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Getzy and Shaina (nee Gopin) Markowitz (Crown Heights)
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JNet Launches ‘A Gift of Learning for the Rebbe’
Following the success of previous learning campaigns, JNet has launched a Mivtza for people all over the world to learn a sicha in honor of Yud Alef Nissan and “give the gift of learning to the Rebbe.”
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Eli and Mushka (nee Samuels) Simon (Manchester, England)
7-Year-Olds Work to Get Macaroons to U.S. Troops
Freida Rochel Atkins—all of 7 years old—has been especially busy these past few weeks. She was recently in and out of the hospital due to severe anaphylaxis, a condition that happens sometimes; her body can produce too much histamine. But that didn’t stop her from arranging to send more than 100 cans of macaroons to U.S. military troops in anticipation of Passover, which begins at sundown on Monday, April 14.
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Eli and Rivky (nee Rosenfeld) Hurwitz (Crown Heights)
Brooklyn Median Rent Now Comparable to Manhattan
$2,890. No, this is not the average mortgage payment; it is now the median level for rent in Brooklyn, which is up more than 11.6% since just last year.
Photos: First Ever Chasidic Wedding in Sweden
In what is being billed as the first ever Chasidic wedding in the European country of Sweden, friends and family gathered at the Chabad Center in Gothenberg to celebrate the wedding of Avi Feldmen, of Crown Heights, and Mushky Namdar, daughter of local Shluchim Rabbi Alexander and Leah Namdar.
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Dovber and Chana (nee Polter) Blau (Crown Heights)
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Mendy Spritzer (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka Spalter (Mequon, WI)
1972 Munich Massacre Survivor Tells Tale at Chabad
Last week the Chabad Community center of Rockford in Northern Illinois, led by Rabbi Chesky and Miri Rothman, hosted an historic event, the first of its kind in size and spirit in recent memory – intended to bring back to the surface Rockford’s century-long observant Jewish community.
Syracuse Children Experience Passover Hands-On
Passover came to life for a group of children in upstate New York who got the chance this week to take part in a hands-on Model Matzah Bakery.
Chabad in Israel Upset Schools to Operate Lag Ba’omer
Chabad Shluchim in Israel are scratching their heads in bewilderment trying to figure out what to do after Israeli Education Minister Rabbi Shai Piron announced that public schools will not have a vacation day this year on Lag B’Omer – as was usually the case in the past.
Op-Ed: ‘Pesach Lists’ Are Useless and Harmful
Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, head of the OK Kashrus certification organization, wrote the following article decrying the prevalence of so-called ‘Pesach Lists,’ which purport to identify which medications and other non-food household items are Kosher for Passover.
Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Zayin Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
New Organization to Help Moms Feed Babies in NICU
A new organization, created by two young mothers inspired by the ‘Mitzvah for Rashi’ Campaign, will bring much-needed help to new mothers whose babies must stay in the NICU neonatal intensive-care unit. The organization is called “Yanuk,” which means nursing and is the root word for tinok, infant.
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Shmully and Michelle (nee Chandler) Lieberman (Crown Heights)
