Sports Superstar Joins The Mega Purim Campaign at Sydney’s Shul

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A huge project is underway at Sydney’s Shul in Australia. Tens of thousands of gift packs will be distributed to patients in hospitals across Sydney during the festival of Purim. The gifts will be accompanied by Megilla reading, music, songs and festival joy • Full Story, photos

Shabbos in the Kremlin: Inside Israeli PM’s Trip

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After arriving in Moscow and just before Naftali Bennett‘s meeting with Putin at the Kremlin, the delegation members stopped for a few minutes, made Kiddush and had a brief seudah with challos that Housing Minister Ze’ev Elkin brought from home • Full Story

German President Visits Orphanage in Exile

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today visited the Chabad Jewish Center in Berlin, where 120 orphans from Odessa’s ‘Mishpacha’ orphanage have been welcomed, the youngest of whom is only 2.5 months old. As ChabadInfo.com previously reported, the orphanage, under the auspices of Rabbi Avraham Wolff, endured a grueling journey to its new temporary home, arriving in Berlin shortly before Shabbos • Photos

Paris Learns Sichos to Prep for 11 Nissan

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This past Motzei Shabbos a large group of anash and bochurim gathered in Paris’s Beth Chaya Mouchka for a special seder sichos with the goal of furthering preparations for the upcoming auspicious day of 11 Nissan. Images captured by photographer Mordechai Lubecki • Photos

Gas Prices in NYC Nearing All-Time High

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The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in New Jersey hit an all-time high on Monday, AAA said, and prices in New York City aren’t far behind. AAA said New York City’s all-time high of $4.41 a gallon, set in the summer of 2008, could be surpassed later this week. The current average is $4.29, up about 10% in a week • Full Story

HASHGACHA PROTIS: Chassidishe Daf Yomi Group Learns Unique Maamar as Putin Invades

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As hundreds of Anash complete the first round of Torah Ohr in the newly-launched “Project Likkutei Torah”, culminating with the Maamar, “Al Kein…” in the hosafos of Torah Ohr Megillas Esther the the first bombs were dropped on Ukranian soil • Full Story

Yad L’Achim: Missionaries Plan Mass Baptism for Jews Escaping Ukraine to Israel

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“Chosen People Ministries” – a missionary organization that was set up in the United States more than 100 years ago – turned to its Christian supporters this week with a request for assistance in absorbing Jewish families that escaped from Ukraine to Israel. In its request, the organization declares its intention to hold a large, centralized baptism for them on Erev Pesach, Yad L’Achim revealed • Full Story

Ukrainian Shluchim Receive Warm Welcome at JFK

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A bus packed with bochurim and anash made its way to John F. Kennedy International Airport to greet the the Levinson and Raices families, both venerated Shluchim in Kharkov, Ukraine, who have endured horrific conditions since the onset of the war, as well as a grueling escape from the country. The delegation was organized by Rabbi Yossi Rapp, Director of Chabad of JFK. Photos courtesy of Chabad Air and Eliyahu Ezagui • Photos, Video

New Magid Shiur Appointed at Brunoy Yeshiva

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Tomchei Temimim of Brunoy France has announced that Rabbi Chonchi Morosov has joined the full-time staff of the Yeshiva Gedola in Brunoy and will serve as a ‘Meishiv’ and ‘Maggid Shiur’ in nigleh • Full Story, Photos

Bochurim of Postville Zal to Have ‘Learn-A-Thon’

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The Shluchim of Postville Zal are arranging a Learn-A-Thon for the Bouhurim to be able to Learn for the names of refua shelema and aliyah’s haneshama that were handed in when donating to the Beis Sholom Zal of Postville • Full Story, Photos

Master Hilchos Pesach in the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch

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The chance is now yours to master Hilchos Pesach in the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch. A new shiur by Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz will learn the halochos of Pesach in a swift, clear and concise manner in only 15 minutes a day • Full Story

HORRIFYING: Chief Rabbi Removes Sifrei Torah from Historic Synagogue

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The move to remove the priceless Torahs came in the wake of the repeated bombings in recent days in the capital, as well as a steady Russian advance towards the city. Being that the Russians’ fire on the area has been quite indiscriminate, with homes, educational institutions, and other civilian infrastructure being hit, there is a real fear that the synagogue could be damaged. Similarly, as civilians are abandoning their properties, a new worry about widespread looting has also emerged • Full Story, Video

