Baby Boy!
Shauli and Chanie (nee Nissim) Zohar (Crown Heights)

Moscow Youth Experience ‘A Trip to the Rebbe’
A group of about 40 Jewish young men from Moscow arrived in New York Wednesday for a weekend of learning, inspiration and personal growth.

Friendship Circle Hosts ‘Purim in the Lab’
Children with special needs and their families really did have a joyous Purim this year in Crown Heights.

Purim Around the World: Ulyanovsk, Russia
This year, Purim in Ulyanovsk, Russia was especially joyous. For the fourth year in a row, the Jewish community was allowed to use the city’s Tatar Islamic Cultural Center free of charge to host the Purim party, alleviating from them the financial cost of renting a hall.

New Educational Center Inaugurated in Paris
On Monday, March 10, emotions were at their peak as the ribbon for the new Beth Hillel Educational Center in Paris, France was cut.
New Engagement!
Yishai Dinnerman (S. Diego, CA) and Bluma Hyman (Pittsburgh, PA)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at Beis Levi Yitzchok
556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave.]

Purim Around the World: Orange County, NY
Chabad of Orange County, led by Shluchim Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, held a grand community “Purim Under the Sea” event at the Goshen Harness Museum in Goshen, New York.
New Engagement!
Yisroel New (Crown Heights) and Vita Zeiler (Jerusalem, Israel)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at 1373 President St.
[between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.] from 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Purim Around the World: Smolensk, Russia
The Russian city of Smolensk, mere miles from which lies the small town of Lubavitch, was the sight of Purim festivities unlike any the local Jews had seen for many years.

Purim Around the World: Vinnitza, Ukraine
Despite the recent tragic loss of a young member of their community, the Jews of Vinnitza, Ukraine were able to put away their sorrows and celebrate Purim with joy and optimism.
Baby Girl!
Shmuli and Tsipi (nee Eskinazi) Schildkraut (S. Paulo, Brazil)

Please Say Tehillim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for Rivka Chaya Hinda bas Nechama Gittel, a Shlucha who is in critical condition.
Baby Boy!
Shayke and Shani (nee Rosenberg) Posner (Crown Heights)

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 – Sehmini. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one be passionately connected to G-d in all areas of one’s life?

Purim Around the World: Riverdale, NY
Close to 50 members of the Riverdale Jewish community, dressed up Israeli-style, enjoyed delicious Israeli falafel and shwarma and freshly squeezed orange juice against the backdrop of the Kotel at this year’s Purim celebration at Chabad.

Why Was the Rebbe an Honorary Citizen of Russia?
Research for a new book on the life of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—has uncovered mid-19th century records in the Russian State Historical Archive in St. Petersburg that shed important light on a chapter of Chabad-Lubavitch history long clouded by the mists of time.

Op-Ed: What the Measles Outbreak Means for Us
Take a moment and think about the precious children in our lives, our own kids, nieces and nephew, siblings, cousins and neighbors. Think about the horrible pain we all feel when we hear about the death of a child in our community.