New Engagement!
Mendy (ben R’ Yossi) Korf (Crown Heights) and Sarah Glick (Crown Heights)
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A YouTube clip released three weeks ago by Kraft Foods in order to market a new gum features an eclectic group of New Yorkers dancing on the subway, among them a Lubavitcher Chossid.
Lubavitcher Featured In Trident Gum Commerical
A YouTube clip released three weeks ago by Kraft Foods in order to market a new gum features an eclectic group of New Yorkers dancing on the subway, among them a Lubavitcher Chossid.
A young bride from Nachalas Har Chabad, married but one short month ago, was jailed in Israel and charged with defection from the IDF.
[Update: Judges rule she will remain in custody until Thursday.]
Lubavitcher Kallah Jailed for ‘Defection’ from IDF
A young bride from Nachalas Har Chabad, married but one short month ago, was jailed in Israel and charged with defection from the IDF.
[Update: Judges rule she will remain in custody until Thursday.]
A new Chabad Tefillin app has strapped itself into a spot on Israel’s Top 30 Apps in the education category, with similarly impressive positions on the top 100 lists of France, Ukraine and South Africa.
Chabad Mivtzoim App Hits Israel’s Top 30
A new Chabad Tefillin app has strapped itself into a spot on Israel’s Top 30 Apps in the education category, with similarly impressive positions on the top 100 lists of France, Ukraine and South Africa.
Despite some unpredictable changes due to the weather, the 2012 page program is in full swing! One of the best parts about the program is meeting all my fellow young republicans from around the united states.
Jews & Politics: GOP Convention Update (Part 1)
Despite some unpredictable changes due to the weather, the 2012 page program is in full swing! One of the best parts about the program is meeting all my fellow young republicans from around the united states.
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Miracle Child Celebrates Bar Mitzvah
David Bregman’s survival after being born prematurely at 25 weeks weighing just 740 grams (1.63 pounds) was received as a miracle by his parents.
Picture of the Day: Shliach, Askan and Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Shliach to The Five Towns; Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, director of the ‘Migdal Ohr’ foundation; and Rabbi Aron Shechter, Rosh Yeshiva of Chaim Berlin; were seen together fulfilling the mitzva of nichum availim in The Five Towns, NY.
New Shluchim to Queens
Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Hecht and their daughter Haddassah have recently been appointed as the Chabad Shluchim to North Forest Hills in the Borough of Queens, NY. They will be opening and directing a new Chabad House to serve the north side of Forest Hills.
The world’s largest Mezuzah has been affixed to a passageway near the Western Wall in Jerusalem by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz, Rav of the Kotel, and Mr. Shmuel Flatto-Sharon, the Mezuzah’s sponsor.
Picture of the Day: World’s Largest Mezuzah
The world’s largest Mezuzah has been affixed to a passageway near the Western Wall in Jerusalem by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz, Rav of the Kotel, and Mr. Shmuel Flatto-Sharon, the Mezuzah’s sponsor.
One idiot with a gun can ruin any party, even day-long festivities for three million guests. But organizers of next week’s West Indian American carnival parade along Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway say they are eternally frustrated by local news media who blame any Labor Day violence in the borough on their celebration.
Organizers: Violence Not Fault of Labor Day Parade
One idiot with a gun can ruin any party, even day-long festivities for three million guests. But organizers of next week’s West Indian American carnival parade along Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway say they are eternally frustrated by local news media who blame any Labor Day violence in the borough on their celebration.
The United States' most influential pediatricians group has released a study saying that the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks involved (the study does not include the practice of Metzitza B'peh). They also recommended that insurance companies should pay for it, as it is likely to bring net health savings down the line.
Doctors: Benefits of Circumcision Outweigh Risks
The United States’ most influential pediatricians group has released a study saying that the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks involved (the study does not include the practice of Metzitza B’peh). They also recommended that insurance companies should pay for it, as it is likely to bring net health savings down the line.
Nearly 700 people gathered at the Ramada Hotel banquet hall in Jerusalem for an historic event – the 100 year anniversary of Yeshivas Toras Emes.
Rebbe Rashab’s 2nd Yeshiva Celebrates 100 Years
Nearly 700 people gathered at the Ramada Hotel banquet hall in Jerusalem for an historic event – the 100 year anniversary of Yeshivas Toras Emes.
Shomrim Shine as Brooklyn Serial Silver Thief Caught
Following a tip from the Boro Park Shomrim, a Brooklyn man in his mid to early twenties was apprehended by police yesterday, hopefully bringing an end to a several week long rash of burglaries that involved Tens of thousands of dollars worth of valuable silver items.
New Clues in Guma’s Mysterious Disappearance
With cloudy skies overhead, Brazilian-American multimillionaire Guma Aguiar stepped onto his 31-foot fishing boat Zion in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on June 19 and set sail. The next day the Zion drifted ashore, its light and engine still on, but its owner missing. In the two months that followed, the unexplained disappearance of the 35-year-old energy tycoon sparked a ferocious battle in Florida courts, with Aguiar’s wife and mother moving separately to gain control of his estimated $100 million fortune.
Kosher Lifestyle Magazines to Merge
Kosher Media Network has announced that Bitayavon will be merging with Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller magazine. The result is a multi-featured bi-monthly Jewish food and lifestyle magazine that is the only one of its kind on the market.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: R’ Fischel Weingarten, OBM
Rabbi Fishel Weingarten, who brought merit to many as a recognized lecturer among Chabad Chasidim, passed away Friday evening, following a two-year battle with a serious illness. Rabbi Weingarten was laid to rest Motzei Shabbos at the Har Hamenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem.
Little Moshe Begins First Year of School
Moshe Holtzberg joined some two million Israeli children today as he attended his first day of Grade One. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with Moshe; he wished Moshe well and said that the prayers of the entire Jewish people are with him.
