Video: Volunteer Collapses During Press Briefing

Charles Wells (far right), Director of the American Red Cross’ “Response, NYC” program, collapsed during a news conference with Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano at the scene of a 7-alarm-fire at 665 New York Ave. in Crown Heights last Thursday. Mr. Wells was conscious and alert by the time EMS had transported him to Kings County Hospital for treatment. He apparently collapsed due to heat exhaustion.

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Instead of Taking Down a Fruit Tree, Building Around It

NY Times

The stairs leading to the door of a building in Borough Park, Brooklyn, were constructed on an angle to accommodate a fruit tree, a custom among Orthodox Jews.

Sheya Wieder owned a small old house on a large lot in Borough Park, Brooklyn, until about six years ago, he said, when he decided it was time to knock it down and build an upgrade. He was all set to go when it occurred to him that the big, shady tree, standing tall and proud right where his new stoop would go, might cause a problem. He took a branch to Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where he was told it was a mulberry tree.

Jews in Sports: Modern-Day Moses

by Yossi Goldstein

Sir Ludwig Guttmann

Through the glorious grandeur that is the Modern Day Olympiad, and, more specifically so, its Opening Ceremony, the world as a whole recently embarked on what is sure to be a fun-filled and exciting next couple of athletics-viewing weeks.

2-Year-Old, Five Others Shot in Brownsville

PIX 11

A 2-year-old girl was among six people shot when a car drove past a playground and sprayed it with bullets, the third time this month that a toddler has become a victim of a summer spate of shootings across New York City.

European Jewish Leaders Meet

Leaders of Jewish Organizations in the European Union gathered for their annual meeting. The meetings, which are spread over two full days, are used as an opportunity to discuss issues pertinent to the Jewish Organizations.

Campers Enjoy Fun-Filled Shabbos in S. Monica

After spending much time learning about the ins and outs of Shabbos, campers attending Camp Gan Israel of Simcha Monica were treated to a grand Shabbaton. For some campers, it was their first “real” shabbos!

Chabad Caters Kosher at Premier’s Ramadan Dinner

Rabbi Eli Feldman with Imam of Lakemba Mosque Sheikh Yahya Safi.

New South Wales Premier the honorable Barry O’Farrel hosted an “Iftar Dinner to celebrate Interfaith Harmony” at Parliament House on Thursday, July 26. ‘Iftar’ is the traditional Muslim evening meal following the day of fasting during the month of Ramadan.

Info to Be Menachem Avel the Tarlow Family

The Tarlow family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their son and brother, Yossi OBM, at 226 Sussex Ave. in Morristown, NJ.

Shachris: 9:00am
Mincha: 8:00pm
Maariv: 9:00pm

Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim