag gone horribly wrong, an unidentified 40-year-old Jewish man dressed up as an Arab, donned a red and white headscarf, and carried a Kalashnikov before bursting into a Chabad Lubavitch shul in Paris and shouting “Allahu Akbar” while still brandishing the weapon.
CTeen Brings Smiles to NJ Cancer Patients
A group of young Jewish teens rushed out of school on Wednesday, March 16, and headed to the Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center (HRCC) to deliver packages. Chabad of Hunterdon County’s Teen Network (CTeen) brought “emoji” pillows, which they had spent their Sunday designing, to the patients at the HRCC.
Video: What Is the Sign of a Great Person?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Shemini . This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the sign of a great person?
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Avrohom Rappaport, 89, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Avrohom Rappaport OBM, one of the founding members of the Lubavitch community in Toronto, Canada. He was 89 years old.
Baby Boy!
Nachmi and Zeldie (nee Minkowitz) Rosenberg (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Putting Hope into Hospice: One Rabbi’s Mission
Roughly twenty percent of Florida’s population is 65 and older. But that population isn’t all local: most moved to the state as retirees, leaving them without family nearby at times of illness or death.
Purim Circus Comes to Ukraine Synagogue
Turning the main synagogue of Sumy, Ukraine, into a circus was not an easy task. A tent had to be devised to hang throughout the ceiling without a nail knocked in the wall. The Purim props began to slowly fill the Shul and the Shluchim Rabbi Yechiel and Rochi Levitansky with their dedicated staff came up with exciting ideas to decorate it.
New York’s Francophone Jews Unite for Purim
Over one hundred people from New York City’s French-Speaking Jewish community gathered to celebrate Purim at the Carlton hotel in Manhattan, with non-stop Megillah readings and a grand ‘feast of Esther’ enjoyed by all.
Purim in Kharkov Celebrated in the Circus – On Ice
This year, Kharkov, Ukraine, is celebrating a quarter of a century since the rebuilding and revival of Judaism in the city. Purim in Kharkov has taken place in the circus for nearly 25 years, ever since the first shluchim arrived in 1990. But this year, the Circus on Ice was a first.
Chief Rabbi Inspects ‘Russian Standard’ Vodka Factory
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, accompanied by a delegation of rabbis, was given a tour of the factory that produces the world renowned ‘Russian Standard’ vodka, as well as the locally popular ‘Baltika’ brand of beer.
Video: A Bar Mitzvah for the Head Flight Attendant
Watch what happens when airline passenger Shmuly Shapiro tries to wrap other Jewish travelers in Tefillin, and is told by a stewardess that he must sit down or else she will call the Head Steward/Flight Manager.
Pair of Tefilin Stolen from Vehicle, Desecrated
On Friday night, a pair of Tefilin was stolen from inside a vehicle parked in the vicinity of Carroll Street between Troy and Schenectady Avenues.
Video: Thief Steals Unsecured Bike
An opportunistic thief was caught on video stealing a bicycle that was left unlocked in front of Empire Grill restaurant, located near the corner of Empire Blvd. and Kingston Ave.
Video: Montreal Friendship Circle’s Purim Highlights
The incredible volunteers of Montreal’s Friendship Circle bring ‘pop up’ Purim fun to their special friends.
Photos: Purim Joy Uplifts Moscow
A photo gallery of the Megillah being read Purim morning in Moscow’s Marina Roscha synagogue, as well as a Purim celebration that was held later that day in the ‘Congress Park’ hall on the banks of the Moskva river.
