New Engagement!
Daniel Goldshmidt (Crown Heights) and Batsheva Rosenberg (North Hollywood, CA)
Photos: ULY Students Get Hands On With Tu B’Shvat
Talmidim in Lubavitcher Yeshivas younger grades got a preview of Tu B’Shvat today with a hands on workshop organized by mothers in the PTA. The workshop began with an examination of the Shivas Haminim, decorating a flowerpot which then later filled with soil and seeds and concluded with a Farbrengen.
New Engagement!
Eli Philips (Worcester, MA) and Devorah Leah Tennenhaus (Hallendale Beach, FL)
Montreal Beis Rivkah Students Do Acts of Kindness
In honor of Yud Shvat, all 550 students of Beth Rivkah Montreal were involved in special programs.

School District Decides to Disregard Jewish Holidays
Hours after news hit web pages about the Litchfield, CT Board of Education’s decision to not observe Jewish high holidays on the 2012-13 school calendar, community members responded with mixed emotions.
New Engagement!
Dov Ber Gurewicz (Chicago, IL) and Mushky Sirota (Morristown, NJ)
L’chaim will be Monday night at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] at 8:00 PM
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Ron Paul Supporters Overwhelm After-Shabbos Vote
Las Vegas, NV — Angry Ron Paul supporters overtook a special caucus Saturday night for religious voters who honor the Sabbath, prompting long lines, frantic GOP officials and voter fraud complaints.

‘Son of Hamas’ Visits Chabad, Draws Large Crowd
Mosab Hassan Yousef has become estranged from his Palestinian family after outing himself as a long-time spy for Israeli intelligence, and does not regret his service.
The official name was called anti-Semitism, before that it was called anti-Judaism, but those names seem so vile. The present name is ant-Zionism. But they all mean the same, hate of the Jewish people as a whole.
Op-Ed: The Growing Anti-Jewish Hate
The official name was called anti-Semitism, before that it was called anti-Judaism, but those names seem so vile. The present name is ant-Zionism. But they all mean the same, hate of the Jewish people as a whole.
New Engagement!
Shmuel Rothstein (Baltimore, MD) and Chasi Weinstein (Pittsburgh, PA)
L’chaim will be tonight, Sunday at Empire Shtiebel
489 Empire Blvd. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.] at 8:30 PM

Watch International Kinus Hatmimim Live!
The International Kinus Hatmimim, which is taking place tonight at Campus Chomesh in Crown Heights, can be viewed live here at Crownheights.info, courtesy of Chabad.org.
The New York City Police Department increased security at Jewish institutions throughout the city on Saturday as tensions between Israel and Iran heated up.
NYPD Increases Security by Local Jewish Institutions
The New York City Police Department increased security at Jewish institutions throughout the city on Saturday as tensions between Israel and Iran heated up.
“We Can Differentiate Between Black and White Hats”
Everywhere he went in Israel this week, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird would say: “Israel has no greater friend in the world than Canada.” So much so that Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz joked at a reception for the Canadians Thursday night: “I think Canada’s an even better friend of Israel than we [Israelis] are.”
CrownHeights.info and Kol Menachem is happy to present the first class in a new “Torah in Ten” series on “The Journey of Shabbos.”
These classes are based on the new “Lifestyle” Friday Night Prayer Companion that was released last month. In this class Rabbi Miller gives a personal insight into why he wrote this companion, as well as insights into the mystical meaning of the Shabbos candles.
Torah in 10 Unveils New “Friday Night Companion”
CrownHeights.info and Kol Menachem is happy to present the first class in a new “Torah in Ten” series on “The Journey of Shabbos.”
These classes are based on the new “Lifestyle” Friday Night Prayer Companion that was released last month. In this class Rabbi Miller gives a personal insight into why he wrote this companion, as well as insights into the mystical meaning of the Shabbos candles.
In honor of Yud Shvat, the Avner Institute presents a charming collection of anecdotes from Rabbi Zalman Posner, who was one of the first students of the American-based Lubavitcher Yeshiva established in 1940 by the Previous Rebbe, and who, for 45 years, served as Chabad emissary in Nashville, TN.
Reb Zalman Posner Relates Anecdotes of Early Years
In honor of Yud Shvat, the Avner Institute presents a charming collection of anecdotes from Rabbi Zalman Posner, who was one of the first students of the American-based Lubavitcher Yeshiva established in 1940 by the Previous Rebbe, and who, for 45 years, served as Chabad emissary in Nashville, TN.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Is Running for Congress
Whoever survives the Democratic Primary showdown between U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell in the 9th District may have to contend with a rabbi if Shmuley Boteach has his way.