The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently on an official visit to Kiev. This is the first visit of a foreign leader to Ukraine during the cadence of newly elected Jewish President Vladimir Zelensky. The Head Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Kiev, Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch, had an active part in the activities of the Prime Minister’s visit.
A Frum Monsey father of 7, Reb Dovid Traube, was reported reported missing while boating on Greenwood Lake, which straddles the New York and New Jersey Border. Rabbi Traube had jumped into the lake to save his son who had gone overboard. The son was reported to have been removed from the water, while the father has yet to be found.
The students of Mosow’s yeshiva ktana spent the summer months in Montreal, Canada, as part of their yeshivas kayitz program. In a peaceful and quiet environment they continued to delve into their studies. Their dedicated staff accompanied them, guiding and supporting their progress. Friday afternoons saw the students actively working with Montreal’s Jewish Russian immigrants, in coordination with the local Shluchim. The best Rabbis and Mashpiim were brought in from the U.S. and Canada to farbreng with the boys on various occasions.
Josh Kleiner (Sydney, Australia) to Devora Riesenberg (Melbourne Australia)
A heat wave has hit NYC Monday, making temperatures soar into the upper 90’s. New York City Emergency Management Department and the Health Department advised New Yorkers to take precautions to beat the heat, with the National Weather Service having issued a Heat Advisory through 8:00pm Monday.
Palestinian Authority intelligence services have authored a secret report that warns of a major impending crisis in the Fatah-ruled West Bank, including a new wave of terrorism and a possible popular uprising. The report, obtained by Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot, was written specifically for the leaders of the PA security forces and issued just before the murder of Israeli yeshiva student Dvir Sorek in the West Bank earlier this month.
The Jordanian Parliament has recommended that the Jordanian government re-examine its peace treaty with Israel, Sky News reported Monday. According to the report, Jordan’s Parliament recommended the country expel Israel’s ambassador, recall the Jordanian ambassador to Israel, and re-examine the peace agreement between the two countries.
In the third large scale search this Sunday, Rockland Chaverim have begun establishing a search for a missing bochur at Bear Mountain. Updates will be published as information becomes available.
Local Emergency Services as well as Hatzalah are responding to a call for help after a hiker fell off a cliff at Minawoska State Park. The man was located by chopper, but was unable to be lifted due to the weather.
Photo Gallery: Gan Yisroel summer camp at the Lubavitch Paris Seminar, and a Farbrengen for the 15th of Av with Rabbi Marazow.
The topics in this week’s 273rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Does Judaism Have a Place for Skeptics? What Should Be the Public Role of Jewish Women? Chassidus Applied to Chof Av, Eikev and Elul; Is There a Lesson from Every Single Word in Torah? Please Shed Some Light on How We Are to Approach Davening in Our Current Modern World; What Can We Do to Increase Security in Crown Heights?
An Ohio man was arrested after he appeared in a post on Instagram to threaten an attack on a local Jewish Community Center. A search of his home in the Youngstown suburb found assault weapons, extra ammunition, a gas mask and other items that were seized, according to the report.
A Crown Heights vehicle became the victim of another act of random vandalism overnight. Video surveillance shows a man hopping onto the hood of a parked vehicle, before putting his foot through the windshield.
Hezbollah terrorists on Friday ignited a fire near the Israeli border. The strong winds fanned the flames, thick smoke covered the Naftali Mountains, and the fire crossed the border into Israel, threatening an IDF base and the Galilee town of Margaliot.
A Crown Heights Hatzalah Volunteer made a Kiddush Hashem, when he found himself in the right place at the right time while driving a school bus through Pennsylvania.
A car crashed nose first into a brick wall following a two car accident in Crown Heights. No one was seriously injured in the accident, and details on how it occurred is still under investigation.
A young woman turned to the Rebbe for advice. She was contemplating marriage to a young man whose level of Jewish observance was quite different from hers. Did the Rebbe think their relationship was viable?
