Among the victims of this morning’s Gaza rocket attack on the Israeli city of Kiryat Malachi was a 25 year old Chabad shlucha to New Dehli, India named Mirah (nee Cohen) Scharf, who was visiting Israel for the memorial service of Chabad Mumbai terror victims Gabi and Rivka Holtzberg. The Hebrew anniversary of their brutal murder is today.
Over 50 teachers from across the United States gathered on Motzei Shabbos Chayei Sarah for the Menachem Education Foundation’s Teacher Training Program Alumni Event.
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The Kinus Hashluchim this year marked 200 years since the passing of the founder of Chabad – Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, as well as 70 years since the first ‘Hayom yom’ was printed.
Despite recent reports that raise questions about whether Jews can feel at home in Germany, Chabad will be opening additional centers in two North Rhine-Westphalian cities.
After receiving complaints from several constituents, Councilman David G. Greenfield today introduced common sense legislation in the City Council that would allow motorists to temporarily stop at fire hydrants at all times as long as they are ready to immediately move their vehicle in the case of an emergency. Currently, drivers in New York City are allowed to temporarily stand at fire hydrants only during daylight hours, but not during evening hours.
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Nearly seven years after Rabbi Dovid Vigler and his wife, Chana, started Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens in their living room, the 200-family congregation is preparing to move to a permanent home off PGA Boulevard.
The launch of a commission to investigate child abuse was welcomed by the principal of an Australian Jewish school whose students allegedly were victimized.
Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar discusses the newly-open Jewish museum in Moscow with Prime Time Russia.
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“Three thousand years of beautiful tradition from Moses to Sandy Koufax to the first rabbi-manager in the big leagues?”
If 25-year-old Zev Icyk has his way, that statement will ring a little truer after the Toronto Blue Jays offer him the last managerial opening in baseball this winter. The lifelong Jays fan is currently studying at the Rabbinical College of America in New Jersey but told columnist Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun that he’d like to lead inside a stadium in addition to a synagogue.
Levi Freedman (Bahia Blanca, Argentina) and Malky Diskin (Munich, Germany)
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sent video greetings to the Chabad shluchim as they gathered in New York for their annual conference this week.
This gives new meaning to the concept of charity. A Borough Park lumber store is collecting used Muni-Meter receipts from customers in a cardboard box above its checkout counter in a new scam to help scofflaws trick the cash-strapped city.
At the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ, thousands of Jews gathered for the first day of KosherFest – a two-day annual Kosher food convention.
Shmuel and Henna (nee Haber) Kopel (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 770 Lefferts Ave.
[between Troy and Schenectady Ave.]
The first session of Avos Ubanim, a weekly learning program for fathers and sons, took place on Motzei Shabbos at Chevra Shas.
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