Residents Oppose New Speed Bumps

A group of concerned residents have come out campaigning against the installation of speed bumps on various blocks around the neighborhood. The newest block scheduled to get these new bumps is Montgomery Street between New York and Brooklyn Avenue, and the concern is the delay police, ems, and fire will suffer when responding to emergencies.

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Rabbi Levi Deitsch, of Blessed Memory

By Dov Greenberg

We have lost a friend. So young a man, so fine a Shliach, so short a life.

And even as we have accepted in faith all that has come to pass, “Baruch dayan emet”, we are still left unable to stem the flood of tears. We are left with a raw cry of pain.

Levi was such a powerful soul. He loved Shlichus, he lived Shlichus. Shlichus was the very air he breathed.

PSA: Have you Been A Victim of the Police?

The police officers stopping the 3 Bochurim and serving them with criminal summonses.

On October 24th three Bochurim were stopped by police and received criminal court summonses for ‘blocking pedestrian traffic’ on Carroll and Kingston. The victims contacted a civil rights lawyer who is looking into bringing a lawsuit against the police for their actions, and they are seeking other similar victims.

Sen. Lieberman: ‘We’re Lucky to be Americans’

Rabbi Ovadia Goldman (R) with Senator Joseph Lieberman at Chabad of Oklahomas Dinner celebrating 13 years.

U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, arguably the best-known independent elected official in America, said the message of Tuesday’s election is that “the American people are fed up with the status quo. They want the government in Washington to live within our means. We now have divided government, and so we have to work together.”

Kehila Kedosha Janina: The Last Greek Synagogue

Tucked away on the corner of Broome and Allen Street on the Lower East Side, a relatively hidden historical treasure makes its home. The last Greek synagogue in the Western Hemisphere, Kehila Kedosha Janina remains a gathering place for the Romaniote Jews (Greek Jews) of the city nearly a century after its construction in 1927.

Southern Hospitality a Hallmark of Expanded N.E. Florida Synagogue

by Yaakov Freedman – Chabad.org

Ask Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov how he feels about the recent construction that has more than doubled the size of Chabad-Lubavitch of Northeast Florida and he flashes a big smile.