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Rabbinical Students to Bike Coast-to-Coast for Friendship Circle
Three rabbinical students will bike coast-to-coast this summer to benefit Friendship Circle International.
NYC Seeing Spike in Suspicious Packages
Within minutes of a news conference at ground zero where authorities preached calm and vigilance after the killing of Osama bin Laden, the alarming 911 call came in.
50,000 Copies of “The Rebbe” Printed in Israel
In honor of Yud Alef Nissan, 50,000 copies of Hebrew version of “The Rebbe – an Appreciation” were distributed across the Holy Land.
Comptroller Dines with Community Leaders
City comptroller John C. Liu dined this afternoon in Basil with Elected Vaad Hakohol members Zaki Tamir and Yossi Hackner, who were joined by Chanina Sperlin and Eli Cohen. Mr. Liu reiterated the city’s commitment to Crown Heights, and said that if they ever needed anything to just pick up the phone and call.
Study: Low Salt Diet Ups Risk of Heart Attack
Doctors and public health officials have been telling us for years that eating too much sodium can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by raising blood pressure to unsafe levels. So how to explain a new study that suggests low salt intake actually increases the risk of dying from those causes?
New Engagement!
Elimelech Raichik ( Kfar Chabad) and Mushkie Grunblatt ( Buenos Aires, Argentina)
L’Chaim Tomorrow Thursday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
NY State Senators Seek Ban on Doctors’ Neckties
Some lawmakers in Albany want a state law to prohibit doctors from wearing neckties in hospitals.
Thousands of participants in the March of the Living marched Monday from the gate of Auschwitz to Birkenau, where a memorial ceremony was held at a monument to the camp’s victims.
Hundreds at March of the Living Don Tefillin with Chabad
Thousands of participants in the March of the Living marched Monday from the gate of Auschwitz to Birkenau, where a memorial ceremony was held at a monument to the camp’s victims.
New Synagogue, Rabbi’s Home Damaged by Fire
Only a few months after settling into the Bellaire community, the newest Orthodox rabbi and resident, Yossi Zaklikofsky and his family have been displaced by a fire in their home.
New Engagement!
Yudi Green (Baltimore, MD) and Rickel Greenbaum (Melbourne, Australia)
L’Chaim Tonight Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Baby Boy!
Avi and Fraida Boas (Crown Heights)
Judge: Conejo Chabad Can’t Have More People Except for 10 Days a Year
An Oak Park synagogue will be allowed to exceed its occupancy limit 10 days a year under a decision handed down Tuesday.
A Kotel That’s Being Built in Kawkawlin
KAWKAWLIN, MI — In a shop just off M-13, in a small township called Kawkawlin Township, Michigan, a team of six artists has worked for the past month to recreate an ancient and significant piece of history now on its way to Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Aaron Moshe Leaf (Jerusalem/Oak Park, MI) and Devorah Leah Brami (Jerusalem/Paris)
Baby Boy!
Yehuda and Dinie (nee Turk) Pink (Solihull, UK)
