Samantha Adelsberg graduated from New York University in 2010 and wanted to stay in the area. The Chabad House Serving NYU, directed by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Dov Yona and Sarah Korn, was a big factor in her decision to remain downtown, because she knew she’d have a Jewish community and fabulous place to enjoy the Sabbath.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Avrohom Yehudah Vaisfiche, OBM, a member of Anash of Beitar Ilit, Israel, at the age of 80.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cecil, and children: R’ Eliezer (Petach Tikva, Israel), R’ Yaakov (Jerusalem, Israel), R’ Itzik (Crown Heights), Mrs. Ruti Tourenheim (Beitar, Israel), Mrs. Raanana Hershkop (Beitar, Israel) and Mrs. Menuchi Kanevsky (Crown Heights).
Unknown attackers threw a pair of firebombs at a Russian synagogue, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.
Making a last minute dash to Boro Park for the perfect addition to your mishloach manos… laying out your childrens’ costumes so they’re pressed and ready in time for megilla… polishing the prized silver mezuzah case that you won at a Chinese auction all those years ago… finishing a purim seuda menu that is both hearty enough to feed the ravenous revelers who will come toppling tipsily through the door, and festive enough to compliment the holiday feel… smiling as you acknowledge the hard work it takes to run a household, hard work that is rewarded with the ultimate nachas and inner joy.
Students of Rabbis Mendy Barnett and Yossi Goldstein of Oholei Torah both celebrated their siddur parties this past Sunday.
Yossi and Mushkie (nee Dinerman) Mendelson (Crown Heights)
Chanan and Aliza Krivisky (Jericho, NY)
A new Jewish center planned for Stony Brook, NY is just about halfway through the fundraising process and its administration hopes to break ground on the project this summer.
Avraham Yaakov Panish (Plainview, NY) and Gittel Bernstien (Cedarhurst, NY)
Chaim and Batsheva (nee Scott) Feldman (Hollywood, FL)
Tonight, 11 Adar a grand Siyum HaRambam will unite Talmidei Hatmimim in the New York area. The historic Rambam celebration marks the 30th cycle of completing Rambam according to the 3 Perakim a day cycle and the 10th Siyum for the 1 Perek a day cycle.
The Caulfield (Katanga) Beth Hamedrash in Melbourne, Australia hosted its inaugural Pre-Purim Fair on Sunday, 4 March 2012.
Historian Immanuel Etkes has blazed a trail through the forest of Hasidic writings and biographical scholarship about the founder of Chabad, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and produced a new sort of biography that gives a full picture of this spiritual giant and charismatic leader. The following is a review of his work by David Assaf:
Purim is a time of great joy, when the Jews experienced a miraculous “turn around”- Haman, viceroy to the most powerful king of that time, was killed, and the Jewish people restored to safety and saved from annihilation. Purim’s unrestrained joy is often marked with drinking. Like everything in life, alcohol consumption needs to be understood and used with moderation and discretion.
My interview with Reb Chaim Miller of the Kol Menachem Library of Jewish Classics was not our first time meeting. His dream in life is, through his ability to convey some of the most complex ideas, to make a positive and lasting impression which will shape the face of generations to come.
About 100 members of the Jewish community on University of Illinois campus, including alumni, students, teachers and rabbis danced and marched their way down Green Street around 2 p.m. Sunday in celebration of completing its first Torah.
Mendy Moscowitz (Chicago, IL) and Chaya Epstein (Columbia, SC)
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