Rabbi Lipa Dubrawsky, scholar and educator of thousands, passed away suddenly at the age of 56. A beloved rabbi and the educational director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Vancouver, Canada, he touched the lives of many people through his classes, optimistic attitude and personal warmth.
The anecdotes proved plentiful, respectful and admirable. Chabad-Lubavitch representatives called to mind the wise and witty former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her various one-on-one encounters with them.
It is the custom at our Shul to read a short meditation each morning upon the conclusion of services. It was the following thought in the name of the holy Baal Shem Tov that elicited a fervent debate:
Its no joke, the suspect accused of torching a dozen mezuzahs in Williamsburg this week has confessed to hate crime charges. According to his own social media posting it was retaliation for burning Chometz! After being pressed by cops he finally admitted his role in the arson’s.
It’s Sunday morning, and the Chabad of Long Island City is at rest. The same cannot be said of the Rabbi Zev Wineberg and his wife, Rivka, who are busy planning for the coming week.
Mendy and Rivky (nee Elishevits) Wilansky (Moscow, Russia)
Sara Chana Silverstein, a herbalist and alternative medicine specialist recently appeared on CBS’s The Couch and gave some tips on how to beat the allergy season with natural remedies.
Michoel Shmuel Atzmon (Boca Raton, FL) and Chaya Partuche (Montpelier, France)
In what can only be described as a scene from the ‘theater of the absurd’, lawyers for Vaad L’Hafotzas Sichos filed a notice of appeal in Federal Court today. This comes after a sweeping ruling was issued on March 29th in favor of Merkos and Kehot, while the Vaad and their politically aligned mouthpieces declared victory.
Nissen Goldman (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Ariella Gawronsky (Cape Town, South Africa)
Lechaim tonight, Thursday at 1574 Carroll Street
[between Troy and Schenectady Avenues]
In the second episode of Freeda Wigs ongoing makeover series, Susie – a mother of three – is the lucky winner of the Freeda ambush makeover.
Their steps were powerful, as were the footprints they left behind. Like every year shortly after Passover, Holocaust survivors, their descendants, and groups of high school students from around the world took part in “March of the Living,” a two-week program that starts in Poland and ends in Israel.
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) will present Curious Tales of the Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of Our Sages, JLI’s new six-session course.
A group of three teenagers audaciously robbed a Kingston Avenue shopkeeper Wednesday afternoon, an alert Shomrim volunteer spotted them fleeing.
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Tzriah-Metzorah.
Sruli Chabusha (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka (Mickey) Zigart (Cleveland, OH)
Today – 30 Nissan – marks the first yahrtziet of Rabbi Yeshayah Schtroks OBM, the long time and beloved mechanech of Morristown NJ. In his memory, Merkaz Anash has organized an educational evening for parents and mechanchim titled, “How to I Give My Children a Chassidishe Chinuch?” featuring prominent lecturers on contemporary chinuch challenges. The event will be broadcasted live on CrownHeights.info
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