2 Tuesday Night L’chaims!
Levi Levertov (Crown Heights) and Lia Perlov (Sunnyvale, CA)
Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave.]
Yehoshua Lefkowitz (South Africa/UK) and Elki Caplan (Crown Heights)
F.R.E.E., 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Picture of the Day: Lost and Found
Several hats that were lost in and around 770 over the course of Yomtov were placed on a bench on Kingston Ave. and Union St. for anyone to claim.
Student Runs Half Marathon for Chabad on Campus
On Sunday, Fjodor Chkalov ran a half marathon in Brussels, Belgium while sporting a ‘Chabad on Campus’ t-shirt. He completed the 22 Kilometer race, his first, in one hour and 43 minutes.
Torah Dedicated to Arizona Shlucha’s Recovery
Friends, family and members of the local Jewish community gathered at the Chabad of Arizona Jewish Center in Phoenix to celebrate the completion of a new Sefer Torah.
Baby Girl!
Yehuda and Brynie (nee Caplan) Silverstein (Crown Heights)
Kosher Chickens Found to Have Higher Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli were found in chickens from a range of production methods – with the highest numbers in kosher birds – in a study at Northern Arizona University and other institutes.
Battle with Lou Gehrig’s Hasn’t Dimmed Shliach’s Hope
His melodious voice has been forever changed. He can no longer sing as part of the religious services he used to lead or read aloud from the Torah.
Baby Girl!
Shneur and Rivky (nee Berkowitz) Inglis (Crown Heights)
Women Celebrate Womanhood at Packed Event
Building on the success of past events, a few hundred woman gathered in the Razag Ballroom for an event titled ‘A Celebration of Womanhood,’ which discussed a range of topics including communication strategies among couples.
Video: Police Search for Crown Heights Gunman
Cops are after the gunman who shot and killed an African-American man in Crown Heights.
The Baal Teshuva Journey
The “Baal Teshuva movement”; the phenomena of those born into homes void of Jewish practice, committing themselves to observance of Torah laws, began in the early 1950’s. One individual, a man who in keeping with his newfound lifestyle adopted the Hebrew name Avraham, is commonly identified as the prototypical, if not the original, Baal Teshuva. As an innovator his story offers insights into this flourishing trend, including a plan of action and a refutation of common myths.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef: A Leader of Sephardic Jewry
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was born on Sept. 1, 1920. He immigrated with his family to British Mandate Palestine in 1924, settling with his parents in Jerusalem.
Ann Arbor Welcomes Torah with Parade, Music and Dancing
Gathered on the steps of the Chabad House of Ann Arbor, Michigan, members of the Jewish community welcomed a new Torah scroll with music, dancing and a parade on Sunday.
New Building Dedicated for Chabad at Yale
More than 200 people gathered to witness the ribbon-cutting for Chabad at Yale’s new building, including University President Peter Salovey and Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy.
Bob Dylan, M.C. Hammer and the Joy of a Mitzvah
As we wove through the backroads of an 18th-century Italian estate in our rented Volvo, I questioned myself once more: What exactly was I doing there?
Ukrainian Peasants Beat Chasidim in Mezhibuzh
Two Chasidim spending Shabbos in Mezhibuzh, near the Ohel of the Bal Shem Tov, were chased by seven Ukrainian thugs, who emerged from a local pub screaming “Jews stink” and other hateful epithets at them. The attackers then caught them and they were beaten considerably.
