An Israeli military court in Jaffa has extended the incarceration of Devorah Leah C., a Lubavitcher newlywed who was detained while trying to verify her draft exemptions en route to Crown Heights for Tishrei, by 24 days.
The Algemeiner Editor’s Club hosted famed CBS journalist Jere Van Dyk at its first annual Summer Party. Van Dyk, who was captured by the Taliban near the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan for 45 days in 2008, spoke of his experiences and the life lessons that he has gleaned from them.
Rabbi Manis Barash and son Mendy do Mivtzoim on the streets of Prague. The famed 13th century Alt-Noy Shul, where the Maharal prayed, is seen in the background.
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Sometimes, Benjamin Rosenthal thinks about leaving the small town of Indianola, Mississippi, population 11,000, where he spent most of his life.
It was thirty years since they stepped foot in the Yeshiva of Petropolis, Brazil that had created their Jewish base for so many years to come. During that period so much had changed in their lives, but their love for the yeshiva continues until this very day.
Originality, authenticity and soulfulness characterized the ‘Silent Prayer’ concert at the recent Australian N’shei uBnos Convention. A cast of home grown talent wowed the capacity crowd at Chabad of the North Shore’s Jewish Community Centre in Sydney.
One of the most moving letters you’ll read this year was written by Irwin Cotler, a Canadian member of parliament, to the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, imploring him to hold a minute of silence for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists 40 years ago at the Munich Olympics.
Shaya Spalter (Morristown, NJ) and Esti Parshan (Toronto, Canada)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday at Beis Rivkah
310 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.]
What’s in a name? “Everything,” explained Rabbi Yanky Majesky of Chabad of North Orlando.
Schneur Zalman and Mushkie (nee Bronstein) Borenstein (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 37 Balfour Pl.
A Borough Park woman turned in an impressive piece of detective work yesterday, as a shopping expedition in Manhattan set off a chain of events that ended with a recently released felon being taken into police custody.
The new building which will house the Chabad Girls’ Cheder in Monsey is nearing completion.
Yossi Belkin (Skokie, IL) and Tal Weiss (Boca Raton, FL)
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In the above photo, Rabbi Mendel Rivkin walks through the lingering rains to check for any damage at the New Orleans Chabad House in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.
Shauly Waldner presents his all new music video, Siman Tov, from the debut album Tov Hashem. This original music video brings out the Simcha in a unique and fresh way.
Tuesday marked the first real day of the Republican National Convention, as well as my first real day performing my page duties, and I am happy to write that the day was just as exciting as I had hoped.
The Central Vaad Rabbonei Lubavitch has released the following letter [Hebrew], encouraging Mohelim to continue with the practice of Metzitza B’peh as it has been traditionally performed for centuries, without paying attention to those who are trying to put an end to it.
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