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Education Secretary Praises Orthodox-Jewish Schools
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos praised Orthodox Jewish schools as a model for publicly funded education.
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Massachusetts Teens Help Rebuild New Orleans Homes
A recent trip by 40 North Shore Jewish teens and 15 adult chaperones to rebuild homes in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans continues to inspire, Rabbi Shmaya Friedman of Chabad of the North Shore on Burrill Street told the Salem News.
5,300 Flights Cancelled Due to Impending Blizzard
U.S. airlines have already canceled about 5,300 flights Monday and Tuesday as a late-winter storm is expected to dump enough snow to disrupt travel in the Northeast.
Baby Girl!
Shlomie and Chana Hershkop (Philadelphia, PA)
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Mushky Bendet (Bloomington, MN)
Mikveh Renaissance Underway with Jewish Women
A Mikvah Renaissance is underway, as Jewish women all over the world discover and take ownership of an ancient ritual.
Pape Family Completes New Sefer Torah
A brand new Sefer Torah, commissioned by the Pape Family, was completed on Shushan Purim, in the memory of their grand-parents and in the merit of a complete and speedy recovery for their dear mother.
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Bais Rivkah Explores Its Namesake
Inspired by the 75 year anniversary of Bais Rivkah, the high school students got thinking: how did their school receive its name? Who was Rebbetzin Rivkah? Why did the Frierdiker Rebbe deem it so important to name his ground-breaking school for women after his grandmother?
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Tuesday, Wednesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Tuesday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15, for snow operations. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Purim Story Comes to Life at British Museum
Rabbi Yitzchok and Mrs. Tzipporah Sufrin arranged for the Enfield, UK Jewish community to celebrate Purim in a unique, ground-breaking and spectacular way, making Purim come alive in a meaningful and real manner: The Megillah reading, along with the festive Purim meal and mishloach monos, took place within the world famous British Museum.
Israel undefeated in World Baseball Classic
Israel, a country that hardly plays baseball at all, just went undefeated in the first round of the World Baseball Classic.
New York City Braces for Late Winter Blizzard
The Northeast is bracing for winter’s last hurrah — a blizzard expected to sweep the New York region starting Monday with possibly the season’s biggest snowstorm dumping up to 18 inches on New York City.
Video: Taking ‘Haman’ Too Seriously
“There is always that one guy who takes it too far! Haman’s name is read and BAM! This guy brings out all the horns and whistles to blot out his name and our ear drums,” says filmmaker Meir Kalmenson, who teamed up with Levyticus to create this humorous Purim video.
Photos: Purim on the Streets of Crown Heights #3
Frigid weather didn’t chill the joy of the holiday of Purim. Thousands of costume clad residents walked the streets of Crown Heights, hands filled with Mishloach Manot baskets to distribute to friends, as well as charity for the needy.
8:00pm: Purim Applied to Our Lives Today
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 154, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Purim Applied to Our Lives Today; Is Mocking Misnagdim Appropriate? What Can I Do About My Discouraging Relapses? How to Deal with Parents Who Have Left the Fold? What Role Do Apocryphal Texts Play in Judaism?
Pape Family to Complete New Sefer Torah
A brand new Sefer Torah will be completed Monday, Shushan Purim, by the Pape family in memory of their grandparents and in the merit of a complete and speedy recovery for their mother.
Photos: Purim on the Streets of Crown Heights #2
Frigid weather didn’t chill the joy of the holiday of Purim. Thousands of costume clad residents walked the streets of Crown Heights, hands filled with Mishloach Manot baskets to distribute to friends, as well as charity for the needy.
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