Jewish Women’s Circle Gala Rooted in Laughter
Laughter was the reaction at The Jewish Women’s Circle gala at The Chesterfield banquet hall in Palm Beach, Florida. And it was only fitting.
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Daily Archives: February 11, 2014
Video: Avraham Fried Sings for the Unwell
Chasidic singing superstar Avraham Fried sings his hit song “A Tateh Bistu” for a bedridden patient at a local hospital. he is accompanied by Yossi Eidlisz on the keyboard.
Dryer Fire Sets Kitchen Ablaze
A fire broke out in a Montgomery Street apartment Tuesday evening, forcing the evacuation of a portion of the building. Quick response by the fire department prevented the fire from damaging additional apartments.
New Document Shows the Rebbe’s Coded Message
As reported earlier by Crownheights.info, Mrs. Shulammis Saxon, who gave the Rebbe a bracha for children ‘in code,’ before her Bas-Mitzvah in 1981, was recently interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project. She explained how the Rebbe responded in kind, writing in the same code, “Thank you for the bracha.” Now, a new development has unfolded in the 32-year-old story.
Due to an unusually harsh winter, alternate-side parking rules have been suspended a record number of times so far this year. But that hasn't slowed the ticket writing: cops are writing tickets at nearly the same pace as in 2013 — and have even increased it in Brooklyn and two other boroughs.
Despite Fewer Alternate Side Days, Ticket Writing Is Up
Due to an unusually harsh winter, alternate-side parking rules have been suspended a record number of times so far this year. But that hasn’t slowed the ticket writing: cops are writing tickets at nearly the same pace as in 2013 — and have even increased it in Brooklyn and two other boroughs.
WNYC Caller Blames Gentrification on ‘Criminal Jews’
Last Thursday, The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC Radio did a segment on the phenomenon of gentrification in New York City, and its effects on the city’s residents.
File photo: Rabbi Manis Friedman addresses a captivated audience.
Marriage – Behind the Closed Doors: Tele-Seminar to Tackle Sensitive Topics
Rabbi Manis Friedman is on a roll, and not much is getting in his way! With more than 40 years of marriage counseling experience, Rabbi Friedman has developed a 4-part tele-seminar course that addresses the most sensitive marriage and relationship topics: The proper conduct between a husband and wife behind closed doors.
Surveillance footage of the attempted robbery. Photo: Shturem.net.
Armed Robbery Attempted in Kfar Chabad
Today, Tuesday, two unidentified masked suspects riding a motorcycle pulled up next to a vehicle being driven by the owner of a jewelry store in Kfar Chabad, Israel. The suspects fired shots into the air in an attempt to intimidate the storeowner into stopping, so that they could then rob him.
The Sochi Jewish community, and Jewish leaders and visitors from throughout the former Soviet Union, gathered to welcome the Israeli delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Photo: Chabad.org
Shluchim Pay Tribute to 1972 Munich Terror Victims
They gathered Sunday in sorrow and celebration, Jews saying a prayer for the 11 Israeli athletes killed by terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Jews rejoicing that they could raise prayerful voices in Russia, once the land of the pogrom.
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Waiting List Opens for CKids Summer Camp Program
After filling all available Hebrew school mileage program slots within just four days after the Kinus HaShluchos, CKids has announced it will now be opening a waiting list for shluchim who’d like to take part in the summer camp mileage program.
Picture of the Day: Deputy Minister at the Ohel
The Israeli Deputy Minister of the Interior, Mrs. Faina Kirshenbaum, prayed at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens yesterday, Monday, while on an official state visit to the United States.
Video: Senator Lieberman’s Religious Journey
Former US Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Vice Presidential Candidate for Al Gore, shared his inspiring story in an exclusive interview with Jew in the City about his personal religious journey, from how he stopped keeping Shabbat in college and why he returned to it years later.
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