The past couple of months of baseball in Israel certainly have been exciting. However, in the short term, the World Baseball Qualifying round was certainly a build up to another Israeli let down.
Members of the Jewish community in Monsey, NY gathered at the Tzemach Tzedek Chabad Shul for Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations. The event began with a program for children, followed by joyous dancing which lasted until the late hours of the night.
With great sadness and shock we report the tragic death of a Chayal in Tzivos Hashem, Avrohom Nochum Dor, OBM, age 10, in a horrific auto accident in Israel a few hours ago.
Zushe and Chaya (nee Minkowicz) Abelsky (Crown Heights)
It was the first week of the new semester at Michigan Jewish Institute, a college of more than 2,000 students, nestled in the leafy Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. But at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the classrooms were silent and the entrance to the college’s temporary home, an impressive $6 million brick-and-glass synagogue with a vaulted roof that soars 50 feet into the sky, was desolate.
Simchas Beis Hashoeva began with a program for children, which included a story from the teacher Rabbi Levi Goldstein, followed by dancing for children with their parents. Later on, Yellow Red Sky, a band lead by Shevach Tamir, rocked the night for the hundreds that turned out to dance.
Mendy and Yocheved (nee Lerman) Wilhelm (Crown Heights)
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Necha Rubin, OBM, on Wednesday, the first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos, at the age of 81. Mrs. Rubin was a long-time member of the Lubavitch community in Montreal, Canada.
Gershon and Devorah (nee Moszel) Sandler (Airmont, NY)
Fathers and sons got together on the rooftop of Lubavitcher Yeshiva for their [now] annual Simchas Beis Hashoeva, with lively music by Avigdor Tzeitlin and his band.
Dalia G. Shusterman, wearing bright red lipstick and a cropped jean jacket, and Perl Wolfe, in a leopard print top, look the part of alternative rock musicians. They talk about “wailing and rocking out” and list influences like Radiohead, the White Stripes, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction.
The Levaya for Reb Moshe Teleshevsky, OBM, will begin at 9:30 Thursday morning, the second day of Chol Hamo’ed Sukkos, at the Shomrei Hadas Chapels in Boro Park, from where it will leave at 10:00. It will pass by 770 at 10:30am.
Every Tishrei, along with many of my peers, I was turned off anew at the scene in Crown Heights. I would be disgusted at the pushy, sweaty orchim, the homeless girls sleeping in 770 and the general feeling of ‘hefker’ness…
You may have noticed the newest fleet of MTA buses. Each of them is now equipped with a camera linked to the Parking Violations Bureau. If a bus pulls into a bus stop and there is a car standing there – even if the car is running – the bus’ camera will take a picture of the license plate and the owner will receive a $165 ticket in the mail.
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