Many people exercise in Prospect Park, especially now that the warm weather has arrived. Tens of thousands of Brooklynites, including many members of our community, use the park every day to go bike-riding, walking or jogging. But according to a report on Yeshiva World News, recreationists should beware of their surroundings at all times, as the park’s crime-ridden past is not completely behind us.
“I don’t believe it!” This was the initial reaction of the ambassadors and representatives of 23 European countries when the results of a comprehensive survey commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League were published this week. The survey produced worrying results regarding levels of anti-Semitism and the violation of religious freedoms in every country.
It was 1992 when Howard Feinstein first opened the door to his Lower Manhattan office to find a black-hatted young man staring back at him. “Excuse me, Sir,” the boy asked, “are you Jewish?” “Of course, I’m Jewish,” Howard replied.” I even had a Bar Mitzvah!” “Well, would you like to put on tefillin?” the yeshiva boy shot back with a grin. “I’m sorry, but I’m quite busy today,” said Howard. “Here’s 20 bucks for charity. Have a nice day.”
The Head Staff of Camp Gan Yisroel of Parksville, NY recently met with the camp’s veteran executive director, Rabbi Avrohom Shemtov, to discuss plans for the upcoming summer.
Despite the imposition of martial law in Thailand on Monday by the military, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s raising of Thailand’s terror threat level to “very high concrete threat” after the arrest of two Hezbollah-linked terrorists who were targeting Israelis, Thailand’s Chabad delegation argues there is nothing to fear.
On Sunday, Lag Ba’omer, Boston area Shluchim united to produce an unprecedented event, drawing a crowd of nearly 2,000 people from all over Eastern Massachusetts.
Avremi and Shayal (Nee Rabinowitz) Rosenthal (Laurderhill, FL)
It is with a heavy heart, sadness and deep pain that we inform you of the tragic and very untimely passing of Yisroel Levi Yitzchok ben Binyomin YBD”L Nemon, OBM, a 21-month-old toddler who fell from a window earlier this morning. Levaya information added.
The 11 year-old son of Menachem Stark, a Chasidic landlord who was murdered a few months ago, was robbed at knife-point in Williamsburg Monday evening by three teenaged hoodlums who threatened to kill him before making off with his bicycle.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Bamidbar. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the greatest asset of the Jewish people?
On Monday evening, a Chabad family, Shluchim in the south of Israel, suffered through a terrifying ordeal when their vehicle was ambushed by a group of Bedouins as they were traveling through the Negev desert. The mob surrounded their vehicle and attempted to smash through the windows with large rocks.
Orthodox-Jewish Comedian Turx goes shopping for the first time in his life. This short video of his exploits in the supermarket was produced in tribute to Hatzalah of Lakewood.
Sruly and Aviva (nee Levitansky) Katz (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Nachman Simon, Shliach to Delmar, a suburb of Albany, interviewed New York State Assemblyman Walter Mosley, whose district includes parts of Crown Heights, for a TV talk show called ‘The Jewish View.’
The annual regional Kinus for shluchos in Europe – held this year in Budapest, Hungary – concluded earlier this week. The Shluchos left inspired and rejuvenated after a weekend filled with shiurim, farbrengens, interesting sessions and an enjoyable sailing trip.
Shmuel Cooper (Jerusalem, Israel) and Sarah Steiner (Jerusalem, Israel)
Over the course of Sunday’s Great Lag Ba’omer Parade in Crown Heights, four educational and entertaining videos were played on the massive screens all across Eastern Parkway for the thousands of gathered children to see and enjoy. We present them in the extended article for our readers to enjoy as well.
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