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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was robbed at gun point late Thursday night on his way home. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and Park Place at approximately 2:00am when he was approached by a talk black man who pulled a gun on him and demanded his shoulder bag and the contents of his pockets.
Bochur Robbed at Gun Point in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was robbed at gun point late Thursday night on his way home. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and Park Place at approximately 2:00am when he was approached by a talk black man who pulled a gun on him and demanded his shoulder bag and the contents of his pockets.
AP
It was a perfect summer day when Steven Altman set out from a suburban airstrip in his single-engine plane, heading up to northern New Jersey to pick up his brother and nephew and take them to the beach.
There was nothing in the weather forecast or in Altman's aviation files to portend the horrifying accident that would happen Saturday 1,100 feet over the Hudson River, when his aircraft smashed into a tourist helicopter, killing nine people.
Hudson Crash Pilot Remembered
AP
It was a perfect summer day when Steven Altman set out from a suburban airstrip in his single-engine plane, heading up to northern New Jersey to pick up his brother and nephew and take them to the beach.
There was nothing in the weather forecast or in Altman’s aviation files to portend the horrifying accident that would happen Saturday 1,100 feet over the Hudson River, when his aircraft smashed into a tourist helicopter, killing nine people.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Governor David A. Paterson today announced a historic collaboration with George Soros and the Open Society Institute (OSI) that will provide one-time, $200 grants to more than 800,000 children in low-income families across New York State to help purchase school supplies as they prepare to return to class in September. Families who receive public assistance or food stamps can access this one-time Back-To-School Supplement of $200 per school-aged child (ages 3 through 17) starting today. The Governor was joined by Mr. Soros and other elected officials at P.S. 208 in New York City today to make the announcement.
Welfare Recipients get $200 Back to School Stimulus
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Governor David A. Paterson today announced a historic collaboration with George Soros and the Open Society Institute (OSI) that will provide one-time, $200 grants to more than 800,000 children in low-income families across New York State to help purchase school supplies as they prepare to return to class in September. Families who receive public assistance or food stamps can access this one-time Back-To-School Supplement of $200 per school-aged child (ages 3 through 17) starting today. The Governor was joined by Mr. Soros and other elected officials at P.S. 208 in New York City today to make the announcement.
Following several months of hard work, we are proud to present to you CHPicturesblog.com, a blog deisgned and dedicated in bring you daily pictures of the busy life Crown heights has to offer, as well as the beautiful community, the people, streets sights and anything relating to Crown Heights itself.
New: Crown Heights Daily Picture Blog
Following several months of hard work, we are proud to present to you CHPicturesblog.com, a blog deisgned and dedicated in bring you daily pictures of the busy life Crown heights has to offer, as well as the beautiful community, the people, streets sights and anything relating to Crown Heights itself.
by Chana Kroll - Chabad.org
Rabbi Saadya Notik, second from right, and other rabbinical students visited a newly-built orphanage during their time in Cambodia in 2007.
When Rabbi Yosef C. Kantor, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand, sent two young rabbinical students to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in the summer of 2006, it was, he said tongue-in-cheek, just “to confirm that there weren’t any Jews there.”
Permanent Chabad House in Cambodia
by Chana Kroll – Chabad.org
Rabbi Saadya Notik, second from right, and other rabbinical students visited a newly-built orphanage during their time in Cambodia in 2007.
When Rabbi Yosef C. Kantor, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand, sent two young rabbinical students to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in the summer of 2006, it was, he said tongue-in-cheek, just “to confirm that there weren’t any Jews there.”
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The entire fourth floor of 784-788 Eastern Parkway is dark leaving Chabad on Campus, Chabad.org, and JEM in the dark. At this time it is unclear why the electricity was cut off.
Lights out in the Merkos Offices
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The entire fourth floor of 784-788 Eastern Parkway is dark leaving Chabad on Campus, Chabad.org, and JEM in the dark. At this time it is unclear why the electricity was cut off.
by Getzy Markowitz - Jewish Thought in Simple Words
Aircraft maintenance has Yehuda and me delayed for a few hours at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport, as we await departure for Bali. Grounded passengers look gloomy as they lounge on oversized surfboards and grumble. They have been forced to replace adrenaline-rushed calls for “surf's up” with anxious anticipation for “gear's up.”
Oblivious to the Obvious
by Getzy Markowitz – Jewish Thought in Simple Words
Aircraft maintenance has Yehuda and me delayed for a few hours at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta International Airport, as we await departure for Bali. Grounded passengers look gloomy as they lounge on oversized surfboards and grumble. They have been forced to replace adrenaline-rushed calls for “surf’s up” with anxious anticipation for “gear’s up.”
Photos: CGI NY Visits Ohel, 770
In what has become a longstanding tradition, the campers of Gan Israel of Parksville, NY make their way to Crown Heights in honor of Chof Av, the day of the Yohrtziet of Reb Levi Yitzchok, the Rebbes father.
By Chana Kroll for Chabad.org
A highlight of the Friendship Circle’s annual publicity and fundraising drive is the painting of supporters’ cars.
