Alert Shomrim Patrol Leads to Multiple Arrests
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An alert Shomrim volunteer spotted a late Motzai Shabbos Break-in, which he called in and resulted in eleven arrests!
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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — For the second time in less than a week, a car burst into flames on Troy Avenue this morning, the fire quickly destroying the car and damaging a parked SUV.
Second Car Fire in a Week
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — For the second time in less than a week, a car burst into flames on Troy Avenue this morning, the fire quickly destroying the car and damaging a parked SUV.
Donors Pledge Dollar for Dollar for Shusterman Fund
On Isru Chag Pesach, our Community experienced a sudden and terrible tragedy. Paz Shusterman, a father of four young children, including a three month old baby, unexpectedly passed away at the tender age of 37.
NY Aims to Become a Great Harbour City Once Again
Guardian
The view from pier six on the Brooklyn side of the East river is breathtaking: the majestic skyline of downtown Manhattan boasts its latest addition, a new residential tower designed by Frank Gehry. In the distance to the right, the spires of the Empire State and the Chrysler buildings reflect the sunlight as if dipped in molten gold.
NYC Prices Up by 14% Since Last Year
In addition to skyrocketing rent and gas prices, New Yorkers are being nickel and dimed to death, shelling out 21 cents more for a box of Corn Flakes and 29 cents more for a six-pack of beer. It even costs more to treat a headache than it did in 2010.
Photos by Meir Alfasi - Lubavitch.com
Hundreds attended the Jerusalem funeral of the young couple murdered last week in the Marrakesh terrorist bombing.
Messod and Michal Wizman Laid To Rest in Jerusalem
Photos by Meir Alfasi – Lubavitch.com
Hundreds attended the Jerusalem funeral of the young couple murdered last week in the Marrakesh terrorist bombing.
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe“: ”After all the has happened to the Jewish people in our generation, we cannot understand the tragedies. The only thing that we can do is to demand that Moshiach come and answer all our questions". 'Sunday dollars' 5 Kislev, 5750 · December 3, 1989.
Video: “Moshiach will answer all the questions”
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe“: ”After all the has happened to the Jewish people in our generation, we cannot understand the tragedies. The only thing that we can do is to demand that Moshiach come and answer all our questions”. ‘Sunday dollars’ 5 Kislev, 5750 · December 3, 1989.
Jewish Couple Trying to Bring Solano County Community Together
Solano Times-Herald
Rabbi Zaklos’ “Jelly Belly” Menorah is lit at Chabad of Solano during Chanukah festivities
If you build it, they will come. Even if “it” is a Chabad Jewish Community Center in Solano County.
NYPD Commissioner Puts Cops on Alert Folllowing Killing of Bin Laden
NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly Sunday night asked the city’s 35,000 officers to be alert following the death of Osama bin Laden despite the fact that there is no specific threat to New York.
A S. Francisco group opposed to circumcision is one step closer to the city banning the practice after submitting 12,000 signatures to the local Department of Elections – nearly twice the required number – requesting a November ballot measure on the issue. If approved by voters, the law would classify circumcision of boys under the age of 18 as a misdemeanor carrying a maximum punishment of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
Circumcision Comes Under Attack in San Francisco
A S. Francisco group opposed to circumcision is one step closer to the city banning the practice after submitting 12,000 signatures to the local Department of Elections – nearly twice the required number – requesting a November ballot measure on the issue. If approved by voters, the law would classify circumcision of boys under the age of 18 as a misdemeanor carrying a maximum punishment of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
Osama Bin Laden Shot Dead
AP
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, a person familiar with the situation said late Sunday.
Schumer Says Banks Confuse Customers
NBC New York
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for new regulations to require banks to clearly and briefly describe checking account fees now buried in applications that can be more than 100 pages long.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A clear brisk morning greeted players in the Crown Heights softball league who opened the 2011 season today. Beginning at 9:45am the Daily Steals Kloppers squared off against the Landmark Funding Red Heifers. Later on the Advantage Wholesale Skullcaps played the Tribe.
Season Opener: Kloppers Fall to Heifers, Tribe and Skullcaps Draw
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A clear brisk morning greeted players in the Crown Heights softball league who opened the 2011 season today. Beginning at 9:45am the Daily Steals Kloppers squared off against the Landmark Funding Red Heifers. Later on the Advantage Wholesale Skullcaps played the Tribe.
This historic synagogue in Worms, Germany became the target of an anti-Semitic arson attack in mid-May, 2010.
Anti-Semitic incidents worldwide dropped sharply in 2010 from their peak in 2009, according to an annual report issued by an Israeli university on the eve of the nation's Holocaust Memorial Day.
Anti-Semitic Incidents Down This Past Year, Still High
This historic synagogue in Worms, Germany became the target of an anti-Semitic arson attack in mid-May, 2010.
Anti-Semitic incidents worldwide dropped sharply in 2010 from their peak in 2009, according to an annual report issued by an Israeli university on the eve of the nation’s Holocaust Memorial Day.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Esther Shur of Montreal, who passed away today. She was 81.
She is survived by her husband Reb Zalman, and her children, Rebbetzin Shaindel Chaikin (Cleveland, OH), Yosef Yitzchok (Fitche) (Crown Heights), Alta Silberstein (Montreal), Moshe (Montreal), Kreina Lepkivker (Crown Heights), Berel OBM, and Yona (Toronto).
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Esther Shur OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Esther Shur of Montreal, who passed away today. She was 81.
She is survived by her husband Reb Zalman, and her children, Rebbetzin Shaindel Chaikin (Cleveland, OH), Yosef Yitzchok (Fitche) (Crown Heights), Alta Silberstein (Montreal), Moshe (Montreal), Kreina Lepkivker (Crown Heights), Berel OBM, and Yona (Toronto).
Sen. Lieberman Authors Foreword for JLI Shabbos Course
Lubavitch.com
In an age of constant contact and an almost umbilical attachment to an array of communications devices where what is important is often displaced by what seems to be urgent, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) is launching a course on Shabbos: the block of time where nothing intrudes on the peace and sanctity of being fully present with ourselves, our family, our Maker.
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