Baby Boy!
Eli and Leah (nee Ulman) Rice (Sydney, Australia)

Slippery Conditions Lead to Two Car Crash
Two cars collided on Eastern Parkway this morning after one lost control, B”H no one was seriously injured.

No! Do Not Turn Your Brain Off – the Divinity Within the Mundane
Mishpatim: Upon returning from a recent Simcha, my wife and I arrived at the gate of our connecting flight only to discover that the flight was delayed, this was after the first leg of our trip had been postponed and rerouted. Of course, it was all “Due to weather conditions.” So what else is new?

Shabbos at the Besht: Are We Keeping Kosher?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic of kashrus in 2013.
9 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Sruly and Charna (nee Schneider) Bernstein (Crown Heights)
Besht Center, 510 Empire Blvd, [between Balfour Pl and Brooklyn Ave]
Zalmy and Miriam (nee Shain) Raskin
524 Montgomery St, [between Brooklyn and New York Avenues]
Sholom Ber and Libby (nee Slavin) Klein
785 Montgomery St, [between Albany and Troy Avenues]
Shneor and Rochel (nee Lieblich) Goodman
821 Montgomery St, [between Albany and Troy Avenues]
Levi and Rivkah (nee Nelken) Bronchtain (Crown Heights)
1592 Carroll St, [between Troy and Schenectady Avenues]
Shaya and Chava (nee Tessler) Brodchandel (Lawrence, NY)
Ari and Rivky (nee Lokshin) Markowitz (Los Angeles, CA)
Ari and Mushki Mochkin (Los Angeles, CA)
Elchonon and Batsheva (nee Zilbershtrom) Korenblit (Kfar Chabad, Israel)

Weekly Unique Picture of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and the Lubavitch Archives presents a photo of the Rebbe, in conversation from his room during the distribution of Lekach.

NYC to get over a Foot of Snow in Updated Projections
Winter storm Nemo is expected to sock the city today with fierce winds and an icy mix that should bring down power lines and trees, threaten coastal flooding, turn tonight’s commute into a nightmare — and leave more than a foot of snow before it’s done.

Postal Service to Cut Saturday Mail Delivery
The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion, the financially struggling agency says.

A Welcome Retreat for Jews in Recovery
Moishe Goldstein came to South Florida seeking recovery from addiction some five years ago. That’s when he met Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Meir Kessler, who runs the Jewish Recovery Center in Boca Raton, and got involved in Kessler’s Shabbat dinner program.

Photos: A Very Warm Chuppa in -40 Degree Weather
On the morning of our daughter Esther Caytak’s wedding, to Ruvy Litzman, we got an emergency phone call from a friend. “Your wedding is tonight, it is going to be -40 degrees, you need to rent heaters for the outdoor Chuppah ceremony”.

Photos: An Indoor Picture in front of 770
It is quite a challenge when Kinus organizers want to take a picture of a group of over 1500 Shluchos, indoors, and still make it look like it was in front of 770. A team of skilled photographers and editors make it happen, here is a look how!
Baby Girl!
Tzedek and Zelda (nee Morrison) Zirkind (Pittsburgh, PA)
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Esthi (nee Rappoport) Yarmush (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Baruch and Soshie (nee Weingarten) Meer (Crown Heights)

Video: A [Slightly Eccentric] Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Mishpatim, titled ‘Become a Free Slave!’.

Friday: Ahead of Storm, Street Cleaning Suspended
Ahead of winter storm Nemo the city has suspended Alternate Side Parking regulations citywide on Friday, February 8 to facilitate storm preparation. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
Baby Girl!
Yosef and Rivkah (nee Winderman) Bergovoy (Crown Heights)