Last Imprisoned Bochur Leaves Japan for Israel
The notorious Chiba prison in Japan.
After four and a half years of trials and tribulations, isolated in his prison cell in Japan, Yakov Yosef ben Reizel is finally on his way home.
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Young Newlywed’s Final Sentence: 50 Days in Jail
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Instead of spending the month of Tishrei with her new husband in Crown Heights, the Lubavitcher woman from Kiryat Malachi who has been arrested for failing to follow up with her military draft requirements will spend Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkos in an Israeli jail.
FJC
Thanks to the amazing revival of Russian Jewry throughout the FSU, there is an ever growing demand for vibrant Jewish life and religious services amongst Jews of all ages. Yesterday, another Synagogue and JCC was opened to serve the growing community of Raminsky, Moscow.
Beautiful New Synagogue Inaugurated in Moscow
FJC
Thanks to the amazing revival of Russian Jewry throughout the FSU, there is an ever growing demand for vibrant Jewish life and religious services amongst Jews of all ages. Yesterday, another Synagogue and JCC was opened to serve the growing community of Raminsky, Moscow.
New Engagement!
Peretz Schapiro (Sydney, Australia) and Shternie Klein (Melbourne, Australia)
New Engagement!
Menachem Mendel Levy (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Devora Leah Ossowiecki (S. Paulo, Brazil)
6,000 March for Friendship Circle in Detroit Suburbs
Detroit Free Press
Adam Arnold, 9, of Farmington Hills stretches Sunday with his mom Wendy Arnold, 41, and his sister Shoshana Arnold, 8, before the Walk4Friendship 5K. Shoshana lives with hypotonic cerebral palsy.
Five-year-old Allie Jacobs of West Bloomfield just learned to walk in December. Allie was diagnosed with infantile spasm syndrome — a seizure disorder that can cause developmental delays — when she was 4 months old, said her mother, Jodie Jacobs.
Obama Admin. Won’t Enforce Court Ruling on Seforim
Art Newspaper
The Obama administration has asked a federal court to stay out of US foreign and Russian internal affairs in the seven-year-old case brought against Russia by the Jewish sect Chabad. The government’s statement of interest leaves Chabad with what appears to be an unenforceable judgment.
Historic: Feuding Satmar Rebbes Sit Down Together
A historic moment captured in this photograph has been making waves throughout the frum Jewish world. Both Satmar Rebbes, Reb Aharon Teitelbaum from Kiryas Yoel and Reb Zalman Teitelbaum from Williamsburg, who have been feuding for decades, have sat down together, along with other Admorim, Rabbonim and experts, to discuss how to reverse the growing opposition to the practice of Metzitzah B’Peh.
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Picture of the Day: Benny and Marc Sing Duet
Benny Friedman sings B’sheim Hashem, a tune from his upcoming album Yesh Tikvah, with Jewish singer Marc Levine.
New Engagement!
Levi Wilschanski (Crown Heights) and Chani Popack (Israel/Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday at Turk Caterers
822 Empire Blvd. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.]
Baby Boy!
Shaya and Leah (nee Breindel) Green (London, UK)
Rabbi Chaim and Mrs. Chani Miller
“Nightlife,” the program made popular among young single women in the community just a few years ago, is coming back to life under the new directorship of Rabbi Chaim Miller and his wife Chani, along with a committee of dedicated volunteers. Their first objective: A fall semester with the opening event on Tuesday, September 11.
“Nightlife” Getting New Life
Rabbi Chaim and Mrs. Chani Miller
“Nightlife,” the program made popular among young single women in the community just a few years ago, is coming back to life under the new directorship of Rabbi Chaim Miller and his wife Chani, along with a committee of dedicated volunteers. Their first objective: A fall semester with the opening event on Tuesday, September 11.
The Ohr Avner Chabad School in Berlin, Germany.
On Monday morning, 13 children in grades 7, 8, and 9 who attend the Chabad School in Berlin-Charlottenburg were subjected to anti-Semitic taunts such as “Are you Jewish?” and were photographed by a group of several unidentified “Southern” youths believed to be Muslims.
Students of Chabad School Verbally Attacked in Berlin
The Ohr Avner Chabad School in Berlin, Germany.
On Monday morning, 13 children in grades 7, 8, and 9 who attend the Chabad School in Berlin-Charlottenburg were subjected to anti-Semitic taunts such as “Are you Jewish?” and were photographed by a group of several unidentified “Southern” youths believed to be Muslims.
New Engagement!
Rafi Cohen (Crown Heights) and Chanie Chriqui (Montreal, Canada)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday at 1532 President St.
[between Albany and Troy Ave.] at 8:30pm
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