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.
This past Sunday night, the Rabbinical College of America hosted for the third time this year, a grand viewing of “Farbrengen Im Harebi”.
News of the massacre in Itamar, in which the Fogel family was brutally butchered, went by with little notice from the international media, TV talk show host Glenn Beck though did take notice.
Yechiel and Hanna (nee Dahan) Rosenblum (Montreal, Canada)
The parents and staff of Darchai Menachem gathered together this past Motzei Shabbos for their first annual Melava Malkah. The purpose of the evening was to celebrate their current accomplishments in education and to present the future expansion of their educational program.
Avi Bukiet (Lexington, MA) and Luna Zakon (Crown Heights)
When more than 400 college students from across the state of Florida came together this past weekend, singing, celebrating and unity ensued.
With Purim just days away, Vaad Hanonchos B’lahak rereleased a Maamar from the Rebbe which was said 40 years ago on Purim.
As Jews around the world get ready for Purim by packing shalach manos and picking out their costumes, Jewish Educational Media and Chabad.org have teamed up to inject a healthy dose of spirituality into their preparations — newly restored footage of the Rebbe’s Purim farbrengen from 5733 (1973).
We were nearing the end of our Shabbat meal, this past Friday night. Filled with the warmth of the pleasant family atmosphere, our younger children are preparing for bed. Binah, who recently became bat-mitzvah, asks for permission to go to her friend’s house for a Shabbat gathering.
When Melbourne’s Jewish community shifted from the Carlton area to across the Yarra in the 1940s, it almost spelled the end for the East Melbourne heritage-listed synagogue.
Minister stands behind decision to publish explicit photos of terror attack aftermath, hoping to influence global public opinion. Meanwhile Fogel family mourns: Time to rise up beyond left, right, religious, and secular, says brother.
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