New Engagement!
David Nathan (Los Angeles, CA) and Hela Zadaka (Minneapolis, MN)
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New Engagement!
Moshe Friedman (Israel) and Batya Banayan (Panama City, Panama)
Baby Boy!
Shmulik and Yael Hilel (Melbourne, Australia)
ABOUT FACE: Oholei Torah Reinstates ‘Fired’ Teachers
In a complete about-face, Rabbi Joseph Rosenfeld, the Executive Director of Oholei Torah, sent out a midnight email informing parents of the ‘resumption of duties’ of the two faculty members that were dismissed in light of their involvement in recent controversies surrounding the Call of the Shofar.
Liquor Store Manager Stabbed in Boro Park
The manager of a liquor store on 18th Avenue in Boro Park was stabbed multiple times in what appears to be an attempted robbery earlier today. Police and Shomrim have circulated surveillance photos of the attacker in hopes of apprehending him.
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 – Bo. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one connect to G-d’s essence?
My Encounter Highlights Striking Interviews of 2013
2013 was a banner year for JEM’s My Encounter project, with over 120 individuals interviewed across the world. JEM has released a reel highlighting some of the most striking interviews conducted throughout the year.
New Website Tracks 911 Response Times
New York City residents have a new tool to track 911 response times: a website that shows weekly averages for how long it took to get to fires, medical emergencies and other types of calls.
Picture of the Day: Rishon Letzion at the Ohel
In anticipation of Yud Shvat, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, made his annual pilgrimage to the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens.
Jewish Kids Volunteer at Nursing Home so Staff Can Spend Holiday with Family
“Honorable Menschen” is the term used by WWLP 22 News to describe the students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy in Springfield, Massachusetts, who spent December 25th volunteering at a local nursing home so the regular non-Jewish staff can spend the day with their families.
Photo Gallery: Tze’irei Hashluchim Winter Camp
After an exhilarating week of fun, learning, sports and trips, 80 young Shluchim returned home from the Tze’irei Hashluchim Winter Camp in South Florida with their batteries charged and their spirits lifted, ready to continue with their studies and outreach activities
Florida Chabad House Prepares to Receive Torah
The limitations of having only one Torah scroll struck Rabbi Sholom Schmerling during Yom Kippur services last year at Chabad of Venice and North Port, Florida.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Wednesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1.
Israel to Recognize Chabad Shlichus as National Service
This morning, an Israeli government committee charged with increasing national service by Hareidi-religious Jews accepted a proposal by Knesset Member Elazar Stern (Hatenua) to recognize emissaries of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement as doing national service.
Students Take Protest Against Teacher’s Firing Public
This morning, all over the Crown Heights neighborhood, residents approached their cars to find a flyer on the windshield protesting the recent firing of a Mashpia in Oholei Torah.
Baby Girl!
Yaisef and Henny (nee Gelernter) Wolowik (Los Angeles, CA)
New App Connects Jews with Local Shluchim
Have you ever been on an airplane, discovered that the person sitting next to you is Jewish, and wondered how you could make his encounter with Judaism continue after the plane ride ends? Do you know people who are traveling or moving abroad and want to connect them to their local Shluchim?
