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Chabad of West Virginia Purchases Historic Property
For the last six years, the living room in the small, Morgantown, W. Va., home of Rabbi Zalman Gurevitz and his wife, Hindy, has been packed with up to 35 guests each Friday night.
Chabad to Build First Orthodox Shul in Puerto Rico
Chabad of Puerto Rico on Tuesday laid the cornerstone for its new Jewish Center in the San Juan metropolitan area’s Isla Verde tourism zone.
Controversy Swirls Over Lipa’s Beard Song
A new song on singer Lipa Schmeltzer’s latest album has listeners wondering if perhaps this time the colorful singer has taken things a step too far as he takes on an unusual topic: beards.
Students View Rebbe’s First Letter to Rogachover Gaon
On Sunday, Hey Teves, the Talmidim of Cheder Menachem in Los Angeles, California were privileged to view the original copy of the first known existing letter written by the Rebbe to the Rogatchover Gaon in 1925. It is printed in Igros Kodesh, Chelek 21.
N’shei Chabad of Montreal Hosts Hey Teves Auction
Every year on Hei Teves, the women of N’shei Chabad of Montreal organize a beautiful event, where ladies come together and celebrate Seforim.
Wheel Theft of the Week: Brooklyn Ave. and Carroll St.
The latest vehicle to be victimized by the wheel thieves operating with impunity and devastating car owners all over Crown Heights, was a BMW sedan parked on Brooklyn Ave. between President and Carroll Streets.
New Engagement!
Levi Gourarie (Sydney, Australia) and Chaya Herbst (Melbourne, Australia)
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.
Baby Girl!
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.
New Engagement!
Yosel Tiefenbrun (London, UK) and Chaya Chein (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
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.
