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Kiddies Enjoy Carnival & French Twins Show
Crown Heights children were treated to a carnival and show by the French Twins on Montgomery Street in honor of Isru Chag. The outing was sponsored by local businesses. Among the sponsors were Apple
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Hascholas Sefer Torah in Loving Memory
Thirty days have passed since the untimely and tragic passing of Tomim Schneur Moshe Yitzchok OB"M, beloved son of -yibodlu l’chaim tovim – Shluchim Rabbi Nochum and Avigail Yitzchok, of Kiryat Bialik. Hundreds of
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New Shluchim Join The Rebbe’s Army
Rabbi & Mrs. Mordey and Shaina (nee Simons) Richler, together with their daughter Rochel, will IYH be moving to S. Lake Tahoe, CA to open a Chabad Center. Their goal is to strengthen Jewish
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Lubavitcher Shul Damaged in Blaze
A defective Shabbat timer was apparently the cause of a major fire at the Lubavitcher Shul in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Yerushalayim over Shabbos. The fire, which broke out on Shabbos afternoon, did extensive damage to
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Kinus Torah at Yeshiva Gedolah Melbourne
The Rabbinical College of Australia & New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah – Melbourne) hosted a communal Kinus Torah on Sunday the tenth of Sivan. The Kinus was convened in conjunction with Shavuos, as per the
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Room to Grow in Thornhill, Ontario
Chabad @ Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, has big plans to keep on growing. About seven years ago, organizers drew up blueprints to expand the sanctuary and social area. The former was completed, and now
Read More »NYT: Brooklyn’s Champs-Élysées
Looking down Eastern Parkway from Grand Army Plaza’s Memorial Arch, past the Brooklyn Public Library, past the Botanic Garden and McKim, Mead and White’s Brooklyn Museum, you might be reminded of Paris and the
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YG Melbourne Hosts Shavuos Kinus Torah
The Rabbinical College of Australia & New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah – Melbourne) hosted a communal Kinus Torah on Sunday the tenth of Sivan (May 19, 2013). The Kinus was convened in conjunction with Shavuos,
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Hindy Scheiman Touched So Many With Kindness
Beloved educator Hindy Scheiman, an unassuming leader in the Chicago and Des Plaines, Ill., area Jewish communities, passed away after a long illness at the age of 54. A Chabad-Lubavitch emissary, she was co-director
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International Criminal Court Opens Probe Into Israel’s 2010 Gaza flotilla raid
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said she would open a preliminary examination into the events surrounding the 2010 Israel Navy raid on a Turkish-flagged aid flotilla to the Gaza Strip. Nine Turkish citizens died
Read More »Mazel Tov – Its a Girl!
We would like to wish a Mazel Tov to Avraham and Sara Katri (nee Zejger) (S. Paulo, Brazil) on the birth of their daughter. Source: http://www.crownheights.ch/blog/blog.php?bid
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Winning Numbers Drawn In Powerball Jackpot
Lottery officials say the winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot have been drawn. They are: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and Powerball 11. Officials say the latest Powerball jackpot figure results are still
Read More »Mazel Tov – Its a Boy!
We would like to wish a Mazel Tov to Mendel and Sossia Kramer (nee Charytan) (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son. Source: http://www.crownheights.ch/blog/blog.php?bid
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Mendel and Sossia (nee Charytan) Kramer (Crown Heights) Source: http://crownheights.info/mazal_tov/baby-boy-
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Broken Rail Eyed In Conn. Train Crash That Send 72 To Hospitals
The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to
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Parshah: Behaalotecha in a Nutshell
Aaron is commanded to raise light in the lamps of the menorah, and the tribe of Levi is initiated into the service in the Sanctuary. A “Second Passover” is instituted in response to the
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Story: The Chassid and the Fool at the Leipzig Fair By Yanki Tauber
One day, the great chassid Rabbi Hillel of Paritch (1795–1864) was struck with an immense longing to spend Shabbat with his rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch. But to realize this desire was quite
Read More »Parshah: Moses’ Challenge By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
It was the worst crisis in Moses’ life. Incited by the “mixed multitude,” the Israelites complain about the food: “If only we had meat to eat. We remember the fish we ate in Egypt
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Your Questions: Judaism or Lennonism? By Aron Moss
Question: I don’t want my children to be small-minded or fundamentalist, so I haven’t given them a Jewish education. They have been brought up without any religion; they are free to choose whatever beliefs
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Parshah: The Paranormal By Elisha Greenbaum
The man Moshe was exceedingly humble. I (G‑d) speak to him . . . in a vision, not in riddles. Numbers 12:3,8. As a natural cynic employed to preach faith, I often find myself torn between so-called
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