Twin Boys!
Chaim and Rochel (nee Schechter ) Schochet (South Beach, FL)
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The Mitzvah ATM is about to dispense the Torah in honor of the holiday of Shavuot. One snag, though: It wants trustworthy guarantors.
Video: Our Underage Underwriters
The Mitzvah ATM is about to dispense the Torah in honor of the holiday of Shavuot. One snag, though: It wants trustworthy guarantors.
Hamodia Profiles Chabad’s Work in Winnipeg
The English edition of Hamodia profiled the Lubavitcher community in Winnipeg, headed by Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Altein. Read the full article, a true Kiddush shem Lubavitch.
Cheder Menachem’s 11th Annual MBP Ceremony
As every year, from Yud Shevat thru Yud Alef Nissan, talmidim of Cheder Menachem in Los Angeles worked in preparing a special and most befitting present for the Rebbe in honor of Yud Alef Nissan with their annual Mishnayos Be’Al peh program; together, the talmidim learned and were tested on a total of over 158,864 lines of Mishnayos, Tanya, Siddur and Yediyos Kloliyos.
New Engagement!
Uri Weitz (Philadelphia, PA) and Leah Liba Maller (Los Angeles/Crown Heights)
The chief executives of three ailing Brooklyn hospitals are finalizing a de facto merger proposal that they expect to submit to state officials as early as this week. Their plan, which calls for a “northern Brooklyn health care alliance,” could include a major restructuring, closure or repurposing of at least one of the hospitals.
Half of Brooklyn’s Hospitals on Life Support
The chief executives of three ailing Brooklyn hospitals are finalizing a de facto merger proposal that they expect to submit to state officials as early as this week. Their plan, which calls for a “northern Brooklyn health care alliance,” could include a major restructuring, closure or repurposing of at least one of the hospitals.
Ireland’s Only Jewish Member of Parliament, Now Minister of Justice, Equality and Defense
Alan Shatter, Ireland’s only Jewish member of Parliament, was sworn in as the new Minister for Justice, Equality and also Minister for Defense. Following last week’s parliamentary election, a coalition government of his center-right Fine Gael Party and the liberal Labor Party was formed. Mr. Shatter, 60, represents a constituency in the south of Dublin, where most of Ireland’s Jews live.
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.
