Photos: Lag Ba’omer Barbecue in Edgware, UK
This year for Lag Ba’omer, Lubavitch of Edgware once again hosted a BBQ Event. Despite the heavy rain that came down on Wednesday, the BBQ was very well attended and everyone enjoyed the night.
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New Engagement!
Levi Tenenbaum (Irvine, CA) and Bassy Teller (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Tuesday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Suicide of Haredi Teen in Israel Raises Questions
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Y., the child of a Hareidi family in Jerusaelm, took his own life a few days ago. Family members are pointing fingers at the Yeshivas he attended – and those he didn’t.
April Showers Bring May Vegetables at Chabad House
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Second-year Moxie Schults (left) and Anna Jones (AB ’11) water their plot at the Chabad Center’s new community garden.
Things are coming up roses for a Chabad House in Suburban Chicago. NSW Chabad’s Community Garden, which began construction last month, has already developed into a full-fledged patch of 12 individual plots, 10 of which are already reserved and in the first stages of sprouting and the other two available for year-long leases.
Op-Ed: Shidduch Crisis or Shadchan Crisis?
by Sara A.
Everyone is saying that there is a shidduch crisis going on these days, but in my experience there is really only a Shadchan crisis.
NY Daily News
A 16-year-old boy was charged with murdering a man in Crown Heights after a spat over money, police sources said Tuesday.
Man Allegedly Shot by 16-Year-Old in Crown Heights
NY Daily News
A 16-year-old boy was charged with murdering a man in Crown Heights after a spat over money, police sources said Tuesday.
Baby Boy!
Shimon and Chanie (nee Avtzon) Raskin (Crown Heights)
More than 200 young adults descended upon a house in Bondi - in Sydney, Australia - for an awesome evening, celebrating the Festival of Lag Ba'omer. The event featured Bonfires, fire twirling and Australia's Top African drummer. Going late into the night, the crowd sang, ate and danced the night away.
Sydney: Lag Ba’omer Events for All Ages
More than 200 young adults descended upon a house in Bondi – in Sydney, Australia – for an awesome evening, celebrating the Festival of Lag Ba’omer. The event featured Bonfires, fire twirling and Australia’s Top African drummer. Going late into the night, the crowd sang, ate and danced the night away.
This week the total number of videos available on Torah Café hit the 2,500 mark – a great milestone for the site that was launched just 2 ½ years ago.
Torah Café Hits 2,500 Videos
This week the total number of videos available on Torah Café hit the 2,500 mark – a great milestone for the site that was launched just 2 ½ years ago.
Photos: Rabbi Akiva Greenberg is Laid to Rest
Shturem
Rabbi Akiva Greenberg, OBM, escorted by his son Pinchos, friends and relatives, was interred in his final resting place in Jerusalem.
Our Heroes: Reb Schneur Zalman Vilenkin
by Rabbi Michoel Seligson
Rabbi Schneur Zalman Vilenkin was born in Podobronka, Russia in 1878 * He merited to be the Rebbe’s Melamed in Yekatrinoslav, for which the Rebbe showed much gratitude and honor * He passed away on the 23rd of Iyar, 1963 in New York.
Rabbi Boruch Bongart is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, Maryam, OBM, at 1488 Carroll St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Until Friday.
Visiting hours: 9:30 AM - 12:00 noon, and 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Shachris: 8:40
Mincha: 7:45, Friday - 5:00
Maariv: Bizmano
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Visiting hours: 9:30 AM - 12:00 noon, and 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Shachris: 8:40
Mincha: 7:45, Friday - 5:00
Maariv: Bizmano
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to be Menachem Avel Rabbi Boruch Bongart
Rabbi Boruch Bongart is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, Maryam, OBM, at 1488 Carroll St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Until Friday.
Visiting hours: 9:30 AM – 12:00 noon, and 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Shachris: 8:40
Mincha: 7:45, Friday – 5:00
Maariv: Bizmano
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Baby Girl!
Yisrolik and Racheli (nee Zigelbaum) Hecht (Crown Heights)
Lubavitcher Girl Missing in London [Update: Found]
[Name removed] left her home in Stamford Hill this morning on her way to college. It is now Midnight in London and she has not been heard from since. Please say Tehilim for [Name removed].
Update 9:52 PM: Boruch Hashem, [Name removed] has been found and is reportedly safe and sound. We will update with more information as it becomes available.
Rabbi Anchelle Perl is out to protect Nassau County’s youth. For the 19th consecutive year, 31 students from throughout Long Island, were nominated for their charitable and community activities and received the prestigious Good Deed Awards at a VIP ceremony attended by numerous Nassau County notables.
Acts of Goodness & Kindness Shine in Nassau County
Rabbi Anchelle Perl is out to protect Nassau County’s youth. For the 19th consecutive year, 31 students from throughout Long Island, were nominated for their charitable and community activities and received the prestigious Good Deed Awards at a VIP ceremony attended by numerous Nassau County notables.
Rethinking the Bat Mitzvah Party
Bat Mitzvah Club of Aventura, FL.
For most Jewish tween girls, the concept of the bat mitzvah has come to mean one thing: a lavish party with multiple outfit changes, Oscars-style celebrity goodie bags and a hiprocker singing new hits.
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