Bar-Mitzvah Boy Returns Kindness to Friendship Circle
Cleveland Jewish News
Matthew Palevsky
Growing up, South Euclid, Ohio resident Matthew Palevsky spent almost every summer and winter break at the Friendship Circle of Cleveland’s day camp.
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Israel Gearing Up to Attack Iran?
Times of Israel
A major Israel TV station on Sunday night broadcast a detailed report on how Israel will go about attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities in the event that diplomacy and sanctions fail and Israel decides to carry out a military strike.
African-American Saves Jewish Teen from Assault
A 15-year-old Yeshiva student was mugged and assaulted on his way home from school today. He was rescued by a Good Samaritan who boldly intervened. Sadly, the NYPD as usual failed to demonstrate professionalism when handling the case.
This past Yud Aleph Nissan, a Mitzvah Tank in the parade was involved in a collision and all their passengers had to hitch a ride on a neighboring tank to get back home. Nevertheless, they arrived at 770 in good spirits.
Video: Mitzvah Tank or Clown Car?
This past Yud Aleph Nissan, a Mitzvah Tank in the parade was involved in a collision and all their passengers had to hitch a ride on a neighboring tank to get back home. Nevertheless, they arrived at 770 in good spirits.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Cantors for High Holidays
In this 26th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how one year, while still in Yekatrinoslav, they were visited for the high holidays by two Chazzanim from Moscow who inspired all with their melodies and stories.
by Anonymous
When you walk into a typical Lubavitch yeshivah gedolah, you see bochurim sitting over seforim and conversing. They are presumably discussing whatever is inside the sefer open in front of them. It looks pretty good.
Op-Ed: The Decline of Tomchei Temimim
by Anonymous
When you walk into a typical Lubavitch yeshivah gedolah, you see bochurim sitting over seforim and conversing. They are presumably discussing whatever is inside the sefer open in front of them. It looks pretty good.
London Anash Gather for 40th Annual Kinus Torah
Close to 100 people turned up for the annual Kinus Torah on Tuesday Chol Hamoed Pesach at Merkaz Menachem – Lubavitch House in London, UK.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet one of the true greats in the Jewish world today, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, who will deliver a number of lectures at the National Jewish Retreat.
Rabbi Lau to Join Retreat as Scholar-in-Residence
Participants will have the opportunity to meet one of the true greats in the Jewish world today, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau, who will deliver a number of lectures at the National Jewish Retreat.
Weekly Photo: From Days Gone By
Crownheights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph taken in Vilna, Lithuania before World War two. Can you identify any of the eight Chassidim posing in the picture?
Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article
Photos: World’s Southernmost Pesach Seder
Over 500 Israeli backpackers and local Jews participated in Chabad’s seder in Bariloce, Argentina. The city’s Chabad center is the southernmost Jewish community in the world, and over 1,200 miles away from the nearest Jewish center.
by Ben G. Frank - Jerusalem Post
The Birobijan train terminal.
Last fall, a small group of American Jewish tourists stood facing the statue of Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem in Russia. Not unusual; there’s a statue of Sholom Aleichem in Kiev, Ukraine. However, this took place in Siberia, in an area once called “the Soviet Zion,” or “the first Jewish socialist (communist) city in the world,” or “Stalin’s answer to Zionism.”
A Visit to the ‘Soviet Jerusalem’
by Ben G. Frank – Jerusalem Post
The Birobijan train terminal.
Last fall, a small group of American Jewish tourists stood facing the statue of Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem in Russia. Not unusual; there’s a statue of Sholom Aleichem in Kiev, Ukraine. However, this took place in Siberia, in an area once called “the Soviet Zion,” or “the first Jewish socialist (communist) city in the world,” or “Stalin’s answer to Zionism.”
The missing Sefer Torah. Photo: Shturem.
Members of the Chabad Beis Aryeh Shul in Lod are seeking to understand where the Sefer Torah went. Gabbaim opened the Aaron Kodesh to find the Torah missing. They seem to be confused, uncertain if it was stolen or taken by a member of the kehila.
Sefer Torah Vanishes from Lod Chabad Shul
The missing Sefer Torah. Photo: Shturem.
Members of the Chabad Beis Aryeh Shul in Lod are seeking to understand where the Sefer Torah went. Gabbaim opened the Aaron Kodesh to find the Torah missing. They seem to be confused, uncertain if it was stolen or taken by a member of the kehila.
Young Shliach Meets Famed Jewish Comedian
Moshe Katz – young Shliach in Manhattan’s financial district – posed with famous Jewish comedian Jackie Mason for a photo on Motzei Yomtov, as they grabbed their first slice of pizza after a chometzless Pesach.
Chassidim Gather to Hear Words of Torah in Lyon
Over 60 members of the Lubavitch community in Lyon, France gathered in the Beis Menachem shul for a Kinus Torah on the topic of unsold Chometz and Sefiras Ha’omer.
New Engagement!
Meir Deitsch (New Haven, CT) and Mushka Hecht (Norwalk, CT)
1,100 Children Gather for Tzivos Hashem Rally
Shturem
1,100 of the Rebbe’s young soldiers gathered in Kfar Chabad for a Chol HaMoed rally. The event was organized by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Alperowitz, directed by Mendel Eisenbach and emceed by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Roth of Beitar Ilit.
Curtis Sliwa to Raise Jewish Family
Catholic Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa has long been known as a mensch. Now the title takes on new meaning as he has revealed to the New York Post that he plans to raise his kids Jewish.
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