Earlier this summer, the Flemish government issued decrees that would force both state-funded and private Jewish schools to teach mandatory curricula that include evolutionary biology, human reproduction and other subjects considered taboo by Antwerp’s 18,000 orthodox Jews.
A Crown Heights home was broken into last night, on the block of Crown St. between Brooklyn and New York Aves. The thief broke the lock on a basement window and crawled inside. He stole $100 in cash and a pair of shoes.
Through nine states and 25 cities, through blistering heat, torrential downpours and rough roads, 11 women pedaled 1,500 miles along the east coast for four weeks. Their goal: to raise awareness for special-needs children.
Rashi Elgarten will be sitting shiva after the passing of his mother, Mrs. Gittel Elgarten, OBM, at 701 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Troy Aves.] Apt. 5H, until Thursday morning, August 22. Shacharis: 10:00 Mincha: 7:30 Maariv: 8:30 Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalaim
Yitzchok Lichtenfeld and Esther Sosover will be sitting Shiva after the passing of their sister, Rivka, OBM, at 433 Sterling Street [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.] until Tuesday morning, August 20. Shachris: 8:00 Mincha: 7:45 (Friday: 1:35) Maariv: 8:30 Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei […]
As far I’m concerned the Jewish women’s liberation movement was started by the Rebbe.
Rabbi Levi Edri, acting as liaison between the Ukrainian Jewish community and the Israeli government, delivered a letter from Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich to Israeli President Shimon Peres, wishing him a happy 90th birthday.
Nissi Eber (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka (bas R’ Hirshel) Raskin (Montreal, Canada)
On August 13, 2013, NYC Council Member and Candidate for Queens Borough President Peter F. Vallone Jr. visited the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, OBM, in Cambria Heights.
An in-home visit with two young rabbis from Brooklyn left Sioux Falls resident Aloma Graham with a sense of connection to her Jewish roots.
After spending over a week learning and relaxing in the Alps, dozens of Anash from all over France pose for a photo as they prepare to leave the summer retreat.
Lorne Rozovsky, lawyer, author, educator and human-rights advocate, passed away Aug. 5 at his home in Bloomfield, Conn., after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old.
Dov Ber and Tzippy (nee Jaffe) Dukes (Crown Heights)
Crown Heights food establishments carrying the CHK Hechsher received a startling letter last week, threatening that if they did not switch to the ‘Braun Hechsher’ they may face a $10,000 fine for illegally using the CHK logo.
About 50 million people lost power Aug. 14, 2003, when a tree branch in Ohio started an outage that cascaded across a broad swath from Michigan to New England and Canada.
Police officers around the country have been able to drastically reduce complaints against them by wearing tiny body cameras, but a federal judge’s plan to force some New York officers to start wearing the devices has angered the city’s mayor and police unions.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday, August 15 for a Christian holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
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