New Engagement!
Dovid Blecher (Melbourne, Australia) and Musie Lepkivker (Crown Heights)
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Working to Get the Message Out, One Matzah at a Time
As Passover draws near, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries the world over distribute millions of handmade shmurah matzahs. And with such a tall order comes the distribution of stories as well.
Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Alef Nissan)
From the Safer Haminhagim: Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, one reads the passage that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. Yehi Ratzon in the Extended Article.
Chandler Chabad Center Nearing Completion
The new Chabad Center in the Southeast Valley already is creating a buzz weeks before its scheduled opening. Formally known as the Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life, this synagogue of Mediterranean-influenced architecture is expected to be completed at the end of this month.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Goldie Grossbaum (Folsom, CA)
New Engagement!
Baby Girl!
Zalman and Nechami (nee Altein) Charytan (Kennesaw, GA)
Baby Boy!
Moshe and Devora Lea (nee Banon) Holtzberg (Lauderhill, FL)
First Ever Kosher Mikvah in Ecuador Completed
Ecuador’s first ever Mikvah was completed this week and is now only waiting for rain. The Mikvah, which is located in the city of Guayaquil was designed by Harav Yirmiyahu Katz, the world-renowned Mikvah expert with the help of the globetrotting Mikvah consultant Rabbi Elozor Raichik.
NYT Op-Ed: The Orthodox Surge
In Midwood, Brooklyn, there’s a luxury kosher grocery store called Pomegranate serving the modern Orthodox and Hasidic communities. It looks like a really nice Whole Foods. There’s a wide selection of kosher cheeses from Italy and France, wasabi herring, gluten-free ritual foods and nicely toned wood flooring.
New Engagement!
Simcha (ben Shmuel Asher) Begun (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Dvora Branover (Crown Heights)
Judge Halts Mayor Bloomberg’s Soda Ban
New York City’s plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants, movie theaters and other establishments was invalidated by a judge on Monday, the day before the new law was to take effect.
Accident No More, Police Change Policy on Vehicle Collisions
In a marked shift of protocol, the New York Police Department has begun conducting robust investigations of traffic crashes that result in critical injuries but not certain or likely death.
Siddur Party in Oholei Torah Continues
This past Sunday Rabbi Benjamin and Rabbi Barnett’s classes celebrated their siddur party. Each child had the opportunity to come forward and say a small speech. Nigunim was song in connection with the theme of the siddur party followed by Pesach Nigunim in the spirit of Pesach.
Long Beach Celebrates New Torah, in the Face of Sandy Devastation
A SEFER Torah for a SAFER world and a SAFER Long Beach – A show of unity and the strong resolve of the Long Beach community since Hurricane Sandy to rise up once again.
New Engagement!
Boruch (ben Yosef Yitzhak) Eidelkopf (Jerusalem, Israel) and Racheli (bas Dovid) Feldman (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Monday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
Chabad on Campus Yeshiva Shabbaton Inspires Students
For the first time, Chabad on Campus International Foundation coordinated a pilot Taste of Yeshiva Shabbaton in conjunction with three yeshivas geared to college students. The Shabbaton was hosted by Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, New Jersey and was attended by 15 students from around the United States.
