19 June 2009 Archives

Shomrim to Once Again Distribute Non-Perishable Goods

The Pesach food distribution.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — There will be a distribution of non-perishable goods, such as flour and canned goods, for the community on Sunday starting at 12:30pm in the parking lot of Beis Rivka on Montgomery Street between Nostrand and New York Avenues. As they have done Erev Pesach, and just two weeks ago, Shomrim is involved once again in making this happen.

Thursday Nights Precinct Council Meeting

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over 200 Jewish men and women gathered Thursday evening for the monthly 71st precinct council meeting at I.S. 61 on Empire Boulevard and New York Avenue. Those gathered had one primary concern on their minds: the way police handled an incident, which took place on Wednesday afternoon and ended with the arrest of a Jew.

Posted to Communal Matters on June 19, 2009

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida

“A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.”

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Back in the 1930’s, a large shoe conglomerate with stores all over North America, wished to explore the developing market of the emerging African Continent. Two high level representatives were dispatched to scout the villages across the continent and assess the opportunities.

Before long, the first rep. reported back: “The mission is a disaster. No one in these parts even knows what shoes are, let alone wears them! The situation is hopeless.”

Soon after, the second scout filed his own report. His cable read: “Urgent! Send 10,000 pairs of shoes ASAP. The place is ripe with opportunity. Nobody here owns a pair of shoes!”

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“We were like grasshoppers in our eyes, and so we were in their eyes.” (Numbers 13:33)

Grasshopper Mentality – If You Don’t Believe in Yourself, Who Will?

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida

“A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.”

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Back in the 1930’s, a large shoe conglomerate with stores all over North America, wished to explore the developing market of the emerging African Continent. Two high level representatives were dispatched to scout the villages across the continent and assess the opportunities.

Before long, the first rep. reported back: “The mission is a disaster. No one in these parts even knows what shoes are, let alone wears them! The situation is hopeless.”

Soon after, the second scout filed his own report. His cable read: “Urgent! Send 10,000 pairs of shoes ASAP. The place is ripe with opportunity. Nobody here owns a pair of shoes!”

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“We were like grasshoppers in our eyes, and so we were in their eyes.” (Numbers 13:33)

Posted to Something Jewish on June 19, 2009

Daily Archives: June 19, 2009

Shomrim to Once Again Distribute Non-Perishable Goods

Thursday Nights Precinct Council Meeting

Grasshopper Mentality – If You Don’t Believe in Yourself, Who Will?

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