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Picture of the Day: “Shield Your Eyes”
A reader sent us this photo of a huge billboard on the Manhattan-bound BQE highway. It says, “Fellow Jew, You’re Going into a Danger Zone; Shield Your Eyes.”
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Monsey Cheder Celebrates 13 Years, New Building
Music and singing, good food and wine, some laughs and many heartfelt moments were shared by all in attendance this past Sunday night as Cheder Chabad of Monsey celebrated its thirteenth anniversary banquet at the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Baby Boy!
Daniel and Nadine (nee Flood) Benjamin (Johannesburg, South Africa)
L.A. Kings Capture Chabad Rabbi’s Heart
by Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort – Jewish World
On Monday, June 11, ’12, history was made as the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings became champions. Wait a minute! What does a Chabad Chasidic Rabbi know about hockey? Actually, not a lot (but I am teachable).
New Engagement!
Shuey (ben R’ Mendel) Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Shiffy Gottlib (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Thursday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Parkway [corner of Kingston Ave.]
Video: Crown Heights Herbalist Featured on CBS
Sara Chana Silverstein, a Lubavitcher from Crown Heights and mother of 7, who specializes in areas of alternative medicine and herbs, was featured this morning on CBS in a segment about the natural way to repel bugs and heal mosquito bites.
New York City’s Jewish Population Is Growing Again
NY Times
Along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. In 2002, 33 percent of city respondents identified themselves as Orthodox Jewish; in 2011, 40 percent did.
After decades of decline, the Jewish population of New York City is growing again, increasing to nearly 1.1 million, fueled by the “explosive” growth of the Hasidic and other Orthodox communities, a new study has found. It is a trend that is challenging long-held notions about the group’s cultural identity and revealing widening gaps on politics, education, wealth and religious observance.
Rabbi Mendel Jacobs, Rabbi of the Shul in the Park in Glasgow, Scotland, officiated at the wedding of David McGraddie and Leslie Goldinger, a Jewish couple who decided to have a traditional Chuppa and Kidushin despite their old age. Under the Chuppah, the groom wore a talis with the traditional Scottish Tartan fabric woven into the 'Crown.'
Picture of the Day: Scot Married with Tartan Talis
Rabbi Mendel Jacobs, Rabbi of the Shul in the Park in Glasgow, Scotland, officiated at the wedding of David McGraddie and Leslie Goldinger, a Jewish couple who decided to have a traditional Chuppa and Kidushin despite their old age. Under the Chuppah, the groom wore a talis with the traditional Scottish Tartan fabric woven into the ‘Crown.’
Students Volunteer to Help Terror Victims in Israel
Dozens of students from colleges across the United States arrived in Kfar Chabad, Israel in June as part of an exciting and stimulating Chabad on Campus IsraeLinks tour. They were accompanied by Rabbi Zalman and Yehudis Bluming and their family.
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Torah for the Masses
by Gavriel Horan – Hamodia
The author of a popular new series of English translations of classical Torah works tells the story of his own journey back to Yiddishkeit. His life is now devoted to helping make that process easier and more accessible for others.
Photos: Chabad of West Side Celebrates Unity
For the 21st consecutive year, Chabad of the West Side, directed by Rabbi Shlomo and Rivka Kugel, hosted a gala dinner at a posh Manhattan ballroom to recognize those whose accomplishments help make the center’s activities a reality.
New Engagement!
Levy Hertzel (Crown Heights) and Faigy Berns (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Tragic Accident Claims Cyclist’s Life on Empire Blvd.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Jewish woman in her early 20s died after being struck by a truck as she was crossing an Empire Boulevard intersection this morning.
Brooklyn Democrats May Nominate Anti-Semite
Weekly Standard
New York City councilman Charles Barron may be on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for Congress in New York’s Eighth District, despite a history of racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel rhetoric. Barron, who has earned the support of retiring congressman Ed Towns, would be representing a district with a sizable Jewish population.
New Engagement!
Shmuel Loebenstein (Melbourne, Australia) and Miri Slapochnik (Crown Heigths)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Baby Boy!
Menachem Mendel and Rochel (nee Marzel) Zilbershtrom (Tzfat, Israel)
8th Day Autographs Albums in Brooklyn Music Store
Shmuel Marcus of 8th Day was in Mostly Music in Boro Park yesterday, signing CDs of the group’s brand new release, “All You Got.” He was joined by Country Yossi, much to the gathered crowd’s surprise and delight.
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