New Engagement!
Tzvi Hirsh Simmonds (Winnipeg, Canada) and Devorah Leah Ehrentrei (Montreal, Canada)
“I'm proud of what I did,” so declared Amjad Mahmad Awad, 19, on Sunday just moments before an indictment against him and his partner Hakim Awad was filed before the Judea and Samaria Sector Military Court, over the murders of five members of the Fogel family two and a half months ago.
Fogel Family Murderer: I’m Proud of What I Did
“I’m proud of what I did,” so declared Amjad Mahmad Awad, 19, on Sunday just moments before an indictment against him and his partner Hakim Awad was filed before the Judea and Samaria Sector Military Court, over the murders of five members of the Fogel family two and a half months ago.

Chabad of Riverside Gets a Torah of Their Own
There are 304,805 letters in the Torah. The Jewish holy book that was specially commissioned for Chabad Jewish Community Center of Riverside is missing only 98.
Zoltan Hirsch, a double amputee in a wheelchair, has claimed he is trying to make New York City more handicapped accessible, one lawsuit at a time, but some wonder whether Hirsch — who files suits at the rate of about one a day — is a crusader or con man, the New York Post reported Sunday.
Amputee Embarks on Suing Spree
Zoltan Hirsch, a double amputee in a wheelchair, has claimed he is trying to make New York City more handicapped accessible, one lawsuit at a time, but some wonder whether Hirsch — who files suits at the rate of about one a day — is a crusader or con man, the New York Post reported Sunday.
Pictures from the Lechaim of Shalom Horowitz (Crown Heights) and Sara Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) took place in Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.
Lechaim: Horowitz – Hirsch
Pictures from the Lechaim of Shalom Horowitz (Crown Heights) and Sara Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) took place in Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.

Walk4Friends Lifts Spirits, Awareness in Central NJ
Ask anyone involved with The Friendship Circle to describe the program, and you‟ll hear the same words of praise repeated by its volunteers, donors, families and staff – important, meaningful, rewarding.
Pictures from the wedding of Shua Hecht (Crown Heights) and Liba Schloss (Jerusalem) took place in the Oholei Torah Ballroom in Crown Heights.
Wedding: Hecht – Schloss
Pictures from the wedding of Shua Hecht (Crown Heights) and Liba Schloss (Jerusalem) took place in the Oholei Torah Ballroom in Crown Heights.
L'Chaim tonight, Sunday at Empire Shteibel
489 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
New Engagement!
Aharon (ben Michoel) Chazan (Crown Heights) and Leah (bas Simcha) Piekarski (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Sunday at Empire Shteibel
489 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
New Engagement!
Meir (Red) Roetter (Oak Park, MI) and Rena Jacobovitz (Oak Park, MI)
As basketball fans gathered at Miami’s American Airlines Arena ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, a synagogue-on-wheels arrived to cheer own the home team.
Travelling Synagogue Camps Out at NBA Finals
As basketball fans gathered at Miami’s American Airlines Arena ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, a synagogue-on-wheels arrived to cheer own the home team.

Crusade to Ban Circumcision Takes Anti-Semitic Turn
The image of a bearded, black-hatted Jew with an evil grin and a bloody blade seems straight out of the annals of classic European anti-Semitism.

Terorist Behind Chabad House Attack Killed
Ilyas Kashmiri, one of al-Qaida’s most active leaders, has been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region, locals, officials and spokesman of the dreaded ‘313 Brigade’ said on Saturday.

World Traveling Family Donates New Torah to Pittsburgh Chabad
Shavuot is the holiday in which Jews celebrate receiving the Torah from God. This year, Chabad of Pittsburgh can celebrate doubly.

U.S. Gaza Flotilla Boat Named After Obama’s Book
An American ship carrying 34 passengers, some Jewish, is set to join the new Gaza-bound flotilla in June, according to a New York Times report Thursday.

Proposed NYC Bill Would Require Food & Gas Sellers to Be Blackout Ready
Grocery stores and gas stations could soon be shelling out sacks of cash on electrical upgrades.
An 18-year-old man was arrested late Thursday in connection with Wednesday's deadly shooting of a teenager in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Arrest in Fatal Shooting of Crown Heights Teen
An 18-year-old man was arrested late Thursday in connection with Wednesday’s deadly shooting of a teenager in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Speaker to Conservative Temple: Emulate Chabad
While some South Florida synagogues have closed their doors and others struggle with fewer people, a prominent Jewish scholar will offer some advice this weekend: Make newcomers feel like part of the family.