Photos: Monsey Girls’ Cheder Nears Completion
The new building which will house the Chabad Girls’ Cheder in Monsey is nearing completion.
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New Engagement!
Yossi Belkin (Skokie, IL) and Tal Weiss (Boca Raton, FL)
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Photos: The Aftermath of Isaac
In the above photo, Rabbi Mendel Rivkin walks through the lingering rains to check for any damage at the New Orleans Chabad House in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.
Shauly Waldner presents his all new music video, Siman Tov, from the debut album Tov Hashem. This original music video brings out the Simcha in a unique and fresh way.
Video: Siman Tov – A Unique & Fresh Music Video
Shauly Waldner presents his all new music video, Siman Tov, from the debut album Tov Hashem. This original music video brings out the Simcha in a unique and fresh way.
by Yosef Abrahamson
Yosef Abrahamson and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus
Tuesday marked the first real day of the Republican National Convention, as well as my first real day performing my page duties, and I am happy to write that the day was just as exciting as I had hoped.
Jews & Politics: GOP Convention Update (Part 2)
by Yosef Abrahamson
Yosef Abrahamson and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus
Tuesday marked the first real day of the Republican National Convention, as well as my first real day performing my page duties, and I am happy to write that the day was just as exciting as I had hoped.
Vaad Rabbonei Lubavitch: Metzitza B’peh Is Mandatory
The Central Vaad Rabbonei Lubavitch has released the following letter [Hebrew], encouraging Mohelim to continue with the practice of Metzitza B’peh as it has been traditionally performed for centuries, without paying attention to those who are trying to put an end to it.
Op-Ed: Finding It in Me to Forgive G-d
by Anonymous
During a recent telephone conversation, a friend of mine asked me whether I had caught the “Elul disease”. When I asked him what he meant by “the Elul disease” was, he explained that he was asking whether I had become caught up in the frenzy of reflection, regret, repentance, prayer and “stockpiling” of last-minute good deeds in advance of the looming days of judgment and awe, when our fate for the coming year will be decided.
KSCVK Dinner to Celebrate Devorah’s ‘Ruby’ Birthday
KSCVK founder and director Devorah Benjamin
Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah’s newly formed young leadership committee invites all members of the community to a gala awards dinner celebrating KSCVK founder and director Devorah Benjamin’s upcoming ‘Ruby’ (40th) birthday.
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Kletzky Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison
AP
Levi Aron
A New York City hardware store clerk who pleaded guilty to kidnapping, killing and dismembering a lost little boy has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
9/11 Orphan Returns Kindness to Friendship Circle
Daily Record
L-R: Ariella Russin, 10, mom Andrea Russin, brother Alec and twin sister Olivia at the special needs siblings summer camp of the Friendship Circle at the Aidekman Jewish Community Center in Whippany, NJ.
Alec Russin turns 13 next month, and as is customary with a bar mitzvah community service project, Russin donated his time to an organization, in this case one that helps special-needs children. However, Russin’s involvement with The Friendship Circle, based out of Livingston, NJ, was deeply personal.
Baby Boy!
Zalman and Chani (nee Klein) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
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Imprisoned Kallah Placed in Leg Shackles
The young newly-wed Chabad woman arrested by Israeli military police remains imprisoned at this time, Wednesday afternoon. ‘D’ was arrested on Monday as she tried to retroactively arrange affairs vis-à-vis military service, something she neglected to do as a teenager. Today, a married frum woman, military police felt compelled to immediately lock her up for her offense, sending her to Prison 4 where she remains, on a hunger strike.
Mumbai Terrorist to Be Put to Death by Hanging
Hindustan Times
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab
The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, saying that waging war against the country was the primary and foremost offence committed by the Pakistani terrorist.
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Lipa’s New Music Video Pays Tribute to Frum Soldiers
by Sandy Eller
Once again superstar Lipa Schmeltzer is using his celebrity status as a springboard for the greater good, with the release of a music video that uses a hit song to promote solidarity among Jews worldwide, no matter what their background or religious leanings.
New Steinsaltz Talmud Unveiled at Retreat
Koren Publishers Jerusalem, an exhibitor at the National Jewish Retreat’s Resource Fair, created for the event a special booklet containing a selection from their new edition of the Steinsaltz Gemara. The first 12 pages of the Babylonian Talmud were specially printed and bound for the Retreat.
Los Angeles, CA
Redevelopment Spurs Jewish Growth in Downtown L.A.
Downtown Los Angeles
Once a Gotham-like void that went dark after the law offices, jewelry shops and fashion houses closed for the day, Los Angeles’ downtown is now a center of arts and culture, its trendy cafés and chic galleries entertaining a growing number of young professional residents.
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Thief Snatches iPhone Right Out of Bochur’s Hands
Crown Heights [CHI] — At around 8:00pm on Sunday, an Israeli Kvutzeh Bochur was sitting outside the bagel shop on Kingston Ave. when an African-American male approached him and snatched his iPhone right out of his hands.
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