Animal Rights Party leader Marianne Thieme’s plan to introduce a ban on ritual slaughter has failed to make it through the Senate, the upper house of the Dutch parliament. Ms. Thieme withdrew from the debate after intervention by the Agriculture Minister.
The Rebbe teaches us that the power of an individual is limitless. We each have tremendous potential that, if tapped, allows one to reach amazing heights. While we are not always given the opportunity to see the fruits of our labor, one Shlucha was recently shown the results of her hard work.
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With great sadness we inform you of the passing of a righteous woman and beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs. Izah Suissa, of Blessed Memory.
On Sunday, a still bearded Matisyahu appeared on the Reality TV Show “Chef Roble and Co” on the Bravo Channel, with his family and a few dozen friends – many from the Crown Heights Community. The show’s host, Chef Roble, was trying to prepare a Kosher meal for the Hassidic reggae-rapper and his guests before he went away for several months on tour this past summer. The name of the episode was “Babysitter in the Kitchen,” which referred to the mashgiach from OK Kosher certification agency.
When Rachel Jacobs first started cooking kosher at the University of Vermont, she encountered an uncommon problem. The university’s Sodexo employees approached her with too much reverence. “They would talk to me from just outside the door,” says Jacobs. “When I asked why, they said, ‘We’re not blessed.’ I had to tell them, ‘Everyone is blessed.’ It’s not about being Jewish, just about keeping the rules.”
Chabad of Playa del Carmen, run by Shliach Rabbi Mendel and Chaya Goldberg, released a video showing their first year on Shlichus in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
One of the last Jewish families in Exeter is in need of a Chanukah miracle involving three wise men – to help form a minyan.
A short while ago, Hassidic reggae artist Matisyahu Miller posted photos of himself on Twitter – less his iconic beard, along with the caption: “At the break of day I look for you at sunrise, when the tide comes in I lose my disguise.” Update: Matisyahu comments. 2nd Update: Matisyahu says he is still observant. [in the extended article].
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An apparent electrical fire broke out this morning in the ‘Tifferes Zekainim’ room of 770. Firefighters extinguished the fire within seconds, but remained on the scene to investigate after graffiti was discovered.
Rabbi Menachem Evers, Shliach to Amsterdam, Netherlands, put up an ad for his Chanukah event on the largest billboard in Western Europe, located in Rembrandt Square.
Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society is a widespread organization that provides financial and moral support as well as access to premium care for people who have been afflicted by Yenem Machleh, lo olainu. In order to support this great organization the Crown Heights chapter is hosting a preview auction tonight at Beis Levi Yitzchok.
At the end of this year, Union for Reform Judaism President Eric Yoffie will be stepping down after 16 years at the movement’s helm. Asked what he plans on doing after he retires, he responded thusly:
This past Shabbos, the North Miami Beach community and Yeshiva Torah Ohr were graced with a visit from Rabbi Shlomo Sternberg, Mashpia in Oholei Torah.
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