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Photos: Michoel Pruzansky & Baruch Levine in Manhattan

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Michoel Pruzansky & Baruch Levine

Orchestra

Michoel Pruzansky & His son Avi

Baruch Levine

The Crowd

Yanky Briskman & Michoel Pruzansky Discussing the notes

Michoel Pruzansky

3 kids in the Crowd the one on the far right is a soloist in Miami Boys Choir

Michoel Pruzansky Getting Wild on Stage

Michoel Pruzansky & Baruch Levine singing Anovim and Vhi Sheamda

A kid Yossi Hecht comes up to sing Vizakani with Baruch Levine

Grand Finale with Michoel Pruzansky & Baruch Levine

Big Fans Backstage

ALL PHOTOS BY THE CJ STUDIOS

Michoel Pruzansky sings Live in Manhattan

SHTEIG!

9/11 Story & Song

Michoel Pruzansky & his son Avi

Shloime Gertner singing Mi Von Siach (from new album)

Shloime Gertner singing Mi Von Siach from new
album at The Heller - Lazarus Chupa in Tel Aviv

Cannon Haut Cuisine

2'15 Napolean said an army marches on its stomach. The IDF waddles on after a serious helping or two of "Hamin,'' AKA "cholent."

raphael benizri at a wedding

Raphael benizri singing at wedding in strasbourg in december 21th 2009 with yossef brami's orchestra

michoel schnitzler at the lang wedding with negina orchestra

Michoel Schnitzler at the lang wedding with negina orchestra

Shloime Gertner Mega Mix! Now Available

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DOWNLOAD FULL SAMPLER HERE

Shloime Gertner's Say Asay is the long awaited follow up to his smash debut album, Nissim. Say Asay features songs by Yossi Green, Pinky Weber, Yitzy Waldner, Yitzy Gurwitz, Motti Illowitz & Baruch Levine. Arrangements by Leib Yaakov Rigler, Moshe Laufer, Eli Lishinsky, Shai Bachar and Yisroel Lamm. This CD features 14 tracks and was produced by TeeM Productions, Yossi Tyberg and Gershy Moskowitz.

You can buy or download the album here

Shloime Gertner's New CD Chabad Pictures - Cover Work

In the cover work for Shloimie Gertner's newly released CD there is a collage of pictures of the singer.

In the center you will find two pictures. One picture of Shloimie with a picture of the Rebbe.
The other is a picture of him by the Rebbe's Ohel.

This Motzie Shabbas Boruch Levine / Pruzansky

Fire on East 35th Street in Brooklyn

A fire broke out at about ten o'clock this morning on East 35th Street in Brooklyn, NY. Students in nearby Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel saw the smoke and alerted residents. Everyone except for a dog, Legend, made it out safely. Legend was rescued by firefighters and was revived. In this clip, the firefighters attempt to control the fire.

A Jewish Star

The excitement has been building, and the moment you've all been waiting for is almost here!

After keeping the Jewish music industry and thousands of others in suspense, judges of A Jewish Star singing competition Avraham Fried, Michael Sojcher and Mendy Pellin met at the offices of COLlive in Brooklyn, NY.

Their goal was to winnow down the contestants ahead of the March 7 Soul II Soul concert.

During the audition period, some 50 contestants from around the world were put to the test sending in a video of their solo performances, with or without background music.

26 auditions made it through and were previewed on AJewishStar.com. Until January 24, 2010, it was up to you to decide who would garner a spot in the Top 10 semifinalists.

61,893 votes were cast and here are the Top 10 (according to rank):

1: Choni Grunblatt
2: Avraham Ohayon
3: Shuki Sadon
4: Choni Teitelbaum
5: Binyamin Moshe
6: Boruch Sholom Blesofsky
7: Nissen Brenenson
8: Gershon Shapiro
9: Shmuli Stiefel
10: Moshe Lehr

These names were revealed to the judges at the Jan. 25th meeting by Yehuda Ceitlin, Editor-in-Chief of COLlive.com, without specifying in what order they were voted in.

In good spirits, the judges watched the auditions and were asked to rate each of the semifinalists with a score from 1 to 5. They also asked to give their take on these auditions.

Each drew on their expertise and experience; Fried, as a music superstar, Sojcher, as the leader of the renowned Neshoma Orchestra and Pellin (joining via video conference from Los Angeles), as an entertainer and comedian - to make the decision.

Co-producers of the competition - Mica Soffer of COLlive along with Shmuly and Tzirl Goldman of Chasdei Soul II Soul - were on call to hear the results.

