Baby Boy!
Levi and Estee (nee Ettelson) Capland (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Dovid and Leah Gittel (nee Steinmetz) Oberlander (Monsey, NY)
Yesterday we visited Forsbacka, Sweden, 190 km north of Stockholm. There is only one known Jewish inhabitant there, but past experiences have proven that it’s quality over quantity. Our time in Forsbacka was no exception.
The Survivor’s Wood-Carved Rabbi
Yesterday we visited Forsbacka, Sweden, 190 km north of Stockholm. There is only one known Jewish inhabitant there, but past experiences have proven that it’s quality over quantity. Our time in Forsbacka was no exception.
Jews in Sports: Israel’s Dream Team
To many, the Middle East has long been recognized as the world’s pulse and epicenter for historical conflict and present-day empowerment. There have been many battles waged within its lands, from before the crusades to the ongoing wars and strife of today. The desert landscape of Israel and its environs seem to have always been tempered with conflict, if even for little reason.
Mayor Bloomberg found a clever way to deflect criticism over the city's growing homelessness problem: When confronted with the disturbing statistic that the average stay for families in city homeless shelters had jumped 30 percent during 2012, the Mayor responded that since the shelters are so nice - homeless people don't want to leave.
Mayor Under Fire for Comment on Homeless Shelters
Mayor Bloomberg found a clever way to deflect criticism over the city’s growing homelessness problem: When confronted with the disturbing statistic that the average stay for families in city homeless shelters had jumped 30 percent during 2012, the Mayor responded that since the shelters are so nice – homeless people don’t want to leave.
A man steals solar-powered lamps from the front lawn of a Jewish home in Crown Heights.
Video: Stealing the Light
A man steals solar-powered lamps from the front lawn of a Jewish home in Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Zalmy Levy (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Rivka Vogel (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Yaakov Zucker and his congregants at Chabad of Key West, FL attended Minyan this morning with hurricane Isaac looming in the background.
Picture of the Day: Minyan in Shadow of Hurricane
Rabbi Yaakov Zucker and his congregants at Chabad of Key West, FL attended Minyan this morning with hurricane Isaac looming in the background.
Over 100 at Shabbaton with Congregation DaMinyan
Last Shabbos close to 100 young adults attended the annual DaMinyan Shabbaton at the Foothills Conference Centre in Melbourne. The beautiful and tranquil surroundings provided the perfect backdrop for an atmosphere of relaxation, introspection and focus.
Nshei Chabad Gather in Sydney for 17th Convention
Women from all over Australia gathered at Chabad of North Shore in Sydney this past Rosh Chodesh Elul for the 17th Annual Nshei uBnos Chabad Convention. The convention theme was expressed in the pasuk from the Rebbe’s Kapital, “Wisdom begins with the fear of G-d, it is sound intelligence for all its practitioners: (thus) a person’s praise will endure forever.” (Tehillim 111:10).
New Engagement!
Yosef Schrage (Agoura Hills, CA) and Emma Wruble (Montreal, Canada)
Chef Learns to Keep Kosher at Basil
Chef José Edgardo Soto has been cooking for more than 20 years in some of New York City’s finest restaurants.
All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two police officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence. The gun-wielding perpetrator is not known to have discharged his weapon at the policemen.
All Bystanders Injured in Empire State Building Attack Were Hit by Police Bullets
All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two police officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence. The gun-wielding perpetrator is not known to have discharged his weapon at the policemen.
Baby Girl!
Zalman and Chani (nee Raskin) Wilhelm (Burlington, VT)
Excuse me, but was that you talking? Do you wake up in the morning overwhelmed? Can’t fall asleep from worry? Do you finally get rid of one bill just to have it replaced by three? Do you dread the ringing phone? Have you at least on occasion not even bothered opening the mail because it is just too painful – and hopeless? Do you have so much month at the end of the money that home ownership sounds like a sick joke? Or did you (finally!) buy a home only to realize that you’re stuck with a bottomless-pit mortgage that feels like a deadly curse with a vague promise of sometime in the foggy future home-ownership?
Op-Ed: Tuition! Weddings! HEEEEEELLLLLLP!!!
Excuse me, but was that you talking? Do you wake up in the morning overwhelmed? Can’t fall asleep from worry? Do you finally get rid of one bill just to have it replaced by three? Do you dread the ringing phone? Have you at least on occasion not even bothered opening the mail because it is just too painful – and hopeless? Do you have so much month at the end of the money that home ownership sounds like a sick joke? Or did you (finally!) buy a home only to realize that you’re stuck with a bottomless-pit mortgage that feels like a deadly curse with a vague promise of sometime in the foggy future home-ownership?
Camp F.R.E.E. Never Ends
The summer has flown by quickly, and most summer camps have ended their programs a full week ago. There was one camp, however, that gave its campers a few extra days to enjoy the camp experience. Camp F.R.E.E. – Gan Israel of Brooklyn continued until Friday, August 24th, concluding with a grand banquet and awards presentation.
