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Life isn’t normal. New disruptions to all aspects of our lives have become the only normal that we can expect. A few weeks ago, as more and more of the coronavirus craziness began to hit home, I was thinking that at least I didn’t have to worry about one thing: going to the mikvah. For […]
On the Seder nights, those of us who are alone will be facing a unique challenge, many for the very first time. We will be eating matzah and marror, drinking wine and reading the Haggadah, as usual, but the prospect of doing so all alone is uniquely challenging. If this is what you will be […]
The following is a partial list of victims Niftar from the COVID-19 pandemic just from Tuesday morning until 9:00PM. Unfortunately, there are many more, but YWN does not have all the information. YWN has only published the names we were given. If you have any info to add, please contact YWN with the info. While many […]
Federal charges have been levied against a Pennsylvania man for posting online threats against Jews and other minorities. Corbin Kauffman, 31, posted a threatening image on a social media website on March 13, 2019, that featured a digitally created image of his arm and hand aiming an AR-15 rifle at praying Jewish men gathered in […]
Rabbi Mendy Fellig and his wife, Henchi, from the Chabad Jewish Student Center, were among an unprecedented cohort created to make sure the next generation is educated about the past. Rabbi Menachem “Mendy” Fellig, who runs the Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Miami, is from a generation where he and his peers […]
Mrs. Dusia (Dvosha) Rivkin, matriarch of a large Chabad-Lubavitch family with hundreds of descendants around the world, passed away on March 29. She was 93 years old. Born in Kharkov , Soviet Ukraine, in 1927 to Mendel and Hinda Deitsch, Dusia absorbed the values of generosity and hospitality from a young age. Especially formative were […]
For kosher food pantries, Passover is already the busiest time of year, a time when many Jewish New Yorkers need help procuring the pricey food that meets the holiday’s dietary restrictions. But this Passover is unlike any other. As coronavirus takes its toll on family finances, food pantries stretching supplies of kosher-for-Passover food to serve […]
In late February, Tasmania’s Jewish community was rocked from its tranquil existence by a string of anti-Semitic displays—a synagogue defaced and swastikas prominently displayed in front of a home—horrifying local residents and the state as a whole. Tucked away in a hidden corner of the world, separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait, Tasmania […]
Leadership comes naturally to Rebecca Grinberg, who had involved herself in multiple organizations on campus before deciding to run for Associated Students president. “My parents come from the Soviet Union, so I was the first generation to be born in the United States,” said Grinberg. “Growing up, I had this really large motivation to really […]
Vigil in Solidarity with the Community of Chabad of Poway, California Held on Tuesday, April 30th at the Civic Center Oval Plaza led by Rabbi Yoel Caroline of Chabad Key Biscayne Jewish Center. Reverend Susan of St. Christopher’s by the Sea was also in attendance, as well as community leaders and police and fire department […]