Baby Girl!
Yossi and Miriam (nee Giter) Assayag (Chicago, IL)
Chernobler Rebbe Visits Brunoy Yeshiva
The Chernobyl Rebbe, R’ Menachem Nochum Twersky Shlita, visited the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Brunoy, France. While there, he shared words of Torah with the bochurim, and toured the premises with the Yeshiva’a Hanholah.
Tuesday Night L’Chaim!
Arele Vogel (Wilmington, DE) and Mushy Wiener (Crown Heights)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.] at 8:30 PM.
Chabad of North Brooklyn Forges Community Ties
On Sunday, February 26, an eclectic mix of 150 guests, among them artists, young professionals and black-hat Hasidic Jews gathered in a Williamsburg art gallery to celebrate the growth and expansion of Chabad of North Brooklyn. As kosher bruschetta made the rounds, the urban crowd admired contemporary art hanging from the white-washed walls as well as joyful photographs of young preschool students who attend the popular Gan Chabad.
Sanitation Workers Caught Issuing Bogus Tickets
Local lawmakers are accusing some New York City sanitation agents of fraud and perjury. Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Sen. Jeff Klein said three agents were caught on surveillance video in Brooklyn issuing homeowners tickets for violations they did not commit.
Love of Torah Attracts Young Men to South Florida
Chanie Simon knows her son is in good hands. Fifteen-year-old Shmully, who came from London, England, to South Florida to attend yeshiva at the Mesivta of Coral Springs, is enjoying his first year there so much that he wants to go back next year.
In conjunction with the completion of the 30th cycle of the study of Rambam, Chabad of Mineola sponsored an elaborate Siyum with the participation of the community leaders and many unaffiliated Jews.
LI Community Meets Maimonides in Mineola Siyum
In conjunction with the completion of the 30th cycle of the study of Rambam, Chabad of Mineola sponsored an elaborate Siyum with the participation of the community leaders and many unaffiliated Jews.
With the end of the 30th cycle of Rambam’s Mishneh Torah only two weeks away, Lubavitcher communities and emissaries around the world are in full gear preparing for the siyumim, the completion ceremonies the Rebbe urged to Jews everywhere. In honor of this occasion, Kol Menachem is pleased to announce a special sale!
Great Sale Marking 30 Years of Rambam Learning (a)
With the end of the 30th cycle of Rambam’s Mishneh Torah only two weeks away, Lubavitcher communities and emissaries around the world are in full gear preparing for the siyumim, the completion ceremonies the Rebbe urged to Jews everywhere. In honor of this occasion, Kol Menachem is pleased to announce a special sale!
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Say They Won’t Be Drafted
Ultra-Orthodox parties inside Israel’s government say they will oppose any new law that would apply Israel’s compulsory military draft to ultra-Orthodox men — a stance that bodes ill for the stability of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition.
Blog: Sushi Hamantaschen Recipe
Anyone who reads my blog knows that I’m just not that big a baker. So when Purim comes around, I’m not about to make my own hamantaschen. The bakery stuff is good enough for me. I still like to get into the Purim spirit, so coming up with something that has three corners (reminiscent of Haman’s three-cornered hat) is a must. Last year, I made these puff pastry ones, filled with sauteed spinach, cabbage, and pumpkin fillings. This year, I knew I had to step it up.
Kids Take Time to Thank Teaneck Police
Visiting a police station is a common rite of childhood. But going to a police department to say thank you is not common, said Yehudah Kohn of Teaneck. Which was why he brought his son Joshua, 7, to an event Sunday sponsored by Chabad of Teaneck in which children made thank you cards and gifts and brought them to Teaneck police officers.
Picture of the Day: Kfitzas Haderech
A Crown Heights photographer stopped his car, grabbed his camera and caught this moment in the nick of time before Moshe Ivry continued bouncing down Kingston Ave.
Governor Awarded Silver Menorah at Gala Dinner
SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — In a setting of soft lights, beautiful music and phenomenal entertainment, The Yeshiva Centre – Chabad NSW HQ held its annual Gala Dinner last week at the Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre in Darling Harbour.
New Engagement!
Schneur Zalman (ben R’ Naftoli) Gottlieb (Crown Heights) and Chaya Wilansky (Montreal, Canada)
“A Dinner Darf Men Hoben” – A Dinner Is Needed
These words, “A dinner darf men hoben”—“A dinner is needed”—were the Rebbe’s answer to Reb Dovid Deitsch, when asked if it’s so necessary for Educational Institute Oholei Torah to make a dinner annually. Since then, Oholei Torah has had a dinner every year, and with great success.
Three years later, the loss is still palpable. On Daled Adar, a month our sages note is filled with simcha, nine year old Levi Yitzchak Wolowik returned his Soul to the Creator. His memory is most appropriately honored at the Levi Yitzchak Library and Family Center in Cedarhurst, an exuberant place where children and young adults can enjoy great Jewish books and other wholesome and fun activities.
3rd Yahrtzeit of Levi Yitzchak Wolowik OBM
Three years later, the loss is still palpable. On Daled Adar, a month our sages note is filled with simcha, nine year old Levi Yitzchak Wolowik returned his Soul to the Creator. His memory is most appropriately honored at the Levi Yitzchak Library and Family Center in Cedarhurst, an exuberant place where children and young adults can enjoy great Jewish books and other wholesome and fun activities.
Photos: ULY Pre 1A Students Dance with Their Fathers
Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street hosted a unique father and son dance in honor of the beginning of the month of Adar. In addition to dancing with live music, kids got to decorate their own cookies as well.
