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Nashville Officials Lay Cornerstone of Long-Awaited Jewish Center

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yitzchok Teichtel addresses attendees of the new Genesis Center for Jewish Life’s groundbreaking in Nashville, Tenn.
By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky for Chabad.org

Religious and political leaders marked the long-awaited expansion of a Nashville, Tenn., Jewish center by laying a cornerstone that once was part of a German synagogue destroyed during World War II.

Bronx Worship Center Promotes Interfaith Peace

BRONX [NY1] — Despite all of the fierce fighting and debate over the proposed Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site, religious leaders in one Bronx community say they are praying and working hard to get along, all under one roof. NY1’s Dean Meminger filed the following report.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Reb Ovadiah Schtroks OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Ovadiah ben Nachman Zev Schtroks OBM of London, England.

He is survived by his wife Musyoh, sons Rabbis Yosef Yitzchok (London, England), Sholom (London, England), Avrohom Yesayoh (Morristown, NJ), Nochum (Crown Heights), Falik (Vancouver, BC) Mendel (Colon, DE). Daughters Mrs Bluma Pearl (Long Island, NY) Mrs Fruma Weg (Crown Heights) Mrs Sheindel Levertov (Crown Heights) Mrs Nechama Dina Reinitz (Crown Heights).

The Levaya will take place today in London.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

Op-Ed: I Voted for Rabbi Bogomilsky – Now What?

I voted this past Sunday for Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky as I felt he was the best choice. My candidate lost so I feel I lost as well. I can go on and give all the classic reasons why I lost and why I think my candidate was better. But that will do no good for me or my community now.