Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Ezzy Kestecher, 28, OBM
With great sadness and deep pain, we inform you of the untimely passing of Hatomim Ahron Esriel (Ezzy) Kestecher, OBM, of Melbourne, Australia. He was 28 years old.
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File photo: Rabbi Berel Lazar with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rabbi Lazar to Ukrainian Jews: Stay Out of Politics
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has advised Ukraine’s Jews not to get involved in politics.
Picture of the Day: Purim Pitch
Former Boston Red Sox All-Star pitcher Bruce Hurst signed autographs and hung out with children at Chabad of Mesa, Arizona’s “Purim in the Stadium.” He also addressed the crowd of over 100 people at the program, which included concession food and a “half-time” show by the Chai Tones.
Arizona Jewish News
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 – Tazria. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Is life in this world real?
Jewish School Celebrates Move to Downtown Louisville
Kentucky’s only Jewish Day school celebrated its move to downtown Louisville Sunday. Mayor Greg Fischer was on hand to officially cut the ribbon to the new facility.
WDRB Louisville
Crown Heights Matzos Shipped Far and Wide
As Pesach approaches, thousands of boxes of Shmurah Matzah are being shipped to all parts of the world from the Crown Heights Matzah Bakery, under the strict supervision of the Crown Heights Beis Din.
Video: Hot or Cold?
An obnoxious kvetch, a waiter and wise old woman teach us an important lesson about life in this latest video released by CTeen.
Tonight: ‘Torah and Tea’ Gathering in Memory of Rashi
In honor of Mrs. Rashi Minkowicz, OBM, a beloved Shlucha and mother whose life was tragically cut short earlier this month, Crown Heights women will gather tonight for a ‘Torah and Tea’ seminar in her memory.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Leah Silverstein
Mrs. Leah Silverstein is sitting shiva after the passing of her mother, OBM, at 1559 Carroll St. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.] until Friday afternoon. Visitors are requested to come between the hours of 12:00-9:00pm. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion […]
Immediately following a wedding in Borough Park at 2:30am Tuesday morning, a 65 year-old Orthodox Jewish visitor from Great Britain was attacked and injured in what some are calling a twisted version of the “knockout game.” Update: Hoax? Update #2: Not a hoax.
65-Year-Old Possible Victim of ‘Knockout Game’
Immediately following a wedding in Borough Park at 2:30am Tuesday morning, a 65 year-old Orthodox Jewish visitor from Great Britain was attacked and injured in what some are calling a twisted version of the “knockout game.” Update: Hoax? Update #2: Not a hoax.
New Engagement!
Meir Dubrawsky (Vancouver, Canada) and Nechama Parshan (Toronto, Canada)
L’chaim will be tonight, Wednesday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Rabbi Meets Oldest Man in America, Resulting in a Flurry of Good Deeds
At 111, Alexander Imich has been officially verified as the oldest man in America and the second oldest in the world. A resident of Manhattan who lives on the Upper West Side, he had the honor of being congratulated by the New York State Senate last year, on his 110th birthday.
Proposal to Levy 10-Cent Fee on All Shopping Bags
The choice between paper or plastic bags could soon come with a new burden in New York City: a 10-cent fee.
by Yoav Gonen
Baby Boy!
Shmueli and Sora (nee Margolis) Milecki (Crown Heights)
Please Say Tehillim for..
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for Menachem Mendel Halevi ben Chaya, a member of Anash who is undergoing brain surgery today. His personal Kapital is Samach Daled (64).
Girls Create ‘Park’ Out of Shabbos Laws
This year, when teaching the Lamed Tes (39) Melachos (types of work) that are forbidden on Shabbos, the teachers of Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary school in Los Angeles, California showed colorful pictures, hands-on tools, and brought in everything besides their kitchen sinks to teach the difficult subject to their students.
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