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Mayor De Blasio, Governor Cuomo Spar on Taxes
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio surrounded himself with labor leaders Monday morning, the latest choreographed show of support for his signature campaign promise to fund universal pre-kindergarten programs with a tax increase on the wealthy.
Video: A Word on the Parsha with Rabbi Minkowicz
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Beshalach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How should one view the challenges and difficulties in doing what G-d wants?
Chabad Opens Jewish Retreat Center in South Florida
According to Rabbi Yosef Y. Biston, the spiritual leader of the Chabad of Parkland, the regional headquarters for Chabad of North Broward and South Palm Beach, “The Chabad philosophy does not measure success in physical terms — with figures, tables, charts, graphs and numbers. We don’t keep a list — every mitzvah is a success in itself. We’re not counting. We’re doing.”
Video: The Yuppets Expose a Cult
In an effort to satirize the recent controversies regarding The Call of the Shofar, Yossi Berktin, a Chabad filmmaker and comedian, produced the following video featuring an interview with the leader of The Tent of Avraham, a (fictional) Jewish ‘health and happiness therapy spa.’
Video: What’s the Best Way to Fundraise?
In anticipation of the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva Chinese Auction, which will take place January 19, Meir Kalmanson sets out to discover what is the best way to raise money for charity.
Videos: Rabbi Shea Hecht Q&A on Call of the Shofar
On Sunday evening thousands of listeners tuned in to a live broadcast with Rabbi Shea Hecht, which was organized by CrownHeights.info in order to bring clarity and closure amid the uproar over the infiltration of the Call of the Shofar ‘cult’ into our community.
Stark Partner Outraged by Reports He May Be Suspect
The business partner of slain Chasidic landlord Menachem Stark, is “distraught” and “outraged” by a report that he may be considered a suspect in the recent murder of his friend, his lawyer told The Algemeiner on Tuesday.
Video: Sensitivity in Code
When Mrs. Shulamis Saxon wrote a letter to the Rebbe just days before her Bas Mitzvah, instead of simply asking for a blessing, she decided that she would bless the Rebbe as well.
Rising Rents Blamed for Disappearing Gas Stations
Real estate prices in Brooklyn’s booming neighborhoods could make it harder for drivers to find gas in the future. In Crown Heights, some are blaming the closure of two neighborhood gas stations in the past month on the rising rental market.
Baby Girl!
Dani and Shaina Mushka (nee Fass) Loigman (Crown Heights)
Authorities Save Abused Donkey in Kfar Chabad
After Israeli veterinary authorities received a number of complaints, inspectors were dispatched to Kfar Chabad to check on the welfare of two donkeys owned by a local resident.
Voices of New DVD Enjoy ‘Premiere’
Friends and family of the producers and children who lent their vocal talents to the new Bella Bracha DVD were treated to a special screening of the new video.
This Sunday: CGI Parksville Reunion
Camp Gan Yisroel of Parksville, NY welcomes all its campers and counselors to an exciting reunion, which will take place this coming Sunday, 11 Shvat (January 12).
Stark Family Raises Bounty on Killers to $25,000
The family of Brooklyn businessman Menachem Stark, who was brutally murdered late last week, is “extremely afraid” that his murderers won’t be caught and have raised the reward for information leading to their capture to $25,000, Rabbi David Niederman, a close family friend told The Algemeiner.
Mesivta Hears from Son-in-Law of Storied Secretary
In preparation for Yud Shvat, Oholei Torah Mesivta hosted Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro, a son-in-law of Rabbi Nissan Mindel – the personal secretary of both the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe.
A Day for Contemplation, Study and Camaraderie
In a nondescript office three stories above the bustling synagogue at Lubavitch World Headquarters in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., a group of senior yeshivah students have been burning the midnight oil.
