On Sunday two classes of Pre-1A in Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch of Montreal celebrated their annual Chumash Party. Rabbi Yosie Wilansky and Morahs Raitzel Wenger, Raizy Shteifel, Chana Delouya and Shternie Berkowitz prepared a beautiful and inspiring program, which was greatly enjoyed by the children, parents and grandparents.
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A reader sent us this photo of a huge billboard on the Manhattan-bound BQE highway. It says, “Fellow Jew, You’re Going into a Danger Zone; Shield Your Eyes.”
Music and singing, good food and wine, some laughs and many heartfelt moments were shared by all in attendance this past Sunday night as Cheder Chabad of Monsey celebrated its thirteenth anniversary banquet at the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Daniel and Nadine (nee Flood) Benjamin (Johannesburg, South Africa)
On Monday, June 11, ’12, history was made as the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings became champions. Wait a minute! What does a Chabad Chasidic Rabbi know about hockey? Actually, not a lot (but I am teachable).
Shuey (ben R’ Mendel) Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Shiffy Gottlib (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Thursday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Parkway [corner of Kingston Ave.]
Sara Chana Silverstein, a Lubavitcher from Crown Heights and mother of 7, who specializes in areas of alternative medicine and herbs, was featured this morning on CBS in a segment about the natural way to repel bugs and heal mosquito bites.
After decades of decline, the Jewish population of New York City is growing again, increasing to nearly 1.1 million, fueled by the “explosive” growth of the Hasidic and other Orthodox communities, a new study has found. It is a trend that is challenging long-held notions about the group’s cultural identity and revealing widening gaps on politics, education, wealth and religious observance.
Rabbi Mendel Jacobs, Rabbi of the Shul in the Park in Glasgow, Scotland, officiated at the wedding of David McGraddie and Leslie Goldinger, a Jewish couple who decided to have a traditional Chuppa and Kidushin despite their old age. Under the Chuppah, the groom wore a talis with the traditional Scottish Tartan fabric woven into the ‘Crown.’
Dozens of students from colleges across the United States arrived in Kfar Chabad, Israel in June as part of an exciting and stimulating Chabad on Campus IsraeLinks tour. They were accompanied by Rabbi Zalman and Yehudis Bluming and their family.
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The author of a popular new series of English translations of classical Torah works tells the story of his own journey back to Yiddishkeit. His life is now devoted to helping make that process easier and more accessible for others.
For the 21st consecutive year, Chabad of the West Side, directed by Rabbi Shlomo and Rivka Kugel, hosted a gala dinner at a posh Manhattan ballroom to recognize those whose accomplishments help make the center’s activities a reality.
Levy Hertzel (Crown Heights) and Faigy Berns (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Jewish woman in her early 20s died after being struck by a truck as she was crossing an Empire Boulevard intersection this morning.
New York City councilman Charles Barron may be on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for Congress in New York’s Eighth District, despite a history of racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel rhetoric. Barron, who has earned the support of retiring congressman Ed Towns, would be representing a district with a sizable Jewish population.
Shmuel Loebenstein (Melbourne, Australia) and Miri Slapochnik (Crown Heigths)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Menachem Mendel and Rochel (nee Marzel) Zilbershtrom (Tzfat, Israel)
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