Sunnyvale Welcomes Torah from Anonymous Donor
Chabad of Sunnyvale, CA, directed by Rabbi Yisroel Hecht, welcomed a new Sefer Torah this past Sunday, the 3rd day of Adar.
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Video: Netanyahu Touts Strong US Relationship at AIPAC
Speaking before a crowd of 18,000 at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference in Washington, DC, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed any breakdown in relationship between the United State and the State of Israel.
Beloved Shlucha Remembered by Community
An eclectic standing-room-only crowd of over four hundred women gathered for an evening of remembrance and inspiration in Melbourne last week. The gala event was the result of a collaboration of Rivkie’s Project, a tzedaka organisation established in memory of Rivkie Barber, OBM, and Mikveh Chaya Moushka.
by Shoshanna Silcove
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Message to CTeen
March 1st, over 1500 Jewish teens attended CTeen’s international convention in New York. The conference brought together teens from Brazil, Hong Kong, France, England, Australia, Israel, Canada, Germany, Singapore and the US, their staff, Rabbis, political leaders and guest educators for an important weekend of teen engagement.
Laws and Customs: Taanis Esther and Purim
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Taanis Esther and Purim for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
New Engagement!
Mordy Moskovitz (Flatbush) and Sarah Saginor (Crown Heights)
8:00pm: Joy & Jewish Pride, Sadness vs. Clinical Depression
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 58, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics in a Pre-Purim Special on Joy and Jewish Pride, Sadness vs. Clinical Depression; Arrogance vs. Chassidishe Confidence.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended Monday, March 2 due to snow operations. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
New Engagement!
Tzvi Freund (Crown Heights) and Chana Esther (bas Meir) Okunov (Crown Heights)
Mrs. Chana Gopin, Chabad Emissary to Lugansk, Ukraine.
Emissary in Exile: Ukraine Shlucha Tells of Rockets, Refugees and Resilience
When Chani Gopin and her husband moved to Lugansk 15 years ago to open a Chabad center in the small Eastern Ukrainian city, she thought it would be hard. But she had no idea just how hard it would be.
The Jewish Week
Cteen’ers Take Group Photos
Boys and girls participating in the Cteen Shabbaton braved some frigid and snowy weather to posed for two group photos Sunday afternoon.
File photo: a UC-Berkeley Student Senate hearing.
Berkeley Student Senate Passes Bill Condemning Anti-Semitism
Jewish students at UC Berkeley were in a celebratory mood last Wednesday night after the unanimous passing (20-0) of a bill by the student government (ASUC) condemning anti-Semitism. The bill empowers Jewish students “to define, within the guidelines of the nationally recognized definition put forth by the United States State Department, what is and is not antisemitism, in the same manner in which other communities are granted that right.”
Crown Heights Teacher Arrested Charged with Child Molestation
A tutor working in boy’s schools in Crown Heights was arrested last week and charged with a number of heinous crimes, including child molestation and endangerment. Neighborhood schools release statements on his arrest.
4 Children Rescued from Crown Heights Fire that Hurt 9
Four children were rescued from a burning second-floor apartment when they were dropped into neighbors’ arms as families crawled to safety from a fire that injured nine people, one critically, witnesses and officials said.
Chevron Shliach Receives Death Threats on Facebook
A Chabad Shliach active in the Israeli city of Chevron has received a number of alarming death threats on his facebook page. The threats appear to be coming from a Hamas aligned Palestinian terrorist.
1 Year to the Passing of Beloved Mother and Shlucha
Sunday, Yud Adar, marks one year to the sudden and shocking passing of Rashi Minkowicz, a young mother and Shlucha, who was well known and loved by all who knew her. In her memory many of the programs she conducted at her Chabad House were continued in her memory around the world.
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NYC Preparing for Snow After Cold Month
After a frigid February, New York City is preparing to start March with a snowstorm, with 3 inches expected to fall late Sunday afternoon.
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