New Engagement!
Levi Gold (Crown Heights) and Sarah Mizrachi (Flatbush, NY)
The L’chaim will be tonight (Thursday) at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
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Former Mayor Dinkins Blames Racism for Re-election Loss
Delivering his most explicit and candid appraisal yet, David N. Dinkins says in a forthcoming memoir that he barely won the New York City mayoral election in 1989 and lost four years later for one reason: because he is black.
A Jewish Museum Opens in Alaska
With the grand opening of the Alaska Jewish Museum recently, the story of Alaska’s role in Operation Magic Carpet finally gets its due. At a July 4 reception, state officials and philanthropists involved in the project enjoyed a preview of the Museum’s permanent exhibit,On the Wings of Eagles: Alaska’s Contribution to Operation Magic Carpet.
Artist Creates Rebbe Portrait of QR Codes
Lubavitcher artist Yitzchak Moully created a unique portrait of the Rebbe – made entirely out of QR codes, which link to the websites of the thousands of Chabad centers around the world.
“The Messiah Will Be Tweeted”
On a Sunday evening in early June, thousands of Hasidic men in long coats and black hats braved the heat to attend two outdoor anti-Internet asifas (or gatherings in Yiddish) organized by leaders of the ultra-Orthodox Satmar community of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y. Women were forbidden, but the real temptation for the men was already in their laps, where they covertly thumbed their smartphones.
Heat Wave Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better
The heat wave continued across the Tri-State Area on Wednesday and forecasters said it will continue for at least the rest of the work week.
Holocaust Survivor Speaks at YSP
On Tisha B’av the bochurim of Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ heard wrenching testimony of the atrocities of the Holocaust from a survivor, who brought along several artifacts to demonstrate in real-life terms how things were in those dark times.
Photos: Tomchei Temimim in the French Alps
Students at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Brunoy, under the leadership of Rabbi Yitzchok Nemenov, traveled to the French Alps for three weeks of summer learning in a pristine and relaxing environment.
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Sara (née Weiser) Alevsk (Cleveland, OH)
Speaker Quinn Waits Half Hour for 911, Hatzolah Arrives in Minutes
Hatzolah stepped up to the plate yesterday when it responded to a desperation call involving the collapse of a female staffer at a morning event in Williamsburg hosted by NYC Council speaker, and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn.
New Engagement!
Shmuly (ben Levi) Borenstein (Crown Heights) and Mushky Nagar (Crown Heights)
Challah Workshop a Jersey Shore Tradition
Rachel Silverman’s summer goal is to get her family to the shore as early as she can on Friday mornings. Silverman, a resident of Philadelphia who has a summer home in Margate, said it’s not the beach they’re rushing to. It’s a weekly challah-baking workshop.
Photos: From Days Gone By
The old Shul of Kfar Chabad is torn down to enable construction of the main Shul – Beis Menachem – in 1973.
Israel: Two Infants Dead After Being Left in Vehicles
Another two tragedies in which an infant was forgotten in a vehicle in Eretz Yisrael R”L — ending in tragedy.
Crown Heights Home Burglar Caught on Video
Last week, we reported the devastating robbery of a Crown Heights home, located on President Street between Kingston and Albany, while the family was vacationing upstate.
