.jpeg)
Video: More Gems from Rabbi Dov Greenberg
Rabbi Dov Greenberg has just recorded his second installment of short thoughts for Jewish.TV.
1
Was a Kallah Arrested During Her Wedding?
A storm erupted on the Jewish blogosphere last night, when photos emerged of what appeared to be New York City police officers arresting a Kallah in her wedding gown.
Over 800 at Atlantic City Jewish Summer Fest
Summer at the Jersey Shore ended on a high note with the 8th Annual Jewish Summer Fest in Atlantic City. More than 800 people participated in the event, which was sponsored by Chabad at the Shore.
Kansas City Gets a Taste of Kosher BBQ
Fox 4 Kansas City
BBQ is a Kansas City tradition. Kansas City style BBQ is prepared differently than any other region of the country. But one local BBQ competition is taking the way KC prepares BBQ to a different level.
Bochurim attending the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ share their experiences and feelings as the summer comes to an end.
Video: Dear YSP…
Bochurim attending the Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ share their experiences and feelings as the summer comes to an end.
Huffington Post
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is still polling ahead of her likely Democratic rivals for mayor. The latest Quinnipiac poll gives Quinn-- who would be New York City's first female mayor-- a solid lead to succeed current hizzoner Michael Bloomberg.
Quinn Leads in Polls to Replace Mayor Bloomberg
Huffington Post
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is still polling ahead of her likely Democratic rivals for mayor. The latest Quinnipiac poll gives Quinn– who would be New York City’s first female mayor– a solid lead to succeed current hizzoner Michael Bloomberg.
Jews Protest Anti-Semitism in Southern Swedish City
AP
Rabbi Shneur Kesselman, Chabad Shliach in Malmo, Sweden, has the distinction of being the Shliach who suffers more anti-Semitic incidents than any other in the world.
Several hundred Jews and their supporters marched in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Saturday to bring attention to intolerance and anti-Semitic attacks in the Nordic country.
Parents Threatened With Criminal Charges over Bris
Columbia Presbyterian medical records for a baby who suffered brain damage after being infected with herpes (HSV-1) tell a shocking story of parents being threatened with trumped up criminal charges, unless they turned over information to authorities about the baby’s mohel.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Monday & Tuesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Monday and Tuesday, August 20-21, for Eid-ul-Fitr (Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan). All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
School for Aspiring Rabbis Opens on New Campus
Detroit News
Mendel Korf, left, 14, from Los Angeles, and Naftaly Druk, 15, from Oak Park, discuss a Talmudic passage during peer study sessions last month at the old Lubavitch-Yeshiva International School for Chabad Leadership on Nine Mile Road.
Students at a newly built school in Oak Park, Michigan aimed at preparing young men to become rabbis began moving into their new dormitory this week.
IDF military police tried to arrest an 18-year-old chareidi girl for not reporting to military service. According to a Ladaat.net report, the story is confirmed but the parents, members of the Chabad community, do not want her name released.
Israeli Military Police Try to Arrest Chabad Girl
IDF military police tried to arrest an 18-year-old chareidi girl for not reporting to military service. According to a Ladaat.net report, the story is confirmed but the parents, members of the Chabad community, do not want her name released.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Mrs. Dorit Giro, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Dorit Giro, OBM, a mother of seven and long-time resident of Crown Heights, at the age of 45. Mrs. Giro succumbed to a severe infection, and returned her soul to its maker last night. She is the sister of Itzik Benabo, owner of the Kol-Tuv and Empire Kosher supermarkets.
Rabbi Jacobson Moved by Image of Younger Self
Rabbi Yossi Jacobson recently embarked on an Australian and South African speaking tour, with stops in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Johannesburg. In the midst of his whirlwind schedule in Melbourne, Rabbi Jacobson made the time to Farbreng with the Rabbinical College of Australia & N.Z. (Y.G. – Melbourne).
 (2).jpg)
Picture of the Day: If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem…
Australian Bochur Gabi Kaltmann met a fellow on Mitvzoim who obviously has strong sentiments towards The Holy Land.
Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive Sunday
A Blood Drive will take place today, Sunday, August 19 (Rosh Chodesh Elul) from 1:00pm to 7:30pm at Ahavas Chesed, 271 Kingston Ave. [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.]. Refreshments will be served. Please bring identification. One must wait 56 days between blood donations.
Arutz 7
A new Israeli television show finds entertainment value in the Chabad Lubavitch movement’s renowned worldwide outreach. The show, Kathmandu, focuses on the fictional story of a young Lubavitch couple doing outreach in Nepal.
Chabad Outreach Inspires New Israeli Series
Arutz 7
A new Israeli television show finds entertainment value in the Chabad Lubavitch movement’s renowned worldwide outreach. The show, Kathmandu, focuses on the fictional story of a young Lubavitch couple doing outreach in Nepal.
Alaska Dispatch
It would be easy to imagine Levi and Mushky Glitsenstein's wedding taking place somewhere far away, somewhere more exotic, had it not been for the prevailing backdrop of yonder snow-speckled mountains — and the occasional appearance of a prominent Alaska politician.
First Ever Chassidic Wedding Celebrated in Alaska
Alaska Dispatch
It would be easy to imagine Levi and Mushky Glitsenstein‘s wedding taking place somewhere far away, somewhere more exotic, had it not been for the prevailing backdrop of yonder snow-speckled mountains — and the occasional appearance of a prominent Alaska politician.
Submit a Story
