Video: Alaska Shliach Opens U.S. Senate Session
The head Shliach to Alaska, Rabbi Yosef Greenberg, delivered an invocation to open a session of the United States Senate in Washington, DC, upon the invitation of Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Here’s My Story: Honoring Loved Ones
Rabbi Rafael Grossman spent most of career in the rabbinate as the head of Baron Hirsch Synagogue in Memphis, Tennessee, where he led the largest Orthodox congregation in the United States. He is presently Senior Rabbi Emeritus. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in January of 2012.
Anti-Israel Activists Distribute Fake Edition of NY Times
A group of pro-Palestinian sympathizers fanned out across New York City yesterday and distributed thousands of parodied copies of The New York Times bearing headlines and stories that contradict what they claim to be the newspaper’s pro-Israel bias in its coverage of the Middle East conflict.
Crown Heights Man Slashes Another on No. 3 Train
There’s been another slashing on a New York City subway, and terrified riders are calling for protection. This, as Police Commissioner Bill Bratton insists the subways are safe.
Mailman Robbed; Suspect Chased Down by Shomrim
At around 2:00pm today, Wednesday, a USPS mailman was robbed on Carroll Street between Schenectady and Utica Avenues. The perpetrator waited for the mailman to walk up to a door, then grabbed two Amazon packages from his cart and ran off.
Baby Boy!
Avremi and Dina (nee Feiglin) White (Melbourne, Australia)
Shliach Personally Invites Bibi to Nepal
Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz, co-directors of Chabad in Nepal, just spent some time in a completely different venue—the Knesset. They were invited there as official guests of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Hotovely, who wanted to formally recognize the couple for their efforts on behalf of the thousands of young Israelis who travel each year to Nepal to hike and explore.
New Engagement!
Eli Oster (Crown Heights) and Sheina (bas Yonah) Avtzon (Crown Heights)
Brooklyn Heights Shliach Assaulted by Teens
Rabbi Aaron Raskin, Chabad Shliach in Brooklyn Heights, says he is lucky to get away unscathed after a group of teenagers assaulted and tried to rob him.
Policewoman Injured in Jerusalem Terror Attack Dies
Hadar Cohen, a 19-year-old Border Policewomen wounded in a combined terror stabbing and shooting attack at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City this morning, has died of her wounds.
Survivor: Disbelief More Painful than the Abuse Itself
Ruth Krevsky, a survivor of CSA, went public with her story at a JCW awareness event held recently in Montreal.
Lubavitcher Terror Victim Recounts Ordeal
Last Wednesday night, Israeli Lubavitcher chosid Mendy Rivkin was stabbed by a 17-year-old terrorist in Givat Ze’ev, while walking with his wife. Rivkin, 40, was transported to Jerusalem’s Shaarei Tzedek hospital. His attacker was chased down and subdued by locals before police arrived. Speaking to reporters from his hospital bed, Rivkin recounted the terrifying ordeal.
Video: A Guaranteed Reward from G-d
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Mishpatim. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one receive a guaranteed reward from G-d?
De Blasio Resists Efforts to Cap Property Taxes
New York state lawmakers are pressuring New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to accept the same property tax cap that now applies to every other local government in the state.
Steinsaltz: “Judaism Abhors Child Abuse”
Citing this weeks upcoming Torah portion, Prashas Mispatim, Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz penned an article clearly and unequivocally stating “that Judaism abhors the abuse of children.”
Two Seriously Injured in Jerusalem Terror Attack
Three terrorists armed with sub-machine guns, knives and bombs open fire on Border Police near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Two female border police officers aged 19 and 20 have been seriously wounded in a shooting attack.
Campers and Staff Hold Parksville Reunion
Campers and staff members of Camp Gan Israel Parksville recently held a reunion in the spirit of Hakhel. The event featured live music, an exiting magician who entertained the campers and a meal of pizza, fries, soda and nosh.
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