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Mendel and Nechama Dina Hecht (Greenfield, MA)
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Crown Heights [CHI] — Gunfire broke out today just as police, organizers and food vendors began to fill Eastern Parkway in preparation for tomorrow's enormous West Indian Day Parade. A man was shot in the hand at 1919 Eastern Parkway at 2:20pm, near the corner of Buffalo Avenue at the edge of Lincoln-Terrace (AKA Rochester) Park.
Labor Day Violence Gets Early Start
Crown Heights [CHI] — Gunfire broke out today just as police, organizers and food vendors began to fill Eastern Parkway in preparation for tomorrow’s enormous West Indian Day Parade. A man was shot in the hand at 1919 Eastern Parkway at 2:20pm, near the corner of Buffalo Avenue at the edge of Lincoln-Terrace (AKA Rochester) Park.
New Engagement!
Efraim Backman (Albany, NY) and Devorah Leah Isenberg (Morristown, NJ)
On Thursday night the 2012 Republican National Convention came to an end, as did my second experience as a page, and wow, what a time!
Jews & Politics: GOP Convention Update (Part 4)
On Thursday night the 2012 Republican National Convention came to an end, as did my second experience as a page, and wow, what a time!
Op-Ed: The Danger of Tav Hayosher
Several weeks ago, I was introduced to Rabbi Ari Weiss, the executive director of Uri L’tzedek, the organization that launched the now-controversial Tav Hayosher “ethical seal” for restaurants. Rabbi Weiss met with me to discuss the background of the Tav Hayosher seal, hear my perspectives on the matter, and possibly form some sort of allegiance with me, given my experience representing food service workers throughout the country.
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Video: Joy of the Stomach
Chabad.org’s talented Dovid Taub brings a new perspective to a verse this this week’s Parsha.
New Engagement!
Avraham Meir Cohen (Crown Heights) and Miriam Bracha Garelick (Passaic, NJ)
Upstate Accident Requires Helicopter Evacuation
An accident on the New York State Throughway this morning was captured by one of our readers returning from spending Shabbos in the Catskills. The accident, involving a motorcycle, required emergency ‘Medevac’ helicopter evacuation of the victim and caused a heavy backup of traffic on the northbound lane of the highway in Orange County, NY.
3 Palestinians Arrested for Poisoning Jewish Family
Police arrested three Palestinians for allegedly poisoning a family in Ra’anana for nationalistic reasons, it was revealed Sunday after the Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court lifted a media blackout on the case.
Op-Ed: Montessori Yeshiva?
Can many of the problems faced by students in today’s Yeshivos be solved by allowing them to have more autonomy over what subjects they learn and when they attend Seder? In the following op-ed, author Dovber Schwartz explores such possibilities. He explains that we are teaching Bochurim to learn, but not how to learn, and suggests an entirely new approach to Yeshiva education.
Parking Regulations for Monday, Labor Day
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Due to the annual West Indian Day Parade on Labor Day in Crown Heights there will be a slew of driving and parking regulation changes.
Over 1500 Participate in Challah Baking Workshop
Friday mornings are a busy time at Chabad’s Krafts for Kids Workshop in Margate, NJ. Each Friday at 9:45am, long lines begin forming on the sidewalk of Ventnor Avenue as children and their families get ready to participate in one of the Jersey Shore’s well sough after traditions, baking challah with Chabad.
A frightening, but boruch Hashem non-serious, accident occurred this afternoon in the heart of Crown Heights during the hectic hours of Shabbos shopping. A flat-bed truck driving up Kingston Ave. made a left turn onto Crown St., without noticing that a vehicle was being crushed on his left side as he did so.
Bustling Erev Shabbos Marred by Accident
A frightening, but boruch Hashem non-serious, accident occurred this afternoon in the heart of Crown Heights during the hectic hours of Shabbos shopping. A flat-bed truck driving up Kingston Ave. made a left turn onto Crown St., without noticing that a vehicle was being crushed on his left side as he did so.
Wednesday was another eventful day at the RNC, and the lineup of speakers was nearly mind numbing.
Jews & Politics: GOP Convention Update (Part 3)
Wednesday was another eventful day at the RNC, and the lineup of speakers was nearly mind numbing.
Picture of the Day: All the Alter Rebbe’s Ma’amorim
A shipment of a brand new reprint of all the Alter Rebbe’s Maamarim, In honor of the 200th anniversary of the Alter Rebbe’s passing, is packed and loaded onto a container in Israel.
“Your newspaper recently began to include chasidic teachings. If you are now providing the laymen with regular doses of chasidus, perhaps it's also time to provide the yeshivah students with regular study sessions in chasidus. Many important innovations have been introduced in our generation, for when new 'illnesses' arise, new 'medicines' must be administered.” 4 Adar II, 5741 (1981).
Weekly Living Torah Video: Belzer Rebbe Visits 770
“Your newspaper recently began to include chasidic teachings. If you are now providing the laymen with regular doses of chasidus, perhaps it’s also time to provide the yeshivah students with regular study sessions in chasidus. Many important innovations have been introduced in our generation, for when new ‘illnesses’ arise, new ‘medicines’ must be administered.” 4 Adar II, 5741 (1981).
