LIVE at 8:00PM: Shloshim Event For R’ Michel Raskin OBM
A Shloshim event for R’ Michel Raskin OBM will take place Tuesday, 8:00pm at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights.
Daily Archives: January 25, 2022
OSHA Officially Withdraws Vaccinate-or-Test Mandate
An OSHA mandate that would have required 80 Million US workers to either Vaccinate or test has officially been withdrawn after receiving multiple failing grades in court rulings.
Government Limits Use of Two Monoclonal Antibody Treatments, Leaves Another in Place
The Biden Administration has limited authorization for two Monoclonal Antibody treatments available for COVID-19, while leaving a third in place.
Second NYPD Officer Dies From Harlem Shooting
Police Officer Wilbert Mora, the 27-year-old police officer who was fighting for his life after being shot while responding to a 911 call in Harlem has succumbed to his injuries.
NYPD Botches 911 Response to Crown Heights School, Attempts to Cover Up For NYPD Employee
In a shocking and infuriating event Monday night, a person claiming to be an NYPD employee entered the Beis Rivkah building on Lefferts Ave with hundreds of girls inside, and proceeded to yell and threaten the school. Then the NYPD tried to cover it up.
New York Tells Schools To Ignore Student Mask Ruling As State Appeals
New York State Attorney General’s office announced that it will be filing an appeal Tuesday in an attempt to overturn a NYS Supreme Court judges ruling that said that the states mask mandate was unconstitutional. When such an appeal is filed, an automatic stay is placed on the original ruling, effectively reinstating the mandate until a ruling is made on the appeal.
Man Arrested After Spitting On Jewish Woman in Crown Heights
A Jewish woman walking on Winthrop Street in Crown Heights was spat on and threatened Tuesday morning, leading to an arrest.
Newly Produced By JEM: Children’s Rally, 21 Shevat 5742 – 1982
A new release from JEM, a Children’s Rally with the Rebbe in 770 in the days following the new year for trees, 21 Shevat 5742 – 1982.
Credit: Facebook Shaul Wilhelm
Picture of the Day
This photo should have won a Pulitzer Prize simply for having happened. Yitzhak Gorelik, the Rabbi of Kazan, is seen with the Mufti of Republic of Tatarstan, and it seems like they know each other.
Rabbi Zushe Posner (Photo: JEM)
Rabbi Zushe Posner, 85, Unconventional Chassidic Mentor to Thousands
Rabbi Zushe Posner, the beloved American-born mentor to generations of Israeli yeshivah students whose piercing Chassidic wit and devotion to straightforward honesty was a canon of its own, passed away on Friday, 12 Shevat. He was 85 years old.
Lamplighters Podcast: LifeTown, A Village For The Special Needs Community
In Episode 17 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Zalman and Rebbetzin Toba Grossbaum, who started the country’s second Friendship Circle program and expanded into the 53,000 square foot Life Town facility, which creates opportunities for special needs individuals. The programs are based on the insights of Chabad Rebbeim about people with special needs.
Two Jews and a Podcast
Adam Valen-Levinson wasn’t looking for Judaism in Shanghai, China, and he definitely wasn’t thinking about starting a Jewish podcast.
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