Rabbi Levi Wolosow was among the tens of thousands of participants in the 12th Siyum HaShas, held at the MetLife stadium in the Meadowlands on August 1st. He was there with several students from his adult education class at Chabad of Western Monmouth County, who had approached him five years ago asking to study the Daf Yomi.
Bochurim at the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ enjoyed a grand paintball-shooting trip, along with an inspiring bonfire and adventurous overnight.
In an age when the phrase “business ethics” can seem like an oxymoron, a group of rabbis has designed a course to use age-old Jewish teachings to help infuse some morality into economics – from the household budget to the stock market.
Yesterday the campers of Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY had a real treat: “The Amazing Race!”
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With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Sami Rohr, father of Mr. George Rohr, both noted philanthropists and supporters of Chabad programs and institutions throughout the world.
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CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of elder Chassidim at the Rebbe’s farbrengen. Can you identify those in the picture and when it was taken?
Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article.
Congregants of Frankel Shul – located on President St. between Utica and Rochester Ave. – were interrupted amid their Shabbos afternoon prayers when gun shots rang out right outside the Shul where the children were playing.
Since its founding 127 years ago, the Fernández y Roche factory on the edge of this Andalusian capital has weathered every crisis known to hatters.
Shragi Putter (Crown Heights) and Fraydee Boyarsky (Montreal, Canada)
F.R.E.E., 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
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Two young rabbis will visit South Dakota next week. Their goal is to visit the smaller Jewish communities around the state, increasing awareness of and passion for that faith.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Michoel Mogilevsky, OBM, of Toronto, Canada, at the age of 63, after battling a terminal illness for several months. He is survived by his wife, Margalite, and their seven children: Faigy Vidal (Houston, TX), Yisroel (Crown Heights), Rafi (Israel), Levi, Avi, Sara and Rivka.
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A ten-year-old child in Essex, UK has been given permission by a judge to convert to Christianity against her Jewish mother’s wishes. Local Shliach Rabbi Odom Brandman argued before the court that such a move would be “disturbing, unnatural and unfair to the child,” to no avail.
About four years ago I took a break from The Itche Kadoozy Show to work on a new project called Stick Figure Vignettes. Besides giving me a chance to move back to animation after a few years of puppetry, what I was really excited about was the more personal nature of these cartoons.
Levi and Mimi Coleman (Beverly Hills, CA)
Residents in Evergreen were treated to a special and Chevra Ahavas Yisroel-unique Havdalah ceremony with Rabbi Chezzi Denenbeim, the congregation’s spiritual leader, complete with impassioned singing, guitars and drums to the delight and enjoyment of many.
Alexander Hecht nearly lost his life to flesh eating bateria; but today, he’s headed back to Brooklyn with his father after spending four weeks in the hospital.
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