Dovid Efune, the managing editor of the Algemeiner, spoke on Fox News Strategy Room on the blow back of the Israeli raid of the Gaza bound flotilla, and Israel’s right to defend itself.
CrownHeights.info has just learned that Zalmen Wilhelm has dropped out of the race for Vaad Hakohol. This move comes as a surprise after he was reinstated, along with Shea Hecht, by the entire Bais Din headed by Rabbi Avrohom B. Rosenberg.
Moses sent them to scout the Land of Canaan, and he said to them, “Go up this way in the south and climb up the mountain.” (Parshas Shelach, Perek 13, Possuk 17)
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This Sunday there will be a chance to meet the candidates running for Vaad Hakohol. The event will take place in Lubavitcher Yeshiva 570 Crown Street at 8:30pm on Sunday, June 6th.
Each candidate will be given 5 minutes to present himself and his plans for the community. Following the presentations there will be a question and answer session.
CALIFORNIA — Close to 500 people attended Chabad of the Valley’s annual banquet celebrating its 37 years of serving the greater S. Fernando Valley. U. S. Congressman Brad Sherman opened the evening with inspiring words of praise for Chabad of the Valley and all of their valuable work on behalf of the community. The crowd rose to their feet as Congressman Sherman pledged his unmitigated support for Israel and its efforts of self defense.
Moshe Laufer, Jewish music’s most revered composer and arranger, celebrated 30 years of Jewish music in a special tribute concert at Brooklyn College last night, with Jewish music’s biggest stars, including MBD, Fried, Green, Yeedle, Smeltzer, and Werdiger!
CrownHeights.info has just learned that police have made an arrest in the pervert case, where two young girls attacked Wednesday. The two victims were just brought in to the precinct to look at a lineup and identify the suspect.
WATERLOO — Prosecutors built their child labor case against Sholom Rubashkin on the testimony of liars and thieves, and failed to prove that the former Agriprocessors Inc. executive allowed children to work at his family’s slaughterhouse, defense attorneys argued Thursday.
The ‘Merkos Shlichus’ summer program is preparing for its 64th year. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky began interviewing over 400 candidate bochurim, together with Coordinators Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky and Scheur Najar.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a beautiful Photo of the Rebbe at a Purim Farbrengen 1964. To learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.portraitofaleader.org
If only G-d would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. – Woody Allen (Without Feathers)
Abraham wants to upgrade his PC to Windows 7. Isaac is incredulous. “Pop,” he says, “you can’t run Windows 7 on your old, slow 386! Everybody knows that you need at least a Pentium or Celeron chip with a minimum of 3 GB of memory in order to multitask effectively with Windows 7.”
Professor Michael (Avrohom Michoel ben Yitzchok) Hasofer of Sydney, Australia, who was known as a Shliach, scientist and lecturer, passed away Thursday.
He is survived by YBLT his wife Avigayil Hasofer, his children Daniel Yitzchok Hasofer of Sydney Australia, Boruch Mordechai Hasofer of Rechovot Israel, Chayah Pesse Kaye of Sydney Australia, Menachem Mendel Hasofer of Hong Kong, Rachel Ethel Tanya Charet, sons and daghters in law, grand children and great granchildren SHLITA many serving in positions of leadership and shlichus of the Rebbe around the globe.
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