Purim in India.. in Upstate New York
Chabad of Orange County, NY, led by Shluchim Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, held a family-fun Indian-themed Purim party for the local Jewish community at the American Legion Banquet Hall in Monroe.
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First Prayer Room for Female Jewish Prisoners Opens in Russia
Maria has been a prisoner in Leningrad Region’s Kolonia No. 2 for the last eight years. Born to a poor Jewish family in St. Petersburg, Russia, for a time she attended the city’s Chabad Jewish school and other community programs. It was later that she got into serious trouble with the law, ending up at a women’s prison camp about an hour’s drive southeast of her native city. But some good news came on Monday, when Maria and 13 other Jewish women were on hand for the opening of the first-ever prayer room for Jewish female prisoners in the country.
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Dovid and Chana Raizel (nee Glassner) Zaklikowski (Crown Heights)
CB-9 Offices in Crown Heights
Community Board-9 Pressured to Appoint Disgraced Political Operative as District Manager
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a senior adviser to Borough President Eric Adams who has close ties to disgraced Brooklyn Democratic boss Clarence Norman Jr., is putting the heat on Community Board-9 – which encompasses most of Jewish Crown Heights – to hire Norman’s ex-campaign treasurer, Carmen Martinez, as district manager — even though she was previously forced out of a city job for committing fraud.
‘Jewish 100’ Honored at Algemeiner Gala
The Algemeiner unveiled its 3rd annual ‘Jewish 100′ list of the top people “positively influencing Jewish life” on Monday night, at a star-studded gala in Manhattan, presided over by publisher Simon Jacobson and editor-in-chief Dovid Efune. Honorees in attendance included Britain’s Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove, News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch and famed philosopher and humanitarian Bernard-Henri Lévy.
Morristown Gets New Shluchim
Right before purim, Rabbi Moishe and Mushkie Gurevitz (nee Wolvovsky), together with their children, Menachem and Esther, moved to Morristown, NJ, as the new Shluchim to serve the Young Jewish Professional community in Morristown.
Picture of the Day: King and Queen
It was a strange sight in a New York civil marriage court when a Jewish couple was legally married while dressed as a king and queen.
Renowned Therapist Teaches Spousal Communication
Hundreds of Crown Heights women gathered in the hall of Lubavitcher Yeshiva to hear words of wisdom on the subject of Taharas Hamishpacha from renowned therapist Dr. Lisa Twerski. The event was organized by Mikvah.org.
Oholei Torah Dedicates Gymnasium at Gala Event
A few days before Purim, hundreds of guests gathered in the newly renovated gymnasium for a premier viewing and dedication, which coincided with the Annual Gala Dinner of Oholei Torah.
Russian Language Siddur Printed in Braille
For the first time in history, Chabad in Russia has printed a Russian-translated Siddur in braille, for the sake of Russian-speaking Jews who suffer from blindness.
Daughter of Murder Victim Speaks Out
Speaking for the first time since the suspect in her fathers murder was granted bail, Mrs. Shuli Labkowski reinforced her belief in G-d and feels that her father, Reb Yosef Raksin HYD would not be happy.
Daily News to De Blasio: Bring Jerusalem Style Ambucycles to NYC
A major New York newspaper is calling upon Mayor de Blasio to take a page out of Jerusalem’s book by supplementing the city’s emergency response fleet with specialized medical motorcycles manned by paramedics.
Rabbi Menachem Hadad. Photo: Shturem.net.
Brussels Shliach: Authorities Don’t Understand Security
Following Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport and at a metro station, Chabad emissary Rabbi Menachem Hadad, spiritual leader of the Shomre Hadas Orthodox community in the city, said the Belgian authorities have “no understanding of security issues.”
New Eruv Erected in Crown Heights
Over the past few weeks there has been much speculation among members of the Crown Heights community that the erection of an Eruv in the neighborhood is imminent. An investigation by CrownHeights.info has determined that the rumors are indeed true: A new Eruv has recently been erected that encompasses a large portion of northern Crown Heights.
Friendship Circle Hosts Purim Under the Sea
Children with special needs and their families really did have a joyous Purim this year. The Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted its annual Purim Party on Thursday morning, with over 120 children, siblings and parents in attendance.
Video: Delivery Scooter Going Wrong Way Hits Girl
A surveillance camera captured the terrifying moment when an electric scooter being driven in the wrong direction down a one way street in Borough Park hit a young Jewish girl who was trying to cross the street.
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