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Around 50 women, men and children clad in costumes sat listening intently Tuesday as Rabbi Mendy Shapiro’s melodic chant rang out in the small chabad center off Mosside Boulevard. At seemingly random points, the crowd would erupt in a piercing din as they pounded on tables and activated their handheld noisemakers. This was a Purim […]
Shabbat invitations are front-seat tickets for learning about traditional Jewish life. Newbies to Jewish observance dream of the day when they, too, will be able to host and inspire others. But it can be daunting to think of the abundance of dishes, the lavish table, and the deep Torah thoughts and Shabbat songs that one […]
There is expected to be a meeting of Five Towns rabbis tonight, March 12, according to Rabbi Zalman Wolokwik of the Chabad of the Five Towns, as the religious leaders grapple with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak that has infected a good portion of the world’s countries. Officially called a pandemic by the World […]
Twelve TABC juniors and seniors, along with Rabbis Ezra Stone and Jonathan Kessel, headed down to the Big Easy on Sunday for a four-day chesed mission in NOLA. The boys left from Newark Airport for the two and a half hour flight with a focused mincha before they embarked on the journey ahead. After they […]
Cawley Chicago VP Ryan Freed recently completed the sale of 651 Amersale Dr., a 7,800-square-foot, free-standing office building in Naperville, IL. The building sold for $1,677,000, which is $215 per square foot. “This sale came down to the adage, ‘location, location, location,’ said Freed. “651 Amersale Dr. was not on the market; however, the buyer had […]
On the first Friday of every month, the quiet cobblestone streets of Old City Philadelphia are reborn into a bustling, contemporary art scene. Thousands of eager guests wander through, enjoying the wide variety of music and art exhibitions. But, by nine o’clock, most galleries have closed, and a hush begins to settle back over the […]
President Donald Trump ordered the suspension of European travel to the United States for 30 days to help curb the spread of a coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted nearly all corners of US daily life, from education to sports and entertainment. Trump, whose administration has come under sharp criticism for its response to the public health crisis, […]
Here’s a thought to ponder … What if everything we have been searching for, yearning for, desperately attempting to make sense of is already here, waiting to be uncovered through our meaningful, authentic and loving interactions with each other and our Creator? What if the key is relationships and authentic connection, essence to essence? That […]
WASHINGTON – A few dozen people attended the traditional Purim event at the White House on Tuesday. The attendees, including senior advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, and special representative for international negotiations, Avi Berkowitz, joined other White House staff for over half an hour to listen to the reading of The Megillah (Book of […]
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Attorney Robert S. Brewer Jr. experienced first-hand in San Diego the concerns shared by Jewish congregations around the country about anti-Semitism — a concern that prompted U.S. Attorney General William Barr to send a directive to U.S. Attorneys throughout the United States to arrange meetings with Jewish community leaders. At a […]