New Engagement!
Michael Caras (Clarksville, MD) and Leah Larson (Sharon, MA)

Photos: “…Like Mordechai in Shushan!”
Boys in Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street got the exciting opportunity to ride a horse and buggy today, just like Mordechai did in Shushan after the Jewish people were saved from the evil decree Haman brought over them.
A Chabad rabbi has called to strike back at soldiers in the same way they act against settlers, predicting a civil war among Israel’s Jews.
Rabbi to Settlers: Shoot Back at Troops
A Chabad rabbi has called to strike back at soldiers in the same way they act against settlers, predicting a civil war among Israel’s Jews.

Lawsuit Seeks to Erase Bike Lane in New York City
Well-connected New Yorkers have taken the unusual step of suing the city to remove a controversial bicycle lane in a wealthy neighborhood of Brooklyn, the most potent sign yet of opposition to the Bloomberg administration’s marquee campaign to remake the city’s streets.
After a decade of local wanderings, Chabad Jewish Center of Northwest Bergen County is in contract to purchase a former church as its permanent Franklin Lakes address.
Church to Become a Chabad House
After a decade of local wanderings, Chabad Jewish Center of Northwest Bergen County is in contract to purchase a former church as its permanent Franklin Lakes address.

Foolish Kings
Among the Arab nations, the mightiest despots, who have been ruling with an iron fist for 30, 40, or even 50 years, have overnight been stripped of their power. It just goes to show us how tenuous a grip these rulers really have.
Elderly Man Injured While Crossing Empire
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An elderly Jewish man was injured after falling, or getting hit by a car as he crossed an Empire Boulevard intersection.

Video: Slucha Desribes the New Zealand Quake
“The buildings looked like pancakes” is how Mrs. Friedman described the after math of the New Zealand earthquake, which claimed the lives of over 65 people.
Over 200 students attended a groundbreaking Chabad on Campus UK student Shabbaton in Oxford this past weekend that attracted students from over seventeen universities across the UK, as well as many locals.
Over 200 Attend UK Campus Shabbaton
Over 200 students attended a groundbreaking Chabad on Campus UK student Shabbaton in Oxford this past weekend that attracted students from over seventeen universities across the UK, as well as many locals.
Rebuild Chabad of New Zealand
Lubavitchers around the world have been hearing about the miraculous events that happened to the Shluchim in New Zealand. After the terrifying earthquake, a shlucha ran down five flights of stairs with her son Moshe to a scene of chaos. Not every building was as lucky as hers, many buildings close by were flattened like “pancakes” as she says.

Chabad of West Hempstead Annual Awards Dinner
Community leaders and elected officials including Nassau County executive Edward Mangano, Nassau County Legislature Vincent Muscarella, Town of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino, Rabbi Tuvia Teldon regional director Chabad of Long Island, Rabbi Anchele Perl director Chabad of Mineola and co director of Chabad of Long Island, were present at the prestigious Garden City Hotel on New York’s Long Island to celebrate with Rabbi Yossi and Chaya Rochel Lieberman and Chabad of West Hempstead at their annual awards dinner last week.

Skippy Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Salmonella
The company that makes Skippy peanut butter is recalling two of its spreads that may be contaminated with salmonella. No illnesses have been linked to the recall of the Skippy reduced fat creamy and reduced fat chunky brands.
Montreal Greets Torah in Memory of Rabbi Wenger
Over 1,000 people came out on Sunday to greet a new Sefer Torah written in memory of Rabbi Eliezer Wenger OBM.
New Engagement!
Zalmi Futerfas (Crown Heights) and Yehudis Kaminetski (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
L’Chaim Tonight, Monday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
This last Shabbos the fourth grade boys class of Hebrew Academy of Morris County had their first full Shabbos experience with the Monsey Chabad community. The children were excitedly looking forward to the Shabbaton after hearing stories from older grades Monsey Shabbaton experiences when they came to Monsey with Rabbi Gil Hami and were not disappointed.
HAMC Students Have Inspiring Shabbaton in Monsey
This last Shabbos the fourth grade boys class of Hebrew Academy of Morris County had their first full Shabbos experience with the Monsey Chabad community. The children were excitedly looking forward to the Shabbaton after hearing stories from older grades Monsey Shabbaton experiences when they came to Monsey with Rabbi Gil Hami and were not disappointed.
As part of a tour of prisons on behalf of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia to provide Jewish books and counseling to inmates, Rabbi Aaron Gurevich had contacted officials to plan his trip to Nizhny Novgorod. When he heard their assessment of the Jewish population, he pressed on.
Told of 2 Jews in Russian Prison, Rabbi Finds 8 More
As part of a tour of prisons on behalf of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia to provide Jewish books and counseling to inmates, Rabbi Aaron Gurevich had contacted officials to plan his trip to Nizhny Novgorod. When he heard their assessment of the Jewish population, he pressed on.