New Engagement!
Aaron Chaim Zlatopolsky (Chicago, IL) and Becca (Devorah) Balarsky (Austin, TX)
L’chaim will be Thursday at 274 Kingston Ave.
[between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]
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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 – Shelach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is a quick and easy way to transform oneself?
Baltimore Cheder Raises $50,000 in Two Hours!
This morning, Cheder Chabad of Baltimore began its day with the goal of raising $10,000 through an online crowdfunding event. All the donations were to be matched by three generous donors, quadrupling the online contributions. The catch: they would only have 24 hours to raise the $10,000 online, or they would receive nothing.
Friday: Rally at the Ohel
This Friday, the 15th of Sivan (June 13), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring challah baking, games, a grand raffle and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 1:00pm and return at 3:30pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Baby Boy!
Zalmen and Shoshana (nee Cohen) Lesches (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!
Sholom Dovber Efune (Brighton, UK) and Devora Ebriani (Los Angeles, CA)
Ottawa Shabbaton Rejuvenates Mesivta Bochurim
This past weekend, a select group of Bochurim in Shiur Gimmel of Mesivta Lubavitch-Toronto was rewarded with a Shabbaton to the city of Ottawa, where they were hosted by the Teitelbaum family.
Florida Rabbi Chases Down Burglar on Scooter
Rabbi Avorohom Ezagui, the Lubavitcher Rabbi of a Palm Beach, Florida synagogue, spotted a man acting suspiciously and holding what appeared to be a bag filled with stolen valuables in the Shul’s parking lot.
New Engagement!
Menachem Mendel Abraham (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Chanie Schreiber (West Hartford, CT)
L’chaim will be Thursday night at F.R.E.E.
1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum: Chaplain, Major, Rabbi
Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum describes the path that has led him to his role as director of the Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland as sheer “divine providence.”
‘Day of Judaism’ Marks Chief Rabbi’s 50th Birthday
Thousands of Jewish residents of Moscow gathered in the Marina Roscha neighborhood for a ‘Day of Judaism,’ marking the 50th birthday of Russia’s chief rabbi Berel Lazar.
Picture of the Day: Bar Mitzvah at a Wedding
While filming a wedding in Miami, CJ Studious employee Mendel Mish learned that one of his fellow photographers, Jared, was Jewish and had never put on Tefilin in his life. Mendel helped him wrap up right then and there, making the event a double Simcha – a wedding and a Bar Mitzvah.
Camp Closes Two Weeks Before Summer
Less than two weeks before it was set to begin, Camp Gan Israel of Morristown, NJ, one the largest Chabad day camps in North America, sent out a notice to all its staff and campers that they will not be opening this summer due to insurmountable budget constraints.
From Days Gone By: Peres Learns B’Chavrusa
Outgoing Israeli President and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres is seen in this photo studying Gemara with a Chavrusa during a visit to the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Lod in 1984. Yesterday morning, MK Reuven Rivlin (Likkud) was elected by the Knesset to replace Peres as Israel’s head of state.
