Two weeks ago, a well-worn classroom in Chabad of Ashkelon’s high school took on a high-tech sheen. Sixteen computers—a gift from local donors—were installed to be used to train students to earn a Cisco Systems’ certificate as computer network technicians.
Clutching them like rescued babies, a non-Jewish police officer salvaged two Torah scrolls from the ruins of the Chabad-Lubavitch center in downtown Christchurch, providing a momentary relief to a Jewish community forced to mourn the additional loss of two Israeli backpackers.
CROWN HEIGHTS — On Tuesday , Chof Hey Adar Aleph, NCFJE sponsored a luncheon for their tireless and hardworking Released Time instructors in Crown Heights.
Shmuel Huebner (Pittsburgh) and Dassi Hoen (Cleveland)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday at FREE
1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Shua Hecht (Crown Heights) and Liba Schloss (Jerusalem)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Sruli (ben R Berel) Lipskier (Crown Heights) and Mussie Gurevitch (Brunoy, France)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Mendy and Chaya Masha (nee Gottlieb) Stock (Oak Park, MI)
Shmuel Chitrik (Tzfas, Israel) and Batia Margolin (Kfar Chabad)
Girls in Beis Rivkahs 5th, 6th and 7th grades have been hard at work for the last few days, and even weeks, preparing their presentations for the Shabbos fair that was held today.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A shoplifter was apprehended earlier today after stealing from Kosher Town grocery story.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Chaim Hershkop, a father whose son Itchy attends Head Start at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, took time this morning to speak to the kids about lending a helping hand, safety and what it is that he does as a volunteer in his spare time.
The city cannot be held financially responsible for a traffic cop who waved a bus through a red light and into a pedestrian, an appeals court ruled yesterday.
ISRAEL [CHI] — It is no coincidence that Mrs. Rivkah Denberg, from Coral Springs Fl, Mrs. Devorah Kornfeld of Seattle WA, Mrs. Chanie Nemes from Metrairie LA, and Mrs. Sora Strauss, from Brooklyn NY, all mechanchos in Chabad schools, find themselves in an ELAL flight to Israel, along with 20 other Chabad teachers. They are all participants in the Holocaust seminar sponsored cooperatively by the Merkos Chinuch Office and Yad Vashem.
Halacha and the Parasha – Parashas Pekudei
S. CALIFORNIA [CHI] — Over 200 members of Young Lubavitch Chevra of S. California gathered at The Mark Auditorium this past Motzei Shabbos for a Melava Malka Cocktail evening to benefit Keren Avraham Eliezer – the Young Chevra Gemach.
The King of Jewish Music Mordechai Ben David (MBD) Sings the English Medley at HASC #2 in 1988
Schneur and Tzippy (nee Gourarie) Schneerson (Newbury Park, CA)
