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Prospect Park to Close Friday for Obama’s Arrival
Prospect Park will be closed Friday when President Barack Obama’s helicopter lands there on his way to visit a Crown Heights high school.
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From Days Gone By: The Mashpia and the Prime Minister
In this photo from the late 1970s, the legendary Mashpia Reb Mendel Futerfas in engaged in a heated conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin.
Rabbi Menachem Schmidt
Effort to Build Mikvah in Philadelphia Picks Up Steam
For years, as more observant Jews have decided to call Philadelphia’s Center City home, there’s been talk of constructing a mikvah downtown. But it had never seemed much more than talk — until now.
Jewish Exponent
Left: Csanad Szegedi. Right: Rabbi Shlomo Koves.
Former Neo-Nazi Leader Converting to Judaism
Csanád Szegedi, a former leader of the ultra-nationalist and anti-Semitic Hungarian Jobbik party who last year learnt that he has Jewish ancestry, is converting to Judaism with the assistance of Chabad rabbis in Budapest, the German newspaper ‘Welt am Sonntag’ reports.
Last year's public Menorah lighting in West Milford, NJ.
Shliach Lobbies for Public Menorah in North Jersey Town
A local rabbi has urged West Milford, NJ municipal officials to wrap up their ongoing dialogue on the town’s holiday display policy.
NorthJersey.com
De Blasio Gets Testy When Questioned About Riots
Bill de Blasio may be working already on his victory speech, as well as fundraising for his reelection campaign in 2017, but the mayoral front-runner’s, who promised a change of the Bloomberg era, is already picking up a bit of the current mayor’s grumpy attitude when it comes to the press.
Crossfire: Tackling Big Jewish Questions (Vol. 4)
Have you ever wished to have a “no-holds-barred” discussion with a Rabbi and get answers to all of your burning questions? This is your chance – the popular “Crossfire!” is back with an all-new panel!
Yesterday evening at about 7:30pm a bochur was down Albany Ave. near the corner of President St. while speaking on his cell phone. Suddenly, he was jumped by two African-American males, one of whom snatched the phone out of his hand.
Another Phone Snatched, Cops Respond in Full Force
Yesterday evening at about 7:30pm a bochur was down Albany Ave. near the corner of President St. while speaking on his cell phone. Suddenly, he was jumped by two African-American males, one of whom snatched the phone out of his hand.
The newly completed Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Chandler, Arizona.
New Chabad House Celebrates Arrival of First Torah
The first new Torah scroll for the 2-month-old Pollack Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Chandler, Arizona was inducted for use Sunday.
AZ Central
New Engagement!
Zalman Lever (Sydney Australia) and Chaya Brafman (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Thursday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.] at 9:00pm.
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 – Chayei Sarah.
Obama’s Motorcade to Travel Up Kingston Ave.
The 71st Precinct has released an advisory in connection to President Barrack Obama’s visit to Crown Heights this Friday, October 25.
US Offers Russia Deal on Return of Seforim
The US State Department has offered Russia to settle the dispute over the Schneerson library “by exchange,” Chabad’s lawyer Nathan Lewin said in court.
Rapsi
Walk 4 Friendship in Illinois Raises over $32,000
On Sunday, October 13, nearly 450 people joined The Stuart I. Raskas Friendship Circle of Illinois for their fifth annual Walk4Friendship. Teen volunteers, children with special needs, their families, and the community at large enjoyed an afternoon of solidarity to promote inclusion and to raise funds and awareness for children with special needs.
Deerfield Review
Picture of the Day: A Higher Calling
A police officer takes a quick break from his patrol to attend to his spiritual needs outside Oholei Torah on Eastern Parkway.
Rabbi Krinsky Tells All in California Interview
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, trusted secretary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, granted an interview to the Chabad community in California, revealing many details about his work in the Mazkirus for the first time ever.
Op-Ed: Our Choice for Mayor is Clear
Old timers in Chabad and the larger frum community remember all too well the 1991 Crown Heights riots and a New York City that suffered from high crime, unsafe streets and an unresponsive mayor’s office. To them, the transformation of New York under Giuliani and Bloomberg, from an ungovernable Gotham to becoming the safest large city in the country, is truly remarkable.
by Shmuel Winiarz
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