Hurricane Barry Downgraded to Tropical Storm as it Slams into Louisiana
Hurricane Barry weakened Saturday to a tropical storm as it came ashore with sustained winds measuring 75 mph (120.7 km/hour) along the Louisiana coast west of New Orleans.
Arab Paramedic Who Saved Jewish Bride’s Life Speaks at Wedding
As a Jewish couple stood under the chuppah this week, an Arab Israeli took the microphone to account an amazing story to the assembled guests. He began his story with a shocking statement, ‘I met Shachar [the bride] after she died.’
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Watch as the first week of Camp Gan Yisroel Parksville blows by as the campers get settled in, meet their counselors, and learn just how exciting this summer will be.
A Jewish 77th Precinct Officer Gives Safety Tip for Driving
An Orthodox Jewish police officer that works in the 77th Precinct on the North end of Crown Heights, was featured in the 77th Precincts “77 at 7” safety video.
Chabad.org Series: Samarkand Stories – With Rabbi Hillel Zatlman
Rabbi Hillel Zaltman takes us back in time to the perilous days in the former Soviet Union when he lived in Samarkand and was active in the Chassidic “underground” to uphold Judaism under the dangerous and watchful eyes of the KGB.
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Brooklyn is full of light fingered opportunists who would happily walk off with a package or wallet if found unattended. Every once in a while though, a theft that occurs is just mind boggling, like this one. I know that garbage bins are a hot commodity here in Brooklyn, but do you really need to steal one?
Garbage Truck Overturns, Crushes Parked Cars
A garbage truck overturned Tuesday night in WIlliamsburg, crushing a row of parked cars in Williamsburg. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto Hosts its Annual Mivtzoim Dinner
The boys at YLT visit over 1,800 Jewish businesses, stores and offices every Friday for the past twenty two years. This week, the yeshiva was transformed into a stunning banquet hall, with beautiful drapes and colorful lighting for a Mivtoim dinner.
Biblical City From Time of King David Discovered
Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, believe they have discovered the Philistine town of Ziklag, near Kiryat Gat.
Car Wrecks in Crown Heights While Driving Shooting Victim to the Hospital
A man was rushed to the hospital Monday, after being shot, and getting into accident while being driven to a hospital in Crown Heights. The shooting occurred near Union St and Utica Ave, and the man was driven to Brooklyn Ave and Midwood St before they got into an accident involving another car.
The Sydney Jewish Community Celebrates the Rebbe
Marking 25 years since the Rebbe’s passing, hundreds of members of the Sydney Jewish community came together to celebrate the Rebbe’s legacy and to strengthen its resolve to better fulfill His teachings.
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Camp Gan Yisroel Parksville made a stop at the Rebbes Ohel in Queens Sunday afternoon for Gimmel tammuz. Just before entering they spent a minute singing Negunim in preparation.
Prevention101: Is Bullying Really That Bad?
Operation Survival: Watch as Operation Survival discusses teenagers and parties where alcohol and drugs may be present, with Dr. Rona Novick for the prevention101 series. Mrs Novick is the Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University and holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values.
8:00pm: Should I, as a Female, Be Going to a Male Healer?
The topics in this week’s 267th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Is Geulah Dependent Upon All Jews Being Observant and All Non-Jews Accepting the Sheva Mitzvos? Are We Meant to Be Afraid of G-d? Should I, as a Female, Be Going to a Male Healer? How Do We Understand Polygamy in Judaism? Is What’s App Appropriate? How Can a Tzaddik Be Called by G-d’s Name?
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Gimmel Tammuz is a time when thousands make an annual visit to the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens, New York. Yet yearly, a “Pan Haklali” is read at the Ohel as well. Watch as Rabbi Avraham Shemtov reads the Pan Haklali on Friday for the community.
Watch: Parksville Takes on 25 Hachlatos for Gimmel Tammuz
Gan Yisroel Parksville took on 25 Hachlatos for Gimmel Tammuz in honor of the 25 years since that day. Watch as the staff of the camp outline the Mivtza, and share how the campers will bring Nachas to the Rebbe.
Tried to Set Fire to a Synagogue – Burned Himself Instead
Tristan Morgan, a radical right-wing activist with extreme anti-Semitic views, was recorded on security cameras trying to set a synagogue on fire in Exeter, England on July 21, 2018, shortly before the Tisha B’Av fast.
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