Thousands of Israeli Jews who utilized their Purim vacation to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem were given the opportunity to put on Tefilin, hear the Megillah and receive Shalach Monos at the ‘Chabad Kotel Stand’ directed by Rabbi Yossi Halprin.
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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.
Almost 200 men, women and children of all ages packed into the Carmichael Hall in Glasgow, Scotland to celebrate Purim with Chabad.
Yoel Avrom Mikofsky (Allentown, PA) and Chaya Batista (Crown Heights/NMB, FL)
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 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.
Nissan and Orli Dubov (Crown Heights)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Chabad of South Broward, Headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Florida, celebrated Purim like never before in their 34 year history.
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.
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.
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.
