New Engagement!
Levi Ben-Shahar (Kfar Chabad, Israel) and Hannah Druck (Jerusalem, Israel)
Video: Hatzalah Saved R. Garelik from a Stroke
A video presentation made at Hatzalah’s annual Melava Malka benefit, told the story of how Hatzalah, together with Maimonides Hospital, managed to completely reverse the effects of a stroke which Rabbi Levi Gorelik was suffering.
Jews in Sports: New York’s Jewish Icemen
After the National Hockey League Players’ Association and NHL Owners (finally) came to a Collective Bargaining Agreement on whether the millionaires or the billionaires would earn an additional dollar for the next eight-to-ten-years, the regular-season for the NHL is set to begin play by week’s end.
Monday at Nightlife: Dynamics of Shidduchim
Tonight at nightlife a discussion into the dynamics of shidduchim will be held.
New Engagement!
Yitzy Rothman (Pittsburgh, PA) and Devorah Jameson (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Dayanus Test Takes Place Over Web Conference
The first test of the Los Angeles Dayanus program took place over the internet where the students were tested by Rabbi Dovid Shochet, the cheif Rabbi of Toronto.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Shayndel Gelernter OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs, Shayndel Gelernter OBM, longtime resident of Crown Heights, at the age of 81.
Nashville Celebrates CommUNITY Torah with Great Joy
Gathered in the sunlight of the magnificent ballroom in the new Genesis Campus for Jewish Life, many friends came together to celebrate the conclusion of the writing of the Nashville Community Torah with Chabad of Nashville, and the Shluchim Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther Tiechtel.
Florida Governor Attends Aleph Shabbos Dinner
Miami, FL. – Florida Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott attended a Shabbos Dinner with troops at The Shul/The Aleph Institute in Surfside.
Arab Gang Attack and Mock Jews on Jerusalem Street
Comedian Moshe Kravitsky took on a serious note for this week’s news episode, drawing parallels from the 1940’s Nazi Germany to a shocking video of a gang of Arabs, who took advantage of the rare snowfall in Jerusalem, and attacked two Hassidic Jews with it while mocking and laughing at them.
Archives of Nissan Mindel to be Published
In 1940 Chabad had begun its inception in the United States, there at the very beginning was Rabbi Dr. Nissan Mindel who had documented and preserved much of the history of Chabad in America. Today, after much anticipation and great demand, a book devoted to these works will be published.
A Hassidic House Party in Crown Heights
A house party in Crown Heights? This one had a Kosher mechitza! This new band, which combines jazz and jam, was launched this past Chanukah and takes a news spin on popular niggunim.
Holocaust Survivor and Friend to Many Shluchim Passes Away
Leon Leyson was the youngest who survived the holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, the righteous gentile who saved over 1,100 Jews, and went on to speak all across the country at various Chabad Houses and became a close friend to many Shluchim. He passed away on Shabbos in Orange County California.
Hatzalah Hosts Maimonides for Annual Melava Malka and Health Symposium
Over 1,000 men and women turned out Motzai Shabbos for Crown Heights Hatzalah’s annual Melava Malka, health symposium and raffle for $18,000.
Baby Girl!
Eli and Raizy (nee Junik) Simpson (Crown Heights)
JEM to Launch Living Torah App
After over a year of intensive work by dozens of individuals, JEM is nearing the completion of its new mobile platform.
