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Op-Ed: Yair-gate – A Royal Problem
There is something objectionable to the hard line reactions to news of Yair Netanyahu’s out-of-faith romance. It isn’t that the critics are wrong; only, they are going about it all wrong.
Southerners Find Shelter from the Snow at Chabad
“Nobody realized it would be this crazy,” Rabbi Eliyahu Schusterman said the morning after a snowstorm in the southern United States stopped just about everything.
Cops Tackle, Mace Father Inside Beis Rivkah
The father of a Beis Rivkah student was on his way to drop off doughnuts at his daughter’s class for her birthday this morning, when a confrontation with police led to him being tackled and maced in front of several horrified parents, teachers and young students.
New Engagement!
Motty Vilenkin (Crown Heights) and Chaya Abenson (Manchester, UK)
Jewish Discovery Center Opens in Brandon, FL
More than 150 community members gathered at The Jewish Discovery Center’s new facility in Brandon, Florida on Sunday for a grand opening ceremony and the announcement of programs to be offered at the center.
Generations Learn Together at New Hebrew School
On a recent Sunday morning, Rachel Lemansky dropped off her 5-year-old son, Owen, for his classes at the new Hebrew School off Newton Square that is sponsored by the Yeshiva Chabad of Central Massachusetts.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, January 31 for Asian Lunar New Year. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
12 Crown Heights Drug Dealers Arrested
Prosecutors today announced the arrests of 12 individuals who allegedly sold narcotics to undercover officers approximately 120 times, beginning in January 2013, often making deliveries near a middle school.
New Engagement!
Baruch Weingarten (Crown Heights) and Chaya Frimerman (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday, at the JCM
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
Video: Summer of Learning and Fun at CGI Melbourne
Camp Gan Israel of Melbourne, Australia, directed by Moshe Kahn and Menachem Lipskier, has just drawn to a close after two weeks of unstoppable learning and fun. This year, more than 300 campers attended from all around Australia.
Twin Boys!
Moshie and Gishi (nee Blotner) Weinfeld (Crown Heights)
London Rabbi Speaks of Personal Acquaintance with Rebbetzin
Rabbi Mendel Lew, Rabbi of the Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue in London, the largest Shul in Europe, was the guest speaker at a Chof Beis Shvat evening for women in Manchester, UK, organized by N’shei Chabad.
Baby Diagnosed with Herpes After Metzitza B’peh Bris
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has issued an “alert” to the city’s medical community following a January 2014 case of neonatal herpes following the Jewish circumcision ritual metzitzah b’peh, or MBP.
Testimony from a Counter-Cult Activist
Last Thursday, I had the zechus of appearing at a hearing before two esteemed non-Lubavitch Rabbonim, Rabbi Dovid Cohen and Rabbi Avraham Twerski, to present testimony about the dangers of the group Call of the Shofar. I would like to share some of the events leading up to that appearance, a description of the hearing, as well as excerpts from my testimony.
Shluchos with Multiples Inspire One Another
Over the 22nd of Shvat weekend there were many different workshops, farbrengens and get-togethers catering to the Shluchos gathered for the Convention. One meet up, though, was different. While many lecturers addressed priority topics, such as those related to chinuch, family, budgeting and a whole lot more, one was missing: Handling multiples.
What I Be Exhibit Comes to Crown Heights
A man with “Shvartze” − Yiddish for “black” and a derogatory term for African Americans − written across his forehead is one of the many startling images in the “What I Be” photography project, portraits of people with their greatest vulnerability written on their face or arm. It is a project of California-based photographer Steve Rosenfield, who in the rest of his professional life photographs rock bands and bar mitzvahs, and is currently in New York shooting images of young Jews.
