Baby Girl!
Ezra and Sara (nee Junik) Hecht (Crown Heights)
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One tradition of Judaism gets a fanciful update every year by the Chabad Jewish Center in Needham, Massachusetts, with its Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony on the downtown common. Each time, the menorah changes: Last year, it glowed a luminous blue-green, and past versions have been made from Legos, ice, and balloons.
Crowdsourcing a Menorah in Needham
One tradition of Judaism gets a fanciful update every year by the Chabad Jewish Center in Needham, Massachusetts, with its Hanukkah menorah-lighting ceremony on the downtown common. Each time, the menorah changes: Last year, it glowed a luminous blue-green, and past versions have been made from Legos, ice, and balloons.
Picture of the Day: 400 Thanksgiving Dinners Delivered
Chabad of S.E. Morris County in Madison, NJ delivered more than 400 Thanksgiving dinners. The meals were delivered by volunteers to homebound seniors in Morris County on Thanksgiving morning.
Baby Boy!
Levi Yitzchok and Goldie (nee Duchman) Azimov (South Brunswick, NJ)
Chabad of Mississauga Honors Builder
As a developer, he constructed more than 5,000 acres of residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. But earlier this month, Larry Robbins was celebrated for his philanthropy.
Shliach Asks Russia to Return Looted Sifrei Torah
Hungarian Jews have asked Russia to return scrolls and valuable religious items looted by Nazis and the Red Army in World War Two and their claim has been backed by the Budapest government.
1950 Letter Goes Up for Sale
A typewritten letter signed by Rebbetzin Nechama Dina (wife of the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe) and her two sons-in-law – the Rashag (Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary) and the Ramash (later to become the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe) – has gone up for sale at the Virtual Judaica auction site, with an estimated value placed between $3-5,000.
Picture of the Day: Children Donate Toys
Students of Lamplighters Yeshiva in Crown Heights fill their school’s drop box for the annual Friendship Circles Toy Drive.
‘Balaboostas’ Host 1st Ever Event
The first official Balaboostas.com event, “After the Kallah Class”, took place Thursday evening in the Crown Heights community. It was a lecture on intimacy by psychotherapist, Rivka Sidorsky, LCSW-C. The crowd of 70 women listened on intently, as she spoke about issues and topics that concern married Jewish women.
New Engagement!
Levi Friedman (Mill Basin, NY) and Malka Hershkowitz (Ofakim, Israel)
Rocket Victim Released from Hospital
Chabad Chosid Rabbi Shmuel Scharf, who was seriously injured in Nachlat Har Chabad by a rocket launched from Gaza, was released from the hospital on Monday, 12 Kislev. His wife, Mrs. Mira Sharf, HYD, was among three victims of that attack who lost their lives.
Jewish singing sensation Benny Friedman talks about the experience of recording Kumzing Vol. 2.
Video: Benny Friedman Talks Kumzing 2
Jewish singing sensation Benny Friedman talks about the experience of recording Kumzing Vol. 2.
Hungarian MP Calls for List of Jews to Be Drawn Up
Hungary’s Jewish community initiated a criminal procedure against a Hungarian far-right politician in that country who recently urged the government to compile a list of Jews who pose a “national security risk.”
Shachris: 7:00 AM
Mincha: 1:45 PM
Maariv: 7:00 PM
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to Be Menachem Avel R’ Yerachmiel Glazer
R’ Yerachmiel Glazer is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, Sheina Leah, OBM, at 510 Crown St. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.] Apt. 2A
Shachris: 7:00 AM
Mincha: 1:45 PM
Maariv: 7:00 PM
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Dudu Fischer Performs for Chabad Center’s 30th Year
In a wonderful evening celebrating thirty years of Chabad of Curitiba, Brazil, the local Jewish Community was treated to an amazing show – “Dudu Fischer in Concert.”
Miami Beach Jewish Community Mourns Philanthropist
Chabad Lubavitch of Florida mourned the passing of Dr. Ira S. Barton – Israel Peretz ben Dov, OBM, a strong supporter of Mosdos Chabad in Miami Beach.
Crash Damages 3 Parked Cars – Driver Fled, Returned
CROWN HEIGHTS — Late Monday night a car traveling at a high rate of speed collided with a parked car and force of the impact damaged two others as well. Eyewitnesses saw the driver and a female passenger flee, only to later return with an absurd story.
