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World renowned singers Avraham Fried and Mordechai Ben David were spotted at last nights Shas-A-Thon learning together be’chavrusah. The photo was taken before they were scheduled to sing at the event following the Shas-A-Thon.
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
OpEd: To My dear Fellow Lubavitch Sisters Around the World
A fellow sister in the Chabad community shares her pain with how many woman were taken advantage of in the recent Mic Drop events. She empathizes, yet warns of the dangers of an easy fix, while highlighting the true strength of a Jewish woman.
Kosher Wine and Food Experience NYC 2019
They came, they tasted, they plotzed. More than 2,000 curious foodies and oenophiles lined up to sample an astonishing showcase of gourmet kosher food and wine at the 13th annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience in New York City, hosted by Royal Wine Corp. The sold-out event took place on Monday, February 11 at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
El Al Now Offers Wi-Fi on Israel-North America Flights
Israel’s national airline El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. now offers in-flight Wi-Fi services in trans-Atlantic flights to North America, the company announced Sunday. In July, El Al officially launched the service in all of its flight routes to Europe, following a two-year pilot program.
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IDF Soldier Injured in Bomb Attack, Lone Soldier from LA
The IDF soldier who was injured by a bomb thrown by Arab rioters in the Gaza Strip Sunday has been identified as Yoadd Zaguri, an American immigrant and lone soldier. Hundreds of Arab rioters gathered on the Gaza-Israel border Sunday evening, hurling rocks and explosive devices at Israeli soldiers while rolling burning tires at the security fence. An explosive device thrown at a group of soldiers exploded near Zaguri, injuring him.
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Gershy and Chaya (nee Greenman) Deutsch (London, UK)
Store in “Swipe for Points” Scheme Quietly Clears Out Merchandise
Sterling Electronics has been partially cleaned out in a quiet move Thursday night. Many Crown Heights residence witnessed as moving trucks pulled up to the store and workers began removing the merchandise from the shelves. This comes following the revelation of the stores involvement in the recent Credit Card “swipe for points” scandal that left many with tens of thousands, and some with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.
8:00pm: Is Obesity Overblown? How Should a Jew React to the Separation of Families?
The topics in this week’s 249th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Is Obesity Overblown? Is It Appropriate to Refer to a Meshichist Rabbinic Figure by a Rabbinic Title? What Is the Difference Between the Jewish Concept of Bitochon and the Law of Attraction? Are You Allowed to Walk Past a Church? How Should a Jew React to the Separation of Families?
Video of the Day
Forgot to move your double parked car after alternate side? We are all guilty of it sometimes. Yet although we may laugh it off and thank our luck we did not get a ticket, others may have been inconvenienced terribly. A bus driver of a local school shared a video of the mayhem caused by such oversight, and shared some basic tips on avoiding such issues.
Izzy Young, 90, Beatnik Kingmaker and ‘Minyan Man’
When Izzy Young, the tireless folk-music impresario, passed away on Feb. 4 in Stockholm at the age of 90, the media took note of a storied career in the history in creating the modern folk-music movement. Missing from the details about this self-described “Jewish boy from the Bronx” is the backstory behind his friendship with Chabad-Lubavitch emissary, Rabbi Chaim Greisman.
Today at 2:00pm: Rogers Park band Performing at the JCM
Today at 2pm: The popular Chassidic band, Rogers Park, will be performing at a unique and interactive concert geared for children of all ages. The Kids’ Concert will be held Sunday, February 17 from 2:00 – 2:45 on the 2nd floor at the Jewish Children’s Museum. The concert is being held in conjunction with the Music Room, a temporary exhibit at the JCM.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended February 18th
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Monday, February 18, 2019 for Washington’s Birthday (Presidents Day). All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Baby Girl!
Zalmen and Simi Levin (Crown Heights)
Op Ed: Shidduchim is Hard Enough Already, Let’s Make it a Little Easier
Shiduchim are always difficult, and sometimes, we just make the difficult even harder. A reader realized a trend among their friends, and found two things you can do to make the shidduch process just a little easier.
Picture of the Day
As we are making our way through the first of this years two months of Adar, RebbeDrive has released two new photos from the newly restored Farbrengen of Purim 5729. Captured on Purim 1969, that Farbrengen marked the longest Purim Farbrengen throughout the Rebbe’s N’sius.
The Landa family will be sitting shiva for their father Harav Hachosid Harav Hatomim Avraham Tzvi Landa a"h, at 640 Montgomery St. Two minyanim will be held for Shachris at 8:30am and 9am respectively. Mincha and Maairiv will be davened bizmana.
Info to be Menachem Avel the Landa Family
The Landa family will be sitting shiva for their father Harav Hachosid Harav Hatomim Avraham Tzvi Landa a”h, at 640 Montgomery St. Two minyanim will be held for Shachris at 8:30am and 9am respectively. Mincha and Maairiv will be davened bizmana.
Bushwick Chabad Vandalized over Shabbos
A window of a Brooklyn Chabad synagogue run by Rabbi Menachem Heller and his wife was broken in a suspected act of Vandalizm over Sabbath. The incident took place while the rabbi and his family, including young children, were inside.
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