Almost 2,000 people participated in the first Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk in 2009. Last October, 7,966 people participated in the annual walk. The Strand between the Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach piers was so jammed, concerns were raised about where to hold the walk if it continues to grow in coming years.
Photos from the Lechaim of Yossi Klein (Crown Heights) and Mushky Kaminezki (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) which took place Monday in the Jewish Children’s Museum.
Photos from the Lechaim of Berel Pewzner (Harrisburg, PA) and Rikal Block (S. Antonio, TX) which took place Monday in the Chovevei Torah ballroom.
An increasing number of children from all walks of Jewish life touch, feel and learn about ancient Passover traditions at Chabad-Lubavitch model matzah bakeries.
Photos from the Lechaim of Dovid Parshan (Toronto, Ontario) and Elisheva Newman (Long Beach, CA) which took place Monday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva.
For the Schochet family, Hurricane Sandy was devastating. Displaced from their home and lucky to be alive – they had just started getting back up on their feed when the news of the mother Devorah’s illness came. She was diagnosed with ALS.
Photos from the Lechaim of Zalmy Cohen (Montreal, Canada) and Sarale Junik (Crown Heights) which took place Monday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva.
Moshe Minsky (Crown Heights) and Chaya Denburg (Coral Springs, FL)
Crime prevention officers from the 71st Precinct are warning about an increase in fraud and identity related crimes. The precinct prepared an informative page on ATM ‘skimming’ and how to avoid becoming a victim.
Photos from the Lechaim of Shmaya Krinsky (Crown Heights) and Rivkah Stosgofsky (Kiryat Gat, Israel) which took place Sunday at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
With 3 – 6 cruise ships docking at the ports in Old San Juan daily, thousands of people pass through its busy streets, many of whom are Jewish. With sightseeing and shopping in the historic city, the Jewish visitors now have a new stop, Kosher in Paradise!
Police identified Julio Acevedo, 44, as the suspected driver of the BMW that plowed into the two expectant Brooklyn parents, Nachman and Raizel Glauber, killing them both early Sunday. The couple, both 21, were in the back of a cab on their way to a hospital after 7-months-pregnant Raizel experienced pains.
Meet Richard Bernstein, Richard ran 17 Marathons and completed the Ironman Triathlon, note: Richard was born blind. This past Thursday 150 Friendship Circle volunteers gathered at the Jewish Childrens Museum for an evening of inspiration and fun.
Shmuel Silcove (Melbourne, Australia) and Yehudit Fainzilber (Costa Rica)
Tzivos Hashem, in partnership with Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch Publications, has released a new, illustrated children’s Haggadah, which incorporates insights by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, culled from his classic Pesach Haggadah.
Twelve years and one week ago was the Yohrtzeit of Yosef Chaim Paley, just a few weeks shy of his Bar Mitzvah. His mother, Mrs. Leah Paley penned a powerful letter following a week filled with tragedy capped [hopefully forever] with the horrific news of the tragedy in Williamsburg on Motzai Shabbos. In her letter she pleads ‘cant we all just get along?’
Berel Pewzner (Harrisburg, PA) and Rikal Block (S. Antonio, TX).
L’Chaim tonight, Monday at Chovevei Torah
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