Just a day after they arrived in Israel, the children of Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz met with Mr. Reuven Rivlin, the President of the State of Israel. While there they also got to speak with their parents, who are in Nepal tending to the needs of the many that were impacted by the recent devastating earthquake.
The Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Miami is welcoming a new member to its staff for the upcoming year, 5776. Rabbi Chaim Stern will serve as Maggid Shiur Nigleh for Shiur Alef and Mashgiach for Chassidus.
To perpetuate the memory of their sons, kidnapped and slain in 2014 by Palestinians, the mothers of Gilad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach established the Jerusalem Unity Prize.
Chabad at Stanford called on Jewish students on Tuesday to respond to the recent incidence of antisemitic graffiti at a fraternity house on campus by showing solidarity with Israel and wearing the Jewish identity proudly.
Devorah Kaplan graduated Beth Rivkah Seminary in France over 15 years ago, yet her time there still resonates with her and guides her on her Shlichus. She recently wrote a letter to the school’s dean and shared some of her memories from her time there.
Sydney Hatzolah helped save the life of Liza Stearn, a non-Jewish resident of Sydney, Australia. She was lucky they were there to help. A few months later, Wentworth Courier, a local newspaper, is featuring a story on her amazing and lucky recovery, which is thanks in part to Mendy Litzman, president of Sydney Hatzalah.
A document that carried signatures of Crimean Jews and executives from the Chabad-affiliated Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, as well as other Jewish organizations, urged Western Jews to lobby for peeling back sanctions against Moscow, which were imposed following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Colev Friedman (Florida/England) and Mushka (bas Manis) Friedman (S. Paul, MN)
Local residents across Nepal have started to stack bodies for burning in an effort to stem an outbreak of disease, without first coordinating with the Nepalese authorities.
A Jewish center will soon be built within the walls of the ‘Kremlin’ (fortress) that lies in the center of Kazan, the capital city of Tatarstan, a Muslim-majority autonomous republic in Russia.
Baltimore Chabad Shliach and Police and State Guard Chaplain Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum was on the scene at Oriole Park in Baltimore today providing water and moral support to the National Guard troops trying to restore order to the city.
Levi and Rochel Eisenberg (Los Angeles, CA)
Two U.S. Army chaplains, Colonel Rabbi Jacob Goldstein and Rabbi Sanford L. Dresin of the Aleph Institute, came to the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ. They addressed the students at Yeshivas Tiferes Bachurim, which is initiating a brand new Masters program, starting Rosh Chodesh Ellul of 5775.
As Rabbi Chezki and Chanie Lifshitz, Chabad Shluchim in Kathmandu, Nepal, continue serving as a lifeline for the hundreds of Israeli tourists and backpackers – both missing and located – the humanitarian crisis in the wake of the devastating earthquake has made it dangerous for their children to remain in the country. This morning, they returned to Israel along with the first wave of evacuees.
Black fedoras definitely stand out against the backdrop of colorful straw hats, and in hot, humid Bangkok no less. This week, the city is seeing a record number of these as 31 Shluchim families from across Asia convene for five days of rejuvenation at its regional Kinus HaShluchim.
New Yorkers are keeping their nests empty. According to data published by The New York Post, the city’s birth rate is the lowest since 1936 — having steadily declined over the past decade.
Amid much anticipation, construction is set to begin on Chabad of Orlando’s beautiful new Mikvah, which will be within walking distance to the South Orlando Jewish community and to many of the hotels and tourist attractions in the area.
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