Shabbos at the Besht: Kibud Av Va’em
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Naftali Silberberg will lead a discussion of Kibud Av Va’em.
Premium Post
InfoDeals Daily Deal – 64% OFF TSA Approved, Pink, Compression Backpack
Grab this perfect InfoDeal!
Taygeer Vacuum Backpack, Expandable
Backpack with Rain Cover
Can hold 17” laptop
Compression Backpacks with Shoe Compartment
TSA Approved, Pink
DEAL PRICE: $24.99 (65% OFF)
ORIGINAL PRICE: $69.98
Grab The Deal Through Amazon: Click Here
Suspect No. 1 is Dead, Suspect 2 is on the Run
One of the men suspected in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings is dead, and the other remains at large this morning as authorities have surrounded a Watertown home.
NY Post
Can you be too religious? Ought one to deprecate a person whose religious observance seems “Over the top?” Are the terms “Ultra-Kosher,” or “Ultra-Orthodox,” really objective?
Holier Than Thou – How Religious Is Too Religious?
Can you be too religious? Ought one to deprecate a person whose religious observance seems “Over the top?” Are the terms “Ultra-Kosher,” or “Ultra-Orthodox,” really objective?
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
‘Humans of CH’ Riffs on Popular Street Photo Project
It’s Humans, hyper-local. Shmuel Hellinger, a 20-year-old Crown Heightser earned 800 ‘likes’ on his project Humans of Crown Heights – a hyper local take on the popular Humans of New York.
by Sonja Sharp - DNAInfo
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Chayale (nee Schapiro) Edelman (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Nuchie and Chavie (nee Rosenthal) Schapiro (Los Angeles, CA)
Video: Secrets of a Kosher Supervisor
In this week’s Torah Café weekly Video: Rabbi Norman Schloss shares his experiences as a traveling kosher supervisor and answers many questions regarding his work.
Baby Girl!
Yisroel and Hadassah (nee Bogomilsky) Cohen (Crown Heights)
A photo captured by cellphone of one of the explosions.
A Father Reflects on the Tragedy in Boston
I am sitting with my laptop as the older boys bounce a ball back and forth safely between themselves, and my heart is finally beginning to stop racing.
Chabad Strikes Gold in Canadian Frontier
“This is the answer to my prayers.” Fred Curtis, a professor and engineer, can’t wait for the new Chabad center to open this summer in Regina, Saskatchewan, where he has lived for 30 years. In fact, he feels he’s waited long enough.
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Acharei Mos-Kedoshim.
Darchai Menachem to Hold Open House Sunday
Ahead of the upcoming school year, Darchai Menachem will be holding a open house and town hall meeting this coming Sunday, April 21st from 7:00pm to 8:30pm – with enrollment open for grades 3-8.
Hate Crime Arrest Causes Pandemonium on Subway
A teen was arrested for an alleged hate crime on the 3 train in Crown Heights on Monday afternoon, sparking a chaotic scene when cops arrived to arrest him.
Two prestigious religious rights organizations filed Friend of the Court (Amicus Curiae) briefs on Monday in the federal second Court of Appeals in an appeal of a lower court’s decision denying an injunction against New York City’s unprecedented regulation of bris milah.
Two Prominent Religious Freedoms Groups File Briefs in Milah Case
Two prestigious religious rights organizations filed Friend of the Court (Amicus Curiae) briefs on Monday in the federal second Court of Appeals in an appeal of a lower court’s decision denying an injunction against New York City’s unprecedented regulation of bris milah.
by Avraham Weissman - Hamodia
Thousands Jam into Williamsburg Hall on Behalf of RCCS Cancer Patients
In what many described as the largest turnout ever for a life-saving beacon of chessed, thousands of Williamsburg residents jammed into the Ateres Avraham Hall this past Tuesday evening to lend their support to the amazing work of RCCS, the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society.
New Engagement!
Yossie Lazarus (Cape Town, South Africa/NY) and Kim Melamed (Johannesburg, South Africa)
L’Chaim tonight, Wednesday at Turk Catering Hall
822 Empire Blvd [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Op-Ed: Freedom of Oppression
The sights and sounds of the Boston Marathon bombings were met by all with shock and dismay. By all, I mean nearly all, aside from the Jordanians who reportedly were celebrating upon hearing of the successful terror strike along with, I imagine many other bloodthirsty Moslem extremists seeking daily to bring Israel and the West to its knees.
by Yochanan Gordon
Submit a Story
