Picture of the Day: Deputy Minister at the Ohel
The Israeli Deputy Minister of the Interior, Mrs. Faina Kirshenbaum, prayed at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens yesterday, Monday, while on an official state visit to the United States.
Video: Senator Lieberman’s Religious Journey
Former US Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Vice Presidential Candidate for Al Gore, shared his inspiring story in an exclusive interview with Jew in the City about his personal religious journey, from how he stopped keeping Shabbat in college and why he returned to it years later.
Baby Boy!
Yanky and Hindy (nee Einbinder) Kahn (Tarzana, CA)
New Engagement!
Shimon Dubinsky (Morristown, NJ) and Chaya Freeman (Toronto, Canada)
Jewish Women’s Circle Gifts Packages for Shelter
Chabad of Orange County’s Jewish Women’s Circle, led by Chana Burston, recently met at the Goshen, New York home of Michael and Corbett Hoffman for an evening of sharing, learning and giving.
Video: Guiding Our Children in a Modern World
Most parents have probably had some experience with giving their children access to technology. As children are getting smarter, attention spans are lowering, and technology is becoming more prevalent, what should be a frum parent’s response to questions like these? Is there a “kosher” way to provide your children with technology? What steps can be taken to ensure your child acts responsibly and earns your trust when you do give them what they’re asking for?
Jewish Women Get Together for Mega Challah Bake
The shopping list shared by four Bostonian Chabad shluchos last week included 1,000 pounds of flour, 281 cups of sugar, 4.2 gallons of oil, 120 ounces of yeast. But purchasing mountains of baking ingredients from grocery stores across the tri-state area was just the first step of the ultimate challah extravaganza.
New Engagement!
Nosson Lebovic (Crown Heights) and Shaina Flint (Crown Heights)
L’chaim: Neubauer – Deitsch
Pictures from the L’chaim of Dovid Neubauer (Melbourne, Australia) and Mushki Deitsch (Crown Heights), which took place Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Tuesday, Wednesday
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be suspended citywide tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11, to facilitate snow removal. Alternate Side Parking Regulations will also be suspended on Wednesday, February 12 for Lincoln’s Birthday. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
$4.8 Million Center Opens Arms to Students, Community
Moshe Tabacinic wielded a screw driver as Rabbi Berl Goldman pushed firmly on the mezuzah. Working together, the two affixed the sacred box on the entrance of the new Tabacinic campus of Lubavitch-Chabad of the University of Florida during the center’s grand opening Sunday evening.
Gainesville Sun
Detroit Mansion to Become New Chabad Center
Rabbi Yisrael Pinson has lived everywhere: Paris, Manchester, Melbourne. And, in a few months, he and his family of seven will be moving to Detroit.
Detroit Hub
New Engagement!
Nosson Fellig (Crown Heights) and Chayale Wilhelm (Portland, OR)
L’chaim will be tonight, Monday, at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Pair Found Dead in Crown Heights Apartment [Updated]
A man and a woman were found dead in the bedroom of a Crown Heights apartment Sunday evening. The 28-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, whose identities or ethnic background were not released by police, were both discovered unconscious at an apartment on Eastern Parkway near Troy Avenue at about 7:00pm. [Update: couple identified.]
Tuesday: Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive
A blood drive will take place Tuesday, February 11 (11 Adar I) from 2:30pm to 9:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St. [corner Albany Ave.]. Refreshments will be served. Please bring identification.
Warning: One must wait 56 days between blood donations.
The Knesset committee working on the new IDF draft bill have decided to add a third special conscription “track” – in addition to the existing “Hesder track” for religious Zionists, and Haredi track for the Ultra-Orthodox young men – the Chabad-Lubavitch track.
Chabad Students to Get Special Deferment of IDF Draft to Study in 770
The Knesset committee working on the new IDF draft bill have decided to add a third special conscription “track” – in addition to the existing “Hesder track” for religious Zionists, and Haredi track for the Ultra-Orthodox young men – the Chabad-Lubavitch track.
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