Melbourne Students Spread Purim Joy Through Dance
This Purim, the eighth grade class of Yeshiva College of Melbourne decided that they wanted to do something legendary – something that will bring the joy of Purim to the entire city of Melbourne.
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Festive Purim Dinner Enjoyed at Lubavitch of Scotland
Almost 200 men, women and children of all ages packed into the Carmichael Hall in Glasgow, Scotland to celebrate Purim with Chabad.
New Engagement!
Yoel Avrom Mikofsky (Allentown, PA) and Chaya Batista (Crown Heights/NMB, FL)
Australia Bochurim Bring Purim Joy to the Masses
In the weeks leading up to Purim, the students of the Rabbinical College of Australia and New Zealand devoted much of their free time to preparing thousands of Mishloach Manos packages for distribution within the community.
Over 150 Celebrate Purim in Smolensk, Russia
Over 150 Jews in Smolensk, Russia partook in Purim celebrations organized by Shliach Rabbi Levi Mondshine. Begining with a Megillah reading on Motzai Shabbos which was followed by a Purim party and seudah.
Baby Girl!
Nissan and Orli Dubov (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Yehuda Weg claps during a procession celebrating a new Torah scroll.
Oklahoma Jews Welcome New Torah Scroll
Rabbi Yehuda Weg, founder and leader of Tulsa’s Chabad community, leans forward in his chair and his eyes brighten when he talks about the Torah.
Tulsa World
Despite Instability, Kharkov Jews Celebrate Purim
Despite Purim falling out on March 16th – the date of the controversial referendum of secession in Crimea, the Jews in Kharkov came to celebrate Purim in the city’s Circus.
5-Year-Old Hit and Killed by Minivan on Empire Blvd.
A tragic scene unfolded Sunday evening in Crown Heights, where a 5-year-old boy was run over and killed by a minivan that was backing up. Both the driver and the victim are members of Crown Heights’ African-American community.
After Test Run, Shabbos Alarm Back in Service
Residents of Crown Heights were surprised to hear the distinctive Shabbos siren go off, despite the fact that it is Monday afternoon and the alarm hasn’t been heard in weeks.
Photos: The Faces of Purim in Crown Heights
Photographer Chaim Perl sought to capture the sights of Purim in the neighborhood in a ‘different’ style. His unique gallery of hands and faces is presented here for your enjoyment!
Purim Joy Brought to Thousands in South Broward
Chabad of South Broward, Headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Florida, celebrated Purim like never before in their 34 year history.
For Purim, Rocking Rabbi Puts Positive Spin on ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’
A musically gifted, saintly-looking rabbi reinvented American folk song Man of Constant Sorrow in a parody of the blues track created in honor of Purim. Rabbi Tuvia Bolton, Dean of Yeshiva Ohr Tmimim in Kfar Chabad, Israel, titled the parody Constant Smile and posted it on YouTube last week.
Left: Rabbi Shmuel Lipszyc. Right: The faulty Mezuzah.
Purim Story: The Mezuzah Was Missing a Word
In honor of Purim, Rabbi Chaim Lipszyc, whose father Rabbi Shmuel Lipszyc directs Chabad Center of Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, shared with us a fascinating story that began with misfortune on Simchas Torah and ended with triumph on Purim later that year.
Video: Rabbi Moscowitz Memorialized at Invocation
This past Wednesday, Rabbi Baruch Epstein, director of community developments for Chabad of Illinois and director of Congregation Beis Menachem of Chicago, was invited to give the invocation at a session of the Cook County Board of Directors.
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for Liora Rochel bas Sarah, who is undergoing a procedure today and urgently needs good news.
Please Say Tehillim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for Liora Rochel bas Sarah, who is undergoing a procedure today and urgently needs good news.
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