New Engagement!
Brendon Koussevitzky (Coral Springs, FL) to Jamie Barishman (Long Island, NY)
No Pulitzer Prize to The New York Times for its Egregious Yeshiva Coverage
This afternoon, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced the winners of its coveted annual awards – and did not include the deeply objectionable New York Times series on the Orthodox Jewish community and their yeshivas.
Fund Launched To Help The Family of Rabbi Akiva Wagner OBM
Following a devastating illness, Reb Akiva Wagner returned his soul to its Creator. He passed away the day after his 55th birthday.
Baby Girl!
Levi and Dena Blecher from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Levaya For Rabbi Akiva Wagner OBM Passes by 770
The Levaya for Rabbi Akiva Wagner OBM, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Chabad Yeshiva in Toronto, Canada, passed by 770 Monday afternoon, where a large crowd of Anash waited to bade farewell.
Jewish Communities in Commonwealth Welcome King Charles III
Amidst a resplendent display of British pomp and national pride, King Charles III ascended to the throne of England on Shabbat, and Jewish communities throughout the Commonwealth celebrated the coronation with special prayers for his welfare during Shabbat services, followed by expressions of goodwill for the new king.
There Is Just Nine Days Left, Have You Helped Make A Wedding Yet?
Nervously fretting over her special day, a Kallah is still worrying if every detail will be right for her wedding. Right now, a Chosson is looking at the cost and wondering “How will we afford it?” Have you helped KSCVK make a wedding yet? There is just one week left to buy your tickets for the KSCVK auction.
Baby Girl!
Yitzchak and Shaindy (nee Rosenfeld) Heisler from Seattle, WA had a baby girl!
1600 Bochurim Take First Moshiach Chidon Test, Winners Announced
Last Thursday, over 1,600 bochurim from across the globe took the first Moshiach Chidon test. The test covered the first booklet in the new curriculum provided by the Moshiach Chidon.
Houston’s Newest Torah: A Tale of Two Letters in a Children’s Scroll
Dovid Goldstein was 7 years old in 1981 when a bearded man entered his father’s store in McAllen, Texas, and changed his life forever. A “prodigy” of McAllen’s Temple Emanuel Sunday School, the boy was a world away from Chassidic Brooklyn, N.Y., where the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson—led the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
LIVE: Join The Simcha of Lag B’Omer In Meron
Hundreds of thousands of Jews will be in Meron Monday night and Tuesday to celebrate Lag Ba’Omer. The holiday marks the passing of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi). Join the Simcha through a live broadcast.
New Engagement!
Melech Bialo (Cleveland) to Miri Moszkowski (Manchester, UK)
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Simi (nee Gutnick) Cohen from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
TODAY: Community Bonfire To Unite The Community
Today, Monday, the Crown Heights community will be joining together for a Shnas Hakhel Bonfire taking place in front of Wingate High School on Kingston Ave. Updated Schedule in Extended Article
Video of the Day
The Great Parade will be arriving soon, and the players, marchers, and band members are hard at work preparing. Watch as this group do a dress rehearsal for the exciting day.
BDE: Rabbi Akiva Gershon Wagner, 55, OBM
With great sadness we report the untimely passing of Rabbi Akiva Wagner OBM, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Toronto, Canada. He passed away on Monday, the 17th of Iyar, 5783 following an extended illness. Updated with Levaya Information
200 Youths Join Mega Hakhel BBQ In Aubervilliers, France
Over 200 youths gathered for a MEGA HAKHEL BBQ in honor of Lag Baomer with their shliach Rabbi Shmulik Tewel in Aubervilliers France.
