New Meta Tools Give Parents Control Over Teen Social Media Use
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and other apps, is now adding new features designed to allow parents to oversee their teens’ internet use.
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NYC Changes School Calendar to Accommodate Last Days of Pesach
Following pushback by parents and educators, New York City’s Department of Education has added the last two days of Pesach as days off in the 2023-2024 school calendar.
New Engagement!
Chaim Bryski (Agoura Hills, CA) to Hadas Einav (Pittsburgh, PA)
Baby Girl!
Ariel and Shayna (nee Genut) Cohen from Hillside, NJ had a baby girl!
Chaim V’Chessed: Pilot Program to Ease Student Visa Applications
On Sunday, July 2, the Visa Department is scheduled to reopen. For some weeks now, Chaim V’Chessed has been alerting Ministry officials to the likely crush of applicants to the Visa Department once it reopens.
Lamplighters Podcast: Five Aussies’ Journeys To Jewish Observance
n Episode 39 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents the story of a group of “The Meshugenas,” five men who met in Perth, Australia when they were younger and were inspired to Jewish observance during and after college by Chabad emissaries there. Their paths wound through Yeshiva and to career and family.
Baby Boy!
Moishe and Chana (nee Engel) Golomb from Crown Heights, had a baby boy!
Op-Ed: I Don’t Have Time, The Food Yetzer Horo, I Should Be Learning, These Are Just Excuses
Before we can talk about motivation let’s talk about some of the impediments to eating healthy and exercising. Op-Ed by Shmarya Richler
New Biography Hits Local Stores—80 Years After a Chasid’s Passing
It’s the 80th anniversary of the passing of a venerated chosid—and his brand-new biography just hit the markets.
Unhealthy Wildfire Smoke Heading to New York Yet Again
Unhealthy air quality is expected to grip New York again this week as winds push in more toxic smoke from the raging Canadian wildfires.
Chabad Center, Largest in Germany Since Holocaust, Symbol of Jewish Transformation
Eighty years after the Holocaust, Israel’s chief rabbi, German officials and foreign dignitaries gathered on July 25 in Berlin at the opening of the Pears Jewish Campus, a sprawling $44-million, 90,000-square-foot Jewish educational, recreational and religious center, the new home of Chabad-Lubavitch of Berlin.
Lemon Nails and Spa In Crown Heights Damaged In Morning Fire
A fire at 961 Lincoln Pl. in Crown Heights has severely damaged a nail salon used by many community women.
Wedding: Schneur Ginsberg of Boro Park and Menucha Rubashkin of Jackson, NJ
The wedding of Schneur Ginsberg of Boro Park and Menucha Rubashkin of Jackson, NJ, took place Monday night in Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Dovid Gutnick (Crown Heights) to Shaina Andrusier (Cooper City, FL) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 27th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown St.
JEM: A Real Life Miracle Story
Dr. Shelli Menachemson and her husband had tried everything they could to have a child, including infertility treatment and a blessing from the Rebbe, but there seemed to be no success. After another failed pregnancy, they reluctantly turned to the Rebbe again.
Achdus in Chabad – All North American Mesivtos Unite in Learning Initiative
In a unique demonstration of achdus, Chabad Yeshivos worldwide participated in an unprecedented Moshiach-focused learning initiative, culminating in a grand competition. Over 1,600 talmidim from 36 yeshivas gathered to show their mastery of complex inyonim spanning Gemara, Midrash, Chassidus, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s teachings.
New Jersey Senate Invocation Given By Monroe Shliach Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky
As the New Jersey Senate stood for their opening invocation Tuesday morning, Chabad Shilach to Monroe County, Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, took the podium to inspire the senators towards good.
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