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.
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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.
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.
Dovber and Chana (nee Polter) Blau (Crown Heights)
Mendy Spritzer (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka Spalter (Mequon, WI)
Last week the Chabad Community center of Rockford in Northern Illinois, led by Rabbi Chesky and Miri Rothman, hosted an historic event, the first of its kind in size and spirit in recent memory – intended to bring back to the surface Rockford’s century-long observant Jewish community.
Passover came to life for a group of children in upstate New York who got the chance this week to take part in a hands-on Model Matzah Bakery.
Chabad Shluchim in Israel are scratching their heads in bewilderment trying to figure out what to do after Israeli Education Minister Rabbi Shai Piron announced that public schools will not have a vacation day this year on Lag B’Omer – as was usually the case in the past.
Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, head of the OK Kashrus certification organization, wrote the following article decrying the prevalence of so-called ‘Pesach Lists,’ which purport to identify which medications and other non-food household items are Kosher for Passover.
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
A new organization, created by two young mothers inspired by the ‘Mitzvah for Rashi’ Campaign, will bring much-needed help to new mothers whose babies must stay in the NICU neonatal intensive-care unit. The organization is called “Yanuk,” which means nursing and is the root word for tinok, infant.
Shmully and Michelle (nee Chandler) Lieberman (Crown Heights)
Over 650 people from the de Vimy, Lubavitch, and Cote St Luc communities in Montreal, Canada were treated to a thrilling hockey game at the Bill Durnan Arena on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Tazria.
A man was knocked to the ground and robbed of his cell phone while walking down Montgomery Street Sunday evening, witnesses called Shomrim while another chased the thief and managed to recover the cell phone.
Benny Nisnevich (Crown Heights) and Alex Baig (Long Beach, CA)
L’chaim will be Tuesday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.]
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