Baby Girl!
Abba and Rivky Refson (Queens, NY)
New Engagement!
Shua Popper (Coral Springs, FL) and Hindy Melamed (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!
Pinni Goodman (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Tamar Floud (Johannesburg, South Africa)
New Engagement!
Shmulik Raices (Postville, IA) and Chayala Golomb (Sheffield, UK)

In-Fighting Plagues Gold Coast Shuls
A Dispute between two rabbis has erupted in Surfers Paradise over who should represent the Chabad-Lubavitch movement on the Gold Coast.
The following is an excerpt from a piece the Daily News ran today on the “off-the-radar” Jewish holiday of Tu-B'av, referring to it as the Jewish equivalent to (lehavdil) Valentines day:
Daily News Profiles C.A.Y. Tu B’av Celebration
The following is an excerpt from a piece the Daily News ran today on the “off-the-radar” Jewish holiday of Tu-B’av, referring to it as the Jewish equivalent to (lehavdil) Valentines day:
The driver of a New York City Department of Sanitation truck is in stable condition following a frightening accident at a Queens depot.
NYC Sanitation Truck Dangles from Building
The driver of a New York City Department of Sanitation truck is in stable condition following a frightening accident at a Queens depot.
Magen David Adom (MDA) has declared a mass casualty event and the State of Israel has moved to its highest security alert nationwide as hospitals report that six are dead following terror attacks that struck the country's southern region midday Thursday.
6 Dead in Triple Terror Attack in Eilat
Magen David Adom (MDA) has declared a mass casualty event and the State of Israel has moved to its highest security alert nationwide as hospitals report that six are dead following terror attacks that struck the country’s southern region midday Thursday.

Power of the Jewish Woman at Neshei Chabad Convention
Almost two hundred women from all over Australia descended upon the Mercure Hotel in the beachside town of Geelong outside Melbourne this past erev Shabbos for the 16th Annual Nshei Chabad convention. There they enjoyed two days of inspiration as well as physical and spiritual regeneration.
As New York City approaches the 20th anniversary of the Crown Heights riots, the family of Yankel Rosenbaum is unhappy that Rev. Al Sharpton will participate in a panel discussion about the state of black and Jewish relations.
Outrage as Sharpton Included in Event to Mark Riots
As New York City approaches the 20th anniversary of the Crown Heights riots, the family of Yankel Rosenbaum is unhappy that Rev. Al Sharpton will participate in a panel discussion about the state of black and Jewish relations.

“Time to Reframe the Story”
On a corner of Kingston Avenue, along the row of stores that serves as the center of what is colloquially known as “the Jewish side” of Crown Heights, a young chasidic woman with a sheitel atop her head banters with a middle-aged black man wearing a wool stocking cap.

Israeli Rabbis: Alternative Medicine Based on Idolatry
Senior Religious rabbis have stated that some alternative medicine methods are “based on idolatry”.
Twenty years after the Crown Heights Riots, community leaders and activists in the diverse Brooklyn neighborhood are quick to emphasize that community relations are significantly better than in 1991, when three days of riots shook the neighborhood.
Video: Living Apart in Crown Heights
Twenty years after the Crown Heights Riots, community leaders and activists in the diverse Brooklyn neighborhood are quick to emphasize that community relations are significantly better than in 1991, when three days of riots shook the neighborhood.

Israeli Attorney Missing After Hippo Attack in Zambia
An Israeli attorney on vacation with his family in Zambia is missing after a hippopotamus attacked and flipped the boat he was riding in with his children.