Orthodox Jews Take a Swing at ‘Knockout’ Thugs
Orthodox Jews took their best swing at would-be “knockout” thugs Sunday, in the basement of a Queens synagogue.
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Rabbi and NFL Players Cheer Up Hospitalized Children
This past week, a mother had to have her young daughter admitted to the Phoenix, Arizona Children’s Hospital at 3:00 in the morning. Without waiting a moment, she asked local Shliach Rabbi Berel Zaklikofsky to come by for a visit and bring some smiles to her ill daughter.
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Nachman and Seema (nee Hayward) Savin (Chicago, IL)
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Zalmy and Rivka (nee Mizrachi) Kass (Lauderhill, FL)
Arrest Made in Multiple ‘Knockout’ Assaults
Law enforcement sources said a 20-year-old Long Island man is under arrest and is expect to be charged with up to 7 counts of ‘knockout’ assaults that date back to April of 2013.
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Seized Lev Tahor Children to Return Home
Two children from the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor are being returned to their parents, after they were taken into foster care by Canadian Authorities last Thursday.
Lottery Prize Climbs to $636 Million
The Mega Millions jackpot soared to an estimated $636 million on Tuesday, making it the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
Students Awarded for Compositions on Rebbe’s Sichos
Last week, a celebration was held for eight talmidim of the Oholei Torah Mesivta, after Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm, the Yeshiva’s dean, began a new initiative for the bochurim to learn the entire 5th Chelek of Likutei Sichos and write a synopsis on each sicha.
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Izzy and Devorah Rudolph (Pittsburgh, PA)
Chaim Leib Zernitsky in his studio in Toronto.
Where Art and Judaism Intertwine: Chaim Leib’s Story
Canadian artist Leon (Chaim Leib) Zernitsky’s story begins in the ramshackle wooden homes in post-World War II Homel, a Belarussian city with a sizable Jewish population.
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Shmully Levitin (New Haven, CT) and Esta Koncepolski (Sydney, Australia)
Jacob Ostreicher in Bolivia
Bolivia: Jacob Ostreicher a Fugitive
Bolivia’s government says it considers Orthodox Jewish businessman Jacob Ostreicher a fugitive after unknown groups helped him flee across the border into Peru.
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Yisroel Noach (ben R’ Zev) Teitlebaum (Montreal, Canada) and Leah Aber (Sydney, Australia)
Picture of the Day: Le Président et Les Shluchim
The President of France, Francois Hollande, converses with Chabad Shluchim at a dinner celebrating 70 years to the founding of CIRF – The Council of Jewish Institutions in France.
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Yisroel Aryei Leib and Miriam (nee Glazer) Goldstein (Crown Heights)
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Governor Proposes Tax Break for Renters
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is supporting the minority position of his own tax commission when it comes to providing a property-tax credit to renters across the state, with most of the break going to New York City tenants.
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