Baby Girl!
Eliyahu and Hannah Bracha (nee Gervais-Picard) Houri
Photos: Mayor of Beitar Visits Chabad Library
The mayor of the Israeli town of Beitar, Rabbi Meir Rubenstein, along with an entourage of Rabbonim and municipal officials, visited the local Chabad library, where a collection of presentations and exhibitions on the Beis Hamikdosh are on display in honor of 17 Tammuz and Tisha B’av.
83-Year-Old in Tears as He Puts on Tefilin for First Time
Rabbi Moshe Klein of Crown Heights travels every Thursday to an old-age home to help the Jewish residents put on Tefilin. One elderly Jew would always refuse week after week, saying he never did it before and didn’t want to begin now.
Op-Ed: Don’t Call Me Haredi
My parents raised me and my six siblings in Norfolk, VA, in essence, as the only “Haredi” kids in our day-school classes. As the “ultra-orthodox” kids who kept strict kosher, never drove on Shabbat, and who were wildly different from (and significantly shorter than!) the others. But yet, we were welcomed by our peers because we welcomed them.
New Engagement!
Mendel (ben R’ Shmuel) Katz (Chicago, IL) and Esther Golda (bas Dayan R’ Levi Y.) Raskin (London, UK)
L’chaim will be tonight (Thursday) at 695 E. New York Ave. [corner Albany] at 9:00pm
Netanyahu Writes Letter in Torah at Chabad Center
As part of a tourism initiative this week, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the wind-swept Judean mountain top fortress of Masada, along the Dead Sea.
Smolensk Children Experience Jewish Camp for First Time
Another pin on the Gan Israel world map was just added. Smolensk, Russia just completed it’s first year of day camp.
Arizona Community Awaits State-of-the-Art ‘Home’
For 15 years now, Chabad of the East Valley—in arid Arizona, one of the fastest-growing states in America—has been searching for a permanent home.
Video: Sheyiboneh Beis Hamikdash – Rap Style
Chassidic rapper Ari Lesser busts out some rhymes in his latest composition in honor of Tisha B’av, titled “Sheyiboneh Beis Hamikdash.”
Photos: Visiting Day at CGI-Detroit
On Sunday, campers and their parents enjoyed an exciting and fun-filled day together at Gan Israel of Detroit, Michigan.
Video: What Truly Counts in a Shidduch
Project NASI (North American Shiduch Initiative) released this video to help Bochurim and parents understand what is – and what is not – important when it comes to a prospective Shiduch.
Chabad Yeshivas for College Students Join Forces
This year, Chabad on Campus International Foundation launched the “Yeshiva Initiative,” to provide yeshivas and campus shluchim and shluchos resources for advanced Jewish educational opportunities for their students.
Picture of the Day: Siyum at 770 Montgomery
Mispallelim in 770 Montgomery gather after Mincha to hear a Siyum on Maseches Eruvin, delivered by Rabbi Shlomo Aron Holtzberg, as is customary during the nine days.
Photos: Visiting Aharon Hakohen’s Grave in Jordan
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Av, the Yahrtzeit of Aharon Hakohen, several Lubavitchers traveled from Israel to the neighboring Kingdom of Jordan to pray at his final resting place on Hor Hahar.
Wednesday Night L’chaim!
Levi Wolff (Crown Heights) and Shterny Sarfati (London, UK)
1533 President St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
New Shluchim to Las Vegas
Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Yitzchok and Miriam Bryna Shuchat, along with their daughter Mushka, will be moving on Shlichus to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they will establish Chabad of Eastside Las Vegas, and serve as Rabbi of the Or Bamidbar Chabad Synagogue.
Community Atteneds Levaya of Zev Aryeh Glick OBM
Dozens turned out to attend the levaya of Zev Aryeh Glick OBM, the 22-month-old child who passed away yesterday, Tuesday.
