Revolutionary Jewish Dating Program Set For NYC Debut at CYP Shabbaton This Week
After successfully launching around the world, the Met@Chabad dating event is coming to NYC at this week’s CYP Encounter Shabbaton.
Historic Maccabi Games in Germany Pause for Shabbat
More than 85 years after the Nazis banned Jewish participation in sports, Jewish athletes from around the world gathered in Ruhpolding, Germany, to compete in the Maccabi Deutschland Winter Games. In a particularly memorable moment, Alfi Goldenberg, the chairman of the organizing committee announced: “We’re all here together, we had great fun, and now we’re going to stop for Shabbat.”
Fisher-Price Reannounces Recall of 4.7 Million Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, At Least Eight Deaths Occurred After Recall
Consumers should stop using the Rock ‘n Play immediately and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher after a slew of child deaths associated with the product.
New Engagement!
Yudi Wolf (Beitar, EY) to Devorie Cohen (Utrecht, Holland)
New Engagement!
Yossi Tzion (Crown Heights) to Chayale Levi (Nechemia, EY)
Two Incidents Outside 770 Lead To Arrests Tuesday Morning
Two arrests were made in front of 770 Tuesday morning, including one that involved an altercation with a knife.
Lamplighters Podcast: A Small Jewish Community in an African City of 20 Million
In Episode 33 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Mendy and Rebbetzin Mazal Sternbach, who left the well-established and comfortable Chabad Communities in which they grew up and settled in Nigeria after they were married.
A Bris That Turned Into Two Bar Mitzvahs
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowitz of Chabad of Southwest Florida arrived anticipating only a Bris, but the event turned into a triple simcha.
CTeen Summer Opens New Staff Positions To Meet Growing Program
To meet the growing number of teens registered and the launch of new trips, CTeen is expanding its staff opportunities for this summer.
With Record Number of Young Professionals Expected In Crown Heights This Weekend, CYP Seeks More Hosts
An unprecedented number of Young Professionals are expected at the Encounter Crown Heights this week and CYP International is seeking even more families willing to host young Jewish professionals in their homes.
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Mushkie (nee Korf) Lebovics from S. Petersburg, FL had a baby girl!
1401 President Street, $40,000 to $7,000,000
Let’s take a look at 1401 President street. Just off of Kingston Ave. A beloved neighborhood physician, Doctor Feldman, had his home and office there until he tragically passed away one year ago.
Chai Lifeline Ramps Up Crisis and Trauma Response Volunteer Recruitment
In the wake of recent tragic events, Chai Lifeline has been working closely with Jewish communities across the U.S. and around the world to train and recruit local volunteers in crisis and trauma response.
Op-Ed: Package Theft Plague in Crown Heights, What You Can Do to Help
As a member of the Crown Heights Jewish community, I am concerned about the recent spate of package theft that has occurred over the past couple of weeks. These crimes, which have caused significant inconvenience and financial hardship for the victims, must be brought to an immediate end. Op-Ed by Moshe Hertz
A Jewish Community Life Sprouts in Elk Grove, California
Rabbi Chaim and Raizel Groner moved to Sacramento’s fastest-growing suburb in September to connect local Jews and build the city’s first Jewish community.
Crown Heights History: Chabad Youth Army or Doctors Office?
In this 1940 picture you can imagine a beautiful mansion were Dr. Berman lived, with his family, and saw his patients downstairs. Along comes a Chabad organization Machneh Yisroel run by Rabbi Leibel Alevsky, and he wanted to to buy the building for “offices” and “programs”.
