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Daily Archives: November 21, 2011
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New Torah Occupies Wall Street
Only a stone’s throw from Zuccotti Park where protestors clashed with police last Wednesday evening, scores of Wall Street businesspeople and residents took to dancing in the rain at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on Battery Place.
In unseasonably mild weather, The Friendship Circle’s recent Walk 4 Friendship drew more than one thousand participants and raised $430,000 to support its mission of continually cultivating friendships through their wide range of ever-evolving programming. Decked out in bright blue t-shirts, the walkers marched the symbolic 1.5 KM route around Hampstead Park allowing everyone to take part in the fun.
Montreal Unites for Friendship
In unseasonably mild weather, The Friendship Circle’s recent Walk 4 Friendship drew more than one thousand participants and raised $430,000 to support its mission of continually cultivating friendships through their wide range of ever-evolving programming. Decked out in bright blue t-shirts, the walkers marched the symbolic 1.5 KM route around Hampstead Park allowing everyone to take part in the fun.
Jerusalem Vaad Tznius Member Heading to Prison
Yeshiva World News
The High Court of Justice on Monday, 24 Cheshvan, rejected an appeal filed on behalf of Shmuel Weissfish, a member of the Geula neighborhood’s Vaad HaTznius. Shmuel was convicted of a number of acts of violence in targeting an area business that he deemed unsuitable. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment, which he will be beginning before Chanukah. In addition, he must reimburse the store’s owner for damage to the tune of 50,000 Shekels ($13,300).
NY Post
President Obama signs Affordable Health Care Reform Act.
Nearly one-third of the state’s population will be on Medicaid in three years if ObamaCare is upheld by the US Supreme Court, state officials said.
ObamaCare Will Push 1 Million NYers into Medicaid
NY Post
President Obama signs Affordable Health Care Reform Act.
Nearly one-third of the state’s population will be on Medicaid in three years if ObamaCare is upheld by the US Supreme Court, state officials said.
A Bar/Bat Mitzvah for Those Who Never Had One
The Rohr Chabad Student Network in Ottawa, Canada, led by Rabbi Chaim and Yocheved Boyarsky, celebrated a Gala Bat & Bar Mitzva for students who never had one this past Saturday night, Nov. 20.
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Crown Heights [CHI] — Students arrived at Yeshiva Chovevei Torah this morning to discover to their dismay that sometime last night, several pairs of Tefillin were stolen from a Mesivta classroom on the first floor. The Tefillin were removed from their bags – seemingly so that they should be able to fit into the thief’s pockets. The act may have taken place during a simcha which was going on at the time in the hall downstairs.
Several Pairs of Tefilin Stolen from Chovevei Torah
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Crown Heights [CHI] — Students arrived at Yeshiva Chovevei Torah this morning to discover to their dismay that sometime last night, several pairs of Tefillin were stolen from a Mesivta classroom on the first floor. The Tefillin were removed from their bags – seemingly so that they should be able to fit into the thief’s pockets. The act may have taken place during a simcha which was going on at the time in the hall downstairs.
The Missourian
Avremi Lapine, left, Channy Lapine and their 9-month-old son, Mendel, take a break from moving into their new home in Columbia.
A young rabbi who moved with his family this month from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Columbia hopes not only to join the community here but also to create one.
The Lapines Get Settled in Columbia, Missouri
The Missourian
Avremi Lapine, left, Channy Lapine and their 9-month-old son, Mendel, take a break from moving into their new home in Columbia.
A young rabbi who moved with his family this month from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Columbia hopes not only to join the community here but also to create one.
Students Return from Weekend Inspired to Do More
Jewish college students from around the world enjoy a night of dancing at the recent Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton and Conference. Photo: Bentzi Sasson
When Noah Gross, 21, headed to Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton and Conference, he wasn’t really sure what to expect, or if it’d really be the combination of fellow students, lectures, and community his campus rabbi had been promising.
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