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Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Mrs. Izah Suissa, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of a righteous woman and beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs. Izah Suissa, of Blessed Memory.
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On Sunday, a still bearded Matisyahu appeared on the Reality TV Show “Chef Roble and Co” on the Bravo Channel, with his family and a few dozen friends - many from the Crown Heights Community. The show's host, Chef Roble, was trying to prepare a Kosher meal for the Hassidic reggae-rapper and his guests before he went away for several months on tour this past summer. The name of the episode was “Babysitter in the Kitchen,” which referred to the mashgiach from OK Kosher certification agency.
Video: Matisyahu Drinks Too Much Wine
On Sunday, a still bearded Matisyahu appeared on the Reality TV Show “Chef Roble and Co” on the Bravo Channel, with his family and a few dozen friends – many from the Crown Heights Community. The show’s host, Chef Roble, was trying to prepare a Kosher meal for the Hassidic reggae-rapper and his guests before he went away for several months on tour this past summer. The name of the episode was “Babysitter in the Kitchen,” which referred to the mashgiach from OK Kosher certification agency.
Keeping It Kosher in Vermont
Seven Days
Rachel Jacobs
When Rachel Jacobs first started cooking kosher at the University of Vermont, she encountered an uncommon problem. The university’s Sodexo employees approached her with too much reverence. “They would talk to me from just outside the door,” says Jacobs. “When I asked why, they said, ‘We’re not blessed.’ I had to tell them, ‘Everyone is blessed.’ It’s not about being Jewish, just about keeping the rules.”
Chabad of Playa del Carmen, run by Shliach Rabbi Mendel and Chaya Goldberg, released a video showing their first year on Shlichus in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Video: A Year of Outreach at Chabad Playa del Carmen
Chabad of Playa del Carmen, run by Shliach Rabbi Mendel and Chaya Goldberg, released a video showing their first year on Shlichus in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Chabad Rabbis Hunt for Minyan for Bar-Mitzvah Boy
Jewish Chronicle
Left to Right: Joe Gabriel, Rabbi Pesach Efune, Rabbi Zalman Lewis.
One of the last Jewish families in Exeter is in need of a Chanukah miracle involving three wise men – to help form a minyan.
Disguise Comes Off: Matisyahu Removes His Beard
Twitter – @matisyahu
A short while ago, Hassidic reggae artist Matisyahu Miller posted photos of himself on Twitter – less his iconic beard, along with the caption: “At the break of day I look for you at sunrise, when the tide comes in I lose my disguise.” Update: Matisyahu comments. 2nd Update: Matisyahu says he is still observant. [in the extended article].
Suspicious Fire in 770 Worries Officials
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An apparent electrical fire broke out this morning in the ‘Tifferes Zekainim’ room of 770. Firefighters extinguished the fire within seconds, but remained on the scene to investigate after graffiti was discovered.
Picture of the Day: Ad on Europe’s Largest Billboard
Rabbi Menachem Evers, Shliach to Amsterdam, Netherlands, put up an ad for his Chanukah event on the largest billboard in Western Europe, located in Rembrandt Square.
Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society is a widespread organization that provides financial and moral support as well as access to premium care for people who have been afflicted by Yenem Machleh, lo olainu. In order to support this great organization the Crown Heights chapter is hosting a preview auction tonight at Beis Levi Yitzchok.
TONIGHT: RCCS Preview Auction in Crown Heights!
Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society is a widespread organization that provides financial and moral support as well as access to premium care for people who have been afflicted by Yenem Machleh, lo olainu. In order to support this great organization the Crown Heights chapter is hosting a preview auction tonight at Beis Levi Yitzchok.
Triplets! Two Boys and One Girl!
Yossi and Sarale (nee Estulin) Mintz (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Head of Reform Movement to Write About Chabad
JTA
At the end of this year, Union for Reform Judaism President Eric Yoffie will be stepping down after 16 years at the movement’s helm. Asked what he plans on doing after he retires, he responded thusly:
Mashpia on Confronting Dangerous Internet Addictions
This past Shabbos, the North Miami Beach community and Yeshiva Torah Ohr were graced with a visit from Rabbi Shlomo Sternberg, Mashpia in Oholei Torah.
Baby Boy!
Hirshy and Rashi Minkowicz (Alpharetta, GA)
Warm Quilts Help Needy Israelis Fight Winter Cold
Volunteers with Yad B’Yad unload blankets for distribution.
Despite a year of decreasing donations to social welfare organizations across Israel, needy children will not be going to be bed cold this winter thanks to several charities, including the Yad B’Yad organization run by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yaakov Gloiberman.
Chassidim Farbreng Together in Stamford Hill, London
Once again, the Chassidic community of Stamford Hill joined with Anash for a fabrengen/melave malka. This annual event was hosted by Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Liberow, director of the Ohr Hatorah Chassidus Library.
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