Details Emerge on the Tragic Accident in Jerusalem

JERUSLAEM, Israel — More details emerged in the tragic accident which claimed the life of 3-year-old Shula Swerdlov came to light today in an Israeli court room where the driver who is being accused of running over Shula, Yossi Shir, had his arrest extended pending formal charges.

The Swerdlov family is sitting Shiva in their home at Hara”n Road 16, third floor, in Shaarei Chesed, Jerusalem. Shacharis: 8:30am. Afternoon rest: between 2:00pm and 4:30pm. Mincha and Maariv at 4:45pm. Nichum Aveilim until 9:00pm. Email: nichumswerdlov@gmail.com Fax: 972-2-5662443

31 Violations, 10 Accidents and No Insurance

JERUSALEM, Israel [CHI] — A police investigation into today’s terrible accident which claimed the life of 3-year-old Shula Swerdlov turned up troubling information on the driver, and the transportation company.

Rosenbaum Offers Support to Limbaugh

Melbourne, Australia — VIN News has learned, Prof. Norman Rosenbaum of Melbourne, Australia has reached out to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to offer assistance in the ongoing war of words , which Sharpton alleges that Limbaugh “erroneously” characterizes his (Sharpton’s) role in a string of violent incidents in New York in the early 90’s.

Rosenbaum, VIN readers will remember, is the crusading brother of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was murdered by black teen rioter Lemrick Nelson on the first night of the Crown Heights pogrom. Nelson was acquitted by an all-black jury despite airtight and incontrovertible evidence.

Rosenbaum is sending Limbaugh a copy of the Girgenti Report, which clearly lists Sharpton’s criminal and inciteful actions during and after the pogrom. The Report is named after its author, former New York government official Richard Girgenti, whose report many felt didn’t go far enough in condemning Sharpton.

Jewish Encounters in the Wild

The truth is, Michoel Harari barely knew himself. As director of Yeshiva Outdoor Adventure Camp, Rabbi Harari is used to finding himself beyond the beaten path, way beyond. But what brought him to this tiny park at the edge of Chilliwack, British Columbia was a quirky sequence of delays, changed plans, and U-turns. What he eventually found gave him a newfound appreciation for Divine Providence.

Where is the Line Drawn? Hate Group Posts Anti-Semitic Video

Hate is the name of their game, the infamous Westboro Baptist Church travels around the United States and under the banner of the freedom of speech they spread their hate filled message, be it at a Shul in Boro Park, a Chabad House in Long Island, or the funeral of a fallen soldier, they picket and shout adding pain and hurt to the bereaved.

MyShliAch Sukkos Father-Son/Mother-Daughter Learning

Did you know that on Chol Hamoed we limit work so we can have more time to learn Torah?

It’s Easy!

iPhoning Jews heed God’s Call

Atone with the iPhone.

A new iPhone application pictured allows users to type personal prayers into their phones, which are printed out by a rabbi in Jerusalem and placed in the Western Wall, just in time for Yom Kippur.

From the People Who Brought You the Jewish Renaissance Fair: SUKKOS 2009!

Yes! Moshe and Sarah Morgenstern created and produced the very first and the second Jewish Renaissance Fair from their tiny apartment in Morristown, New Jersey, when they were newly married. They went on to other endeavors and handed over the Fair to the very capable hands of their dear friend, Boruch Klar, at the Rabbinical College of America.

Toronto has a Softball League, and the Lubavitchers Won!

TORONTO, Canada [CHI] — Last night, September 21 the Lubavitch softball team of Toronto won the Bnai Brith Championship. Led by Shua Cole, Ari Weiss, Shmuli Wachtel and Nachman Forer and generously sponsored by State Farm Insurance, Lubavitch went 4 and 0 in the playoffs to capture the crown for the first time. When asked about prospects for next season all team Captain Ari Wiess had to say was “I just want to enjoy the moment”.

Get Out of Jail Free: Monopoly’s Hidden Maps

It’s a story that will forever change the way you think of the phrase, “Get Out of Jail Free.”

During World War II, as the number of British airmen held hostage behind enemy lines escalated, the country’s secret service enlisted an unlikely partner in the ongoing war effort: The board game Monopoly.

School Admissions ‘a wake up call,’ says Rabbi

Addressing a United Synagogue council meeting this past Monday night, made up of delegates from all the synagogues, Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue said, “when there is this whole challenge to the legality of Jewish identity – absurd as it may be – it compels us to challenge ourselves and to consider, what are we doing about the morality of Jewish identity?’”

An Appeals Court ruling last month said that Jewish schools in the UK could not discriminate against children with only a Jewish father who identify themselves as Jewish. In response, all Jewish schools implemeted a points system whereby one has to attend synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Photos: New Year, New Mitzvah Tank

Seen driving around Crown Heights Erev Rosh Hashana was a new Mitzvah Tank, later a few Bochurim along with Rabbi Levi Baumgarten were seen transferring all the stuff from the old ‘tank’ to the new one.