The family of Zevi Silver OBM will be completing today, Sunday, a brand new Sefer Torah in his memory. Zevi tragically passed away at the young age of 31 two years ago and on his first Yohrtzeir the family began writing a new Torah in his memory.
On the evening of Monday, June 8th (21 Sivan), Bais Chaya Mushka of Los Angeles’s fourth floor dining room was transformed into a chic, French patisserie. Over two hundred mothers, grandmothers, and women from all sectors of LA’s Jewish community packed the room, decorated expertly in baby pink, black, and white by Mrs. Rivka Baitelman.
Culminating a year of amazing volunteering and service, the Bochurim who have dedicated hours upon hours to the Friendship Circle, taking part in all aspects of the “Boys Division” celebrated with a barbeque and bonfire.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Miller will lead a discussion on the topic: preparing for Gimmel Tammuz.
Yanki (ben Sheya) Hecht (Orange, CT) and Shainy (bas Sender) Kagan (N. Miami Beach, FL)
Shmuly Albukerk (Crown Heights) and Meryl Leah Nerenberg (Detroit, MI)
The Menorah Jewish Center, the world’s largest Jewish community center, received Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier when he visited Ukraine, late last month.
British police say they are examining a video posted on YouTube by a group called National Action, which shows several fascists vandalizing a Menorah set up by Chabad in Cannon Hill Park in the city of Birmingham, UK.
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, Anash and all Jews worldwide are invited to participate in a learning campaign, with a chance to win great prizes.
Fans of the popular Mitzvah Blvd DVD series will spot something new on the shelves…but wait, it looks different!
Yossi and Esti (nee Reizes) Lowenbein (Crown Heights)
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe as he leaves a Farbrengen in 1987.
Boruch and Sara (nee Roitblat) Paris (Crown Heights)
In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he explains the four basic elements as taught in Tanya, and explains them within the context of the over-one-hundred elements taught in science. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
A brand new state-of-the-art Chabad Mikvah, complete with a sauna and Jacuzzi, was dedicated today in Beitar Illit, Israel.
12-year-old Duvy Burston, who along with his parents Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston serves on Shlichus in Orange County, NY, was declared winner of the second annual Campaign for Cursive International Cursive Writing Contest.
Finally, some good news for neighborhood renters: The demand for Crown Heights apartments slowed somewhat last month, with prices dropping substantially in the area and inventory going up, a new market survey found.
