Daily Archives: July 22, 2005

The Silent Majority

The New York protest Tuesday against Israel’s plan to leave Gaza was surprisingly small. Yet the street voice of the reported Jewish majority has been even smaller.

The reasons are many, say dovish activists and establishment centrists who back Israel’s plan, why their camp has not staged any demonstrations here supporting Israel’s pullout while those opposed to it have now staged three; that includes a rally and concert after the Salute to Israel parade las month.

Young Jews mix pop culture and tradition to connect with their roots

At ChosenCouture.com, T-shirts that say “You had me at Shalom” are for sale, along with “He’Brew” pint beer glasses.

The Web site is among a growing number of nontraditional magazines, music and fashion developed by young Jews seeking new ways to appreciate their cultural and religious roots.

Shabbos Times For The Castkills Region And Brooklyn

The Orthodox spirit of Wall St. since 1929

The early 1960s was a time when the Wall Street Synagogue was lacking a minyan or quorum of Jewish men needed for a religious service to commence. To fulfill that solemn religious obligation I was one of a contingent of a few nice Jewish boys of bar mitzvah age to make up the minyan at the shul. On sabbath and on Jewish holidays we all walked from such streets as Grand and Clinton to make the Wall Street Synagogue a functional synagogue and to top it all off, we were paid $3 for our services. Among this group was Sheldon Silver, now the state Assembly speaker from Lower Manhattan, who tagged along with one of his friends, just to keep him company.

‘Warm, close family’ part of Chabad’s appeal

If there’s a key to the success of Chabad Lubavitch, it’s the combination of its emissaries’ strict adherence to Jewish law and their non-judgmental embrace of other Jews, says Sue Fishkoff, author of The Rebbe’s Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch.

Speaking last week at Chabad Lubavitch of Markham, the California-based JTA correspondent noted that in less than 40 years Chabad has become a billion-dollar outreach empire with more than 4,000 shluchim in more than 70 countries.

Raising Their Voice Against The Pullout

At Midtown rally with a major Lubavitch presence and protests worldwide, Jews express solidarity for settlers and displeasure with Israeli government.