Crown Heights [CHI] — Several dozen members of the Crown Heights Jewish community gathered tonight, August 26, at the Basil Pizza & Wine Bar to meet with Democratic candidate for New York City Comptroller Eliot Spitzer.
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After a typical Israeli summer of arid conditions, a fire broke out among dry brush in the northern section of Kfar Chabad.
Taking some time out of his busy schedule, Deputy Inspector John Lewis, commanding officer of the 71st Precinct, visited the home of Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky ahead of the High Holidays.
On Sunday, August 25, hundreds of members of the Crown Heights community gathered to mark two years since the untimely passing of Kazi (Kasriel) Benjamin, OBM.
The pre-game warmups at this years Maccabi games, held in Austin, Texas and Orange County, California, began a bit earlier for over 700 athletes. But instead of the usual drills and stretches, the teens exercised their souls by donning tefillin, giving tzedaka, hearing the shofar, and creating artwork toward two important causes.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a press conference in Crown Heights this morning, August 26, to announce a new initiative to install 20 speed cameras in school zones.
Last Tuesday, August 20, over 200 Orthodox Jews gathered at Congregation Shaarei Tefillah of Los Angeles to hear a series of lectures on the topic of child abuse within the Jewish community. The event was coordinated by child abuse advocacy group Jewish Community Watch, and the overall theme was clear: Abuse against children will no longer be tolerated.
A group of Israeli bicyclists called “Bike for the Fight” is bicycling across the United States to raise money and awareness for cancer research. On Sunday, they made a stop at the Syracuse, NY Chabad House to spread their message.
It is cliché to rebrand a label into a more politically savvy digestible form. But please indulge me in the opportunity to identify one ill-articulated phrase: “Kids at Risk.” A child who is rebellious does not merit that slanderous label.
Daniel Wolk, his wife and three children moved from Israel to the New York State Capital District one month ago, and he said events like Sunday’s Saratoga Shalom Festival in Congress Park make the transition a bit easier.
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