New Engagement!
Chaim Goldgrab (Far Rockaway, NY) and Rivky Seewald (Crown Heights)
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Video: 21 Years to the Murder of Mrs. Pesha Lapine
21 years ago Mrs. Pesha Leah Lapine was murdered al kiddush hashem, the Rebbe took it very personally and attended her Levaya. Later the Rebbe gave over a Sicha which was seemingly more addressed to g-d rather then the people in the room.
Mikimi to Host Jazz and Comedy Show with Wine Tasting
Tuesday, February 12th Mikimi, an organization which regularly hosts creative events, will be hosting an event at the Green Building in Carroll Gardens that will include a wine tasting, full dinner buffet, and jazz, followed by a comedy show.
Photo: “Sorry, I do not Shake”
Chabad Shliach Rabbi Dovid Weitman, chief rabbi of the Sephardi Community Beit Yacov Safra, was being greeted by Brazilian President Dilma Roussef, in a recent event celebrating the International Day of the Holocaust, apparently she didn`t know orthodox rabbis don’t shake hands with woman.
Wedding: Zalmanov – Pinson
Pictures from the wedding of Shaya Zalmanov (Crown Heights) and Mouchke Pinson (Brunoy, France) which took place in the Oholei Torah Ballroom Sunday night.
Oholei Torah Shviin Chavivin Winners Rewarded
Did you say Perek Mem Aleph yet? Are you wearing your Bendel? Make sure you learn today’s Chitas! If you were to walk down Oholei Torah Elementary hallway over the past couple of weeks these would be some of the questions you would have been hearing.
Drawn to Chabad Preschools, Stuffed Torahs and All
In our Brooklyn neighborhood, it’s said you should put your kid on a waiting list for child care while she is still in the amniotic sac. And when it comes to preschool, don’t hold your breath — unless, that is, you’ve got good connections. When it was our turn, I attended workshops on applying to preschool, toured half a dozen schools and subjected my daughter to interviews masked as “play dates” with the current students.
Baby Girl!
Asher and Leah (nee Fishman) Schochet (Crown Heights)
Snow Makes CTeen Shabbaton More Exciting
The annual Chabad teen networks international Shabbaton opened this Friday in crown heights with over 700 participants.
Baby Girl!
Peretz and Blumi (nee Lison) Mishulovin (Crown Heights)
Photos: Sell-Out Crowd at MBD and 8th Day Concert
Last night Mordechai ben David and the 8th Day performed before a sell-out crowd in the Brooklyn School of Music. Together they performed MBD’s “Timcheh Es Zecher Amalek” and the 8th Days “Tracht Gut”. UPDATE: Videos!
Memorial Center to Jewish Immigration Launches in Brazil
A new cultural center and museum memorializing 100 years of Jewish immigration to Brazil has been launched with a groundbreaking ceremony and the receipt of historic artifacts to be housed in its permanent collection.
National Guard Airman Thanks Aleph for their Support
A New Jersey Air National Guardsman wrote a letter to Aleph, the organization which provides support to Jewish military personal, thanking them for providing him with the opportunity to light a Chanukah menorah while in service – and the unexpected discovery of a fellow airman’s Jewish background.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended through Wednesday
Alternate Side Parking rules will be suspended on Monday, February 11, to facilitate snow removal and on Tuesday for observance of Lincoln’s Birthday and Wednesday for holiday observance. Payment at parking meters will be in effect throughout the city on these days.
Jewish Press Opinion: Achdus With Chabad
In an opinion piece published on the Jewish Presses website, an author laments Chabads massive organizational prowess and success in ‘Kiruv’. The article is titled “Achdus with Chabad” which decries how Chabad is “not really integrated with the rest of Orthodoxy,” and how we are “obsession to one degree or another with their Rebbe as Moshiach.”
