On Sunday, in an impressive ceremony, Yossi Tenenboim, the son of the Rebbe’s shluchim in Hewlett, Long Island, Rabbi Nochem and Rivkie Tenenboim, celebrated his bar mitzvah with hundreds of community members in attendance. The Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, NY surprised the crowd and presented Yossi with an official declaration, declaring Sunday “Yossi Tenenboim Day” • Full Story, Photos
With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Yudi Dukes, OB”M, a Shliach who inspired Jews worldwide to add in Torah learning. He passed away on Thursday, Ches Shvat. He was 39-years-old • Full Story
With great sadness we regret to inform you of the passing of Dina Leah Rosenzweig, OB”M, one of the girls involved in the car accident in Buffalo. She was from Long Island, New York. She was 19-years-old • Full Story
Responding to the ever-increasing need for a positive, empowering and individualized Yeshiva experience, a new Zal is opening in Long Island, NY to cater to Bochurim looking to develop themselves as Chassidim in a conventional, top-notch Yeshiva, with customized learning plans to suit their individual needs • Full Story
A groundbreaking was celebrated Wednesday for the new Merrin Chabad Center opening near Stony Brook, New York. Director and Spiritual Leader of Merrin Chabad Center Rabbi Chaim Grossbaum along with others led the ceremonies • Full Story, Photos
The Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch movement on Long Island is showing rapid growth, with the number of its centers more than doubling during a time when synagogues have merged, lost members or closed ● Long Island now is home to 32 Chabad centers, compared with 14 in 2000, and 45 Chabad rabbis, a big jump from 17 rabbis in 2000 ● Full Story
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Mendy Margolin – Norfolk, Virginia to Yamna Elharrar – Montreal, Canada
