Baby Girl!
Shua and Anat (nee Elgarisi) Weiss (Crown Heights)
First New Torah in Slovakia Since Holocaust
A new Torah scroll is in place in Slovakia, the first to be inaugurated in the Central European country since the Nazis ravaged its Jewish population during World War II, while one proud Jewish boy will live to tell the tale of having celebrated his bar mitzvah amid the fanfare of a city-wide celebration.
A Multimillionaire Surveillance Dealer Steps Out Of The Shadows . . . With His $9 Million WhatsApp Hacking Van
On a wildflower-lined gravel track off a quiet thoroughfare in Larnaca, Cyprus, Tal Dillian is ensconced in a blacked-out truck. It’s a converted GMC ambulance, pimped out with millions of dollars of surveillance kit, antennas on top reaching out to learn what it can from any smartphone within a 1-kilometer radius and, at the click of a button, empty them of all the content within. WhatsApp messages, Facebook chats, texts, calls, contacts, Everything.
US Envoy To Middle East Jason Greenblatt Resigns
US Special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt resigned Thursday. Greenblatt was one of the key architects of the Trump Administration’s long-waited peace plan, which has been dubbed the “Deal of the Century.”
Shluchim Arrives at Postville Yeshiva, Prepare for Successful Year
After a long journey Comprising of a flight from New York to Milwaukee, followed by a 4 hour bus journey, the Shluchim to Postville Iowa have arrived to give the Bochurim of Yeshivas Beis Shalom a phenomenal year.
Over Half of Reported Hate Crimes This Year Anti-Semitic
More than half of hate crimes reported this year in New York City are anti-Semitic, NYPD officials said Wednesday, according to CNN. According to the latest numbers, reported through September 1, anti-Semitic hate crimes in NYC are up 63% this year from last year, with 152 anti-Semitic hate crimes reported this year so far, compared to 93 over the same period last year.
Kashrus Alert: Unauthorized OK On Snapple Diet Cranberry Raspberry
The OK Kashrus organization has released a Kashrus Alert after the OK Kosher symbol was mistakenly placed on a Snapple product. A limited number of Snapple Diet Cranberry Raspberry 6-packs (16oz bottles) were mistakenly printed with the OK Kosher symbol on the outer cartons. This product is not kosher certified, and the actual bottles do not bear the kosher symbol.
Here’s My Story: The $430 Mission
Rabbi Naftali Kraus (1932-2018) was an Israeli journalist who authored many books in Hebrew and in Hungarian. He was interviewed in his home in Rechovot in May of 2010.
A Thank You letter To Hatzolah Air, From the Hurwitz Family Fund
Wednesday, Mr Eli Rowe and Hatzolah Air brought Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, who is battling ALS, across the county in Hatzolah Airs Jet. The Hurwitz Family Fund penned the following letter of thanks.
BDE: Meir Aaron Schreiber, 69, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Meir Aaron Schreiber OBM, a long time resident and political activist of Crown Heights. He passed away following an illness on Wednesday, the 4th of Elul, 5779.
Jewish Leaders Welcome New Hate Crimes Prevention Office in New York Led by Ex-ADL Staffer Deborah Lauter
Jewish leaders and advocacy organizations have warmly welcomed the opening of a new office in New York City to combat the rising tide of antisemitic and racist hate crimes.
Buenos Aires: Tarnished Synagogue Returned to Former Glory
Knesset Israel Boca Barracas is a synagogue once more. Occupied by a squatter for the better part of two decades, the synagogue built in 1907 was desecrated when Rabbi Shneor Mizrahi discovered it six years ago. The Chabad representative to Barracas, a neighboring Buenos Aires district, determined to return the tarnished sanctuary to its former glory.
A Weekly Medical Minute: Prediabetes
CrownHeights.info: We present a new series titled “A Weekly Medical Minute.” In this series, we will publish useful tips and information from Medical Professionals on Health, Wellness, and Medical issues.
LifeTown: Reimagining Society, Redefining Inclusion
This Monday, September 9th LifeTown will open in Livingston, New Jersey. In conjunction with this, we share the below article which appeared in the summer edition of the Lubavitch International magazine.
America’s Orthodox Jews Are Selling A Ton Of The Products You Buy On Amazon
A community of Orthodox Jews prospers by selling products on Amazon — and keeping one foot in modernity and one foot out.
Picture of the Day
The Hachnosas Orchim board of Crown Heights, businessmen Avrohom Lokshin, Shneur Minsky & Menachem Gurevitch, meet with the Hanholos of Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim to plan this upcoming Tishrei season.
What It’s Like to Be Jewish in Estonia
Eliyahu (Ilja) Šmorgun, Ph.D., a 32-year-old native of Tallinn who lectures on human-computer interaction at Tallinn University and is a leader of the local Jewish community, offers details on this demographic turn of events. He was interviewed by chabad.org.
