New Engagement!
Chaim Muller (London, UK) and Rivka Israel (Sydney, Australia)
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Nearly one-third of the state’s population will be on Medicaid in three years if ObamaCare is upheld by the US Supreme Court, state officials said.
ObamaCare Will Push 1 Million NYers into Medicaid
Nearly one-third of the state’s population will be on Medicaid in three years if ObamaCare is upheld by the US Supreme Court, state officials said.
A Bar/Bat Mitzvah for Those Who Never Had One
The Rohr Chabad Student Network in Ottawa, Canada, led by Rabbi Chaim and Yocheved Boyarsky, celebrated a Gala Bat & Bar Mitzva for students who never had one this past Saturday night, Nov. 20.
Crown Heights [CHI] — Students arrived at Yeshiva Chovevei Torah this morning to discover to their dismay that sometime last night, several pairs of Tefillin were stolen from a Mesivta classroom on the first floor. The Tefillin were removed from their bags – seemingly so that they should be able to fit into the thief’s pockets. The act may have taken place during a simcha which was going on at the time in the hall downstairs.
Several Pairs of Tefilin Stolen from Chovevei Torah
Crown Heights [CHI] — Students arrived at Yeshiva Chovevei Torah this morning to discover to their dismay that sometime last night, several pairs of Tefillin were stolen from a Mesivta classroom on the first floor. The Tefillin were removed from their bags – seemingly so that they should be able to fit into the thief’s pockets. The act may have taken place during a simcha which was going on at the time in the hall downstairs.
A young rabbi who moved with his family this month from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Columbia hopes not only to join the community here but also to create one.
The Lapines Get Settled in Columbia, Missouri
A young rabbi who moved with his family this month from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Columbia hopes not only to join the community here but also to create one.
Baby Girl!
Uri and Galit (nee Dadon) Kelman (Los Angeles)
Students Return from Weekend Inspired to Do More
When Noah Gross, 21, headed to Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton and Conference, he wasn’t really sure what to expect, or if it’d really be the combination of fellow students, lectures, and community his campus rabbi had been promising.
Op-Ed: Another 11th Grader Writes…
Hi, I’m an eleventh grader. Another eleventh grader wrote about how hard it is for girls in Crown Heights and other big Lubavitch schools to swim against the tide. One of the things that actually helps us teenagers create positive peer pressure is Achos Hatmimim (which deserves a whole article onto itself).
But what about the girls who don’t even have that??
What a beautiful and exciting day it was! The Groundbreaking and Cornerstone ceremony was attended by close to 150 people from throughout the community. Community rabbis, leaders of local Jewish Organizations and young and old alike gathered for a special moment in the history of Chabad.
Chabad of San Antonio Breaks Ground for New Center
What a beautiful and exciting day it was! The Groundbreaking and Cornerstone ceremony was attended by close to 150 people from throughout the community. Community rabbis, leaders of local Jewish Organizations and young and old alike gathered for a special moment in the history of Chabad.
Summer Has Only Just Begun for Fried, Lipa & Freilach
As we approach the Summer blossoming season in South America, what better way and who better to open the season with a musical tribute to some of the most influential Jewish organizations in South America?
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Chani (nee Vilenkin) Wilschanski (Crown Heights)
Op-Ed Response: Chabad. Period.
Rabbi Shimon Raichik of Los Angeles recently wrote that he does not wish to enter directly into the “Chabad-Lite” issue, but simply to urge that we turn to the Rebbe for guidance. He quoted several passages from a published letter of the Rebbe, of which the following is representative:
‘Lone Wolf’ Bomber Arrested in Upper Manhattan
Authorities have arrested a man who law enforcement officials believe was planning to build and detonate a bomb in New York with government workers, returning military personnel and elected officials as the target, a person briefed on the case said on Sunday.
Chabad Rabbi Publishes First Ever Animated Siddur
Some say that the hardest thing about being Jewish is getting a good handle on Hebrew, which, in its liturgical form, is necessary for prayer and in its modern form is a gateway to global dialogue. Thanks to one rabbi, the former has become more accessible, not to mention animated.
Jewish Women Connect Through Baking Challah
Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., Rivka Schmerling remembers her grandmother making challah, an egg bread symbolically eaten in the Jewish tradition. The aroma of the fresh bread baking in the oven took over the entire house.
