New Engagement!
Amatzia Argentar (Stockton, CA) and Chaya Musia Shurpin (Crown Heights)
L’chaim tonight, Wednesday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
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KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
If you are unable to join in person, don’t forget to purchase your tickets online at kscvk.org.
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Miami Beach Children Craft Own Shofars
This past Monday was full of excitement at the JLC-Chabad in Miami Beach, as the annual Shofar Factory was back again. Over 150 people attended this wonderful event.
Children’s Shofar Factory Comes to Southern NJ
Chabad of Gloucester County gave children a hands-on lesson about the Jewish new year Sunday afternoon with a demonstration that taught children how to make their own shofars.
Baby Boy!
Levi and Yochi (nee Loschak) Lipinski (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 591 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Video: Can Keeping 613 Mitzvos Really Be Easy?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Nitzavim-Vayelech. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can it be easy to observe all of the 613 commandments?
From Days Gone By: Children’s Rally in 770
Children clap at a rally with the Rebbe in 770, circa late 1980s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Baby Boy!
Yosef Yitzchok and Henna (nee Shaw) Sufrin (Oak Park, MI)
Chabad Teens Run Summer Camp During Ukraine War
For a month this summer the sounds of laughter, Chasidic pop tunes and classic Jewish camp chants could be heard coming from an obscure campground in the Zhytomir region in Western Ukraine. In the region mired by war and conflict, Camp Yeka, short for Yekatrinoslav (as Dnepropetrovsk, the city where the camp was originally located, was formerly known) provided a fun respite to Jewish children living in the embattled Eastern European country.
CHYE Launches Revamped Site
Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs (CHYE) has announced the launch of its newly revamped website, CHYE.info.
Mexico Shluchim Out of Contact After Hurricane Hits
Hurricane Odile has wrecked havoc on the glittery beach destination of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Chabad Shluchim Rabbi Benny and Sonia Hershcovich, who have been serving the community diligently throughout the ordeal, are out of communication and need serious assistance.
Update: Shluchim contacted; need urgent assistance.
Belgian Synagogue Hit By Arson Attack
A woman and two children were treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital on Tuesday following an early morning fire that broke out on the fourth floor of a synagogue in Anderlecht, located in southern Brussels, Belgium. The synagogue is led by Rabbi Menachem Hadad, Chief Rabbi of Brussels and a Chabad emissary.
Video: Rush Hashanah Traffic
Produced by JETS Creative Wing, this video aims to encourage Jewish men and women to join in for services this Rosh Hashanah at their local Chabad House.
Monsey Bus Driver Arrested for Abandoning Cheder Chabad Kids
A school bus driver in the East Ramapo School District was arrested for allegedly dropping off young students of the Cheder Chabad of Monsey on a busy road almost a mile away from their bus stop.
Video: Bella Bracha Gift Vending Machine
“Everyone loves Bella Bracha,” said the creators of the popular Jewish children’s DVD, “so we set up a Bella Bracha gift vending machine on Kingston Avenue for our little fans.”
Baby Girl!
Dovid Leib and Sara (nee Grossman) Halon (Crown Heights)
1,000+ Montreal Women at ‘Mega Challah Bake’
It was the hottest event in town with tickets completely sold out and community members trying to frantically secure a place last minute, and what an event it was! Mega Challah Bake 2014 was a tremendous, inspiring, life changing experience. One thousand women from all walks of Jewish life from every community in Montreal packed into one room, all there to do the Mitzvah of baking Challah, and hundreds more watching live from their homes.
