New Engagement!
Hudy Slater (Crown Heights) and Malka Colin (Lost Angeles, CA)
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5,000 Jewish Children Receive Winter Clothing
The 7th bi-annual clothing project is well on its way in more than 50 cities throughout Russia and Ukraine, a joint initiative of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS (FJC) , the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) and Gloria Jeans clothing company.
Letter: Principal Went Above and Beyond
A Crown Heights mother wrote the following op-ed to CrownHeights.info, expressing her gratitude to her son’s principal, who made sure that the boys who went to school on Sunday instead of the Kosher Day fair did not feel left out.
Video: Neturei Karta at Manhattan Anti-Israel Rally
While thousands of people gathered in Manhattan’s Times Square for a rally supporting Israel and denouncing Palestinian terrorism today, a counter-rally was held nearby, in which the tiny Jewish state was denounced for daring to defend itself. One of the headline speakers at this protest was a member of the anti-Zionist Ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Neturei Karta.
100 Women Gather for Hakhel at Alter Rebbe’s Gravesite
Over one hundred women travelled from Poltava, Summy, Kharkov and Cherkass – as well as other cities and towns in northeastern Ukraine – to Haditch, the site of the Alter Rebbe’s Tziyun, for an inspiring Hakhel gathering.
Algemeiner’s Dovid Efune: Palestinian Incitement Similar to Nazi Dehumanization of Jews
Palestinian incitement against Israelis is similar to the Nazi dehumanization of Jews before and during the Holocaust, Algemeiner Editor Dovid Efune said in an interview on Fox News’ “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on Saturday night.
One Classmate in Texas Memorializes the Life of Another Through Song
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 is a day that will always be remembered with sadness for the student body of the close-knit Torah Day School in Houston. On that day, they were told that seventh-grader Mendel Cotlar had suddenly lost his life from unexpected complications from GSD-1A, a metabolic disease. Only three weeks beforehand, they had sang and danced with him at his bar mitzvah celebration.
Netanyahu to Rabbi Lazar: Some of Our Friends Are Naïve
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a delegation of representatives of the Russian Jewish Community, headed by the chief rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, and Mr. Lev Leviev, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS (FJC).
New Engagement!
Mendy Wilschanski (Morristown, NJ) and Brocho (bas R’ Benyomin) Serebranski (Melbourne, Australia)
New Engagement!
Eliyahu Raskin (Brooklyn Heights, NY) and Shaindy Holtzberg (Georgetown, NY)
Petitioners to NBC: Fire Reporter for Bias
A petition calling for the ouster of MSNBC news reporter Ayman Mohyeldin for providing biased coverage of events in Israel has exceeded its goal of 5,000 signatures in just two days.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mr. George Davidsohn, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of George (Moshe Dovid) Davidsohn, OBM, a renowned philanthropist and member of the Jewish communities of Crown Heights and Boro Park, Brooklyn.
Thousands Support Israel at Times Square Protest
Thousands of people from all walks of life gathered in Manhattan’s Times Square for a protest in support of the State of Israel, and to vocally condemn the recent rash of terror attacks perpetrated on its citizens.
The Tzitzis Saves His Life
Yair was getting ready to leave the house a few days ago in Ra’anana, Israel. Getting dressed,he looked for a pair of tzitzis that he wears under his shirt all the time, following the biblical commandment to do so.
2 Dead, 11 Wounded After Terrorist Opens Fire at Be’er Sheva Bus Station
An Israel Defense Forces soldier and an Eritrian asylum-seeker were killed, and 11 people wounded, when a terrorist stabbed a soldier, grabbed his rifle and opened fire late Sunday in the central bus station in the southern city of Be’er Sheva. The asylum-seeker was mistakenly shot and killed by security forces responding to the attack.
New Engagement!
Bentzy Chesney (Crown Heights) and Chaya Serebryanski (Melbourne, Australia)
