Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Nechama Dina (nee Eber) Dubrawsky (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel


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Storm Chills Ritual Mission

The Daily Breeze

REDONDO BEACH, CA — A sacred mission turned into a huge headache Wednesday for members of Chabad of the Beach Cities, who trekked to the hills in search of snow – and then got stuck in it.

The synagogue members left at 4:30 a.m. for the hills east of Bakersfield to find snow they needed for a new ceremonial bath house they’re building. With fierce weather on the way, the group wouldn’t have had to go farther than the Grapevine for fresh powder.

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Port Washington: Jewish Life is Booming Here

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

Children at the Chabad of PW preschool.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY — You don’t find many storefront houses of prayer in Port Washington, NY. A modest home carries a $1 million price tag, double that for a place on the water. Residents are not likely to be calling out to a Higher Power to fill the void left by economic insecurity.

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal tov to Moshe Chaim and Nechama Dina (nee Cousin) Dubrowsky (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel


Soul II Soul Concert Only Ten Days Away! (A)

Avraham Fried performing at the Soul II Soul concert a few years ago.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn, [CHI] — The clock is ticking as the big day draws near; the concert is almost here! The producers are working on the final touches, ensuring a professionally executed and yet varemeh, heimisheh show.

Students the art of Torah scribe

Joyce Shelby – NY Daily News

Girls from the Beth Rivka School in Crown Heights watch over the shoulder of Rabbi Benny Hershcovich as he demonstrates the ancient art of making a Torah scroll at the Jewish Children’s Museum.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — In this age of high-speed Internet connections, iPods and HDTVs, the Jewish Children’s Museum is inviting the public to step back in time – and learn about the ancient process of making Torah scrolls.

Chaya Aydel Seminary to Offer Teachers Licenses

By Reuven Arazi

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL [CHI] — The Chaya Aydel Seminary in Hallandale Beach Florida, renowned for its high standard of excellence in higher Jewish education and community outreach, has just been accredited to offer Teachers Licenses to its student body. Licenses will be offered to students enrolled in this years program as well as for future students.

Center Looks to Expand its Trailblazing Approach to MS

Guided by a Israeli National Service volunteer, right, a resident of Colel Chabad’s Grabski Rehabilitation Center goes for a walk in the surrounding Migdal Ha’Emek neighborhood.

MIGDAL HA’EMEK, Israel — Israel’s only residential center geared solely for patients with multiple sclerosis, or MS, is expanding its operations in order to accept 10 more long-term residents. The Grabski Rehabilitation Center in Migdal Ha’Emek, run by the Colel Chabad social services agency, currently cares for 25 residents; besides the additional rooms, the renovation will include the construction of an outpatient clinic for high-functioning MS patients and those with other similar neurological disorders.