Baby Girl!
Abba and Raizel (nee Glick) Rubin (Saratoga Springs, NY)
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Baby Boy!
Shraga and Fraydee (nee Boyarsky) Putter (Montreal, Canada)
Sholom Zochor will be at 4842 Carlton Ave. in Montreal, Canada
Fraternity Brothers Take Judaism on the Road
A group of half-a-dozen Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity brothers from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oneonta in upstate New York went on the road for eight days to promote Jewish identity and pride.
Packages Aid Needy Families on Outskirts of Jerusalem
In anticipation of Passover, the Chabad center of Castel-Mevaseret Tzion, a suburb of Jerusalem, distributed thousands of food packages to needy families in the area.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Winter Family
The Winter Family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Chana, OBM, at 426 Brooklyn Ave. [between Montgomery St. and Empire Boulevard]. Shachris – 8:00 and 9:00. Mincha – 7:00. Maariv – Tzeis. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei […]
7,000 Montreal Children Experience Pesach Hands-On
Over 7,000 children from the Montreal area experienced Passover this year, thanks to two programs organized by the Living Legacy.
Congregation Prays for End of Opposition to Expansion
A Jewish community, with a desire to expand its facility, hopes than past and present opposition to such plans is not associated with religious discrimination.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Zalman Posner, 87, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Zalman Posner, OBM, Head Shliach to the state of Tennessee for 65 years, spiritual leader of congregation Sherith Israel in Nashville for over 50 years and noted author and lecturer. He was 87 years old. Update: Levaya information added.
Video: A Word on the Parsha with Rabbi Minkowicz
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Kedoshim. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is true love?
A Mother’s Long Journey for a Boy’s First Seder
Khalil Elijah Burn went to his first seder this Passover. He and his mother, Naomi, who live in Belize, were guests of Rabbi Mendel and Rachel Druk, co-directors of Chabad Jewish Center of Cancun in Mexico.
NYC Water Rates to Go Up This Summer
Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed a 3.35 percent increase in water and sewage rates paid by homeowners and landlords across the five boroughs, in a proposal submitted to the New York City Water Board.
Ticket Writing in Crown Heights Up 88%
Ticket writing by the NYPD in Crown Heights has spiked considerably under the De Blasio administration, data released by the Police Department shows.
Cop Injured in Utica Ave Shooting Honored
Rookie police officer James Li, who was shot while apprehending a fare-skipper, was honored at this month’s 71st Precinct Council Meeting. Also honored was the officer’s partner and two FDNY EMTs who came to the injured officer’s aid.
Video: A Cup of Blessing, 1967
In this unique vintage-color video from JEM, the Rebbe can be seen distributing Kos Shel Brocha to thousands of gathered Chassidim on Motzei Pesach, 1967.
4 Arrested in Connection with Williamsburg Assault
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit has arrested four members of the Williamsburg Hassidic community in connection with the beating of an African-American man last December. Additional arrests are expected.
Hundreds Attend Seder at CSU
Over 200 students, faculty members and local residents gathered at Colorado State University in Fort Collins for an inspiring Pesach Seder with Chabad that lasted late into the night.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Chana Winter, 43, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Chana Winter (nee Gurevitch), a young mother from Crown Heights. She was 43 years old. The Levaya will take place today, Wednesday.
