Mayorkas Tells Border Agents US is ‘Going to Lose’ in Leaked Audio
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has been caught on leaked audio telling border agents that the current crisis is “unsustainable” and that the US is “going to lose.”
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Shoftim:
Chasidic Influencer Shlome Zionce Promotes Tolerance and Mutual Respect at Chabad of Orange County’s Summer Social BBQ
Zionce, a 27-year-old father of two, is a travel writer for Ami magazine. He also serves as an ‘ambassador’ of sorts to the Hasidic community often appearing in viral YouTube videos and TV Shows, explaining Chasidic culture and traditions, with millions of views.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended August 15th
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended Sunday, August 15 for a holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Weekly Story: Chodesh Elul “You Will see That There is Much to Repair!”
It was the beginning of Elul and Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berditchov was learning in his house next to an open window. A handyman was driving his wagon with all of his tools and noticed him, so he took out his horn and blew it to get his attention. What could a handyman teach Reb Levi Yitzchak?
Shabbos at the Besht: Elul-Tishrei vs. Nissan
Born to three generations of shluchim, Rabbi Mendel Gordon grew up on shlichus in Woodland Hills, CA. From age 14 he gave a speech to his shul every shabbos he was home. After Yeshiva, he was sent on shlichus to yeshiva Gedola in London and gave a daily shiur in chassidus. He’s currently in Kolel and has a whatsapp chat and YouTube channel with a summary of a sicha published daily, titled “1 Minute Torah”.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Cities of Refuge and Moshiach
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Yosef Katzman explains the significance of the “Cities of Refuge”, and how we can learn from them about the coming of Moshiach.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe as he gives a child a coin to give tzedakah while leaving 770 to go to the Ohel.
Swerdlov Summer Program Visit Ukrainian Cities, Farbrengs With Shluchim
A group of 25 Jewish girls from New York visited the Beit Baruch Charity Center and the Beit Reuven synagogue in Kamenskoye on the first day of Elul, 9 August 2021. The trip is a part of the famous YTT (Swerdlov Summer Program) 8-day touring camp for Jewish girls in Ukraine.
Halacha: Shachris in the Afternoon – To Daven or Not to Daven? What About Responding Amen to Such a Minyan?
In halacha, just like we have the concept of a “brocha levatala”, a blessing in vain which is forbidden to make, we also have the concept of an “amen levatala” which is when one responds amen to an incorrect brocha. So what about answering amen to someone davening Shacharis in the afternoon?
Photo Credit: Marco Verch
COVID Vaccine Booster OK’d for Those with Weak Immune Systems
U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge.
CGI Toronto Prints Tanya in Darlington, MD
The Master Plan AKA hasgacha pratis, set the stage for the printing of the Tanya in Darlington, Maryland as Camp Gan Israel Toronto relocated this summer from its home in Haliburton, Ontario due to Covid.
Credit: Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/U.S. Navy
US to Send Troops to Evacuate Embassy Staff From Afghanistan
The United States said on Thursday it will send troops to evacuate embassy staff from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan amid a rapid Taliban advance across the country, AFP reports.
Supreme Court Rules Against Part of New York’s Eviction Moratorium
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 against part of New York state’s eviction moratorium on Thursday, before it was set to expire at the end of this month.
Information to be Menachem Avel Rabbi Aaron Cousin
Rabbi Aaron Cousin is sitting Shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of his brother משה יצחק בן שמואל טובי׳ ע״ה. Times and location in extended article.
The Census Bureau unveiled its population data used to draft congressional and state legislative district lines on Thursday, teeing up redistricting battles across the country that could set the stage over which party has an electoral edge in controlling the House ahead of the midterm election cycle.
Census Data Used to Draw Congressional Maps Unveiled
The Census Bureau unveiled its population data used to draft congressional and state legislative district lines on Thursday, teeing up redistricting battles across the country that could set the stage over which party has an electoral edge in controlling the House ahead of the midterm election cycle.
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