The judges' Top 3 will take the stage on Sunday, March 7, to perform live for the judges and for the audience at Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre.
Watch the judges decide the Top 3:

Visit www.AJewishStar.com and www.JewishTickets.com

Yeshiva - Chabad video

Yeshiva and Chabad video

Lipa in Lakewood

Lipa schmeltzer at shelly lang daughter's wedding with negina orchestra

Winery near Ramat Beit Shemesh - Village Israel

Iran's Animal Astronauts

Vehi Sheamda - Yonatan Razel

Yonatan Razel with the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra and the
Pirchei Etzion Boys Choir on Hol Hamo'ed Succot 5770 in Gush Etzion

NY Boy gets in trouble over lego toy gun

Purim in San Francisco (Rabbi Pil)

Why Do Kids Get Bullied?

Study sheds light on why some children struggle with their peers

Berry Weber with the Shira Choir

Berry Weber singing with the Shira choir at a Shava Bruchis in Williamsburg Moshe Gluck on the Keyboard
Choir members: Joel Horowitz Shraga Gold Moshe Eisenberg Zevi Fried

chumash seuda for viznitz einikel

Chazzan Avromi Freilich with Netanel Hirshtik singing Lo Hamesim

Chazzan Avromi Freilich with Netanel Hirshtik singing Lo Hamesim at the Lvov Concert in London
24th January 2010

Satmar rebbi zt"l with bobver rebbi zt"l in miami

Satmar rebbi zt"l with bobver rebbi zt"l in Miami Florida
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Mini Camp in Kafar Chabad 5769

Could Your Boss Do Your Job?

Waste Management bigwig goes undercover for new CBS show

Farbrengen in Chabad Yeshiva

Jon Stewart takes on Hamas TV

Story Hole - Children's Cartoons From Hamas

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show
Full Episodes

Political Humor

Health Care Crisis

Jon Stewart takes on Hamas TV

Yoni Ziegelbaum Sings Kol Hamesameach

Coca-Cola "Happiness Machine"

A Coca-Cola vending machine is transformed into a happiness machine delivering "doses" of happiness. Where will happiness strike next?

dudy fisher beimelekh

Oorah's Chinese Auction - Fiveish Introduction

Come visit Oorah's Auction at oorah.org/auction

Levaya of Lubavitch Rebbetzen 5748

Levaya of Rebbetzen Chaya Mushka Schneerson OBM 22 Shvat 5748 Posted on Chabad.info

Say Assaay - Shloime Gertner

Shloime Gertner singing Say Assay at the Lazarus-Heller
wedding in Tel Aviv with The Menachem Herman Orchestra

Belzer Rebbe Throw Apples

Bobov Mesivta of Boro Park visiting BMG

Aishel House 6th Annual Benefit Concert Presentation

The video presentation shown at the 6th annual Aishel House benefit concert with Gad Elbaz on January 31, 2010.

Aishel House provides assistance to patients and their families who come to the world renowned Texas Medical Center from all over the world.

Aishel House's Jewish chaplains provide Jewish chaplaincy services to area hospitals, providing comfort and guidance during difficult times. In addition, volunteers can help with child care during a patient's stay in the hospital.

Aishel House provides apartments in walking distance to all the hospitals in the Texas Medical Center. Kosher meals and Shabbat food are provided as needed to the hospitals, Aishel House apartments, and area hotels.

Volunteers provide transportation to and from the airports, area supermarkets, and shopping centers.

For more information about our activities, or to refer a patient please call 713-522-2004 or visit http://www.aishelhouse.org.

rak tfila- avraham fride

The Music of a Funny Commercial has been changed to Frieds Rak Tefillah Song

A Chabad Hanochas Tefillin

Shloimie Gertner and Yaakov Shwekey - Anovim Anovim

Shloimie Gertner and Yaakov Shwekey singing Anovim Anovim, at a concert in Jerusalem, Sukkot 2009

Birkat Hachamah

Birkat Hachama (ברכת החמה, "Blessing of the Sun") refers to a Jewish blessing that is recited in appreciation of the Sun when it completes its cycle every 28 years on a Tuesday at sundown. Jewish tradition says that when the Sun completes this cycle, it has returned to its position when the world was created. Because the blessing needs to be said when the sun is visible, the blessing is postponed to the following day, on Wednesday.
According to Judaism, the Sun has a 28 year solar cycle known as machzor gadol (מחזור גדול, "the great cycle"). A solar year is estimated as 365.25 days and the "Blessing of the Sun", being said at the beginning of this cycle, is therefore recited every 10,227 (28 times 365.25) days. The last time that it was recited was on April 8, 2009 (14 Nisan 5769 on the Hebrew calendar). This coincided with the day before the Jewish Holiday of Passover (Hebrew: פסח).

FOOTAGE TAKEN FROM THE BALCONY AND ROOF OF AISH HATORAH IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

The YouTube Interview with President Obama

President Obama did an exclusive interview live from the White House in which he answered your questions. After last week's State of the Union address, we invited you to submit your follow-up questions for the President via a Google Moderator tool on the CitizenTube channel (youtube.com/citizentube). You could also vote on which questions you thought should be asked of the President.

We received over 11,600 questions and over 660,000 votes.

Watch the full interview with the President here.