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.

Our Heroes: Reb Chaim Halevi Hurwitz (1902-1999)
Part 2: Horav Hachossid Reb Chaim Hurwitz, fondly known as Reb Chaim Tashkenter, was born to Hachossid Reb Moshe Avrohom Halevi and Mrs. Masha Liba on Shushan Purim 1902 in Suraz, Russia. Suraz, north of Vitebsk and 40 km. from Horodok, was a genuinely chassidishe city.
With special thanks to Rabbi Dovid Hurwitz
Judge Won’t Block Metzitzah B’Peh Law
A Manhattan federal judge refused to block a New York City regulation requiring people who perform Metzitzah B’Peh to first obtain written consent from the parents.

Camp Gan Israel Brazil Celebrates 33 Years
While the northern hemisphere is enjoying winder climate, campers in Camp Gan Israel Brazil is enjoying summer! This year the camp is celebrating its 33rd year, with over 200 girls and 120 boys in attendance.

Weekly Living Torah: Sanctification of the Moon
Kiddush Levana behind the Rebbe’s house on President Street. 9 Shevat, 5749 · January 15, 1989

Shabbos at the Besht: Paroh’s Free Choice
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Naftali Silberberg will lead a discussion on the topic of free choice and why Paroh did not have any.
5 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Ilya and Shana (nee Wagshul) Alayev
446 Kingston Ave. Apt 5D [between Lefferts and Empire Blvd)
Levi and Chaya (nee Ladayov) Altein
1642 President St. [between Schenectady and Utica Avenues]
Berel and Dina (nee Kaplinsky) Bronstein
476 Crown St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues]
Zalman and Leah (nee Dubroff) Abraham
738 Lefferts Ave. 1st Floor, [bet Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Zalmy and Chaya Mushka (nee Berkowitz) Raksin (Los Angeles, CA)
Baby Boy!
Levi and Chaya (nee Ladayov) Altein (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Ilya and Shana (nee Wagshul) Alayev (Crown Heights)

Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a very unique collection of photos of the Rebbe at the ohel taken in the 1960’s.

The Jewish People: Mark Twain’s Question
In this week’s Torah Café weekly Video: Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson defines the one unifying thread that has existed throughout Jewish history. With an inspiring story he illustrates how our survival is based on Torah and Mitzvahs.

A TIME TO GET MAD: The Downside of Unholy Tolerance
Va’eira: Anger and intolerance seem to have lost all place in modern civilization. Such emotions are considered taboo; entirely unacceptable in any shape or form. In fact many a brilliant career has gone down the tubes – instantly shattered – in a moment of unmitigated and heartfelt emotion.

BDE: R. Shalom Levine OBM – the Other Half of Megama
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our good friend Rabbi Shalom Levine a”h better known as the surviving half of the duo known as MEGAMA—his partner Moshe Yess was niftar about two years ago. As thousands of fans worldwide will attest, the signature chemistry that defined Shalom and Moshe can only be expressed as magic.

Picture of the Day – ULY Gets A New Sign
This summer Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street got some new glass, which replaced the old and foggy glass in their entryway, today the upgrade was completed today with a big and vibrant sign by SignItNYC.

Video: A [Slightly Eccentric] Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Va’eira, titled ‘It’s Chilly Out There’. This week episode comes from chilly Montreal where Rabbi Benny is attending a family simcha and guest starring with him is Rabbi Leibele Rodal.