Tenants hit roof over cell antennas

New York Daily News

It seems the daily is pretty hard boiled over 706 Eastern Parkway (second article in 2 days)

A Brooklyn landlord could be forced to pull the plug on some of the lucrative cell phone antennas on his building as activists charged yesterday the devices could be health hazards.

City officials said yesterday the maze of antennas and other equipment atop 706 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights appeared to far exceed allowable limits after the Daily News detailed tenants’ health fears.

“The irresponsible siting of cell phone towers has reached epidemic proportions,” said Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Queens) at a City Hall press conference calling for stricter regulations. “We don’t know enough to allow this to happen.”

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The Kinus Hashluchos Group Picture – in Oholei Torah

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According to organizers of the Kinus Hashluchos, the due the traditional picture in front of 770 was just not possible, “the cold, remaining snow form this weeks blizzard and the fact that it was raining on Friday just didn’t allow us to make the picture in front of 770”.

More pictures in the Extended Article. You can also click on the lead picture for a full size view!

Miami Smicha Program Tested On Bosor Becholov

On Tuesday, the 14 Bochurim of the Miami Smicha Program took their second test of the year. The test was on the laws of “Bosor Becholov” the prohibition of mixing meat and milk.

It was an honor for the program and for the students to host world renowned Rabbi Y. Yeruslavski to test them. Rabbi Yeruslavski was deeply impressed by the broad knowledge the Bochurim displayed as well as by their depth of understanding

Lubavitch women convene

From the JTA Breaking News!

Some 2,000 women emissaries of the Lubavitch movement are gathering in Brooklyn for a weekend conference. For these women, married to Chabad rabbis posted to outreach centers in more than 70 countries, the yearly get-together is a chance to touch base with peers, share information and best practices and see family members scattered across the globe.

“The main reason we’re here is to get reinvigorated,” said Baila Gainsburg, an emissary in Coconut Creek, Fla. “We learn from each other and go back with the feeling that we can do anything, that we’re not doing this alone — we have a huge family, our brothers and sisters all over the world.”

Topics include the revival of world Jewry, combating terrorism, using technology in spiritual outreach and breaking the ice in new communities.

New Torah to Join Mt Olympus Synagogue

Canyon News

Chabad of Mt. Olympus is welcoming a new addition to their holy family.

More than two years after the first line was written in Israel, the synagogue and the Chabad community is bringing home their very own Torah Scroll, the most important object in Judaism.

Rabbi Sholom Rodal of Mt. Olympus is very excited about a Feb. 26 event that will honor this momentous occasion and those who made it possible.

“We have been using a used [Torah] until now,” said Rabbi Rodal.