3,500 Children Receive New Clothing for Pesach
In honor of the coming holiday of Passover, 3,500 of the neediest Jewish children across the Former Soviet Union are now receiving special clothing packages in the mail.
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Attacks on Jews in New York City Tripled in 2013
According to a report by the Anti Defamation League, attacks on Jewish residents in New York City tripled in 2013 over the previous year.
New Engagement!
Yisrael Yanover (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Chaviva Korenblit (New York, NY)
L’chaim tonight, Tuesday at Lubavitch Yeshiva Ocean Parkway Shul
841-853 Ocean Parkway
YU Chabad Club Hosts Chassidus Expert
Rabbi Leibel Altein, Chief Editor of Chassidus Mevueres, Director of Heichel Menachem in Borough Park and one of the world’s most renowned and sought after experts in Chassidus, made his way to Yeshiva University on Monday night, April 7th (7 Nissan) for a “Special Chassidus Shiur” put together by YU’s popular Chabad Club.
Early Shabbos morning, April 5th, a shooting took place at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Utica Ave. in Crown Heights.
Gun Violence Rocks Crown Heights Shabbos Morning
Early Shabbos morning, April 5th, a shooting took place at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Utica Ave. in Crown Heights.
Yeshivah night in Portugal offers an evening of study, as well as a spectacular view.
The Intricate Past of Modern-Day Portuguese Jewry
Like many in the small Jewish population of Portugal, Selwyn Berg regularly reads the weekly Torah inspiration—called “Letter From Lisbon”—emailed by Rabbi Eli Rosenfeld.
Music Video: YI-HA-LI-LU
The Yeshiva Boys Choir, led by Eli Gerstner and Yossi Newman, returns with their latest hit – titled “YI-HA-LI-LU” – just in time for Pesach. The song is accompanied by a captivating music video, filmed in Crown Heights’ very own Jewish Children’s Museum and Grand Army Plaza by CJ Studios.
Chabad of Orange County’s Chocolate Model Seder
Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston led a fun, interactive Chocolate Model Seder to teach about the Passover Seder – with chocolaty goodness.
Baby Girl!
Getzy and Shaina (nee Gopin) Markowitz (Crown Heights)
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.”
Baby Girl!
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.
Baby Girl!
Eli and Rivky (nee Rosenfeld) Hurwitz (Crown Heights)
$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.
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.
Baby Girl!
Dovber and Chana (nee Polter) Blau (Crown Heights)
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