Photos: Simchas Beis Hashoeva in Beitar
Hundreds of Jews of all stripes joined the Chabad community of Beitar Illit, Israel for a Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration, with live music and dancing into the late hours of the night.
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Over 700 Attorneys and Judges Attend Jewish Law Symposium
Over 700 Attorneys and Judges attended the 7th Annual Jewish Law Symposium on Monday, September 16th, at the Birchwood Manor, in Whippany, NJ. The Symposium featured a panel discussion entitled: “When Law and Religion Collide – The Public Square, The Courtroom, and Ethical Punishment.”
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Esther Goldman, 87, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Esther Goldman, OBM, of Crown Heights, at the age of 87.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Faiga Rochel Abrahams, OBM, a stalwart member of the Lubavitch community in Stamford Hill, London, UK.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Faiga Rochel Abrahams
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Faiga Rochel Abrahams, OBM, a stalwart member of the Lubavitch community in Stamford Hill, London, UK.
After 32nd Year, Kiddushim Continue to Expand
This year marks the 32nd year that Nachum Markowitz has been hosting his grand Kiddushim in front of 770, benefiting thousands of guests and locals alike with a bite to eat and something to drink after davening.
6 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Mickey and Chani Ettelson
274 New York Ave [between Lincoln Pl. and S. Johns Pl.)
Shmuel and Ruti (nee Apfelbaum) Lifshitz
763 Eastern Pkwy, Building Sukkah [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Mendel and Shaina (nee Lison) Gourarie
1217 President St. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.]
Shuli and Esty (nee Lasker) Kahan
566 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Chanan and Aliza Krivisky (Jericho, NY)
Yanky and Rivky (nee Lazar) Klein (Moscow, Russia)
Cyclist Stuck and Hurt on Eastern Parkway
A woman who was pedaling her bike across the service road on Eastern Parkway was struck by a minivan and injured. Bystanders called Hatzalah, while an NYPD Emergency Service truck stopped to help.
Baby Girl!
Levi and Sarah Cunin (Malibu, CA)
Baby Boy!
Shmuel and Ruti (nee Apfelbaum) Lifshitz (Crown Heights)
Left: Bill de Blasio. Right: Joe Lhota.
City Faces Very Different Choices for Mayor
With the arduous campaign to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in its final stage, New Yorkers now have their choices before them: stick with policies that have kept the city relatively safe and prosperous, or break from a past that some residents complain has nurtured income inequality and racial divisions.
AP
Video: Why Moses Hit the Rock
From Chasidic comedian Mendy Pellin’s latest series: The Jews that wandered the desert were no different than your average Florida retiree. With all the Jewbellishing, can you blame Moses for hitting the rock?
London Borough Welcomes New Torah
Hundreds of Jews took to the streets to celebrate the arrival of a new Torah scroll in Buckhurst Hill, a suburb of London, UK.
Guardian
Baby Boy!
Mickey and Chani Ettelson (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 274 New York Ave. [Between Lincoln and S. Johns Pl.]
With sadness we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of Mrs. Shaindel Lieberman, OBM, of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Updated Levaya times added.
Update: Levaya information added.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Sheina Lieberman, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of Mrs. Shaindel Lieberman, OBM, of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Updated Levaya times added.
Update: Levaya information added.
From Switzerland with Love
Two boys, both Bar Mitzvah age. One has grown up in Zurich, Switzerland, the other in Israel. Their lives have taken very different paths but recently they shared a wonderful, memorable, exciting day as Bar Mitzvah “twins”.
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