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Severe flooding — among the worst Sri Lanka has experienced in the past decade — continues to wreak havoc throughout the country, leaving widespread destruction and loss of life. According to officials, at least 153 people have been killed, while approximately 200 remain missing. More than half a million residents have been affected as communities struggle to cope with the scale of the disaster • Read More
A Golani commando wounded in Gaza was left speechless during a Purim service in Sri Lanka. As he read from a Megillah at the Chabad House in Weligama, he discovered it was dedicated to the memory of Major Moshe Avraham Bar-On, HY”D—a commander he had been part of a rescue mission to retrieve after a fears battle in Shuja’iyya, where he was also wounded • Full Story
Yesterday, Chabad of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, held an event to strengthen the ties between the Jewish community and the local government officials. Minister of Tourism, Minister of Religious Affairs, Foreign Minister were among the government officials that participated in the event • Photos
The death toll from the twin disasters in Sri Lanka rose and nearly half a million people were displaced from their homes. Chabad of Sri Lanka is working around the clock to help as many as they can. From helping some of the wounded, to delivering food to those in need, Chabad is there to help • Full Story
In the Capitol city of Sri Lanka, Colombo. Where Chabad Shluchim Rabbis Mendy Krombie and Schneur Maidanchick operate the local Chabad House. A new Mikvah was dedicated to serve the locals as well as the Israeli backpackers • Photos
Next week Chabad of Sri Lanka, under the Shliach Rabbi Mendy Crombie, will be celebrating ten years of work in the country. This will be celebrated with the dedication of a new Mikvah, and with the participation of the sponsors along with others including the Shliach Rabbi Shneor Maydanchik • Photos
Baby girl to Chananya and Elisheva Roth – Baltimore, MD
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Baby boy to Yechezkel and Chana (nee Rappaport) Landa — Crown Heights
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Zalmy Hirsch (ben R’ Yossi) – Pomona, NY to Feigy Arnauve (bas R’ Eliezer) – Paris, France
L’Chaim: Tonight (Tue) at Simcha Hall, 8:30 PM
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Baby Boy to Shmuel and Chava (nee Grunblatt) Geisinsky – Buenos Aires, Argentina
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