New Engagement!
Menachem Williams (Jerusalem, Israel) and Rochel Poler (Pittsburgh, PA)
When a recipe moved over the wire for hamantashen — triangular, fruit-filled cookies associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim — it took me back five years to a particularly festive day of a 10-day trip to Israel.
Children Celebrate Purim Miracle with Hamantaschen
When a recipe moved over the wire for hamantashen — triangular, fruit-filled cookies associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim — it took me back five years to a particularly festive day of a 10-day trip to Israel.
New Engagement!
Shmuly Kasowitz (Minneapolis, MN) and Yehudis (bas R’ Yehudah) Blesovsky (Crown Heights
L’chaim will be tonight, Wednesday at Aishel Avraham
274-276 Kingston Ave. [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.]
Smiles were seen on both children and seniors at a local Purim party hosted by the Chabad of Briarcliff, Hebrew School in upstate New York, directed by Rabbi Dovid and Miriam Labkowski. Throughout the year, the students have been participating in an “Adopt a Senior Program.” This is the second holiday party held for the seniors, in addition to the private visits that are made by the students.
Chabad Hebrew School Brings Purim Joy to Seniors
Smiles were seen on both children and seniors at a local Purim party hosted by the Chabad of Briarcliff, Hebrew School in upstate New York, directed by Rabbi Dovid and Miriam Labkowski. Throughout the year, the students have been participating in an “Adopt a Senior Program.” This is the second holiday party held for the seniors, in addition to the private visits that are made by the students.

Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Final hours
In this 23rd installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes her husband, Reb Levik‘s final days and hours before his passing.
Almost 200 people attended the Lubavitch Purim Concert and Dinner in Glasgow, Scotland on Purim. Bookings for the event closed three weeks before Purim, and on the night of the event there was a waiting list of 30 people!
Hundreds Celebrate Purim in the Scottish Lowlands
Almost 200 people attended the Lubavitch Purim Concert and Dinner in Glasgow, Scotland on Purim. Bookings for the event closed three weeks before Purim, and on the night of the event there was a waiting list of 30 people!
Rabbi Shais Taub speaks about getting over resentment, learning how to heal from emotional pain from the past is not just about feeling better. It's about removing the one thing that most blocks us from living our true lives.
Video: “You Ruined My Life!”
Rabbi Shais Taub speaks about getting over resentment, learning how to heal from emotional pain from the past is not just about feeling better. It’s about removing the one thing that most blocks us from living our true lives.
Over one thousand people gathered outside 770 to attend the Levaya of Rabbi Yitzchok Zirkind OBM. Most were still in shock after his sudden passing. Also attending were many girls from Beis Rivka, where he worked diligently for many years.
Over 1000 at the Levaya of Rabbi Yitzchok Zirkind OBM
Over one thousand people gathered outside 770 to attend the Levaya of Rabbi Yitzchok Zirkind OBM. Most were still in shock after his sudden passing. Also attending were many girls from Beis Rivka, where he worked diligently for many years.
MK Accompanies Chabad on Terror Victim Purim Visit
The Saroussi family of Tel Aviv knows that for every holiday they will receive a very special visit from Chabad Terror Victims Project. They look forward to these visits and the great comfort they bring to them.
New Engagement!
Mendel (ben Yehoshuah) Chaiton (Johannesburg, S. Africa) and Mushkie (bas Shalom) Avtzon (Crown Heights
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday at Beis Rivkah
310 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.]

Picture of the Day: If It Aint’ Broke, Don’t Fix It
A reader sent us this mobile photo of a ConEd crew replacing an aging electrical transformer on Troy Avenue near Crown Street. Workers said that some of the old units can be as old as 30 or 40 years old, shoring up the use of the age old adage ‘If It Aint’ Broke, Don’t Fix It.’

Photos: Oholei Torah Students get their 1st Siddur
In Oholei Torah, the Siddur Parties continued last week with students from Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin and Rabbi Sruly Edelman classes all receiving their first Siddurim!
Californians Hold Grand Siyum HoRambam
More than 1200 men, women and children gathered for an evening of Torah, Tefilla and Tzedaka at the at the Beverly Hills Hotel for the Los Angeles Grand Citywide 30th Siyum HoRambam last week. The “achdus” event, sponsored by West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch and more than 30 local Chabad centers, was the largest such gathering in the history of Jewish Los Angeles.