Toyota Sienna Recall Affects Nearly 700,000 Minivans
Toyota Motor Corp’s U.S. unit said on Thursday it is recalling about 694,000 Sienna minivans in North America due to a shift lever problem.
Daily Archives: October 3, 2013
4
Left: Bill de Blasio. Right: Joe Lhota.
Poll: De Blasio Opens 50 Point Lead over Lhota
A new poll shows Democrat Bill de Blasio leading Republican rival Joe Lhota with 71 percent of likely voters in the race for New York City mayor. Lhota has 21 percent in the Quinnipiac University poll, with Independence Party candidate Adolfo Carrion taking 2 percent.
Rabbi Yisroel Bernath in front of the newly purchased building.
Montreal Chabad House Buys Church
This past Simchas Torah, pedestrians on Monkland Avenue in Montreal witnessed a unique parade of Sefer Torahs as Chabad of NDG and Loyola campus moved into their new location, a former Korean church, where the festivities concluded with the traditional Simchas Torah ceremonies.
Celebrating ‘Hasidic Mardi Gras’ in Crown Heights
“Ach Sameach,” Chaim Rosenfelt said, writing the expression for me in Hebrew as he sipped clear liquor from a water bottle. “It’s one of the Mitzvahs for the holiday. Ach Sameach—Only Happy!”
by A.M. Gittlitz - Vice
Left: Former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman. Right: Rabbi Dov Greenberg.
Kinus Banquet Keynote, Guest Speakers Announced
When Shluchim arrive in Crown Heights for the Kinus, they’ll be marking 20 years since Gimel Tamuz. In that span, the “Rebbe’s Shlichus” nearly doubled, and a great number of those new Shluchim have never even seen the Rebbe.
Video: Exotic Jewish Communities Around the World
How many countries have you been to in your lifetime? Three, maybe 4? Author Ben Frank can proudly state that he has traveled to 88 countries, visiting many Chabad Houses in the process, and in each one he checks out the Jewish community and how they have survived and thrived.
A ‘Hachnosas Orchim’ Tribute to Esther Goldman
On Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkot, the 17th of Tishrei, Mrs. Esther Goldman, a friend to so many in Crown Heights and beyond passed away. In Esthers memory, her grandchildren have launched a campaign to build hospitality suites in tribute to her passion for Hachnosas Orchim.
Former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.
DA Hynes: I’m Not Quitting
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes – who was soundly defeated in last month’s Democratic primary – will actively campaign on Republican and Conservative party lines in a bid to keep his job, his spokesman told The New York Post on Thursday.
NY Post
Rabbi Manis Friedman
Tonight: Can You Make a Good Marriage Better?
Rabbi Manis Friedman says YES! Last year, Rabbi Friedman led a life changing teleconference course titled, “Proper Conduct Between Husband and Wife – Behind Closed Doors.” The course was attended by 40 participants and the feedback was astounding!
Photo: Ladaat.info
Extremist Vandal Compares Chabad to Nazism
The facade of a building housing a Chabad Yeshiva in Givat Shaul, an ultra-orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, was defaced by an unknown assailant, who scrawled “Chabad = Swastika symbol” on it.
Video: Crown Heights Blogger Wins Food Award
Chanie Apfelbaum, a Crown Heights resident who blogs about Kosher cooking under the pseudonym Busy in Brooklyn, recently won an award for a delicious mushroom dish.
3 Caught After Violently Mugging Young Woman
An amazing effort by both vigilant community members and Shomrim volunteers resulted in the apprehension of three teens who assaulted and mugged a young woman, making off with her cell phone. Police brass worked hand in hand with Shomrim, which resulted in the muggers’ identification and arrest.
Submit a Story
