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Video: “You’re All Slaves to Your Gadgets”
A candid moment was captured on video with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, when he began to wonder aloud why everyone is constantly taking pictures. “You’re all slaves to your gadgets,” the prime minister quipped.

Quebec’s New Education Minister Vows to Close Chasidic Schools
As one of his first orders of business following the recent elections, Quebec’s new Education Minister, Yves Bolduc, said he will cease subsidizing Chasidic schools that do not teach the state-mandated curriculum, and plans on shutting them down.

Video: A Torah Response to Terrorism
Exactly 58 years ago today, the first of Iyar, 1956, three terrorists appeared in the doorway of a vocational School for Moroccan immigrant children in Kfar Chabad, Israel and sprayed the classroom with bullets.

Crown Heights Resident Charged with Stark’s Murder
Sources have confirmed to Yeshiva World News that one person has in fact been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Mencahem Stark, HYD. Kendel Felix, 26-years-old, of 921 Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, was charged with murder in the 2nd degree.
New Engagement!
Zviki Lipshitz (Antwerp, Belgium) and Mushky Hazan (Rome, Italy)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]

Living the Legacy of the Rebbe and the Rav
Over 700 people gathered Wednesday night at Yeshiva University’s Lamport Audtorium for an event titled ‘Living the Legacy of the Rebbe and the Rav,’ which explored the relationship between the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rav Y. B. Soleveichik.

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 – Emor. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: When is one’s spiritual service complete?

NYC Parents Get Innovative With Children’s Bedrooms
New York City families who have precious little space in their apartments are finding creative ways to find room for their babies and kids, including using bathrooms and closets, according to a report by DNAinfo.

Shooting in Midst of Montreal Chabad Community
Three men and one woman were arrested early Wednesday morning after a shooting that took place in the heart of the Lubavitch community of Montreal.

Video: Only the Finest Chickens Will Do
Following the popularity of their first promotional video, the organizers of this year’s Lag Ba’omer ‘Great Parade’ have released a second video to promote the upcoming event, which can be viewed in the extended article.

Op-Ed: When Ignorance Is Dangerous
Once again, reckless yellow journalism has aimed its poisonous fangs at our community, this time targeting the hallowed practice of bris milah.

OK Kosher Wins ‘Best of Brooklyn’ Award
Ok Kosher Certification, based in Crown Heights, has been selected for the 2014 Best of Brooklyn Award in the Kosher Food Products category by the Brooklyn Award Program.

Shliach Gets PhD at University of Sydney
After 20 years of study, alongside his busy schedule raising a family, running a Yeshiva and the charity organization Our Big Kitchen, Sydney Shliach Rabbi Dovid Slavin has been conferred with a PhD at the University of Sydney.

Suspects in Custody over Murder of Menachem Stark
Sources have confirmed with CrownHeights.info that several suspects have just been taken in for questioning in connection with the brutal murder of Williamsburg landlord Menachem Stark. No formal arrests or charges have yet been made.

Picture of the Day: Friedman Family Welcomes Newest Member
Young Dovid Friedman, son of Chasidic singing sensation Benny Friedman, was welcomed into the covenant of Avraham Avinu this morning at a ceremony in the simcha hall of Lubavitcher Yeshiva. To his left is his grandfather, renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman, and to his right is his great uncle, Chasidic singing superstar Avraham Fried.

Canada Chabad House Defaced with Anti-Semitic Graffiti
Police in Calgary are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti that was scrawled on the exterior of a local Chabad Center. A swastika was spray-painted on the center, located in the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta.