Baby Girl!
Tzali and Chana Mala (nee Itkin) Borenstein (Whitby, Canada)
Alex Clare is really just a nice Jewish boy. Sure, his hit “Too Close” is currently the seventh most popular song in the United States and his music video has garnered more than 18 million hits on YouTube. But at the end of the day, he likes to get his dose of inspiration from studying the Tanya.
British Pop Artist Balances Stardom and Faith
Alex Clare is really just a nice Jewish boy. Sure, his hit “Too Close” is currently the seventh most popular song in the United States and his music video has garnered more than 18 million hits on YouTube. But at the end of the day, he likes to get his dose of inspiration from studying the Tanya.
New Engagement!
Yossi (ben Col. Jacob) Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Toba Goldfein (Philadelphia, PA)
A Minnesota filmmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the Iowa Film Office scandal was denied an appeal of her sentence Wednesday by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Iowa Court Affirms 10-Year-Sentence for Frum Woman
A Minnesota filmmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the Iowa Film Office scandal was denied an appeal of her sentence Wednesday by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Melbourne Celebrates Completion of Torah for Leiby
Tzivos Hashem of Melbourne and the local community celebrated the completion of “Leiby’s Torah” in honor of Leiby Kletzky, OBM, a member of Tzivos Hashem who was brutally murdered in Brooklyn last summer.
Video: MBD Gives Tour of Decimated Sea Gate
No words can properly describe the destruction in Sea Gate caused by Hurricane Sandy. No home was spared. Everyone suffered some type of damage, with many homes totally destroyed.
Ahavas Chesed Hosts Sandy’s Victims for Shabbos
The Ahavas Chesed Center in Crown Heights, led by Rabbi Avraham Leider, hosted a meaningful and inspiring Shabbos for several Jewish victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Picture of the Day: National Guard Assists Shliach
Rabbi Eli Goodman, Shliach in Long Beach, NY, which was hard hit by Hurricane Sandy, is assisted in his rescue and relief efforts by the National Guard.
Sandy’s Carnage: Staten Island
One of the places hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy, was Staten Island. With 19 deaths and hundreds of homes destroyed, many people are dislocated and in need of basic human necessities.
Merkos Hurricane Fund Allocates $70,000
In four days since the inception of Chabad’s Hurricane Relief Fund by Merkos, $70,000 has been raised and allocated. “The needs are much more severe than we imagined. Mosdos have been seriously damaged, many Shluchim homes were hit hard by the storm and communities need vital services,” said Rabbi Mendel Sharfstein of Chabad Headquarters.
Sandy’s Carnage: Belle Harbour, Queens
When you live close to the ocean, and a storm comes, it means trouble. When you live with an ocean two blocks one way and the bay a couple of blocks the other way, it means double trouble.
Photos: Hundreds Turn Out in Support of Ten Yad
Hundreds of women and girls turned out Sunday night in support of Ten Yad, an organization which helps Kallas. The event was held in the Razag Ballroom in Crown Heights, with a lavish food buffet, an auction viewing capped off by enthralling entertainment.
Sandy Doesn’t Faze Lubavitch Yeshiva of Monsey
Despite losing electrical power due to Hurricane Sandy, it did not faze the Bochurim in Lubavitch Yeshiva of Monsey. With electricity and water being shut off for 3 days, the Yeshiva Davened and learned by the sunlight from the windows.
Video: How iPhones Are Stolen on the Subway
A thief steals an iPhone from a woman on the subway in Budapest, Hungary.
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Shliach Will Place Letters in Rebbe Rashab’s Ohel
Anyone who would like to place a Pa”n in the Rebbe Rashab’s resting place on his birthday tomorrow, Chof Cheshvan, can email it to OhelRostov@gmail.com. Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Rostov-on-Don, will place it in the Rebbe Rashab’s Ohel tomorrow.
New Shluchim to Long Island
Rabbi Yaakov Wilansky, his wife Chaya (nee Kotlarsky) and their 6-month-old daughter Nechama Rivka will be moving this week from Crown Heights to Roslyn heights, Long Island to join the team of Shluchim there.
Neighborhoods in lower Manhattan began celebrating by dancing and clapping when the lights suddenly came back on Friday night and Saturday. Chanting “let there be light” and “happy new year!” some can be overheard stating that they will finally take an elevator ride.
Video: When the Power Turned Back On
Neighborhoods in lower Manhattan began celebrating by dancing and clapping when the lights suddenly came back on Friday night and Saturday. Chanting “let there be light” and “happy new year!” some can be overheard stating that they will finally take an elevator ride.
