Video: Chupah Interrupted by Rockets
Multiple rockets launched from Gaza interrupt a wedding in Holon, Israel, as the terrified guests – and the Chosson and Kallah – run inside to try and find shelter.
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Photos: ‘Tefilin 4 Israel’ in South Florida
Since Sunday, Shluchim and Anash in and around Miami have taken to the streets to have fellow Jews put on Tefilin for the sake of Israel’s security, as part of the ‘Tefilin 4 Israel’ campaign. The campaign has since spread to other parts of the country and the globe.
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Panhandlers Dress as Jews to Beg from Orthodox
Non-Jewish panhandlers dress as Jews and station themselves in Orthodox-Jewish New York neighborhoods to maximize earnings, reports the New York Post.
Celebrating Religious Freedom in Simcha Monica
Each year, many thousands of spectators gather in S. Monica, California, for a grand parade in honor of the fourth of July. As usual, Chabad in S. Monica joined the parade with their float.
Fallen Trees Block Neighborhood Roads for Hours
Unusually strong winds persisted throughout the evening in parts of Brooklyn including Crown Heights, leaving the streets littered with tree limbs. Carroll Street was blocked off for hours after a large portion of a tree blocked the roadway.
New Engagement!
Moishe Gurewitz (Lyon, France) and Brocha Greenwald (Long Beach, CA)
L’Chaim will be Wednesday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Mother and blogger Sheva Givre leads a session on what parents want from Jewish organizations like the Friendship Circle at the international conference, this year held in Livingston, N.J.
Conference Fosters Expertise for Friendship Circle
What can you do with a plain white sock, some cotton swabs, a swath of bubble wrap and a box of raisins? How can you make volunteering opportunities more meaningful for teenagers? What do parents of children with special needs require from an organization that provides programming for their youngsters?
From Days Gone By: Benny’s First Concert
In this photo from the late ’90s, a younger Benny Friedman puts on his very first concert while a Yeshiva student in Postville, Iowa. On the right-hand side, holding a wire, is Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, may he speedily be freed from imprisonment.
Baby Boy!
Moshe and Chani (nee Karasik) Holtzberg (Crown Heights)
78 New Cops Welcomed to Crown Heights
Two orientation sessions were held, one last Thursday and one this afternoon, to welcome 78 newly-sworn-in police officers assigned to the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights.
Chabad Mobilizes for Israeli Terror Victims, Soldiers
Over 120 rockets have fallen on Israel over the past 24 hours; Baruch Hashem, there were no casualties. All summer camp programs have been cancelled – the children and their parents must remain at home so that they are near shelters. It is a very anxiety-filled situation, never knowing when or where the next rocket will hit. One can feel the tension and fear everywhere, especially among the children.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Malki (nee Lever) Rodal (Melbourne, Australia)
Baby Girl!
Tzemach and Mushky (nee Galatz) Aronow (Kfar Chabad, Israel)
60 Rockets Pound Israel in 1 Hour
More than 60 rockets were launched out of Gaza in one hour alone this afternoon, many of them landing deep inside Israeli territory. With the IDF authorized to mobilize 40,000 troops, many fear that Israel is on the brink of yet another full-scale war.
A group of Park Slope mothers is demanding that the city ban the sale of ice cream in Prospect Park, in a bid to offset the inevitable tantrum when they tell their child they can’t have any.
Parents Demand Ice Cream Truck Ban to Quiet Kids
A group of Park Slope mothers is demanding that the city ban the sale of ice cream in Prospect Park, in a bid to offset the inevitable tantrum when they tell their child they can’t have any.
Baby Boy!
Yankee and Binah (nee Lipkind) Teitelbaum (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor at 1703 President St. [between Utica and Rochester Aves.]
New Engagement!
Dovid Shapiro (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) and Rochel Rudovskaya (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
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