Chanukah Bringing Unity in Curitiba
An unbelievable show of Achdus has B”H come to fruition in the southern capital city of Curitiba in the state of Parana, Brazil.
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Baby Girl!
Sholomke and Mushka (nee Gruzman) Sharf (Crown Heights)
PSA: Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended 3 Days
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended for the next three days starting today, through Thursday – November 16-18 for holiday observances. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Celebrating 3 years of FNL in Cape Town
South African Jewish Report
Rabbi Osher Feldman (Left) with Rabbi Yossy Goldman, President of the SA Rabbinical association, who was guest speaker at the third anniversary of Friday Night Live at the Gardens Synagogue.
The glory and the grandeur of South Africa’s mother synagogue, having been founded in 1841, was recaptured on Friday night October 15 when over 1 200 people flocked to Cape Town’s Gardens Shul to celebrate the third anniversary of its Friday Night Live (FNL). An initiative of the shul, it is now being emulated in synagogues in Johannesburg, Sydney and elsewhere.
This past Moitzoi Shabbos, Bochurim from Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati went Ice skating and slurpees with the Cincinnati Community, as one member of the Cummunity joked “it's great to see Bochurim excited for other things then learning”.
Photos: YLC Bocherim go Ice Skating!
This past Moitzoi Shabbos, Bochurim from Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati went Ice skating and slurpees with the Cincinnati Community, as one member of the Cummunity joked “it’s great to see Bochurim excited for other things then learning”.
Thailand Flooding Destroys Koh Samui Chabad Center
By Joshua Runyan for Chabad.org
Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Ashkenazi and locals assess damage to the Chabad House in Koh Samui, Thailand, after floodwaters ravaged the resort town.
A week after torrential rains flooded much of the tropical paradise in Koh Samui, Thailand, claiming dozens of lives in the countryside and causing extensive damage to the local Chabad House and attached kosher restaurant, preliminary assessments indicate that travelling Jewish backpackers have safely left the area.
Rabbis Call for Day of Fasting, Prayers for Rain
Protocols set for upcoming day of fasting, for those who can, including the order of prayers, and encourage people to fast as much as they can.
NYPD Begins Photographing Suspects’ Irises
The NYPD hopes to keep track of suspects’ irises to keep prisoners from disguising themselves. The NYPD began taking pictures of suspects’ irises on Monday.
Lay-Offs Ahead of Closure of Kosher Valley Poultry Plant
PLAINVILLE, NY [WSYR-TV] — 98 employees at the former Plainville Turkey Farm in Lysander are officially out of a job tonight. The current owner of the facility has announced their temporary layoffs will permanent.
New Engagement!
Yakov Brenenson (Kfar Chabad) and Sarah Levine (Brooklyn, NY)
L’Chaim Wednesday night at Ohel Nosson
580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Chabad Confronts Anti-Israel Activism on Canada’s College Campuses
By R.C. Berman for Lubavitch.com
OTTAWA — Jeremy Izfo may soon be analyzing debt-to-earnings ratios of Fortune 500 companies, but today the economics major at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, is looking at Chabad on Campus’s bottom line.
Mendy Pellin and Yoely Lebovits meet on 13th Avenue for a showdown, they square off and dual... about... the upcoming RCCS Auction on November 30th! Visit rccsauction.org for more info.
Video: The Textoff
Mendy Pellin and Yoely Lebovits meet on 13th Avenue for a showdown, they square off and dual… about… the upcoming RCCS Auction on November 30th! Visit rccsauction.org for more info.
New Engagement!
Shmuly Lang (Crown Heights) to Chaya (bas Levi) Raichik (Los Angeles, CA)
L’Chaim Tuesday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Once again allegations are being raised concerning the NYPD’s persistent downplaying crime. Officers from the 71st Precinct responded to a call of a stolen purse last week on President Street, but the responding officers refused to file a crime report for robbery, and instead they only filed a report for ‘lost property’. Video surveillance captured the robbery, yet police still refuse to take interest in the incident.
Police Downplaying Crime, Refuse to File Crime Report
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Once again allegations are being raised concerning the NYPD’s persistent downplaying crime. Officers from the 71st Precinct responded to a call of a stolen purse last week on President Street, but the responding officers refused to file a crime report for robbery, and instead they only filed a report for ‘lost property’. Video surveillance captured the robbery, yet police still refuse to take interest in the incident.
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Rabbi Avi Richler, a Shliach in Mullica Hill, NJ, composed a new song called “Tomorrow” in memory of the Mumbai Kedoshim - the Jews murdered in the Chabad House in Mumbai on 26/11.
Shliach Writes Song for Mumbai
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Rabbi Avi Richler, a Shliach in Mullica Hill, NJ, composed a new song called “Tomorrow” in memory of the Mumbai Kedoshim – the Jews murdered in the Chabad House in Mumbai on 26/11.
Rabbi Shmaya Friedman and his wife Aliza have joined the family of Shluchim, serving as Program Directors for Chabad of the North Shore, with a focus on youth programming.
Shmaya is the son of Rabbi Yossi Friedman of Kehot Publication Soceity and grandson of Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of Merkos L'inyonei Chinuch.
Announcing New Shluchim to Boston’s North Shore
Rabbi Shmaya Friedman and his wife Aliza have joined the family of Shluchim, serving as Program Directors for Chabad of the North Shore, with a focus on youth programming.
Shmaya is the son of Rabbi Yossi Friedman of Kehot Publication Soceity and grandson of Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch.
Manchester Lubavitch Youth Minyan Llandudno Trip
Manchester Lubavitch youth Minyan fun filled Shabbaton at Chabad Retreat Centre in Llandudno.
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