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Four Down: Yemen’s President Transfers Power

CNN

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh

Yemen’s president became the fourth Arab leader forced from power this year when he signed a deal Wednesday aimed at ending his country’s months-long political crisis.

Picture of the Day: Albany Ave. Merchants’ Mincha!

Taking time out of a busy work day to Daven Mincha may not always be possible for some, but the merchants and business-people on Albany Avenue are doing just that. A daily weekday Minyan takes place in the offices of Leasing Direct at 4:15.

Op-Ed: Like It or Not, Chabad is Evolving

by Levi A.

It baffles me why so many authors and commenters on this website seem to feel as though people who do not act or think as they do are doing something wrong, and that they do so for all the same negative, prejudiced stereotype reasons (bad home, life, schooling etc). I am constantly reminded of the old saying that “everyone who does more than you is a fanatic and everyone who does less is an apostate.”

What Jewish Leaders are Saying about the Lifestyle Chumash

Do we really need yet another edition and translation of the Torah? In this case, Yes. Rabbi Chaim Miller has blessed us with a profound gift, penetrating the surface layer of the Bible and revealing multiple layers of meaning, which range from personal to midrashic to mystical. Dip into this treasure trove, and your understanding of Torah will never be the same.

Mishpacha Magazine Profiles Rabbi Fishel Jacobs

Harold Jacobs — Jewish in his heart but not yet in practice — bought a poultry processing factory in Vermont and moved his family out to South Royalton (population 1,100) from Brooklyn when Flip/Philip/Fishel was ten. “Dad’s philosophy was, let the kids grow up in the country and they’ll be healthy.’ It would have been a good plan if I didn’t almost get myself killed in the process,” Rabbi Fishel Jacobs reminisces from his well-appointed study in Kfar Chabad, surrounded by an extensive library and piles of his own titles.

LA Tackles the Challenges of ‘Viritual Relationships’

Rabbi Ari Shishler of Johannesburg, South Africa was the guest speaker at Congregation Levi Yitzchak in Los Angeles for Chof Cheshvan. The special event, organised by Rabbi Levi Raichik was intended to attract a more diverse crowd to the Chof Cheshvan celebrations.

Op-Ed: What Does the Kinus Mean to Me As a Bochur?

As a Bochur who is spending this year learning in 770, I am privileged all year round to immerse myself in the unique atmosphere found in and around 770 and at the Ohel. Now, as we approach the upcoming Kinus Hashluchim, there is a special buzz in the air, with Shluchim arriving from all around the world to recharge their batteries for the upcoming year.

A couple of nights ago a friend of mine and myself were speaking about just this, and the question that came to mind was: What does this all mean to a Bochur like myself?