Years of littering and swarms of rude visitors has a group of Cambria Heights residents fighting an Orthodox Jewish synagogue’s plan to expand. The Ohel Chabad Lubavitch, adjacent to the graves of two of the sect’s former leaders, is seeking a zoning variance to expand its facility to better accommodate overnight visitors.
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Start them young, they say, underscoring the value of a solid educational foundation. But in the world of Jewish education, such a firm footing may not come cheap.
The funeral of Yossi Melamed took place in Borough Park today with the participation of hundreds of admirers, friends and family, led by the Liska Rov Shlita. Mr. Melamed was known for his photography and ability to capture the moment, like he did on so many occasions at the headquarters of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Crown Heights. He is survived by a daughter and grandchildren.
A protest was held today, May 3, 2012, in front of the Bolivian consulate in Manhattan for Jacob Ostreicher, an Orthodox Jewish man jailed in Bolivia for almost a year without charge. Assemblyman Dov Hikind was rallying the crowd.
After a month of intense preparation for Yud Alef Nissan, which included farbrangens and a weekly duch to the Rebbe, ULY Crown Street eighth graders earned a paintball shooting trip, with a barbecue to top it off.
Rabbi Shlomo Koves, Shliach in Budapest, Hungary, was appointed by the Defense Minister to serve as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Hungarian Army.
One brother was convicted and the other was exonerated Thursday in the 2010 beating of a black teenager they encountered while patrolling as watch volunteers in their Orthodox Jewish neighborhood.
Meir and Shiffy Shimshoni (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 431 Brooklyn Ave. [bet Montgomery St. and Empire Blvd.]
In the true spirit of community, nearly 1,300 people of all ages gathered under sunny skies for the fourth annual Walk4Friends on April 29th at Vonage Corporate Center in Holmdel. The goal of the walk was to raise funding and awareness for the Friendship Circle, a program that provides friendship for children with special needs, but, again, it accomplished much more than its primary mission.
A concerned Crown Heights resident sent us this photo, saying “for some odd reason, our community has been tolerating the dangerous practices of drivers of the Boro Park Bus answering phone calls as they are transporting 20 human beings in their vehicle. Every day that passes without an accident is a miracle. It is about time someone stops this dangerous activity which puts our lives in danger on a daily basis.”
Two of Rabbi Chaim Miller‘s books on the Rebbe’s teachings have been selected as finalists for the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association.
Close to a quarter million French nationals gathered in a square across from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to demonstrate support for President Nicholas Sarkozy, who is seeking a second term in office. Sarkozy gave an impassioned speech to the crowd, imploring the voters not to replace him with Socialist candidate Francois Hollande – which according to poll predictions is very likely to happen.
This coming May 21st, thousands of Orthodox Jews from all walks of life will descend upon the Citi-Field baseball stadium in Queens, NY to demand action on curbing the dangerous influences of the internet on the their community. Actually, Orthodox Jews from almost all walks of life will attend; while every Jewish community in the region received a delegation from the organizers begging them to attend, one particular group of Orthodox Jews was not invited: Lubavitch. One blogger says he knows why.
For 12 years, Rabbi Yosef and Dalia Kulek worked day and night to bring Jewish students at Hartford University closer to their roots. This week, after years of legal uncertainty and unexpected help from heaven, they have finally cut the ribbon on a beautiful edifice which they – and the students they so dedicatedly serve – will now call home.
Levi Glitzenshtein (Eilat, Israel) and Chaya Mushka Greenberg (Anchorage, Alaska)
Tzviki Fleishman (Kiryat Malachi, Israel) and Haya Yanni (Brunoy, France)
Crown Heights will become a vacation destination for many hardworking young Jewish professionals on May 18-20. Shluchim across North America are urging their YJP contingencies to take a break from the daily grind to refresh, network, and, most importantly, experience Shabbos.
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