Over 200 student volunteers, representing many Jewish Day Schools in Johannesburg, united to initiate the years' Friendship Circle programs.

Baby boy to Schneur and Devorah Weingarten (nee Baungarten) - Crown Heights

Haredi rabbis in Israel are cracking-down on the use of firecrackers on Purim, noting the severity of "pikuach nefesh."

Baby boy to Rosi and Shmully Tennenhaus (nee Levin) - Seattle, WA

Just ahead of tonight's gala dinner in New York supporting the Gush Katif Museum, the organization's director and activist Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo was questioned by Israeli police.

The Aleph Institute of Pittsburgh, directed by Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, now assists ex-inmates with computer training.

Singer Chanale Fellig reviews Bais Rivka's spectacular production 'Voice of Eternity': "Lo and behold, an unexpected lump in my throat rose at the first scene where it stayed until the incredible finale."

Baby girl to Mendel and Sara Fishman (nee Ostfeld) - Toronto, Canada

Baby girl to Pinchus and Nechama Dina Turk - Chicago, IL

Dovid Losh - Crown Heights to Miriam Goldshmid - Crown Heights

Liorah Abrams, who attended Machon Alte Seminary in Tzfat with a scholarship from Chabad of Hunterdon, now gives back to raise funds for others.

Baby boy to Shuky and Sharone Sadon (nee Amar) - Crown Heights

Baby boy to Shmeilach and Fruma Rosenfeld (nee Lurie) - Crown Heights

Photographer Meir Alfasi spent Shabbos in Antarctica and used the opportunity to print an edition of the Tanya.

Twin Boys to Nachman and Elkie Abend (nee Rudolph) - North Hollywood, CA

Yeshivas Kayitz Minnesota, the summer learning program for bochurim known as YKM and headed by Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, will be marking 13 years. Here's a nostalgic look back.

Why do some children grow to become mentchen while others end up obnoxious, arrogant and self-centered? World-renowned teacher Rabbi YY Jacobson presents the chief ingredient.

Amsterdam's Jewish school "Cheider" was in debt until Dutch politician Bas Belder ran a campaign among his non Jewish friends.

Yanky Levy - London, UK to Ita Nussbaum - Montreal, Canada

Baby boy to Bentzion and Chani Shemtov - Crown Heights

Baby girl to Levi and Fraida Raskin (nee Landa) - Crown Heights

It's finally here: the highly anticipated online show of the judging session of A Jewish Star 2012. Join Avraham Fried, Eli Gerstner, Yossi Green and Mendy Pellin as they review and rate the top 16 contestants. Who will perform in Brooklyn College?

Neach Koncepolsky - Sydney, Australia to Rivki Caplin - Kfar Chabad, Israel

Baby girl to Shaya and Bayla Lesches (nee Lurie) - New York, NY

The parallel Kinus program for "guests of Shluchos" offered five-star 'dining' for the body and soul with a slew of speakers.

Baby girl to Eli and Devorah Leah Karasik (nee Bryski) - Crown Heights

Not withstanding differences of opinion about Israel, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew was invited to visit Crown Heights.

Southwest Florida Shliach Yitzchok Minkowicz renewed the activity of his Jewish Business Network with a kick off event.

Yisroel Cohen - Melbourne, Australia to Hadassah Bogomilsky - Short Hills, NJ

Baby girl to Michoel and Rivky Goldin (nee Glassner) - Teaneck, NJ

Mrs. Fruma Shapiro, the keynote speaker at the 5772 Kinus Hashluchos banquet, wasn't afraid to share a moment in her youth that caused her parents great embarrassment.

Thousands tuned in to COLlive to watch the live broadcast of the gala banquet of the Kinus Hashluchos in Hilton New York.

Berry Schwartz - Los Angeles, CA to Elisheva Meshchaninov - Monsey, NY

Baby boy to Yossi and Naomi Kopfstein (nee Katz) - Crown Heights

Non-conventional halacha with Johannesburg Rabbi Levy Wineberg - the laws of borer on Shabbos: How to remove a fly or a strand of hair from a soup and more.

Pesach Alpert - Long Island, NY to Irina Epelbaum - Queens, NY