Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe is hoping that whoever vandalized a menorah on public display will recognize the seriousness of their actions.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Garfinkel, of Blessed memory. Rabbi Garfinkel was a student at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Otwock, Poland, before World War Two. He survived the war, and immigrated to America where he settled in New York. He was a beloved teacher at the Lubvitcher Yershiva on Bedford and Dean St., and later at the one on Ocean Parkway.
The Levaya will take place Motzei Shabbos, 8:00 PM at the Shomrei Hadas funeral home; from there will be flown to Eretz Yisroel for burial.
Yankel Shurpin (Crown Heights) and Miriam Wilhelm (London, UK)
With an unusual amount of snow – early reports indicated that it could be the worst such storm in 30 years – falling in parts of Washington, Jewish centers have canceled events and classes in the hope that all will improve in time for the upcoming Sabbath. But residents have taken the hassle in stride: Some in Olympia, by far the hardest-hit area, were out playing in the snow Wednesday and Thursday with their families.
Avner Anton (Marblehead, MA) and Dini Goldstein (Madrid, Spain)
The Jewish community of Zaporozhye, Ukraine, celebrated a milestone in the city’s Jewish renaissance with the dedication January 12 of a central synagogue and community center.
Big Hearted Jewish Brooklynites pile food on thousands of plates on Friday night, feeding hungry strangers they’ve met on a Facebook-styled site where collecting “invites” is key.
Bnei Brak’s Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau has warned that turning on faucets in some multi-story apartment buildings leads to the desecration of Shabbat.
Two Oxford University students, Danny Kessler and Joshua Felberg, have set out on an ambitious project to review every synagogue in Britain. Along the way, they decided to include one U.S. synagogue in their review: 770. This is what they saw.
The above-mentioned is a question that any parent or decent person who is entrusted with children – such as a teacher or counselor – must ask him/herself constantly.
Zalmy Raksin (Crown Heights) and Chaya Berkowitz (Los Angeles, CA)
L’chaim tonight, Thursday at 646 Empire Blvd.
[between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
A Sefer Torah was completed in memory of Reb Zev Volf Greenglas on his first yartzait. Hundreds paraded through the snow on the streets of Montreal to pay their respects to the beloved Mashpia and the new Sefer Torah. The scroll was brought to the Tomchei Temimim of Montreal ‘Zal,’ where R’ Volf was Mashpia for 70 years.
Shea Schneider (Crown Heights) and Baily Shagalow (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Motzei Shabbos at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.]
It is every Shlucha’s dream to attend the Kinus Hashluchos, and take part in the workshops and sessions, meals and farbrengens in the spirit of Achdus.
Yossi (ben R’ Yisroel) Greenberg (Crown Heights) and Mushka (bas R’ Mendel) Zalmanov (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
The Jewish community of Bobruisk, Belarus, which two months ago was forced to deal with several anti-Semitic acts of vandalism, now has a lot to celebrate.
Street parking could soon get a lot easier for drivers in the city. The Department of Transportation is launching a new program to take the stress out of finding a spot.
