Baby Girl!
Eliezer and Chaya (nee Kessler) Gurkov from Pomona Heights, NY had a baby girl!

Governor Hochul Announces $200 Million in Utility Bill Relief for 8 Million New Yorkers
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Public Service Commission adopted a $200 million New York State energy bill credit to be administered by the large electric and gas utilities on behalf of their customers.

Video of the Day
This video might make you feel like pulling out some Mashke and Farbaisen. Lichayim and Ashrecha for being Mekarev the Bochurim ever closer to the Rebbe.

MyShliach Announces Complete List of Shabbos Tzuzamen Locations
With Shabbos Tzuzamen just a few weeks away, the over 100 locations where the global community of young Shluchim will meet in person have been announced. See the complete list below to find a Shabbaton near you and sign up.

Siyum Sefer Torah Event In Crown Heights In Memory of Rabbi Moshe Miller OBM
The Axlerod, Miller, Brody, and Golowinski Families invite the community to join them in celebrating a Siyum and Hachnasas Sefer Torah in memory of Rabbi Moshe Miller OBM takin place in Crown Heights on Sunday, February 18th.

Complete Likkutei Dibburim Series Available Online
Likkutei Dibburim was originally published in Yiddish and Hebrew. Starting in the 1980s, Uri Kaploun began the work of rendering this series into English and the collection was published by our partners at Sichos in English (SIE), providing the English-speaking world with access to this timeless treasure.

NYC Mayor Files Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies Over Youth Mental Health Crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the filing of a lawsuit to hold five social media platforms – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube – accountable for fueling the nationwide youth mental health crisis.

The Life and Legacy of the “Rashag” – Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary
In honor of the Yartzeit of Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary, the Rashag, we present a history by author and historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin.

Here’s My Story: The Critic
Rabbi Meir Tzvi Gruzman was one of the first lecturers in the Tomchei Temimim yeshivah in Lod, Israel, and went on to serve as one of the heads of Tomchei Temimim in Kfar Chabad for nearly fifty years. He was interviewed in his home in November 2011.

Gallery: Shluchim of France Gather For Regional Kinus
The Shluchim of France, of which there are over 400, gathered in the French city of Toulon for a regional Kinus Hashluchim. The event was highlighted as a very large success.

Chazan Tzvi Hersh Tsatskis, 85, a Musical Fixture at the Rebbe’s Farbrengens
Chazan Tzvi Hersh Tsatskis was a cantor, pianist and choral leader who maintained his Jewish faith in the Soviet Union despite persecution and brief imprisonment. Following emigration to the United States in 1970 as a young refusenik, he became a synagogue cantor and a beloved leader of Chassidic songs at many farbrengens of the Rebbe—Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. He passed away on 10 Shevat (Jan. 21) in Cedarhurst on Long Island, N.Y. He was 85 years old.

Midnight Bonfire Pizza Party, A Farbrengen in the Forest, and 10 Israeli Soldiers Commit to Daily Teffilin
“We had scheduled a barbecue with live music for an elite unit in the Army fighting in Gaza,” Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz wrote. “Unfortunately two soldiers were killed so the commander did not feel it was appropriate to celebrate with a barbecue and music. He cancelled the event.”

Taharas Habayis to Release Updated List
Bezras Hashem Wednesday 19 Adar, Rabbonim and Mashpiim are set to present the Yungerlait with their official ordination, and the Machon is set to officially release the updated list of Madrichei Chassanim as well as the launching of a website to help all reaching this special stage in life.
New Engagement!
Yisroel Aryeh Weitman (Miami, FL) to Devorah Klein (Pittsburgh, PA)

Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended February 15th
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) will be suspended on Thursday, February 15, 2024 for Weather and Trash Collection Operations. Meters remain in effect.

Information To be Menachem Avel Sossie Scheinfeld
Sossie Scheinfeld is sitting Shiva in Crown Heights. Times and location in extended article.

In just 3 days, $18,000 can be yours!
Travel credit for the summer plans you thought were unaffordable? Imagine the shock you’ll feel when they announce your name.