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Video: 10 Hours of Walking in Montevideo as a Jew
As a spoof of the viral video published last fall of a woman experiencing over 100 instances of verbal harassment during a 10 hour period walking the streets of New York City, Shliach to Uruguay Rabbi Mendy Shemtov made this video to show what it’s like to walk the streets of Montevideo as an Orthodox Jew.
Video: Why Do They Riot?
Many people are shaking their heads at the destruction in Baltimore and wondering how anyone could burn and loot their own community. PIX11 News spoke to Richard Green, an activist in the Crown Heights African-American community, about what he believes leads protesters to stage violent riots.
Video: How Matzos Foiled a Hamas Terror Tunnel Attack
IDF Captain (Res.) Dan Gordon, a screenplay writer and author, relates a story from the recent war between the IDF and the Hamas terror group, how a group of Orthodox Jews looking for wheat to be used for Matzos during a Shmitah (sabbatical) year foiled a terror attack that Hamas sought to launch through one of its terror tunnels.
Here’s My Story: America Needs Jewish Educators
Rabbi Shalom Rephun was the principal of Manhattan Day School and currently resides in Manhattan. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in June of 2009.
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Shmuel and Rivky (nee Kleinman) Kazen (Crown Heights)
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Shmuly and Dina (nee Perl) Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
Farbrengens, Seminars Highlight Asian Kinus
It seems the sun did not set in Thailand last night, with a Farbrengen at the Asian Regional Kinus HaShluchim having lasted through the night. Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, head shliach to Thailand and Kinus host, introduced the theme of the evening, “Brengen Yidden Tzum Rebb’n,” stressing the importance of following the Rebbe’s directives while working to connect Yidden with the Rebbe.
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Levi and Mushky (nee Pewzner) Kotlarsky (Crown Heights)
From Days Gone By: First Shluchim to Nepal, 1990
Two Lubavitcher Bochurim, the first ever sent to Nepal on Merkos Shlichus, speak to Jewish tourists on the streets of Kathmandu. Behind them are dozens soldiers, as the country was in the midst of a democratic revolution known as The 1990 People’s Movement. Can you identify those in the photo?
Students Take First Prize At Connecticut State Science Fair
Students at the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy were well represented at the 67th Annual Connecticut State Science Fair held March 10th-14th at Quinnipiac University.
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Choli and Shevi (nee Rosenberg) Rivkin (Crown Heights)
Picture of the Day: Activist Rabbis Meet GOP Candidate
Rabbis Shimon and Shea Hecht, two brothers who are both very active on behalf of the New York Jewish community, met with Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson, who gave them a signed copy of his book One Nation.
After 38 Years of Service, Col. Jacob Goldstein Retires
After 38 years of dedicated service in the U.S. Army, Chaplain Colonel Jacob Z. Goldstein has retired. In a ceremony in the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall at Fort Myer, Virginia, 35 army personal retired, with Col. Goldstein leading the group with his 38 years of service.
Chabad Delegation Visits Nepal Embassy in D.C.
A delegation of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis stopped by the Embassy of Nepal, which neighbors the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Washington, D.C., yesterday to offer condolences and support in light of the massive earthquake on Saturday that has claimed thousands of lives and devastated the capital of Kathmandu.
Video: The Rebbe on Inner City Unrest
In the winter of 1968, New York City was being swept up by riots, looting, and racial tensions. Mayor John Lindsay came to discuss the situation with the Rebbe. The Rebbe provided insight on how to help the city, the country, and even the looters themselves.
Video: Lifshitz Children Meet with Israeli President
Just a day after they arrived in Israel, the children of Rabbi Chezki and Chani Lifshitz met with Mr. Reuven Rivlin, the President of the State of Israel. While there they also got to speak with their parents, who are in Nepal tending to the needs of the many that were impacted by the recent devastating earthquake.
