Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda MIller (Pittsburgh, PA) and Rivkah Nemoy (Pittsburgh, PA) on their engagement.
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NEW YORK — At 47,000 meters around NYC, 30 minutes for 25 cents is being reduced to 20 minutes at the same price.
It’s part of Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to raise an additional $16.8 million annually to help close the city’s $4 billion budget gap.
Parking Meters Changing From 30 Minutes to 20 Minutes
NEW YORK — At 47,000 meters around NYC, 30 minutes for 25 cents is being reduced to 20 minutes at the same price.
It’s part of Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to raise an additional $16.8 million annually to help close the city’s $4 billion budget gap.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Yehudis Hecht (Shluchim to Torrance, CA) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Photos: Motzai Pesach Pizza
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel Mayer and Chana Nacha Blugrind (Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their daughter, Chaya Mushka.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

Birkas HaChamah Ceremony and Event in Monroe
MONROE, NY [CHI] — Many local Orange County residents, from all walks of life, gathered on Wednesday morning, April 8th, at Chabad’s Monroe Location on Route 17m, to celebrate the rare Jewish practice of Birkat Hachamah, the blessing of the sun, performed only once every 28 years. It is recited on a specific Wednesday morning in the spring, when it is calculated that the sun returns to the same position in the sky it occupied at the time of Creation, and at the same time of the week, 5769 years ago.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photos by Yossi Greenfeld)
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mutty and Ahuva Fogelman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter, Batsheva Rivkah.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
NEW YORK [AP] — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he doesn't believe a bad economy leads to more violent crime.
Bloomberg said Monday in an interview that murderers “don't read The Wall Street Journal.”
Mayor Bloomberg: No Link Between Violent Crime, Economy
NEW YORK [AP] — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he doesn’t believe a bad economy leads to more violent crime.
Bloomberg said Monday in an interview that murderers “don’t read The Wall Street Journal.”
Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! – It’s a Girl!
I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a good friend and colleague, Bentzi and to his wife Devorah Leah (nee Koncepolski) Sasson (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter, Levonah.
May the newborn be an endless source of Nachas to her parents, grand parents and Klal Yisroel.
Pesach in Vietnam’s Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam [CHI] — Hundreds of Jews got to properly celebrate Pesach this year in the Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
More picutres in the Extneded Article!
Mazal Tov! – it’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Benyamin and Frumy Wolff (Shluchim to Helsinki, Finland) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
WESTMINSTER, CO — Historically, and since time immemorial, Judaism has been about community; it has been its fabric, said Rabbi Benjy Brackman, of Westminster, co-founder of the Chabad House Synagogue and Cultural Center, 4505 W. 112th Ave., Westminster.
And, according to Rabbi Brackman, that's what the Chabad House is all about - engaging northwestern community involvement.
Rabbi Brackman: Pioneering for Judaism, Community
WESTMINSTER, CO — Historically, and since time immemorial, Judaism has been about community; it has been its fabric, said Rabbi Benjy Brackman, of Westminster, co-founder of the Chabad House Synagogue and Cultural Center, 4505 W. 112th Ave., Westminster.
And, according to Rabbi Brackman, that’s what the Chabad House is all about – engaging northwestern community involvement.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nachum and Dina (nee Gottlieb) Sasonkin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Seudas Moshiach in 770!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The last day of Passover (“Acharon Shel Pesach”) is particularly associated with Moshiach and the future redemption. The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of partaking of a “Seudas Moshiach” (Moshiachs Meal) on the afternoon of the last day of Passover; in addition to the Matzah eaten at “ Seudas Moshiach”, the Rebbes of Chabad added the custom of drinking four cups of wine, as in the Seder held on Passover’s first days.
Many more pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sholom Ber and Chani (nee Wilansky) Goldstein on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Spiritgrow offers a smorgasbord of spirituality from traditional Judaism to relationship management, writes Barney Zwartz (WA today, an Australian Paper).
About 60 people relax cheerfully on chairs and beanbags in a big room. Men on the right, women on the left, divided by a slight curtain; but they laugh and call out to each other. Then a young man in fashionable black takes charge, as they sing, clap, chant, listen attentively and pause to meditate.
Orthodox in a most Un-Orthodox Way
Spiritgrow offers a smorgasbord of spirituality from traditional Judaism to relationship management, writes Barney Zwartz (WA today, an Australian Paper).
About 60 people relax cheerfully on chairs and beanbags in a big room. Men on the right, women on the left, divided by a slight curtain; but they laugh and call out to each other. Then a young man in fashionable black takes charge, as they sing, clap, chant, listen attentively and pause to meditate.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem and Faigy (nee Schapiro) Schechter on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.