Baby Boy!
Mendel and Mushky (nee Avtzon) Chaiton (Crown Heights)
Utah Rabbi Awarded for Work With At-Risk Kids
Rabbi Benny Zippel opened his email a few months ago to find that he had been selected to receive an award from the Utah National Guard. So on June 11, he and his wife, Sharonne—co-directors of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah—joined seven other honorees and supporters at a black-tie event at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. There, they were recognized as part of the 53rd Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards.
Hundreds Attend Levaya of Rabbi Zirkind, OBM
Hundreds of men and women gathered in front of 770 Tuesday afternoon to partake in the Levaya of Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi Zev Zirkind, OBM, a noted Crown Heights Rov and Sofer who passed away Monday evening.
Cheder at the Ohel ‘Lives with the Rebbe’
The students of Cheder at the Ohel’s second grade recently went on a special trip to 770 in Crown Heights, where they were privileged to go inside the Rebbe’s personal study.
Sydney Does Good Deeds to #BringBackOurBoys
This past Sunday, over 250 members of the Sydney Jewish community gathered at Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach to show their support for the parents of the three kidnapped boys in Israel.
Rabbi Nachman Sudak: Portrait of a Chossid
Rabbi Yitzi Loewenthal, a Shliach in Denmark, recently traveled back to his hometown of London to participate in the Levaya and Shiva of Rabbi Nachman Sudak, OBM, head Shliach to the UK. When he returned home, Rabbi Loewenthal penned the following ‘obituary,’ relating his experiences with a man who exemplified what it means to be a true Chossid.
Borough President Ousts Jewish Chairman of CB-9
Rabbi Col. Jacob Goldstein has served as Chairman of Brooklyn’s Community Board 9, which roughly correlates with the southern portion of Crown Heights and the neighborhood of Lefferts Gardens, for over three decades. His position there has long been seen as a way to placate the Crown Heights Jewish community, which has always been underrepresented on the board relative to their overall population in the district.
Photos: Gan Israel Parksville Campers head to Camp
Seven buses lined Eastern Parkway this morning with hundreds of excited campers eagerly awaiting to board the buses which will be taking them up to the Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, New York.
Tank to Promote ‘Tefillin Selfies’ in Memory of Gedalia
A mitzvah tank dedicated to the memory of Gedalya Greenzayd, OBM has embarked on a journey across the east coast. Gedalia, originally from Ukraine, was tragically killed when he was run over by a DOS truck on Kingston Ave. this past winter.
Photos: Campers Head to Gan Israel Montreal
Hundreds of campers, attending Gan Israel Montreal this summer, gathered on President Street late Monday night and packed on to a number of buses, ahead of their long trip to Montreal where they will be spending an exciting summer.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Eliezer Zirkind, 83, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi Zev ben Mordechai Shachne Zirkind OBM, who was known as the Sofer of the Rebbe as well as of Beis Chayenu, 770. He was 83 years old.
Chabad Overnight Camp Welcomes the Non-Observant
Growing up, Gershon Sandler was not interested in attending Jewish overnight camps. “I was very turned off by Judaism,” he said, recalling how he’d encountered people at his Conservative synagogue’s Hebrew school in northern New Jersey who preached about things they weren’t doing themselves.
Picture of the Day: A Higher Duty
U.S. Army Colonel Chaplain Jacob Goldstein helps a fellow soldier put on Tefilin for the first time in his life during a military exercise at the Ft. Hunter-Liggett Army Base in Central California.
London Community Welcomes ‘Unity Sefer Torah’
To commemorate 20 years since Gimmel Tammuz, as well as the conclusion of the Shiva for head Shliach to the UK Rabbi Nachman Sudak, OBM, the Chabad community of London and Shluchim from the surrounding areas gathered in Stamford Hill for a grand Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah on Sunday, June 22.
JNet Launches Learning Campaign for Gimel Tamuz
In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, this year marking the twentieth anniversary of the Rebbe’s histalkus, Anash and all Jews worldwide are invited to participate in a special learning campaign by JNet, with a chance to win great prizes.
L’chaim: Kamman-Teldon
Pictures from the L’chaim of Yossi Kamman (Crown Heights) and Chanie Teldon (Commack, NY), which took place Sunday night at Chovevei Torah in Crown Heights.
Lamplighters: Getting It Right the First Time Around
Ignite it and they will come. What began as small sparks of hope and determination in four young couples and a lone educator around a Crown Heights dining room table in November 2009, was celebrated on Sunday night, June 15th, by two hundred people around thirty elegantly adorned candle-lit tables in one of the newest venues in Brooklyn.
