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.
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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.
Zhitomir’s Last Standing Synagogue Nearly Rebuilt
More than 40 synagogues served the 30,000 Jewish population in the famous “Shtetl” of Zhitomir, West Ukraine, before the days of the horrific holocaust. Only one of them survived, located in the center of town. A glorious building that wasn’t destroyed, but was closed and shut down.
Rabbi Behind Bars: Organizing a Different Kind of Minyan in West Virginia
Most rabbis don’t consider close proximity to a prison a selling point when purchasing a home. But after living in Morgantown, W.V., for a few years, Rabbi Zalman Gurevitz wanted to move closer to both the University of West Virginia campus—and to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Morgantown) there.
Photo: Circus Tent Blog
Picture of the Day: Misguided Hatred
Graffiti scrawled on the walls of a Chabad library in Beit Shemesh, Israel, says “Beware: Chabad Missionary.”
New Engagement!
Levi Small (Pittsburgh, PA) and Gitzy Lazaros (Framingham, MA)
The Shul of Bal Harbour to Double Its Size
The Shul of Bal Harbour, Florida, one of the largest Chabad centers in the world, will be doubling its size in a $20 million expansion, with the groundbreaking ceremony set to take place Thursday. The center’s new wing will feature state-of-the-art facilities for education, prayer and social gatherings.
Baby Girl!
Amatzia and Chaya Musia (nee Shurpin) Argentar (Stockton, CA)
Chabad Shul Vandalized During ‘Pirate Festival’
A Chabad Center in Tampa Bay, FL, was damaged by vandals during the annual “Gasparilla Pirate Festival” hosted by the city. The Shliach, Rabbi Lazer Rivkin, says the vandalism has “sort of become a tradition during the parade.”
File photo: Chabad of Berlin. Inset: 22-year-old Israeli victim Yosef Damari.
Albanian Man Convicted of Killing Israeli in Berlin
An Albanian man has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 8½ years in prison for the beating death of a 22-year-old Israeli man on his way to the Chabad-run Pesach Seder in Berlin last year.
Black Heritage Site Seeks Riots Testimony
This summer, the neighborhood will mark a grim anniversary: the 25th year since anti-Semitic violence and rioting swept Crown Heights in August of 1991. To mark the occasion, the Weeksville Heritage Center, a local African-American Historical and Cultural Institution, is asking those who “participated in or experienced” the 1991 riots to tell their stories.
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