Just in time for Purim, Chabad.org’s Itche Kadoozy Show is back by massive popular demand with its first new episode since last Pesach. The new episode features Jono teaching about the mitzvos of the holiday but keen-eyed fans of the hit web series may notice something else. Itche’s beloved sidekick Jono looks just a little bit different than before.
A man donning the Jewish prayer boxes known as tefillin, even for the first time, is a common sight at any Chabad-Lubavitch center around the world. But on one particular morning, as Thomas Hoffman learned how to take part in the ancient practice from Rabbi Shmuel Volvovick in Los Altos, Calif., his son Philip – who was 850 miles away at the University of Arizona Chabad House in Tucson – was doing the same thing.
Mendel and Dini (nee Sirota) Sharfstein (Crown Heights)
This past Sunday the boys at Cheder Chabad had their monthly Sunday program organized by the PTA in honor of Adar Beis.
LONDON [CHI] — The kitah hey boys from the Lubavitch Boys school in London enjoyed a wonderful shabbaton last week which the class earned for davening points.
As gas prices increase, more drivers will get out of their cars and on to buses, trains and subways, a study released yesterday by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) predicts.
In 5744 (1984), the Lubavitcher Rebbe initiated the daily study of the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah (Maimonides’ compendium of Jewish law). At the Yeshivah Gedolah in Melbourne, students study the daily lesson of Rambam as an extra-curricular pursuit, in accordance with the Rebbe’s guidelines.
Chabad of Fairfield celebrated their annual dinner, and shown at the dinner was the top ten moments which they were celebrating.
For its 18th anniversary party, a Jewish center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side decided on a less traditional route.
Avrohom (Ama) Drimmer (Crown Heights) and Nechama (bas Shmuel) Zalmanov (Montreal, Canada)
Pesach and Chana Burston (Monroe, NY)
Halacha and the Parasha – Parashas Tzav.
Yeshiva Kayitz Minnesota announced their head staff for the coming summer. Returning once again is Yitzi Smith as Program Director, Avremi Hartman as the Head Councelor, and Meir Gurkov as the Learning Director. The head staff members will be joined by talented and experienced counselors who together will give Bochurim an amazing summer filled with trips and learning.
Hundreds of Shluchim’s children worldwide received a special Purim surprise in the mail: Mishloach Manos from MyShliach. The package of goodies is especially sweet as it may be the only Mishloach Manos the kids receive all Purim.
After emerging from last week’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami largely unharmed, Japan’s Jewish community turned to relief efforts Monday, dispatching truckloads of supplies to one of the hardest-hit cities.
Baruch Arky (Boston) and Zehava Bracha Akinade (Atlanta/Los Angeles)
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — After we exclusively broke the bizarre news of a staunch supporter of Braun destroying key evidence, Rabbi Avrohom Roseberg clarified his opinion regarding the status of Rabbi Yosef Braun, while taking a jab at Zaki Tamir for his flagrant disregard of the Ikul.
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