PSA: Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect For New York City
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been announced by the National Weather Service for Southeast New York, warning of potential downpours through 10:00pm tonight.
Parksville: Faces Around Camp
We present a gallery of photos from Gan Yisroel Parksville, where hundreds of boys are hard at work enjoying themselves with sports, friends, and activities.
Four More Victims Found In Surfside Rubble, Death Toll At 32
A fire official says four more victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed condominium building in Florida, bringing the death toll to 32.
Canada Begins Easing Some Restrictions on Travel, Including from US
Canada’s government began lifting travel restrictions from countries including the US on Monday — the first tentative step toward a return to normalcy along the world’s longest land border between two countries.
PSA: Heat Advisory In Effect For New York City
A heat advisory is in effect for New York City Tuesday starting at 11:00am, and going through 8:00pm Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to hit the low 100’s with high humidity making it worse.
New Series of Webinars on Chinuch From MyShliach
MyShliach, a division of Merkos 302 devoted to providing services to benefit Yaldei HaShluchim, presents a new series of Webinars on Chinuch open to all Shluchos.
TODAY: Ainsworth Levaya To Pass 770
The funerals of Reb Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth OBM will take place today (Tuesday), and will be passing by 770 at approximately 2:30pm. Tzvi and Itty were found in the rubble of the Surfside collapsed building.
NYC Mayoral Primary Could be Decided Tuesday, Or Get Even More Complicated
After counting ballots incorrectly last week, the New York City Board of Elections is promising to release results that factor in almost everyone’s vote Tuesday.
New Engagement!
Shimi Russell (Crown Heights) to Devorah Leah Preger (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, July 6th, 8:30pm at the JCM
Florida Prepares for Tropical Storm Elsa as it Barrels Toward Cuba
Residents on Florida’s west coast are bracing for a smackdown from Tropical Storm Elsa as it headed for landfall in Cuba on Monday after battering a string of islands across the Caribbean.
BDE: Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth, OBM
With great sadness we report the confirmed passing of Mr. Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth OBM, victims in the tragic collapse of the Champlain Tower in Surfside Florida.
From left: Florida CFO and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis, Miami-Dade Police chaplain Rabbi Yossi Harlig and J.D. Patterson, former Miami-Dade Police director and currently the county's chief public-safety officer. (Credit: Jimmy Patronis/Twitter)
On the Frontline in Surfside with Miami-Dade Police Chaplain Rabbi Yossi Harlig
Suit jacket slung over his arm and badge around his neck, Miami-Dade police chaplain Rabbi Yossi Harlig walks briskly down Collins Avenue. As one of Miami-Dade County Police’s 10 chaplains, Harlig has split most of his waking hours since the tragedy between the site where the workers toil night and day in the heat and humidity, and the area where families sit and wait for news of their loved ones.
At Least 26 People Shot in NYC This Weekend, NYPD Says
A 19-year-old woman, a 22-year-old man and a 33-year-old man were among 13 victims in 12 separate shootings across New York City on the Fourth of July, police said Monday.
Russian Hackers Seemingly Behind Latest Ransomware Attack, Demand $70M
A Russian-linked group that is counted among the cybercriminal world’s most prolific extortionists is suspected to be behind a “colossal” ransomware attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide — just weeks after President Biden boasted about taking President Putin to task on cyberattacks.
Three More Found Dead in Condo Rubble, Death Toll Rises to 27
Fire officials have announced that three more people have been found dead in the rubble of the Champlain Condominiums in Surfside, Florida overnight, just hours after the remaining standing portion of the condominium was demolished.
Video of the Day
In an interview from the Rabbi Kramer Legacy Project, Rabbi Pinchas “Pinye” Korf OBM tells over a story in Yiddish about the time when he was arrested for paying for Mashke with a fake ten-dollar bill, and how Rabbi Kramer assisted him with hearing Megillah.
Lamplighter Podcast Ep. 5: Treating And Saving Jewish Drug Users
Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters has dropped the fifth episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives.
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