Here’s My Story: All for the Cause
Mr. Moshe Salzberg lives with his family in Montreal, Canada. He was interviewed for JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in January of 2011.
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Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R. Yaakov Yosef Lepkivker, 86, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Lepkivker, OBM, of Bnei Brak, the patriarch of a prominent Lubavitch family and the father of three longtime members of the Crown Heights community. He was 86 years old.
Illustration photo: A former art exhibit at The Creative Soul.
Art Exhibit a Celebration of Baal Teshuva Experience
What imagery might be conjured in one’s mind when contemplating the road traveled by a secular Jew on his or her way to a future life of Torah observance? If this Jew is a painter, a musician, a poet, a dancer or any other soul of artistic persuasion, what scenery, symphony or passionately penned lyrics could we expect to emerge from the depths of such an endeavor upon arrival?
New Engagement!
Chanoch Rosenfeld (Crown Heights) and Mushkie Junik (Crown Heights)
Bnei Brak Anash Welcome First New Torah in 42 Years
The Lubavitch community of Bnei Brak celebrated the completion of a new Sefer Torah – the first in 42 years – to be housed at the local Chabad Shul which bears the name of the Alter Rebbe.
Baby Girl!
Moishy and Rivka (nee Moskovitz) Korf (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Ari Dorfman (S. Paul, MN) and Ilana Yarmak (Los Angeles, CA)
Woman waits for the Jerusalem light rail as snow begins to fall in the city. (Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Chabad Mobilizes to Help Israeli Snowstorm Victims
Schoolchildren throughout Jerusalem awoke Wednesday morning to an announcement more common for North America than for the Jewish state: snow day, no school. A storm flowing from Eastern Europe is drubbing northern and central Israel with heavy winds and snow.
Workers dig a hole for the erection of a pole that will bear the Eruv line.
14 Years in the Making, Work Begins on S. Diego Eruv
The Jewish community of University City in S. Diego, CA, has for many years lived without the ability to leave their homes on Shabbos with a baby carriage or a Talis, due to the lack of an Eruv. Thanks to a 14-year campaign, the local Chabad Center has finally obtained the permits necessary, and construction has already begun on the project.
Picture of the Day: ‘Twin 770s’ Blanketed in Snow
With snow having fallen on both New York City and Jerusalem, both 770 Eastern Parkway and its replica in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo are covered by a blanket of fresh snow.
New Engagement!
Mendy (ben Eli) Barber (Crown Heights) and Sara (bas Dovid Mendel) Morozow (Crown Heights)
‘Dangerously Cold Temperatures’ in Store for NYC
With temperatures expected to be dangerously cold beginning Tuesday through Thursday, Mayor de Blasio today issued an update on the frigid temperatures, urging New Yorkers to take steps to protect themselves and help others who may be at increased risk of health problems.
In Prison and Desperate, But Not Alone
The photo of a rabbi reaching through the prison bars embracing the inmate on the other side, begs for background.
81-Year-Old Jewish Cartoonist Among 12 Murdered in Paris Terror Attack
At least 12 people died in an attack on the Paris headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine.
With sadness we inform you of the passing Tuesday of Mrs. Leba Chaya Chesney, OBM.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Leba Chaya Chesney, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing Tuesday of Mrs. Leba Chaya Chesney, OBM.
Baby Boy!
Yisroel and Chaya Mushka (nee Goldin) Pekar (Crown Heights)
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