Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Chana Tornek OBM
It is with profound sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Chana Tornek OBM.
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Shluchim Farbreng in Crown Heights
Last Sunday night as part of the hachonos for Yud Shvat, The Beis Midrash L’Shluchim of Merkos Suite 302 organized a unique farbrengen for the Rebbe’s shluchim who were visiting New York in honor of this day.
Florida ‘Happiness Exchange’ to Improve Relationships
Florida Shlucha Mrs. Nechamie Minkowitz launched the Jewish Women’s Happiness Exchange inspires Woman to have better relationships.
Inspired by Hurricane Sandy’s destruction, artist Rabbi Yitzchok Moully is creating an art installation based on fallen trees, and he’s inviting the community to participate, to mark Tu B’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees.
Trees Felled by Sandy Given New Meaning on Tu B’Shvat
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, devastation was everywhere. Roads were closed and power lines brought down by trees uprooted by the storm. While driving his children to school each morning in Morristown, N.J., Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yitzchok Moully says he would look at the fallen trees, hoping that “some industrious craftsman or carpenter would create something beautiful and spiritually meaningful from the destitution.”
Chabad.org
Businesses Turn Anti-social after $650B in Losses
A Miami-based e-commerce company, 1saleaday.com, got so fed up with its workers wasting away precious minutes on social media that in 2011 it banned and blocked sites like Facebook and Twitter.
NY Post
Rabbi, Volunteer Chaplain Recognized for Community Work
Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant is a familiar face within Melbourne’s Jewish community and at local police stations. The long-time Jewish Care Rabbi spends his spare time building closer ties between police and the Jewish community as a volunteer police chaplain.
The Herald-Sun
New Engagement!
Eli (ben Yossi) Goldman (Crown Heights) and Nechama (ben Meir) Kleinman (Boro Park)
L’Chaim tonight, Sunday at FREE
1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Video: Sara Chana on Flu Remedies and Medicinal Vinegar
Appearing recently on FOX Boston, Sara Chana Silverstein, a herbalist and alternative medicine specialist gave some tips in time for the cold weather on how to beat the flu with natural remedies and how to make medicinal vinegar.
New Engagement!
Leibel (ben Yossi) Greenbaum (Crown Heights) and Sheva Naparstek (Los Angeles, CA)
L’Chaim tonight, Sunday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
Yaldei HaShluchim Library Launches Book Drive
Tuesdays find hundreds of Yaldei Hashluchim eagerly checking and re-checking their mail slots, their excitement unbounded with the arrival of the unassuming white box that holds the keys to the big wide world of Jewish reading material.
A fountain in New York’s Bryant Park was partially frozen this week. The dangerous arctic air caused New Yorkers to seek shelter indoors.
Deep Freeze Continues as Ice Storms Now Loom
The ice storm cometh. An impending winter storm’s colossal size is sending shivers of worry down Americans’ spines. Before too long, the harsh wintry cold will produce true shivers.
NY Daily News
In the bad old days, New York City once averaged six murders every 24 hours. But those bloody times are long gone. The latest evidence? Police say that as of Saturday morning, the city had gone 10 days without a reported homicide.
NYC Goes Over a Week Without a Reported Murder
In the bad old days, New York City once averaged six murders every 24 hours. But those bloody times are long gone. The latest evidence? Police say that as of Saturday morning, the city had gone 10 days without a reported homicide.
Baby Girl!
Avner and Dini (nee Goldstein) Anton (Oak Park, MI)
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Zahava (nee Newman) Leaf (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Shmaya (ben Mendel) Krinsky (Crown Heights) and Rivki Belkin (Chicago, IL)
L’Chaim Sunday at Oihel Nosson, 1:00pm
580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]
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