Baby Boy!
Levi and Esther Leah (nee Klyne) Heller (Crown Heights)
Danish Jews Explore Heritage at Chabad Festival
What makes a chicken kosher? How do you prepare challah for Shabbat? Do eggs have to be kosher? Assimilation, and more recently, anti-Semitism by Muslims, have taken a toll on Denmark’s 6000 Jews who tend to keep a low profile. Exposure to Judaism is limited in a climate that is less than ideal, but Jews came out to participate, learn and celebrate at Copenhagen’s monthly Jewish Festival sponsored by Chabad.
Video: Get-Refuser Thrown Out of Shul
Yechiel Friedman has refused to give his wife a get for nearly 18 years, says the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA). As a result, a member of ORA forced Friedman out of a minyan at the Yeshiva University synagogue in Manhattan on Tuesday, following the ruling of the Beth Din of America calling to ostracize Friedman until he relents and lets his wife move on.
New Engagement!
Shneor Zalman Dobruskin (Kfar Chabad, Israel) and Aviva Frommer (Livingston, NJ)
Head of Israeli Lottery Visits Kfar Chabad
The chairman of Israel’s national lottery, Uzi Dayan, visited Kfar Chabad today as a guest of Tze’irei Agudas Chabad, under the leadership of Rabbi Yosef Aharonov.
Double Miracle in Chevron: Bombs Fail to Detonate
Terrorists recently attempted an unprecedented coordinated detonation of two explosive devices near a Chabad of Hebron facility, according to an indictment presented by the IDF Prosecutor’s Office.
Algemeiner Celebrates Growth at Star-Studded Gala
A crowd of 500 gathered Tuesday evening at the Capitale on Bowery, including philanthropists Joseph and Deborah Aronow, tycoon Donald Trump and speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein, for The Algemeiner’s second annual ‘Jewish 100′ Gala.
New Engagement!
Leibel Rodman (Long Beach, CA / Las Vegas, NV) and Meitel Green (Cape Town, South Africa)
Now Serving Schnitzel: Tokyo’s First Kosher Restaurant
Tokyo has long been recognized as a culinary capital of the world, boasting the greatest number of restaurants conferred three stars by Michelin, the famous gastronomic guide.
Here’s My Story: ‘How Is the Young Couple?’
Mrs. Sarah Shemtov is the daughter of Dr. Robert (Moshe) Feldman, who cared for the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin until their passing. Mrs. Shemtov and her husband Rabbi Levi Shemtov have been shluchim in Riverdale, New York since 1992. She was interviewed for JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in January of 2008.
Woman Narrowly Escapes Rapist in Crown Heights
At around 3:00am Sunday morning, February 1st, a 32-year-old woman was walking on Troy Ave. between Sterling and Park when she was approached from behind by a man wearing a black ‘hoodie.’
SUV Driver in Deadly Train Crash Attended Chabad
The driver of an SUV at the center of a deadly crash with a New York commuter train has been identified as Ellen Schaeffer Brody, a Jewish mother of three from suburban Scarsdale who was an active member of her local Chabad synagogue.
New Engagement!
Berkie Chein (Crown Heights) and Mati Menda (California)
Musicians With Special Needs Release Recording
Chauffeured in limousines, dressed in formal attire, prepped by stylists, these aspiring musicians with special needs had the red carpet rolled out for them and an enthusiastic crowd cheering them on. They were celebrating the release of their very own album recording, Let’s Talk About Life.
1st Graders Show Off their Tu B’Shvat Projects
Students of Morah Nechama Dena’s 1st Grade Bais Rivkah class enjoyed a special Tu B’Shvat activity where they made fruit-themed Tu B’Shvat projects.
Protesters Block Main Road in Nachlat Har Chabad
This morning, residents of Nachlat Har Chabad, a neighborhood in the city of Kiryat Malachi in southern Israel, woke up to a commotion – several of their fellow residents were blocking traffic in protest.
Dozens Brave Cold to Attend Marriage Seminar
On Tuesday night, 14 Shvat – despite the bitterly cold weather and iced-over sidewalks – over 130 Crown Heights women came together to be inspired at a Jewish Bride Institute event featuring Chana Epstein, a renowned marriage counselor, who has a unique brocho from the Rebbe to discuss intimacy.
