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Levi Gourarie (Sydney, Australia) and Chaya Herbst (Melbourne, Australia)
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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 – Vayechi. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What can one do if he/she is experiencing low self esteem?
Vaccine Developer Urges Orthodox Jews to Vaccinate
A doctor who developed the measles vaccine recently urged members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities to vaccinate their children, noting that those communities who refused the 50-year-old vaccine were linked to a third of US measles cases last year.
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Chaim and Dina (nee Flood) Schneider (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Pre-Dawn Chasidus Shiur Takes Off in Miami Beach
Every morning before the sun rises over South Florida, several members of Anash come together at the Beis Menachem Shul in Miami Beach for a Shiur on the Alter Rebbe’s Torah Ohr.
South African Jews Recall Close Friendship with Mandela
The South African Jewish community remembers Nelson Mandela, the country’s first democratically elected president, as a close friend, one with deep ties to prominent community figures and a partner in the decades-long effort to end apartheid.
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Yosel Tiefenbrun (London, UK) and Chaya Chein (Crown Heights)
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Danny Illulian (Beverly Hills, CA) and Mushky Blesofsky (Crown Heights)
Chabad Student Jailed for Refusing to Enlist in IDF
A Chabad yeshiva student was arrested by Israeli military police for refusing to enlist in the army. He was sentenced to jail in IDF Prison 6. This is the third such arrest since the new draft law requiring Yeshiva students to enlist in the military came into effect.
Mother Pleads with FDA to Allow Treatment for Son
A Houston Orthodox Jewish family has launched a petition to the Obama administration in an effort to get the Food and Drug Administration to allow their six year old son access to a treatment that they hope will cure his aggressive brain cancer.
Photos: Making History in Albania
On the eighth night of Chanukah, a most remarkable event took place in Albania. President Bujar Nishani personally invited the Jewish community to a formal and grand Chanukah lighting ceremony in his own palace.
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Yechiel and Ita Cagen (Crown Heights)
Video: Panhandlers Go on Theft Spree at Wedding Hall
A pair of panhandlers, who are known to frequent Shuls and events around Crown Heights, were captured on surveillance video going on a stealing spree, rummaging through the pockets of dozens of coats and making off with a wallet, a scarf and a coat.
Car Occupants Flee Scene of Empire Blvd. Collision
Last night at around midnight, a Dodge Charger speeding down Empire Blvd. struck an Infinity SUV as it attempted to cross the Schenectady Ave. intersection.
Video: What Chabad Means to Me
At the Lay Leadership Conference of the Kinus Hashluchim this year, guests got a unique opportunity to express what Chabad means to them.
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Yisroel and Henna (nee Shapiro) Shomer (Crown Heights)
Councilwoman Apologizes for Insensitive Comments
Newly elected Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo released a statement today apologizing for comments she made on December 3rd regarding race relations in Crown Heights and the knockout ‘game.’
