The city Board of Health today has approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s plan to ban large sugary drinks. The panel voted 8-0 with one abstention this morning in favor of the plan to prohibit restaurants, movie theaters and other establishments from selling sugar-filled drinks larger than 16 ounces. All members of the board were appointed by the mayor.
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Lawrence, KS has launched a live Sunday Jewish Radio show, “The Schmooze” on KLWN News Talk 1320 AM. The first show aired Sunday, Aug. 26. “This is the first time in Lawrence history that a Jewish radio show is on the air,” said Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, director of Chabad at KU.
Almost three years after Jewish music lovers everywhere first got a taste of Benny Friedman with his debut album, Taamu, the talented singer is set to release his newest collection of musical gems, much to the delight of his loyal legions of fans worldwide.
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CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of an elderly Chossid with Cheder children and a woman seated by their side. Can you identify those in the picture, when and where it was taken?
Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article.
The New York City Department of Health voted today to require parental consent when metzitzah b’peh is performed as part of a circumcision.
On Wednesday, September 12, at Darchai Menachem’s “Meet the Teachers” evening, four staff members were recognized for their dedicated efforts and were presented with the prestigious Eisenberg Award.
“I’m a Jew and I’m Proud…” rang in the air on West End Ave. as Jews in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn celebrating the completion of a new Torah Scroll. Children carrying flags, torches and theme balloons eagerly embraced and kissed the new Torah as they sang out loud in English and Russian.
This fantastic new edition of the ‘Elevate Series’ explores the deeper meaning of yet another holiday – Rosh Hashanah. The film is orated by three Shluchim and educators from South Florida: Rabbi Chay Amar – Shliach in Golden Beach, Rabbi Yossi Srugo – Mohel and Shliach in Aventura, and Rabbi Yakov Garfinkel – Program Director of Lubavitch Educational Center.
On this date 24 years ago, 24 Elul 5748 (1988), a crowd of Anash and supporters gathered for a ceremony on an empty lot on the corner of Crown St. and Albany Ave.
For the fifth year in a row, a delegation of over 100 members of the Moscow Jewish community visited Crown Heights to spend Shabbos Slichos in the Rebbe’s courtyard.
The second grade class of Lubavitcher Yeshiva-Crown St. visited the sofer, in honor of the month of Elul – when it’s customary to bring your Tefilin and Mezuzos in for checking. The trip was part of the Yeshiva’s new ‘hands-on learning’ initiative.
About 800 people paid tribute to Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe Township, New Jersey, and their directors, Rabbi Eliezer and Chanie Zaklikovsky, with a packed house show by Broadway musical sensation Jake Ehrenreich. This was his first appearance in Monroe, held at the all-new state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center at the newly built Monroe Township High School that recently opened.
The Chabad on Campus International Advisory Board held its semi-annual meeting at the Ohel this week.
This past Pesach, at a hotel in beautiful Whistler, BC, Canada, two of Jewish world’s most fascinating and facile speakers sat down to discuss a wide range of current issues: Lord Jonathan Sacks, kt, MA (Oxon), Phd (Kings), Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, and Mr. Dennis Prager, the American syndicated radio talk show host, syndicated columnist, author, and public speaker, and Media Fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University.
Just in time for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish community of Dusseldorf, Germany welcomed a brand new Sefer Torah to their synagogue, led by Shliach to the city Rabbi Chaim Barkahan.
If you think smart boards are the latest in classroom technology, think again. For a fraction of the cost, an iPad, modem, projector and screen can do everything a smart board can do and more! And starting this year, Bnos Chomesh High School is using this incredible technology in all of its classrooms.
On Monday evening, a meeting was held with the attendance of several Lubavitcher Askanim and Baalei Batim, with the stated purpose of getting people more involved in the Hachnosas Orchim activities of the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Ha’olami.
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