Baby Girl!
Isser and Rivky Boyarsky (Crown Heights)
Oholei Torah Students Celebrate Completion of Rambam
This past Sunday, the talmidim of grades 2-7 of Oholei Torah, who learn Sefer HaMitzvohs daily, held a Siyum HaRambam, in keeping with the Rebbe’s directives.
Bais Rivkah Highschoolers Celebrate 19 Kislev
When the students of Bais Rivkah Highschool walked into to school Thursday morning, Yud Tes Kislev, they were greeted with a beautiful picture of the Alter Rebbe on top of a sign that read “L’shana tova blimud hachassidud uv’darkei hachassidus.”
Borough Park Jews of All Stripes Celebrate 19 Kislev
1,200 Jews of all stripes gathered together at Heichal Menachem in Borough Park to celebrate Yud Tes Kislev, the Yahrtzeit of the Mezritcher Maggid and Yom Hageulah of the Alter Rebbe.
Siyum in Rambam’s Moroccan Hometown
Armed with a Rambam and a bottle of mashkeh that the Rebbe had sent to Morocco, a group of Jews lead by Rabbi Levi Banon travelled to the city of Fez – a city where the Rambam resided and served as a physician – in order to hold a Siyum HaRambam and Farbrengen.
Mashpia Farbrengs with Shluchim at EU Headquarters
Renowned Mashpia Rabbi Zusia Posner was the guest of the community of Shluchim at the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, with whom he conducted a Farbrengen in honor of Yud Tes Kislev.
Hundreds of Thousands of Seforim Sold at Chassidus Fair
What began as a large Yud Tes Kislev gathering in Jerusalem’s Binyanei Ha’umah – The International Convention Center – gradually grew into a multi faceted event that includes a massive sale of Seforim on Chassidus from all Talmidei HaBaal Shem Tov, with a particular highlight on Chabad Chassidus.
Humble Latke Gets an Extreme Makeover
Chanie Apfelbaum, a Crown Heights food blogger, gourmet cook and devoted mother of four, was featured in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, America’s most-read newspaper, with whom she shared her new – and arguably healthier – take on the age-old traditional Chanukah Latke.
Donations to JNet to Be Quadrupled
JNet, the online Chavrusa program that provides business people, students and homemakers the opportunity to take some time out of their busy workday to study Torah, has announced the launch of a 24 hour a crowd-funding campaign, with the goal of raising $40,000 over the next 24 hours.
Sydney Hostages Freed, Terrorist Subdued
Police have declared the siege over in Sydney after armed officers stormed the chocolate shop at the center of a hostage crisis and hostages were seen fleeing amid the sound of explosions.
Baby Boy!
Yisroel Noach and Leah (nee Aber) Teitelbaum (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Chayale (nee Schapiro) Edelman (Lauder Hill, FL)
New Engagement!
Bezalel (ben Avrohom) Gopin (Crown Heights) and Mushka Bogomilsky (Short Hills, NJ)
Photos: 100’s Attend International Siyum HaRambam
Anash and Bochurim gathered Tuesday night in Crown Heights for the conclusion of the 33rd cycle of the study of three chapters of Rambam a day, and to begin the 34th cycle. A special children’s program was held as well.
Timing Is Everything: Chabad Visits a Sick Friend and Saves Her Life
The Talmud (Nedarim 40a) teaches that visiting the sick can literally restore them to life. But it’s not often that the result of this mitzvah is as apparent as it was recently to Rabbi Getzy Rubashkin of Miami, Florida.
Wild Crash Leaves Car Atop Parked Car
A bizarre car crash Sunday morning left a Nissan Maxima sedan perched halfway atop a parked Honda Fit compact. Witnesses said they saw the driver crawling out of his car.
Jewish Communities Reach out to Families of Canadian Soldiers
In response to the recent tragedies that have befallen the Canadian military where four servicemen lost their lives in terrorist attacks and work and training accidents, members of the Jewish community reached out to the bereaved families.
