2 Tuesday Night L’chaims!
Yossi Stern (London, UK) and Chaya Hershkop (Crown Heights)
935 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Yossi (ben R’ Avrohom Yitzchok, OBM) Silverstein (Crown Heights) and Peshy Weissman (South Africa / Baltimore, MD)
Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Thousands have signed an online petition, hosted on the Jewish Press website, against a ban on ritual circumcision dictated by a German court in Cologne.
Thousands Sign Petition over German Bris Milah Ban
Thousands have signed an online petition, hosted on the Jewish Press website, against a ban on ritual circumcision dictated by a German court in Cologne.
Another important date for jailed kosher meatpacking CEO Sholom Rubashkin looms July 25, when the U.S. government is scheduled to file a brief that will likely ask the Supreme Court not to hear Rubashkin’s case.
Rubashkin Legal Team Braces for Government Brief
Another important date for jailed kosher meatpacking CEO Sholom Rubashkin looms July 25, when the U.S. government is scheduled to file a brief that will likely ask the Supreme Court not to hear Rubashkin’s case.
The girls of camp Emunah's Junior division were split up into two teams for color war: Team Eretz Yisroel (blue) and team Chutz La'aretz (red), representing the two different approaches to bringing Moshiach.
Photos: Color War at Camp Emunah
The girls of camp Emunah’s Junior division were split up into two teams for color war: Team Eretz Yisroel (blue) and team Chutz La’aretz (red), representing the two different approaches to bringing Moshiach.
Lubavitch Archives: A Glimpse into Days Gone By
This may be one of the reasons why Facebook was created. Rabbi Dovid Zaklikowski has created a beautiful Facebook page/group, where Lubavitch Archives features many never-before-seen vintage pictures of happenings in the Lubavitcher community and within Chabad’s activities.
Campers at Gan Israel of Detroit, Michigan enjoy their first week of learning and fun.
Video: First Week at CGI Detroit
Campers at Gan Israel of Detroit, Michigan enjoy their first week of learning and fun.
New Engagement!
Yossi Stern (London, UK) and Chaya Hershkop (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday at 935 Eastern Parkway
[between Albany and Troy Ave.]
As the equal share of the burden movement continues to demonstrate in favor of universal military or national service for all Israeli citizens, Israel's Ultra-Orthodox insist that Torah study helps the nation no less than the army, and were it not for prayer, the country would be in parlous state. The haredim recently noticed that their claims are backed up by a rather unexpected source.
Shazar Provides ‘Backup’ for Charedi Draft Opponents
As the equal share of the burden movement continues to demonstrate in favor of universal military or national service for all Israeli citizens, Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox insist that Torah study helps the nation no less than the army, and were it not for prayer, the country would be in parlous state. The haredim recently noticed that their claims are backed up by a rather unexpected source.
In Williamsburg, a bustling Brooklyn enclave across the East River from Manhattan, a sect of ultra-Orthodox Jews dresses in garb common to 18th- and 19th-century Europe and adheres to even more-ancient religious traditions. Yet they are wrestling with the most modern of questions: When it comes to genetic testing, how much does a person need to know?
Dor Yeshorim: A Community’s Twist on Genetic Tests
In Williamsburg, a bustling Brooklyn enclave across the East River from Manhattan, a sect of ultra-Orthodox Jews dresses in garb common to 18th- and 19th-century Europe and adheres to even more-ancient religious traditions. Yet they are wrestling with the most modern of questions: When it comes to genetic testing, how much does a person need to know?
Israeli Ben-Gurion University of the Negev undergraduate students have developed a new privacy solution for Facebook. The 'Social Privacy Protector' can help parents adjust their children's profiles in one click, prevent criminals from garnering valuable personal information and keep teens safe from pedophiles.
New Facebook App to Detect Child Predators
Israeli Ben-Gurion University of the Negev undergraduate students have developed a new privacy solution for Facebook. The ‘Social Privacy Protector’ can help parents adjust their children’s profiles in one click, prevent criminals from garnering valuable personal information and keep teens safe from pedophiles.
Man Shot Multiple Times at Point Blank Range
At 4:10pm today on the corner of Schenectady Ave. and Union St., a middle aged African-American male with a gun in his hand walked over to another African-American male and shot him seven times at point blank range, killing him instantly.
Ribbon Cut to Pomegranate Suites for Shluchim
On Sunday, Daled Tammuz, The Shluchim Office unveiled its latest in service and support to Shluchim visiting Crown Heights: a brand new hotel for visiting shluchim called ‘the Pomegranate Suites.’
“Dear Mom, I Lost Everything!”
The following letter was sent to the Shliach in Tel Aviv, Rabbi Yoseph Gerlitzky, from a grateful mother who is a member of Rabbi Gerlitzky’s Chabad House. The letter speaks for itself:
We reported recently that the city is beginning a new program where, instead of towing a car to the pound for accumulated unpaid tickets, they put a 'boot' lock on one of the car's wheels. Once the fines are paid up, the owner gets the code to open the lock.
The ‘Boot’ Arrives in Crown Heights
We reported recently that the city is beginning a new program where, instead of towing a car to the pound for accumulated unpaid tickets, they put a ‘boot’ lock on one of the car’s wheels. Once the fines are paid up, the owner gets the code to open the lock.
Dovid Tsapp, the 'rabbi on a skateboard,' tells The Australian Jewish News how he found spiritual answers in the practice of skateboarding.
Video: Rabbi on a Skateboard
Dovid Tsapp, the ‘rabbi on a skateboard,’ tells The Australian Jewish News how he found spiritual answers in the practice of skateboarding.
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Picture of the Day: Lubavitcher Paparazzi
In this screenshot from NBC News, which aired on the evening of July 8, a Lubavitcher can be clearly seen among a cluster of ‘Paparazzi’ photographers trying to get a picture of Katie Holmes. Can you identify him?
