Baby Girl!
Shlomo and Brocha Sternberg (Crown Heights)
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KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
New Engagement!
Yanki Jacobs (Amersfoort, Holland) and Esty Lasker (Brussels, Belgium)
Montreal’s Beis Rivkah Girls are Filmmakers
Several classes of Beis Rivkah in Montreal got to participate in a remarkable program on the Rebbe’s history.
Wedding: Osher Broh – Ita Barber
Pictures from the wedding of Osher Broh (Melbourne, Australia) and Ita Barber (Crown Heights) that took place on January 19, 2011 in the Razag Ballroom, Crown Heights.
Jerusalem Publisher Seeks to Unlock Modern Sage’s Torah Teachings
Long recognized as a one of the most brilliant minds of the past generations, but whose writings were primarily relegated to the purview of a small cadre of scholars, the Rogatchover Gaon – literally, the “genius of Rogatchov” – has for many years occupied a lofty space, inaccessible to the masses.
Descendants of the Shpoler Zayde Gather
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Descendants of the Shpoler Zayde, Rabbi Yehuda Leib, gathered for the annual Seudah commemorating the miraculous saving of his life on the 19th of Shvat 218 years ago. At his requests the entire family hold a Seudah celebrating his great miracle.
Chabad of Asia Celebrates 25 Years!
HONG KONG [CHI] — Hundreds of members, admirers, and supporters of the combined Jewish communities of Asia joined together to celebrate Chabad of Asia’s silver anniversary this past Tu B’shavat. The event was held in Hong Kong, where Chabad first planted its seeds in the Orient 25 years ago with the arrival of Rabbi Mordechai and Goldie Avtzon. Today, over 26 Chabad Houses comprise the fabric of Jewish life in the Far-East.
Taking Krefeld by Storm
Yeshiva Gedola Chabad Berlin Farbreng in Honor of Yud Shvat in Krefeld, Germany.
Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Avrohom ben Libe who will be having surgery tomorrow, Tuesday
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Vandals targeted Oholei Torah Friday night with anti-Semitic hate graffiti. The vulgar scrawl was found on the steps leading up to the main ballroom on Friday night.
Anti-Semitic Hate Graffiti Scrawled on Oholei Torah
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Vandals targeted Oholei Torah Friday night with anti-Semitic hate graffiti. The vulgar scrawl was found on the steps leading up to the main ballroom on Friday night.
Suicide Bomber Kills 31 at Russian Airport
At least 31 people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday in a suicide bombing at Russia’s biggest airport, Russian news agencies reported.
Ottawa Alumni Reunite in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Over 30 Alumni and Staff of the Yeshiva Ottawa came together for a night of Farbrengen and Inspiration in honor of Yud Shvat. It was not just a Farbrengen, it was also a night to congratulate 50 weeks of consecutive Torah learning by the Bochurim.
Big Freeze: Arctic Air Grips Tri-State
Cold enough for you? Bone-chilling cold is prompting some schools around the area to delay openings and some to cancel classes all together as meteorologists warn residents in some parts of New York to stay inside as a blast of arctic weather takes aim at the Northeast.
Red carpet events, V.I.P. cards, flashing paparazzi lights and… Crown Heights? On Friday, February 4, more than 300 teenagers from across the country will gather at the annual National CTeen Shabbaton, where they will enjoy a glamorous V.I.P. weekend complete with a celebrity appearance and a black-tie NYC river cruise.
Teens Gear Up for V.I.P. Event
Red carpet events, V.I.P. cards, flashing paparazzi lights and… Crown Heights? On Friday, February 4, more than 300 teenagers from across the country will gather at the annual National CTeen Shabbaton, where they will enjoy a glamorous V.I.P. weekend complete with a celebrity appearance and a black-tie NYC river cruise.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Today
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) rules will be suspended citywide on Monday, January 24 for snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect.
Letter Reveals Subterfuge and Lies During Braun Installation
A letter from Rabbi Amram Klein of Ungvar revealed a troubling behind the scenes look at the ‘installation ceremony’ of Rabbi Yosef Braun last week. The letter was addressed to Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, who boycotted the event, apologizing to him for his attendance at the ceremony, saying he was duped into it.
