New Engagement!
Yehuda Leib (ben R’ JJ) Katz (Crown Heights) and Inbar Elyashiv (Georgetown, Brooklyn)
L’chaim Sunday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
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Netanyahu Writes Letter in Sefer Torah for IDF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took time off from his many pressing affairs last night to write a letter in a new Sefer Torah, which is being written in honor of the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Force.
Iron Dome Soldiers Turn the Tables, Thank Kfar Chabad
The commanders of the Iron Dome defense system in the vicinity of Kfar Chabad turned the tables today, when they met with leaders and volunteers from the small Lubavitch enclave and thanked them.
Sarah Dukes Composes Song for Slain Teenagers
No More, a song composed by Crown Heights songwriter Sarah Dukes, is a soulful tribute to the three Israeli teenagers, Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel, who were brutally murdered by Palestinian Terrorists earlier this summer.
Moments Before they were Killed, Soldiers Photographed Putting on Tefilin
They were three friends, fighters in the IDF’s armored brigade, who served together for months, waiting for their turn to go into Gaza and fight the terrorists. But at that moment the worst happened: a mortar shell fired by the enemy exploded nearby and killed all three, along with another soldier who was nearby.
Op-Ed: Multi-Battlegrounds in the ‘Disengagement War’
The current war in Gaza did not have to happen. It is a result of the actions of the Israeli government and its supporters, including American backers, and complacent Jews in Eretz Yisroel and abroad. This war is one of the grave consequences of The Disengagement Plan, i.e., the expulsion of Jews, both soldiers and residents, from the Gaza Strip, and the resultant predictable empowerment of Hamas.
Chasidic All-Female Rock Band Seeks Broader Audience
‘Bulletproof Stockings’ is a Chasidic all-female alt-rock band led by Dalia Shusterman and Perl Wolfe of Crown Heights. In a profile published yesterday in the Wall Street Journal, the band members, who perform to women-only audiences, said they consider themselves alternative rockers who are ‘Chasidic in musical flavor.’
Photos: CGI-Poconos Comes to a Close
Camp Gan Israel in the Poconos has just completed its first successful summer on its newly acquired 83-acre campus. Over 50 girls from Panama, Virgin Islands, California, Florida, Arizona, Texas and the tri-state area enjoyed 4 weeks in the beautiful Pocono Mountains, where they gained a deeper appreciation of their Jewish heritage and a stronger Jewish identity.
Baby Girl!
Yehuda and Miri (nee Rubinson) Shaffer (Crown Heights)
Mivtzoim at S. Monica’s ‘Night Out Against Crime’
Millions of Americans partake in the ‘National Night Out Against Crime,’ an event held to prevent crime and build community partnerships between residents and law enforcement. This year’s event fell out on Tisha B’Av, but that did not stop Chabad of Simcha Monica from turning out in full force.
Baby Boy!
Shmary and Devorah Leah (nee Lerman) Gurary (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Shmuel and Chaya (nee Hertz) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Miriam (nee Giter) Assayag (Chicago, IL)
Boy Marks His Bar-Mitzvah by Aiding Needy in Israel
Instead of having a party, Joseph Ezon found a better way to celebrate his bar mitzvah. The Flatbush youngster traveled with his family and friends to Israel, where the group helped needy families by preparing food packages with Colel Chabad.
Video: The Definition of a Great Life
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Va’eschanan. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the definition of a great life?
