Baby Boy!
Menachem and Chaya (nee Gutnick) Korf (Crown Heights)

Palm Springs VillageFest Patrons “Ask the Rabbi”
Starbucks has nothing on Rabbi Yonason Denebeim. But he may have something on the downtown Palm Springs coffee attraction.

Lubavitcher Chosson Arrested After Enlisting in IDF
A young Lubavitcher, who had just recently celebrated his engagement, showed up at the IDF offices in Israel expecting to submit himself to the army draft. Instead of being signed up, he was arrested for being AWOL.

2010 Video of Highway Dancing Goes Viral Again
It is unclear why, but a video uploaded to YouTube by CrownHeights.info in December of 2010 is suddenly seeing renewed interest, making its rounds through social media and going viral a second time.

22 Years Since Murder of Pesha Leah Lapine, HYD
22 years ago Mrs. Pesha Leah Lapine was murdered al kiddush hashem. The Rebbe took it very personally and attended her Levaya. Later, the Rebbe gave over a Sicha, which was seemingly more addressed to G-d rather than the people in the room.

Video: The Family Swap
Would you swap families if you got a chance to? Find out what these teenagers had to say when they were given the choice…

Picture of the Day: CTeen Thanks Crown Heights
As registration closes for the 6th annual CTeen Shabbaton tonight, CTeen found a unique way to thank and encourage Crown Heights families who open their hearts and homes, year after year, giving public school teens a warm appreciation for a Chabad home.
Baby Girl!
Chaim and Chaya (nee Miller) Lipszyc (Crown Heights)

Young Leadership Program Launched in Russia
A new exciting youth movement, named ‘EnerJew,’ has been successfully established and implemented by the Federation of Jewish Communities, aimed at the teenagers and youngsters of Russian and Ukrainian Jewry. With five branches in the first stage during 2013, EnerJew is expected to double during 2014.
Baby Girl!
Elad and Menuchi (nee Perlstein) Sagi (Crown Heights)

Young French Women Inspired After New York Stay
Deborah had never been exposed to much Jewish practice before, but after a recent trip to New York with her Chabad rebbetzin, she has taken it upon herself to start doing more, beginning with keeping Shabbat.

New Treatment Could Reduce Kids’ Peanut Allergies
An experimental therapy that fed children with peanut allergies small amounts of peanut flour has helped more than 80 percent of them safely eat a handful of the previously worrisome nuts.

Picture of the Day: Spa for the Soul at Tufts U.
A group of Tufts University students and some of the children of Rabbi Tzvi and Chanie Backman prepare for a photo at the Chabad House spa event on Jan. 20, 2014. The event, Spa for the Body, Spa for the Soul, is hosted annually by Chabad, and anyone is welcome to attend.

Lubavitch of Scotland Honors National Poet
About 40 people attended Lubavitch of Scotland’s 7th annual Burns Supper, honoring Scottish national poet Robert Burns on his 255th birthday, at the L’Chaim Restaurant this past Sunday evening.

Special Needs Teens Enjoy Australian Summer
For teenagers, the summer holidays are a time to get out of the house and hang with our friends. This summer, the Friendship Circle of Sydney, under the leadership of Rabbi Sender Kavka, embarked on an unforgettable four day Blue Mountains getaway which provided a unique and fun holiday experience for teenagers with special needs and their buddies.

Video: Herbalist Talks Cold and Flu Relief
Appearing recently on News 12, Sara Chana Silverstein, a Lubavitcher herbalist and alternative medicine specialist, gave some tips on how to beat cold and flu symptoms with natural remedies.