CHJCC Offices Broken Into, Computers Stolen
Crown Heights [CHI] — Early Friday morning, January 20, 2012 the Crown Heights Community Council offices, located at 387 Kingston Ave., were broken into. A police report was filed that day.
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Op-Ed: Tzena Ur’ena – Just Go Out and See
by Anonymous
There are literally hundreds of girls and boys of all ages looking to get married in Crown Heights today, so why the shidduch crisis?
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Michoel and Mishi Harari (Crown Heights)
Atlanta Paper Behind Obama Assassination Article Falsely Associated with Chabad
Atlanta, GA [CHI] — A column that was recently published in the Atlanta Jewish Times caused an uproar in the American media; the author, Andrew Adler, listed the assassination of President Obama as a possible solution to the standoff between Israel and Iran. Media pundits were up in arms, Jewish groups were quick to denounce the paper and even the Secret Service got involved. But there was another unfortunate misunderstanding regarding the ill-conceived article: the notion that the paper is affiliated with the Chabad movement.
Six New Shluchim to Germany
A recent gathering during the induction of new Hamburg Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, brought together 24 Shluchim from fourteen German cities to discuss the future for Chabad in Germany. Also present was Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, who has been involved in German Jewish life for more than 30 years and helped establish many of the Chabad Houses there.
British Ambassadors Tour Kfar Chabad
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The British Ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould, and the British Ambassador to Jordan, Peter Millett, visited Kfar Chabad this week.
Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich has stormed to an upset victory over Mitt Romney in the South Carolina GOP primary with a pair of strong debate performances that most voters said was important to their choice.
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Zevi and Devorah Leah (nee Cohen) Weinberg (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Video: French Pianist Performs Alter Rebbe’s ‘4 Bavos’
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Hundreds Mark Alter Rebbe’s Yahrtzeit in Hadiach
Shturem
Hundreds of Jews from all over the world converged on Hadiatch, Ukraine to be close to the Alter Rebbe’s resting place on the day of his passing. All throughout the night and day, groups came, prayed and farbrenged at the grave-site in the old Jewish cemetery on the outskirts of the small village.
Shop Helps Orthodox Girls Balance Modesty and Style
Illustration Photo
One day last October, Chaya Chanin, an Orthodox Jewish woman, sent her two children to the zoo with a babysitter and transformed her three-bedroom apartment in Crown Heights into a high-end boutique.
Head Shliach Farbrengs for Alter Rebbe’s Yahrtzeit
Head Shliach to Florida Rabbi Avraham Korf farbrenged for the students of Yeshiva Torah Ohr in North Miami Beach, in honor of 24 Teves.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: The Five Day Week
In this 15th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describes how the Soviet Union’s (failed) attempt at creating a five day week caused a Jew to inadvertently violate the Shabbos.
PSA: Shloshim Gathering for Shayna Borevitz, OBM
This Motzei Shabbos, a gathering will be held marking the Shloshim for Shayna Borevitz, of blessed memory. The event will take place at Bnos Menachem, 739 East New York Ave. at 8:00 PM. For women and girls only.
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