New Engagement!
Mendy Sagorsky (West Orange, NJ) and Leora Stein (Flatbush, NY)
1
Grab this perfect InfoDeal!
Neck Fan with LED Display, USB-C Rechargeable
4000mAh-Battery, 3-Speed Adjustment with
Whisper-Quiet Operation
DEAL PRICE: $13.99 (59% OFF)
ORIGINAL PRICE: $33.99
Grab The Deal Through Amazon: Click Here
Assisted-Living Seniors to Mix With Preschoolers at Innovative South Florida Residence
Bernard Baumgarten of Sunrise, Fla., says his situation is all too common. Past his 90th birthday, he is looking for a place to live where he and his wife, Lily, can enjoy the rest of their golden years without having to bother with shopping or cleaning. And he also doesn’t want to compromise their religious ideals: He wants there to be a synagogue close enough for them to walk to on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Devory (nee Wolff) Rosenberg (Brawley, CA)
Video: Taxonomy of the Jewish Casket
Jewish tradition says everyone is equal at the end. Reporting for The Forward, Martyna Starosta takes a fascinating look inside a Boston casket factory that makes simple pine boxes and more elaborate coffins for the Jewish deceased.
Rabbi Accuses Baci Weiler of Hypocrisy
Rabbi Zvi Drizin, a Shliach in Dallas, TX, published on his blog the following open letter to Baci Weiler, a woman whose photo of her putting on Tefilin with a Lubavitcher Bochur – who thought she was a male – took social media by storm.
Picture of the Day: French Twins Donate DVDs
Just in time for summer vacation, one of the Twins from France stopped by the offices of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn to donate hundreds of their latest DVDs to be enjoyed by all the families of the Friendship Circle over the summer months. The gift was heartily accepted by FC director Berel Majesky, himself a twin.
96-Year-Old Man Struck by Truck and Car Dies
A 96-year-old man was critically injured after being struck by a tractor trailer, then by a car which dragged him some 50 feet on Albany Avenue. Both the car and truck then fled the scene, leaving the man barely clinging to life. Update: The man died from his injuries.
App Aims to Make Finding a Parking Spot in NYC Easier
Good news for drivers who are trying to find street parking in the city: There’s now an app for that.
New Engagement!
Lazer Hershkovich (Chicago, IL) and Rivky Kesselman (London, UK)
UofA Chabad Builds Home for Students
When Rabbi Yossi and Naomi Winner first moved to Tucson to start Chabad at the University of Arizona in 2005, they hosted Shabbat dinners in their two-bedroom house. By the end of the first year, they had nearly 100 students joining them, so they purchased a large tent for the backyard, outfitted it with an air-conditioning unit and converted it into a makeshift Chabad house. “We work with what we have,” says Rabbi Winner.
Photos: Gan Israel Parksville Campers Head to Camp
Six buses lined Eastern Parkway this morning with hundreds of excited campers eagerly awaiting to board the buses which will be taking them up to the Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, New York.
Hundreds Mark Gimmel Tammuz in Sydney
A grand Farbrengen was held at the Chabad Yeshiva Centre in Sydney, Australia, in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, marking 21 years since the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Video: Seeing the Good in Everything
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Chukas. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we see the good in everything?
Spreading Mordechai Goldin’s Warmth
An 11th Grade student in Bnos Menachem writes about a project he class wants to share with everyone – “spreading the warmth – one person at a time” – and they were speaking about the warmth of R’ Mordechai Goldin OBM, everyone’s favorite bus driver and ‘ice cream man’.
L’chaim: Super – Brook
Pictures from the L’chaim of Avromy Super (Melbourne, Australia) and Sternie Brook (Miami, FL), which took place recently in the Chovevei Torah hall in Crown Heights.
North Shore of Massachusetts Rides a New Wave of Jewish Life
From its idyllic seaside communities to a score of inland villages, towns and small cities founded during the Colonial era, Massachusetts’ North Shore is a region that’s both proud of its history and poised for future growth.
Indian Intelligence Warns of Attacks Against Jews
Indian intelligence agencies warned of impending attacks against Jews and Israelis in the south Asian country ahead of the Fast of Tisha B’av, prompting the government to increase security for the Israeli embassy, Chabad centers and other potential targets.
