Jewish Super Bowl Player to Kick Off Teen Shabbaton

After a not-so-typical Super Bowl weekend last year filled with spirited Shabbos meals, meeting friends from around the country, touring the Big Apple, and traditional Jewish attractions, Wisconsinite Julius Zimmerman spoke at last year’s CTeen Shabbaton banquet about how glad he and his peers were for choosing to come to the CTeen Shabbaton instead of watching the anticipated Super Bowl game featuring the Packers, their home team.

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Family and Friends Recall Life of America’s Tenor

Praying at Jan Peerce’s grave site.

A gathering of family, friends and acquaintances of “America’s Tenor” joined a Jewish archivist to mark the anniversary of legendary performer Jan Peerce’s passing with prayers, Torah study and the sharing of stories. A product of the Lower East Side, Peerce, whose parents were Belorussian immigrants, rose to prominence with performances at the Metropolitan Opera and in 1971, made his Broadway debut as Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

NYPD Sued for Hiding Crime Statistics

Reuters

The New York Civil Liberties Union has sued the New York Police Department for refusing to release internal audits of a Brooklyn precinct, saying the reports are essential to show whether the department has manipulated its crime statistics to make them appear more favorable.

Synagogues Should Be More Welcoming

by Francine Klagsbrun – Jewish Week

One New Year evokes another. We Jews like to pride ourselves on the differences between the secular New Year celebrations that have just ended and our religious New Year in the fall. The meaningless blare of tinseled horns versus the shofar blasts calling us to prayer; the excessive drinking versus the sanctification of holiday wine; the crowds in Times Square versus the crowds on their way to the synagogue.

Innovative New Chumash to Be Used by US Military

A special soft covered, pocket sized edition of the Lifestyle Chumash was printed with a camouflage cover to meet army regulations.

A new full color Chumash laced with commentary geared to offering Torah insights that are relevant to day to day life has been purchased by the military and will be distributed to thousands of Jewish soldiers stationed in over twenty different countries.

Bloomberg Plans to Limit Alcohol Sales

NY Post

First, Mayor Bloomberg went after smoking in public places. Then trans-fats, salt and sugary drinks. Now Bloomberg — known for sipping fine wine and downing a cold beer from time to time — wants to crack down on alcohol sales to curb excessive drinking, according to a provocative planning document obtained by The Post.