In Dnipro, Orthodox Father and Son Soldiers are ‘ready to kill Russian soldiers’

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The 20-year-old David Cherkaskyi and his father Asher are among a force of 400 Ukrainian troops poised to try to repel an attack on their eastern Ukrainian city, one of several where Russian troops are expected to stage combat in the coming days. The father and son are part of the Territorial Defense Force, the civilian army that Ukrainian leaders hope will help the military push back against what is proving to be a full-scale air and land Russian attack — including, increasingly, on civilian targets • Full Story

Shocking: Anarchists Try to Harm the Alter Rebbe’s Grave Site

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During the past few days, Ukrainian anarchists have begun to attack the Holy grave site of the Alter Rebbe • Full Story

120 Children from Chabad Orphanage Arrive Safely in Berlin

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They arrived on buses from Odessa with the help of the Jewish Education Center Chabad Lubawitsch Berlin, which organized the rescue. They are now in the Charlottenburg section of Berlin. “We were able to secure accommodation for the first week and, thanks to the great help from the community, we were able to collect enough donations in kind,” Berlin’s Senior Shliach and Chief Rabbi Yehuda Teichtel said. “We welcomed the children with open arms” • Full Story

French Bochurim Give Warm Welcome to Bochurim Fleeing Ukraine

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60 students from the Chabad mesivta outside of Dnipro, Ukraine were greeted with singing and dancing upon arrival in Paris’s Charles Degaulle Airport, following a long, extremely tiring journey out of the war torn country. Images captured by photographer Mordechai Lubecki • Full Story, Photos

Jerusalem: Terrorist Stabs Two Police Officers at Lions’ Gate

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A terrorist arrived early Sunday morning at the Lions’ Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem and stabbed two police officers with a knife • Full Story, Video

Amiram Confession Obtained Through Torture to be Appealed in Israel’s Supreme Court

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A dramatic appeal in Israel’s Supreme Court is scheduled for March the seventh. Amiram Ben Uliel convicted in the Duma fire bombing solely based on his own confession is appealing his sentence claiming it was obtained through illegal torture methods • Full Story

WATCH: ZAKA Rescue Operation In Ukraine Under Fire

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The ZAKA hotline on Shabbos received a report of family members from the Jewish community in Kyiv who were wounded after a missile hit their apartment, with one family member seriously wounded and another one moderately wounded • Full Story, Video

PM Bennett Meets with Putin on Shabbos at the Kremlin; Becomes First PM to Ever Fly on Shabbos

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Saturday to discuss the war in Ukraine and later spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Bennett’s spokesperson said • Full Story

Sharansky and the ID Certificates

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Nathan Sharansky spoke this week at the Sheva Brachot of Yossi and Chana Dickstien’s wedding. (Yossi lost both his parents and brother, to a terrorist attack when he was just seven years old) • Read More

New Event-in-a-Box to Mark the Rebbetzin’s Birthday

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This past month, a novel initiative hit the market. “Event-in-a-Box” brought an innovative and fully-prepared program to Nshei Chabad groups around the world. Following its success, the Moshiach Office is launching an upgraded edition to mark Chof-Hey Adar, the Rebbetzin’s birthday • Full Story, Photos

Birthday Farbrengen for Rabbi Mendel Hendel

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Thursday night, a Farbrengen took place in Eshel, in honor of the birthday of Rabbi Mendy Hendel, director of the Chabad World Center to Greet Moshiach. At the Farbrengen, many close friends came to say L’Chaim and wish him Mazel Tov and Brochos for the upcoming year. Images captured by photographer Davidi Katach • Photos

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Koby Berkowitz – Sydney Australia to Chana Weiss Sherman Oaks, CA.

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in The Garden House 1386 S. Johns PL

Moshe Gordon – Crown Heights to Chayale Movsikov – Crown Heights

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) 571 Albany Ave.

Shmuly Golomb – Crown Heights to Mushky Steinmetz – Briarwood, NY

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in F.R.E.E. 1383 President St.