New Shul for Growing Chabad Community in Monsey
A a new shul has opened in Pomona for Monsey’s Chabad community, serving those who live north of Tzemach Tzedek and Beis Menachem.
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New Engagement!
Shraga Dovid Homnick (Crown Heights) and Zelda Rochel Gurary (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Monday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] at 8:30 PM
A huge shipment of sefarim was delivered to Kehot right after Purim. According to Kehot showroom director, Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg, some 60,000 volumes recently arrived by container from Kehot printers in Israel and elsewhere.
Huge Shipment Arrives at Kehot Showroom
A huge shipment of sefarim was delivered to Kehot right after Purim. According to Kehot showroom director, Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg, some 60,000 volumes recently arrived by container from Kehot printers in Israel and elsewhere.
IN PICTURES: The Terror in France
Jews around the world are still in shock after the terror that struck in France, claiming the lives of four people. A father, his two children and another girl. World leaders have been issuing strong condemnations and calls for the capture of the barbaric terrorist behind the attack.
Eyewitness Account: The Terrorist ‘Confirmed the Kill’
TOULOUSE, France [CHI] — Just as the news of the horrifying murder in France is beginning to set in around the world, new eyewitness accounts offer even more chilling insight into the senseless butchery which took place at the Jewish school Ozar Hatorah in France.
TERROR IN FRANCE: 4 Jews Killed by Gunman
TOULOUSE, France — A father, his two children and another child are dead following a terrifying shooting in front of the Jewish high school in Toulouse, France this morning. The victims are Rabbi Jonathan Sandler, 30, his 3-year-old and 6-year-old sons Gabriel and Arieh and 8-year-old Miriam Monsonego, the children attended the Chabad Gan for children.
Bradenton Herald
After meeting more than seven years in living rooms, or in rented space at schools and office buildings, Chabad Jewish Center of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch finally has a home of its own.
Chabad Center on Florida’s Gulf Coast Has New Home
Bradenton Herald
After meeting more than seven years in living rooms, or in rented space at schools and office buildings, Chabad Jewish Center of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch finally has a home of its own.
Maple Street Shul Sees Difficult Past, Bright Future
The annual Melave Malka of the Maple Street Shul took place Motzei Shabbos Vayakhel-Pekudei, March 17. The hall was filled to capacity with a crowd who came to enjoy an uplifting evening benefiting the Shul. The crowd included many guests from the Crown Heights Community as well as from Boro Park, Williamsburg and Flatbush.
New Engagement!
Chesky Akerman (Crown Heights) and Chaikee Leeds (Pittsburgh, PA)
New Israel-Themed Playground at L.I. Chabad House
Jericho Tribune
With the vision in mind, Rabbi Shalom and Sara Paltiel began to create a new Disney-like, Israel-themed, 1,800 square foot playground and cultural recreation center at Chabad of Port Washington in Long Island, NY. The new installment includes a recreational area with access to instruments, a puppet theater, a faux-marketplace, a costume area, a replica of ancient ruins, a live streaming feed of a bustling center in Israel, a camel, and a tree.
Crown Heights [CHI] — At around 6:00 PM today, an employee at Kingston Bake Shop spotted two African-American teenagers breaking into a Jewish-owned vehicle on Crown St. between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave. When they realized they were seen, the teens fled down Kingston Avenue toward Montgomery Street.
Shomrim Chase Down Teen Who Broke into Car
Crown Heights [CHI] — At around 6:00 PM today, an employee at Kingston Bake Shop spotted two African-American teenagers breaking into a Jewish-owned vehicle on Crown St. between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave. When they realized they were seen, the teens fled down Kingston Avenue toward Montgomery Street.
New Engagement!
Eli (ben R’ Ari) Chitrik (Crown Heights) and Malky (bas R’ Yehoshua) Chein (Crown Heights)
MBD Entertains LA Cheder Menachem Trustees
On Sunday, the 17th of Adar/March 11, 2012, nearly 200 friends and supporters of Cheder Menachem Elementary Boys’ School in Los Angeles gathered at the elegant Neman Hall to celebrate the 10th Annual Trustees Banquet.
Today, 24 Adar, is the Yahrtzeit of Reb Binyomin Levin OBM, who passed away at the early age of 44. A recent discovery on an 8mm film of a recording of a choir in Jaffa, Israel, sheds light on an innovative program initiated by the Rebbe and carried out by Reb Binyomin.
24 Adar: Yahrtzeit of Reb Binyomin Levin OBM
Today, 24 Adar, is the Yahrtzeit of Reb Binyomin Levin OBM, who passed away at the early age of 44. A recent discovery on an 8mm film of a recording of a choir in Jaffa, Israel, sheds light on an innovative program initiated by the Rebbe and carried out by Reb Binyomin.
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Lubavitch Delegation Pays Condolences to Vizhnitz
Shturem
A contingent of Lubavitcher Rabbonim paid a shiva call to the family of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe who was nifter last week. Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda Yaroslavsky, Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Askenazi, Rabbi Yochanan Gurarie, Rabbi Y. Y. Aharonov, Rabbi Nochum Goldshmid and Rabbi Ariel Lemberg were menachem avel the sons of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, zt”l. Also present were: the Vizhnitzer’s son-in-law Rabbi Menachem Ernster, the Vizhnitzer Rosh Yeshiva; and Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Rokeach of Belz, a grandson of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe.
Chabad Rabbi Knighted by Moroccan King
Morocco’s King, Mohammed VI, granted knighthood to Rabbi Raphael Benchimol, a Chabad Chossid and spiritual leader of the Manhattan Sephardic Congregation.
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