JLI Videos Made Available for Hearing Impaired
“No Jewish woman will be left behind,” is the ambitious mandate adopted by the Rosh Chodesh Society, the monthly women’s learning program initiated in 2010 in memory of Rivkah Holtzberg, HYD.
Ever wonder what's the source of the traffic jams you are constantly stuck in? This video, filmed at the exit ramp coming off the Brooklyn Bridge, may provide some insight.
Video: What’s Holding Up Traffic at Brooklyn Bridge?
Ever wonder what’s the source of the traffic jams you are constantly stuck in? This video, filmed at the exit ramp coming off the Brooklyn Bridge, may provide some insight.
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Weekly Photo: From Days Gone By
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of a Lubavitcher Chossid with an older man. Can you identify those in the picture, when and where it was taken?
Answer to last week’s photos in the extended article.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: R’ Yehudah Abitbol, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Chacham R’ Yehudah Abitbol, OBM, who passed away earlier this week at his home in Casablanca, Morocco, and was brought to burial this morning at Har Hamenchos in Jerusalem.
New Engagement!
Lavy Kosofsky (Longmeadow, MA) and Mushkie Block (Westfield, NJ)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.]
Fast-Growing Jewish Community Gets New Rabbi
East Valley Tribune
Shimi, Chavie and Mendel Ash
Just in time for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, there is a closer place to celebrate the High Holidays for those in the Gilbert, Arizona Jewish community.
Kindness and Kinship in Kathmandu
by Deborah Danan – Jerusalem Post
Thousands of Israelis attend the Chabad public seder in Kathmandu, Napal
With bright red lipstick and nails to match, Chani Lifshitz’s appearance seems to belie her position as wife of the Chabad rabbi in one of the most primitive places on earth: Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: R’ Moshe M.M. Feiner, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Moishe Menachem Mendel Feiner, OBM, of Los Angeles, CA. He is survived by his children: Shmaryahu Feiner (Yerushalayim), Yisroel Feiner (Los Angeles), Tzivia Weintraub (Los Angeles) and Gittel Schwadron (Yerushalayim). He will be buried on Har Hamenuchos in Yerushalayim.
New Engagement!
Nissian Moscowitz (Chicago, IL) and Mushka Gordon (London, UK)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Rabbi Brings Chabad to Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro Reformer
Rabbi Avremy Raskin with his wife, Chaya, and daughter, Ester.
Rabbi Avremy Raskin has studied in Chicago, New York and Israel, and he spent a year teaching in Russia. But the Vermont native found his way back to his home state this summer. And he’s hoping to establish a thriving Chabad Center in Brattleboro, where the Raskin family has found a welcome change of pace.
DNA Info
For the second time this summer, 83-year-old Mordechai Gil stood outside his charred Carroll Street apartment, watching helplessly as firefighters combed the debris for clues about the blaze that destroyed his home.
Few Answers in Mysterious Carroll Street Fire
DNA Info
For the second time this summer, 83-year-old Mordechai Gil stood outside his charred Carroll Street apartment, watching helplessly as firefighters combed the debris for clues about the blaze that destroyed his home.
First-grade children in the beleaguered city of Sderot in the south of Israel received a wonderful surprise visit from the Roisen family, who are part of Rabbi Zvi Greenblatt’s community in Argentina.
Children of Sderot Receive New Year Gifts
First-grade children in the beleaguered city of Sderot in the south of Israel received a wonderful surprise visit from the Roisen family, who are part of Rabbi Zvi Greenblatt’s community in Argentina.
Berlin’s Jewish community denounced on Thursday the city’s rejection of male circumcisions conducted by traditional specialists, saying the restriction was “flagrant interference” in religion.
German Capital Bans Circumcision by Mohel
Berlin’s Jewish community denounced on Thursday the city’s rejection of male circumcisions conducted by traditional specialists, saying the restriction was “flagrant interference” in religion.
The young Lubavitcher woman who was sentenced to 50 days in Israeli military prison for alleged 'draft dodging' has been temporarily released, and will spend Shabbos with her Chosson and family.
Imprisoned Newlywed Released for Shabbos
The young Lubavitcher woman who was sentenced to 50 days in Israeli military prison for alleged ‘draft dodging’ has been temporarily released, and will spend Shabbos with her Chosson and family.
Yishai Lapidot performs with Chony Milecki and his orchestra at the Rendler - Shanowitz wedding at Razag ballroom in Crown Heights. Arranged by Davidi Crombie Productions.
Video: Yishai Lapidot Performs with Chony at Razag
Yishai Lapidot performs with Chony Milecki and his orchestra at the Rendler – Shanowitz wedding at Razag ballroom in Crown Heights. Arranged by Davidi Crombie Productions.
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Chabad Niggunim Added to iTunes
Apple iTunes has recently added the entire Chabad music library of producer Zalman Goldstein to its massive online music store.
150 Educators Gather in Crown Heights
In the last week before the new school year, the Chabad Early Childhood Education (CECE) Network presented its annual Joint Orientation & Networking session. A broad spectrum of over 150 preschool educators joined the program from Chabad House-based preschools across the New York area, ranging from Philadelphia to Connecticut.
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