A picture featured in the local Brazilian newspaper show’s Brazil’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Luiz Fux with a picture of the Rebbe on his desk • Photo
From Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz, Principal of Cheder Ohr Menachem in Crown Heights: Moving my fingers across the keyboard I tremble. A mere continuation to that shudder which ran down my spine upon receiving the news of Rabbi Chaim Binyamini’s passing. Where to begin? How do I -in dry words- do justice describing such a towering figure? • Full Article, Photos
The L’Chaim of Laibel Orenstein of Crown Heights and Rochel Aboutboul of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took place Tuesday night at the FREE Shul in Crown Heights. Photos by ChabadInfo.com photographer Avraham Elkabets • Photos
The army of the Rebbe’s Shluchim to Brazil is continuing to expand, last night a Farbrengen took place in Crown Heights as a new young couple departs for Brazil. Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Kafif, are moving on Shlichus to Vila Mariana, a neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil • Photos
Wednesday afternoon, a special inauguration ceremony took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The square where the first Chabad House was established in Rio de Janeiro some 30 years ago was named in honor of the Rebbe, by city officials • Photos
With great sadness we regret to inform you of the tragic passing of the baby Rivka Koncepolski, daughter of Rabbi Mendy and Dobi Koncepolski, Shluchim in S. Paulo, Brazil. She was one-year-old • Full Story
Berel Grossbaum (Minnesota) to Chana Shmotkin (Detroit)
L’Chaim tonight in F.R.E.E.
Baby boy to: Shmuel and Esther Neft (nee Tyshenko) – Toronto.
Baby boy to: Menachem and Esty Sheinberger – Crown Heights
Baby girl to: Meir and Chanie Levinger (nee Richler) – Yerushalayim, Israel