On Sunday, February 26, an eclectic mix of 150 guests, among them artists, young professionals and black-hat Hasidic Jews gathered in a Williamsburg art gallery to celebrate the growth and expansion of Chabad of North Brooklyn. As kosher bruschetta made the rounds, the urban crowd admired contemporary art hanging from the white-washed walls as well as joyful photographs of young preschool students who attend the popular Gan Chabad.
Local lawmakers are accusing some New York City sanitation agents of fraud and perjury. Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Sen. Jeff Klein said three agents were caught on surveillance video in Brooklyn issuing homeowners tickets for violations they did not commit.
Chanie Simon knows her son is in good hands. Fifteen-year-old Shmully, who came from London, England, to South Florida to attend yeshiva at the Mesivta of Coral Springs, is enjoying his first year there so much that he wants to go back next year.
In conjunction with the completion of the 30th cycle of the study of Rambam, Chabad of Mineola sponsored an elaborate Siyum with the participation of the community leaders and many unaffiliated Jews.
With the end of the 30th cycle of Rambam’s Mishneh Torah only two weeks away, Lubavitcher communities and emissaries around the world are in full gear preparing for the siyumim, the completion ceremonies the Rebbe urged to Jews everywhere. In honor of this occasion, Kol Menachem is pleased to announce a special sale!
Ultra-Orthodox parties inside Israel’s government say they will oppose any new law that would apply Israel’s compulsory military draft to ultra-Orthodox men — a stance that bodes ill for the stability of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition.
Anyone who reads my blog knows that I’m just not that big a baker. So when Purim comes around, I’m not about to make my own hamantaschen. The bakery stuff is good enough for me. I still like to get into the Purim spirit, so coming up with something that has three corners (reminiscent of Haman’s three-cornered hat) is a must. Last year, I made these puff pastry ones, filled with sauteed spinach, cabbage, and pumpkin fillings. This year, I knew I had to step it up.
Visiting a police station is a common rite of childhood. But going to a police department to say thank you is not common, said Yehudah Kohn of Teaneck. Which was why he brought his son Joshua, 7, to an event Sunday sponsored by Chabad of Teaneck in which children made thank you cards and gifts and brought them to Teaneck police officers.
A Crown Heights photographer stopped his car, grabbed his camera and caught this moment in the nick of time before Moshe Ivry continued bouncing down Kingston Ave.
