Baby Girl!
Gabe and Naomi (nee Kasz) Schwed (New York, NY)
Bike 4 Friendship Heading Through the Rockies
Bike4Friendship, the trailblazing coast-to-coast fundraising bike ride, is making history again.
Six Tefilin at Six flags
This week, Camp Gan Yisroel of Simcha Monica went on a trip to Six Flags. Before going on the trip, they were briefed by the head counselor about the rules which must be followed in such a large area. After listing all the rules, the head counselor made an offer: “Whichever group of campers will find a Jew and put on Teffilin with him, they will be rewarded – each Jew, another prize!”
The Battle Over $33 Flights To Hong Kong
It was an airfare deal too good to be true: fly first class to Hong Kong for just 4 frequent flier miles and $33 in taxes.
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Crown Heights Farmers Market Struggles to Survive
Rodrick Brown‘s calaloo is about the freshest you can find in Brooklyn, but while the leafy Caribbean staple practically sells itself to Park Slope parents at the Grand Army Plaza Farmers Market, it hardly moves in the heart of Brooklyn’s Islander community.
Op-Ed: Crown Heights Needs an Old-Age Home
The Crown Heights Community can be justifiably proud in the wonderful work of Hafatzus Hamayinus that they do worldwide. A prime example is your recent article of photographer Meir Alfasi, who traveled to the mountains of Bolivia, where he brought Judaism to fellow Yidden some of the most remote places on earth. However, with the many elderly and vulnerable residents that we now have in Crown Heights, one does not have to go to the remotest places on earth to help another Jew.
Sydney's JNTV went around asking Jews their opinion on whether Israel's ultra-Orthodox should be drafted to the military. Rabbi Yehudah Spielman, a Lubavitch schoolteacher, weighed in on the debate as well.
Video: Should the Charedim Be Drafted?
Sydney’s JNTV went around asking Jews their opinion on whether Israel’s ultra-Orthodox should be drafted to the military. Rabbi Yehudah Spielman, a Lubavitch schoolteacher, weighed in on the debate as well.
Take a 3-minute tour that highlights some of the major changes and improvements at Chabad.org, the #1 Jewish website.
Video: A 3-Minute Tour of the New Chabad.org
Take a 3-minute tour that highlights some of the major changes and improvements at Chabad.org, the #1 Jewish website.
Photos: Beis Rivka Gets a Facelift
You know those broken steps and stained bricks that greet our elementary school children who attend Beis Rivkah every morning? Aside from the visual blight they cause, the broken steps have become quite dangerous. The school administration has finally taken steps to fix it. Permanently.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 5:00pm yesterday, a bochur was walking on Troy Ave. near Maple St. when he was approached by three suspicious looking youths.
Bochur Assaulted with Metal Bat in Broad Daylight
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 5:00pm yesterday, a bochur was walking on Troy Ave. near Maple St. when he was approached by three suspicious looking youths.
In an effort to court the many Arab-American constituents in the district where he is running for congress, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has declared himself ‘the pro-Arab candidate.’
Boteach Declares Himself ‘the Pro-Arab Candidate’
In an effort to court the many Arab-American constituents in the district where he is running for congress, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has declared himself ‘the pro-Arab candidate.’
Suspected Suicide Bomber Captured on Video
A brazen daytime bombing that killed seven people and injured dozens on a bus full of Israeli tourists was most likely a suicide attack, Bulgarian officials said Thursday. Israel stood by its claim that Iranian-backed Hezbollah was responsible and vowed to hit back. [Update: Freed Guantanamo detainee?]
Driving down Nostrand Ave. yesterday, a Crown Heights resident saw something shocking occur in broad daylight. The incident was captured on his 'dash cam' video, and he shared it with us and our readers. Can you spot it? (Hint: Unfortunately, it isn't much of an anomaly in this area)
Video: Can You Spot the Anomaly?
Driving down Nostrand Ave. yesterday, a Crown Heights resident saw something shocking occur in broad daylight. The incident was captured on his ‘dash cam’ video, and he shared it with us and our readers. Can you spot it? (Hint: Unfortunately, it isn’t much of an anomaly in this area)
Photos: Shlichus in Remote Mountains of Bolivia
Photographer Meir Alfasi recently traveled to the mountains of Bolivia, where he brought Judaism to fellow Yidden some of the most remote places on earth.
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Op-Ed: Our Schools Must Teach Derech Eretz
Recently I took a trip with my nieces and nephews to visit my parents, their grandparents. The kids are two, four, and six years old, which means their enrollment in the Crown Heights school systems has varied from one year to three years, to none. They are sweet children, reminding me of all that is pure and good, and of complete naivety. On this trip, they also reminded me of something else.
Campers Around the World Receive a Caring Message
MyShliach sent care packages of nosh and prizes to yaldei hashluchim in sixteen overnight camps, including CGI of Parksville, Detroit, Orlando, Pardas Chanah, Camp Emunah, Camp HASC, Camp Simcha, Jewish Girls’ Retreat and Camp Keilie.
