“A new and better you” “the baby blues” “the better half”, these where just some of the workshops that was filled to capacity today as the 22nd International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchos got underway.
At a metro station in Washington DC sat a man one cold January morning playing the violin. Thousands of people passed through the station during the time he played six Bach pieces, most of them on their way to work.
Only six onlookers paused throughout the 45 minute performance. Most attention was paid by a three year old boy, whose eyes were transfixed on the violinist even as his mother tugged him along.
A total of $32 was collected from 20 people who did not care enough to stop and admire the presentation. The artist received no recognition. No one noticed when he finished playing. No one applauded.
Neither did anyone take note of the fact that the instrumentalist played one of the most intricate pieces of music ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Nor did they have a clue that it was Joshua Bell, one of the finest musicians in the world, who only two days before played before a packed theater in Boston at an average of $100 per seat.
NEW YORK [MYFOXNY] — On the same day Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discussed terrorism concerns, the federal building in Lower Manhattan had a brief security scare.
CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, Medical-Halachic Research. Various pioneers in the field of Medical-Halachic research visit the Rebbe. From Living Torah Volume 71 Program 282.
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Last August, Africa-Israel chairman Lev Leviev said, “The US was my biggest mistake.”After admitting that real estate investments in the US were his greatest mistake, and after months of exhausting negotiations on a bond settlement for Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. (TASE:AFIL; Pink Sheets:AFIVY), which is still waiting for its final approval, Lev Leviev is again investing in the US. The “Las Vegas Sun” reports that Leviev and Shaya Boymelgreen have jointly bought land on the Las Vegas Strip, together with a US developer, through a joint venture called Metroflag Management LLC.
Last August, Africa-Israel chairman Lev Leviev said, “The US was my biggest mistake.”
After admitting that real estate investments in the US were his greatest mistake, and after months of exhausting negotiations on a bond settlement for Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. (TASE:AFIL; Pink Sheets:AFIVY), which is still waiting for its final approval, Lev Leviev is again investing in the US. The “Las Vegas Sun” reports that Leviev and Shaya Boymelgreen have jointly bought land on the Las Vegas Strip, together with a US developer, through a joint venture called Metroflag Management LLC.
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Sara Edna Ettel Bas Chaya Gita, She is undergoing surgery.
Jewish Childrens Museums building manager Peretz Lazaroff learning in the sixth floor conference room after hours with Yisroel Newman from England.
NEW YORK [WABC] — The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of coastal New Jersey as a storm to our south heads north.
A blizzard warning has been issued for Ocean County for more than a foot of snow, while Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth Counties in New Jersey. Numerous other counties are under Winter Storm Watches. You can see the complete list of watches and warnings by clicking here.
CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge will allow convicted former Agriprocessors vice president to be evaluated by a Maryland psychiatrist in the Linn County Jail on Thursday.
U.S. District Chief Judge Linda Reade signed the order today to determine whether there are any psychological matters that could be an issue at sentencing for Sholom Rubashkin.
It looks as if Iran has found allies in its quest to wipe Israel off the map — the dopes at your friendly neighborhood Target store.
On sale exclusively at Target is this innocent-looking toy globe. Thousands of these trinkets have already moved out of malls, from Queens to Honolulu, and landed in living rooms and kids’ rooms across America.
Close to 150 Israeli girls came to New York as part of a group organized by Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Ceitlin Shliach to Tzfat, Israel who as been arranging these groups for more then 15 years.
This weekend, over two thousand women – members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement – will gather in Brooklyn to mark the anniversary passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson. Referred to simply as Chof Beis Shvat (the Hebrew date of her passing), the convention weekend features offerings meant to personally inspire participants and embolden their work as community leaders around the globe. Women will spend a Shabbat of togetherness, then glean inspiration from popular Chabad figures and attend workshops and seminars on expertise central to running a successful Chabad House, including preparing lectures, managing schools and cooking large meals.
But a mere glance at Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka’s existence opens an interesting conundrum about whether a weekend about Jewish community service and leadership is an appropriate way to honor her life. The Rebbetzin was in no way the female equivalent of her husband, a highly public and outward leader whose every move was documented. The Rebbetzin’s voice was contained to the warmth of her own home – delicate whispers in private and personal conversation between few of her friends and family. Her deeds can not be heralded, for they are unknown. Pictures of her are scarce and people struggle to share memories. Essentially, her privacy was the only thing that was loud.
BROOKLYN, NY [NY1] — After being sworn in for a third term Wednesday night by Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz outlined his commitment to several high profile projects.
During his state of the borough address, Markowitz discussed his desire to transform the armories in Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant into recreational community centers.
Opening statements were held in the trial accusing Crown Heights developer Eliyahu Ezagui, who prosecutors paint as a scammer and crook, while the defense called him a good deed doer who only did what he did with blessing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
PARIS — A group founded to protect France’s Jewish community says anti-Semitic acts in France soared 75 percent last year – many coming as Israel pressed an offensive against Hamas in the Middle East in January.
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