Melbourne Sephardic Kehilah Remembers Baba Sali
by E. Bidani
Think: music, delicious food, and a heartfelt speech. Think: laughter and wonderful memories being made. Thinking of your average communal celebration? Think again!
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New Engagement!
Dovber Chaiton (Santon, South Africa) and Srula Duchman (Los Angeles, CA)
Online School Alumni Reunite
They say “Once an OS student, always an OS student.” The first ever alumni reunion proved just that! On Sunday, the Nigri International Shluchim Online School alumni students, from around the US, enjoyed an Online School reunion. Where was it held, you ask? Online, of course! While some students joined together in the Shluchim Office for this event, others logged in from their homes and dorms around the USA.
Hundreds of Jewish Scots Enjoy Kosher Fest
Around 500 people, about 10% of the Glasgow Jewish community, attended the eighth Lubavitch of Scotland Kosher Food and Wine Expo this past Sunday. The first expo was held in 1973.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: R’ Shimon Aron Simpson
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Shimon Aron Simpson, of blessed memory, son of Rabbi Eliyahu Simpson, OBM. Rabbi Simpson is survived by his children: R’ Yosef Yitzchok, Menachem Mendel, Shaina Raizy and Frumie; and siblings: R’ Sholom Mendel Simpson, R’ Leibel Simpson, Mrs. Miriam Gorden, Mrs. Krainy Rosenfeld and Mrs. Esther Goldman.
European Campus Rabbis Convene in Manchester
Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries serving European campuses and their supporters dance at a conference in Manchester, England.
European campus rabbis and their families gathered in Manchester, England, to discuss issues surrounding Jewish student life and coordinate programming against a backdrop of rising anti-Semitism and threats to religious life across the continent.
Twin Boys!
Sholom Ber and Chaya (nee Laufer) Elishevitz (Bellevue, WA)
Chabad Finds New Home at Quebec Ski Resort
Canadian Jewish News
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
Mont-Tremblant is known worldwide as a ski centre and après-ski hot spot, but this famous Laurentian Mountain resort is actually a popular holiday destination year-round.
by Ber S.
Can a website, run anonymously, with no transparent operating guidelines or credible research policy, no psychologists or professionals on board, be allowed to bad mouth and disgrace so many in our community whilst destroying their families? On the other hand, can people who are dangerously at loose, leaving lifetime scars on our very own precious children, be allowed to walk guilt free whilst their victims cower in fear?
Op-Ed: The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly
by Ber S.
Can a website, run anonymously, with no transparent operating guidelines or credible research policy, no psychologists or professionals on board, be allowed to bad mouth and disgrace so many in our community whilst destroying their families? On the other hand, can people who are dangerously at loose, leaving lifetime scars on our very own precious children, be allowed to walk guilt free whilst their victims cower in fear?
NY1
Eating in the subway could soon come with a hefty price tag if one lawmaker gets his way.
Politician Wants to Ban Eating in the Subway
NY1
Eating in the subway could soon come with a hefty price tag if one lawmaker gets his way.
Canadians Remember Doomed Passenger Ship
At the January 25 launch of a project commemorating the MS St. Louis in Ottawa, Rick Dykstra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration acknowledged “a grim incident in Canada’s not-too-distant past.”
Baby Girl!
Meir Shloime and Mushki (Hazan) Kaplan (Jerusalem, Isreal)
Montana Welcomes Torah in Memory of Chanchy Bruk
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Nearly 100 members of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana gathered Sunday afternoon for a celebration that, according to Rabbi Chaim Bruk, is only seen every few decades in Montana and marks the significant growth of the Jewish congregation in Bozeman.
Daniel Najman, 29, of Aventura, Florida speaks to Celeste Katz of the New York Daily News (at a Mitt Romney rally) about why he supports Ron Paul for president.
Video of the Day: Lubavitcher Bochur Talks Politics
Daniel Najman, 29, of Aventura, Florida speaks to Celeste Katz of the New York Daily News (at a Mitt Romney rally) about why he supports Ron Paul for president.
Bomb Scare at Lefferts Park This Morning
Crown Heights [CHI] — Residents who live in the vicinity of Lefferts Park awoke this morning to find the area teeming with police officers, ESU (Emergency Service Unit) rescue workers and a bomb squad. A suspicious looking black suitcase inside the park was the cause of the tumult. Police blocked off the streets leading up to the park and conducted their investigation, after which it was determined that the package was harmless.
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