Preparations for an annual walkathon benefiting the founding chapter of the Friendship Circle – a Chabad-Lubavitch network of programs that pair teenage volunteers with children with special needs – is generating a buzz among Detroit-area residents thanks to the endorsement of a local radio personality and a cadre of dedicated volunteers.
Friendship Circle Campaign Enlists Support of Detroit Radio Host
By Chana Kroll for Chabad.org
A highlight of the Friendship Circle’s annual publicity and fundraising drive is the painting of supporters’ cars.
Preparations for an annual walkathon benefiting the founding chapter of the Friendship Circle – a Chabad-Lubavitch network of programs that pair teenage volunteers with children with special needs – is generating a buzz among Detroit-area residents thanks to the endorsement of a local radio personality and a cadre of dedicated volunteers.
Chof Av in Manchester
MANCHESTER, England [CHI] — Every Sunday evening between 8:00 and 9:00pm, members of Anash come to Kollel Chassidus in Beis Menachem to learn Chassidus b’Chavrusa.
‘Visa problems’: Moshe Aunt, Uncle Call off Mumbai Trip
IndianExpress.com
Complaining that the Indian government was not giving them long-term visas, Rabbi Yaakov-David Leiter and his wife Sara, who were hoping to carry forward the legacy of Sara’s sister Rivka Holtzberg and her husband Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg at Chabad House in Mumbai, have apparently changed their mind and decided not to take up the assignment.
NY Post
Despite a shrinking NYPD, the number of mistreatment claims against city cops jumped 7 percent in the first six months of 2009 — a pace that would shatter the annual record filed with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, The Post has learned.CCRB stats show 4,028 complaints filed between Jan. 1 and June 30, compared with 3,764 in the first half of '08. At that rate, there'd be 8,056 this year, eclipsing the 2006 record of 7,663.
With more complaints usually filed in the second half of the calendar year, a CCRB official acknowledged in May that as many as 8,200, or an 11 percent rise over last year, would likely be tallied in '09, sources said.
New NYPD Brew: Fewer Cops, more Gripes
NY Post
Despite a shrinking NYPD, the number of mistreatment claims against city cops jumped 7 percent in the first six months of 2009 — a pace that would shatter the annual record filed with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, The Post has learned.
CCRB stats show 4,028 complaints filed between Jan. 1 and June 30, compared with 3,764 in the first half of ’08. At that rate, there’d be 8,056 this year, eclipsing the 2006 record of 7,663.
With more complaints usually filed in the second half of the calendar year, a CCRB official acknowledged in May that as many as 8,200, or an 11 percent rise over last year, would likely be tallied in ’09, sources said.
By Bill Rankin and Christopher Quinn for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATLANTA, GA — A Cobb rabbi is seeking to declare Georgia’s Kosher Food Labeling Act unconstitutional, saying it de-legitimizes interpretations of “kosher” by different Jewish communities.Shalom Lewis, rabbi of Congregation Etz Chaim, filed suit Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court. He is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia and Atlanta law firm King & Spalding.
The Kosher Food Labeling Act, enacted in 1980, mandates that any food sold as kosher must meet “orthodox Hebrew religious rules and requirements.”
Conservative Rabbi Challenges Kosher Law
By Bill Rankin and Christopher Quinn for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATLANTA, GA — A Cobb rabbi is seeking to declare Georgia’s Kosher Food Labeling Act unconstitutional, saying it de-legitimizes interpretations of “kosher” by different Jewish communities.
Shalom Lewis, rabbi of Congregation Etz Chaim, filed suit Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court. He is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia and Atlanta law firm King & Spalding.
The Kosher Food Labeling Act, enacted in 1980, mandates that any food sold as kosher must meet “orthodox Hebrew religious rules and requirements.”
Visitors Vs. Staff in Softball Game at CGI NY
PARKSVILLE, NY [CHI] — After slipping in the first inning and giving up 7 runs, the staff paved the way for the visitors to victory in an upsetting final score of 13-5.
by Chana Kroll - Chabad.org
Rabbis Yehuda Kirsch, left, and Levi Pekar, prepare to take another group of volunteers from Manali, India, to search for missing American-Israeli backpacker Amichai Shtainmetz.
After a grueling search of all possible routes between the mountainous villages of Khira Ghanga and Bunbuny in northern India, rescuers have shifted focus in their mission to find Amichai Shtainmetz, the 24-year-old American-Israeli backpacker who disappeared more than two weeks ago.
Slow-Going Search for Missing Hiker
by Chana Kroll – Chabad.org
Rabbis Yehuda Kirsch, left, and Levi Pekar, prepare to take another group of volunteers from Manali, India, to search for missing American-Israeli backpacker Amichai Shtainmetz.
After a grueling search of all possible routes between the mountainous villages of Khira Ghanga and Bunbuny in northern India, rescuers have shifted focus in their mission to find Amichai Shtainmetz, the 24-year-old American-Israeli backpacker who disappeared more than two weeks ago.
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