New Engagement!
Shmulik Fogelman (Worcester, MA) and Sarah Cohen (Toronto, Canada)
YKK Begins Third Summer on New Campus
Packed to its capacity, Yeshivas Kayitz-Kingtson began its third year this summer season. When the new grounds were purchased, with the help of many friends and supporters, the overnight camp entered a whole new era, and the campus grounds anchored the Yeshivas Kayitz as a most sought after summer experience for talmidim of 8th Grade and Mesivta.
Video: Are People Good or Bad?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Balak. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Are people good or bad?
JEM Shares Elusive Video
As thousands of viewers watched this past week’s Living Torah, they were dismayed to find that one of the videos suffered a technical glitch during the video production causing playback issues. In response, JEM’s offices were inundated by calls and emails over the last couple days from viewers asking for the clip.
Baby Girl!
Peretz and Chanie Chein (Crown Heights)
Shechita Banned in Antwerp
The northern Belgium region of Flanders’ parliament unanimously passed a resolution banning ritual slaughter without stunning, rendering Halachically kosher meat illegal to produce. The region is home to the European continent’s largest Orthodox-Jewish population, concentrated in Antwerp.
London Jewish Schools Facing Potential Closure for Refusing to Teach ‘Alternative Lifestyles’
One of three Orthodox Jewish girls’ schools in London that failed government inspections for refusing to teach respect and tolerance for the “LGBT” community is facing possible closure by the Department of Education.
Photos: YSP Goes Bowling
The campers at Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ, enjoyed their first trip of the season on Thursday, with a terrific time at a local bowling alley and delicious doughnuts to boot.
Beautiful Bas Mitzvah for Girl With Down Syndrome
There was barely a dry eye in the room. Standing in the sanctuary before a close-knit group of friends and family who had come from all over the country, Heather Wilde carefully lit a single Shabbat candle and said the appropriate Hebrew blessing. Uncovering her eyes, she smiled at those around her and said, “Good Shabbos!”
Girl in Near-Fatal Drowning Has Miraculous Recovery
After over a week of heartfelt prayers on her behalf from the global Jewish community, young Sophie Levitin has made a full and complete recovery.
Citi Bike Program Arrives in Crown Heights
The NYC Dept. of Transportation has announced the final locations of several Citi Bike stations that will soon be installed on the western side of Crown Heights, between Prospect Park and Rogers Avenue.
New Engagement!
Yitzy Shubov (Crown Heights) and Aliza Dahan (Lille, France)
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Tuesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Tuesday, July 4, for Independence Day.
Story: Rebbe, Enough!
Noted writer Bentzion Elisha transcribed the following story he heard from Rabbi Nachman Twersky at a Farbrengen for Gimmel Tammuz, with the intention of sharing it with the broader community.
Op-Ed: It Just Ain’t Worth It
Following the recent rash of arrests in Lakewood over Medicaid and welfare fraud, an anonymous member of the Orthodox-Jewish community in the tri-state area penned the following op-ed to the broader community, laying out the case for keeping things kosher.
Photos: CGI-Florida Prepares for Shabbos
The Campers of Gan Yisroel-Florida prepare to bring in Shabbos by dressing in their finest Shabbos clothes and gathering for a pre-Shabbos lineup.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rochel Goldberg, 32, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the very untimely passing of Mrs. Rochel Devorah Goldberg OBM, a Shlucha who was active in adult education and programs for children in Minnesota. She was 32 years old. Levaya will take place Monday.
