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Quinn in the Lead as Weiner Meltdown Continues

NY Post

Rep. Anthony Weiner (l); City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (r).

The humiliating melt down of Rep. Anthony Weiner has reshuffled the 2013 mayoral race, with political insiders nominating City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former Comptroller Bill Thompson as the new front-runners.

Kiddush Clubs Declare Boycott on Scottish Whiskey

Jerusalem Post

The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) – a group that claims more than 25,000 members throughout North America – has joined with synagogues both in Israel and in the diaspora in “suggesting a boycott of scotch from distillers located in West Dunbartonshire Council in Scotland at Kiddush and [in] public and private” celebrations.

Kinus Torah at YG Melbourne

The Rabbinical College of Australia and New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah – Melbourne) hosted a communal Kinus Torah on Sunday the tenth of Sivan. The Kinus was convened in conjunction with Shavuos, as per the Rebbe’s directive that a Kinus be held on, or immediately after, each Yom Tov.

Despite Heat Wave Released Time Goes On!

Released Time Bochurim braving the blizzard earlier this year. Illustration Photo.

On Wednesday, the first day of Shavuos, 200 Bochurim headed out on foot to more than 50 Public Schools to conduct the weekly, Wednesday, Jewish Released Time Program of Greater New York under the auspices of NCFJE.

Jews in Sports: CHOICES – The Bedrock of Life

by Yossi Goldstein and Yochonon Goldman

Life is full of options: Where we elect to go to school, send our kids to camp; Should we travel to a place where we can sun and surf, or hike and bike?

A decision we make at one stage in life will likely come full circle later on, as its impact on us is revealed.

Shliach Makes the Navy Feel at Home

by Rabbi Levi Cunin – Malibu Patch

Not far from the shops and restaurants of Westwood Village is a veterans cemetery. So many people drive on the adjacent 405 Freeway and probably do not reflect that they pass near hallowed ground. I grew up across the street and I thought about these gravestones frequently. They represent great heroes who served our country.

Enthusiastic Chabad Article Boosts Givot’s Share Price

Globes Business – Israel

Givot Olam’s Megged 5 oil rig

An enthusiastic article about the Givot Olam Oil Exploration Company on an Israeli Chabad website sent the partnership’s share price up 6.3% by early afternoon today to NIS 0.068, giving a market cap of NIS 676 million. But some speculators are concerned the article may be a bit exaggerated.