4 Sholom Zochors This Week
Yossi and Sterna (nee Gabay) Zwiebel
559 Empire Blvd, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues]
Yitzchok and Doba (nee Raskin) Rimler
1266 Carroll St, [between New York and Brooklyn Avenues]
Yehoshua and Chaya (nee Karnowsky) Einbinder
760 Montgomery St, Basement – Side Entrance [between Albany and Troy Avenues]
Mendy and Deena (nee Kashy) Holzman (Miami Beach, FL)
Midwest Intercollegiate Shabbaton: A Weekend for Mind, Body and Soul
It’s hard to say what the best part was of the Midwest Shabbaton, held April 19-21, 2013 at the Chabad Center of Jewish Life at the Univeristy of Illinois. Just spending Shabbat with over 300 fellow college students representing 10 universities at the largest Jewish gathering in the Midwest was pretty exceptional.
‘Shoulder Surfer’ Wanted for Crown Heights Robbery’s
Police are on the hunt for a man who they say is stealing personal information by looking over victims’ shoulders at a Crown Heights bank.
Is G-D Fair? Learning To Play The Hand You Were Dealt
One of the more sobering realities of life is that it isn’t always fair. No matter how much we try to right the wrongs in the world, life still seems unfair for someone somewhere. It may be unfortunate, but that’s just the way things are and complaining about it doesn’t do any good.
Attempted Cell Phone Mugging Turns Wild – 3 Arrested
A group of pre-Teen hoodlums attempted to mug an iPhone from a Jewish girl on Montgomery Street, she bravely fought them off. A passing cop car witnessed the incident, chased the muggers and caught them – a riot nearly broke out.
A Diary – Lag B’omer Parade 5743-1983
The Lag B’omer Parade of 1983 was going to be extra special. A beautiful regal platform was built for the Rebbe. On his side was a smaller platform for Rabbi JJ Hecht and Rabbi “Uncle” Yossi Goldstein who would emcee the program, and Eli Lipskier’s band.
Video: Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Emor.
Baby Girl!
Shlomo and Leah Jacobs (Pittsburgh, PA)
Baby Girl!
Lazer and Mookie (nee Blasenstein) Cohen (Jerusalem, Israel)
Baby Girl!
Yehoshua and Chana (nee Crayk) Tibor (Tzfas, Israel)
Kingston Shopkeeper Stunned After Discovering over $50,000 in Drugs
A Kingston Avenue merchant made a stunning discovery this morning. Two FedEx package containing over 25lbs of distribution grade marijuana, the strange part was a part of his name was on the package.
OK Kosher Launches App for Checking and Cleaning Produce
OK rabbis recently reviewed the washing and checking procedures for various produce, including strawberries, scallions, mint and basil. Based on what they found the launched an App and published a guide to make the process simple and easy.
New Engagement!
Shmulie Naparstek (Myrtle Beach, SC) and Musi Lustig (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Thrusday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Picture of the Day: Matzos and Doughnuts
Photographer Itzik Roytman came across an interesting scene in 770 yesterday, Pesach Sheini, when the custom is to eat a peice of Matzah.
CTeen Goes Extreme
For the past few years, “Extreme Teens Out West” – spearheaded by – Schneur Zalman Notik – geared towards Jewish boys primarily from the Midwest, has embarked on an exhilarating adventure across six states in the southwestern United States. With its growing popularity, the camp has been welcomed under the umbrella of the CTeen network, opening its doors to teens from Chabad houses across the US and Canada.
Fresh Perspectives on Money and Morality
Terms like “capital” and “value” often crop up in economic parlance. But at this year’s Sinai Scholars symposium in New York City, these words were endowed with new meaning.
