A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll shows the former New York City mayor atop the slow-forming Republican primary field.
She was not in the public eye. Yet, the Lubavitcher Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka’s inspiration is widespread—a result of her quiet ways and nuances of influence.
After opening a mikvah last February, Chabad in Canberra is working at a steady clip, building a strong infrastructure for Canberra’s 2,000 Jewish residents. Last Wednesday, Rabbi Dan and Naomi Avital, directors of Chabad in Canberra secured a disused childcare center just a stone’s throw away from the new mikvah.
The Baal Shem Tov was accustomed to draw out his prayers on Friday evenings. His disciples, who typically finished before him, would wait for their Rebbe to conclude, so as to join him in the Shabbos meal.
It happened, on a given Friday, that one of the participants felt rather hungry. He thought to himself: “There is still plenty of time before the Baal Shem Tov will complete his prayers; I ought to go and eat something. In all likelihood, I will be back before he’s done. Besides, there are plenty of others around; I shall certainly not be missed.”
Areleh and Sarah (nee Risenberg) Eichler
702 Eastern Parkway [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Shmuli and Shaindy Backer
1404 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Elimelech and Chayale (nee Halberstam) Evers
1551 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Gamliel and Chana Dray
481 Crown St #B2 [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Avi and Chanie Teleki
555 Crown St #1D [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Moshe and Dena Fox
519 Montgomery St Side Door, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Shneur and Chana Zilberman
718 Lefferts Ave [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like present a series of Photos of the Rebbe at davening mincha in the winter of 1974, with special thanks to the Schildkraut and Gal families.
Rachel Fragin’s recollections of growing up Jewish in Leningrad are interrupted by bleating from her 15 goats which supply her family and neighbors with organic goat milk, yogurt, cheese.
The “in foreclosure” sign has not yet gone up in front of the Richmond Torah Center in San Francisco, but it will unless a last-ditch fundraising effort succeeds.
On Sunday, Lag B’omer, Chabad of West Hempstead hosted a grand BBQ and community celebration at Hempstead Lake State Park with well over 1000 in attendance!
Yossi Illulian (Beverly Hills, CA) and Chaya Mushka Tayeb (France)
L’Chaim Tonight at 1397 Carroll Street
[between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Mendy and Ester Bleier (N. Miami Beach, FL)
Friendship Circle of Cleveland has reached a deal with Congregation Bethaynu to purchase the Conservative congregation’s former facility on Gates Mills Blvd. in Pepper Pike.
In a few short days, the latest effort in the campaign for justice for Sholom Rubashkin has taken over the streets of Crown Heights. What began as a few posters and some volunteers has become a community cause.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A raccoon made infamous here on CrownHeights.info was captured in the alleyway by one crafty resident, but after its capture they did not know what to do with the hostile animal.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A 1-and-a-half year old boy took a two story plunge out of his family’s 2nd floor apartment, and miraculously survived.
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