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A destroyed helicopter lies on its side in the parking lot of the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.

With half of the small city of Joplin, Mo., destroyed by the second-deadliest tornado in United States history, relief workers and rescue personnel are pouring into the Midwestern town to help its scarred and tattered population.

Local Jews Among Joplin’s Missing Following Massive Tornado

by Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

A destroyed helicopter lies on its side in the parking lot of the St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.

Jewish News May 24, 2011

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New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street

New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)

Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!

Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!

New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs

New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)

New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!

New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl

Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!

Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )

New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey

New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)

New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)

Video: Chabad in Tel Aviv March on Lag Baomer

Videos May 24, 2011

South Florida Girls Celebrate Jewish Womanhood

by Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

Chabad-Lubavitch of South Broward’s Bat Mitzvah Club Gala was held at the L’Chaim Mee China restaurant in Hollywood, Fla.

A group of girls in South Florida enjoyed a mass birthday celebration with their families as part of their local Bat Mitzvah Club. Members of the club, a project of Chabad-Lubavitch of South Broward, met each Sunday over the past year in Hallandale to learn about Jewish women throughout history through the use of hands-on activities and art projects.

Chabad News May 23, 2011

Pro-Israel Activists Gather at AIPAC Conference

More than 10,000 pro-Israel activists from all 50 states are in the Washington Convention Center for AIPAC Policy Conference 2011 the largest in AIPAC’s history.

Jewish News May 23, 2011

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FOX-CT did a story today on the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy's bid for a half a million dollars from the Chase Community Giving Contest. Go to VoteSCHA.com to help.

Video: Local FOX Joins School Effort for $500k

FOX-CT did a story today on the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy’s bid for a half a million dollars from the Chase Community Giving Contest. Go to VoteSCHA.com to help.

Videos May 23, 2011

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Mon, Aug 11, 8pm

L'chaim

Shneur Pink (Manchester, Uk) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, Nj)

Ulam Chana

Thu, Aug 7, 8pm

L'chaim

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, Co) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights)

Rubashkin's

Tue, Aug 5, 4pm

National Night Out 2025

Jackie Robinson Playground On Montgomery St

Yisroel Hecht

+1(917)-327-8056

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Wed, Jul 30, 8pm

L'chaim

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, Ny) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, Pa)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Tue, Jul 29, 8:30pm

L'chaim

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, Ey) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)

The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl

Tue, Jul 22, 8pm

L'chaim

Avremel Rapoport (Clarks Summit, Pa) to Faigy Liberow (London, Uk)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Sun, Jul 20, 7:30pm

L'chaim

Menny Leitner (Monsey, Ny) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, Ny)

Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey

Thu, Jul 17, 8pm

L'chaim

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, Ny) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, Uk)

Rubashkin's

Thu, Jul 10, 8pm

L'chaim

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Thu, Jul 10, 8pm

L'chaim

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China)

695 East New York Ave

Wed, Jul 9, 7:30pm

L'chaim

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, Fl) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, Ct)

Chabad Of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, Ct, 06117

Mon, Jul 7, 8pm

L'chaim

Yonah Piatt (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights)

Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave

Mon, Jun 30, 8pm

L'chaim

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, Fl) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, Ey)

Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Mon, Jun 30, 8pm

L'chaim

Ari Drizin (New Haven, Ct) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, Ca)

The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl

Mon, Jun 30

L'chaim

Berel Laufer (Providence, Ri) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, Oh)

Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd

Wed, Jun 25, 8pm

L'chaim

Zushi Rivkin (Tampa, Fl) to Shifra Weinstein (New Hempstead, Ny)

The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl

Tue, Jun 24, 8pm

L'chaim

Schneur Deren (Greenwich, Ct) to Mussie Wolf (Lincolnwood, Il)

Jewish Childrens Museum

Leading NY Jews Rethink Support for Obama

Examiner

High-visibility members of New York’s Jewish community are thinking twice about supporting President Obama’s 2012 re-election bid after he effectively called upon Israel to give Palestinians territory the Jewish state has occupied since 1967.

Jewish News May 23, 2011

Sounds of music, combined with laughter, giggles, and excited shouts, were heard from Krupskoy 48, a scenic wooded area and second home to the Jewish children in Chernigov, the Or Avner Educational Complex.

Bright Smiles Under the Blue Ukrainian Sky

Shlichus May 23, 2011

Scientists Study Ashkenazi Jews in Quest for “Longevity Gene”

NY Post

A close-knit group of New York Jews with Eastern European roots may hold the secret to a long and healthy life—many live to 100 without disease despite smoking, drinking and eating fatty foods.

Jewish News May 23, 2011

Recapping the Best Parade Coverage in Town!

Our photographers were hard at work throughout the Parade and Fair, bringing you over 1,500 pictures. If you attended you are bound to be in one or two of them! However that was not enough, we also got full video coverage of the parade too. In the extended article you can find links to all our parade photo galleries and videos.

Crown Heights News May 23, 2011

Chicago Jewish Community Celebrates Lag B’omer

Skokie Patch

He may be stuck in limbo right now in terms of his career, but Gabe Carimi is still excited about coming to Chicago and being a part of the Jewish community.

Photo Galleries May 23, 2011

The Great Parade – A Great Success

by A. Cohen

On Sunday May 22nd, over 20,000 people lined the streets of Crown Heights in a display of Jewish Unity and to celebrate the joyous festival of Lag B’omer, the Yurtzait of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. The Great Parade is based on the legacy of Mesibos Shabbos and Lag B’Omer parades held on Eastern Parkway since the 1940s, and takes place on this scale whenever Lag B’omer falls on a Sunday.

Mivtzoim May 23, 2011

Op-Ed: Why We Need Wal-Mart in New York

by Johnny Ray Youngblood – NY Daily News

In this season of spring, one of the largest blessings I would like to be able to count on is the long-awaited arrival of a Walmart store in Brooklyn.

NYC News May 23, 2011