Video: Jew Who Was Expelled from Israel Interviewed

Shneur Zalman Haskelevitch with a Kikar Shabbos correspondent in his home in Morocco.

Shneur Zalman Haskelevitch, 35, an orthodox Jew who grew up in Crown Heights, was banned from Israel in 2005. The rare move was taken by Israel in the wake of an intelligence investigation, after it was discovered that he had visited six Arab countries, including Iraq during the U.S. invasion. This week, Kikar Shabbos met up with him in his home in Morocco, and heard all about his unique day-to-day life.

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Aryeh Leib and Meira (nee Finkelstein) Ehrlich
580 Crown St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Apt. 501

Mordechai and Chana (nee Langman) Lightstone
1715 President St. [between Utica and Rochester Ave.]

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609 Lefferts Ave. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]

Chabad Takes on Hackers

Ynet

Chabad is weighing in on the recent cyber attacks on Israel: One of the cyber war’s most recent victims was the Ness Ziona Chabad House website, and the Hasidic movement has decided to meet the digital onslaught head on.

Photos: Workshops Help Shluchos with Shlichus

Photos by Rivka Lifshitz

From ‘Struggling with Juggling’ to ’Making them Daven’ through ‘Delightful Decor’ a host of workshops were presented, aimed squarely at helping Shluchos tackle some of the daunting tasks that Shluchos are known to complete with grace behind the scenes.

Student Driven from 770 by Hooligans

A Yeshiva student in 770 has been suffering in recent days from threats and verbal abuse every time he attempts to enter 770. His crime? Assisting police officers when they came to investigate the shocking attack on a respected Mashpia last Wednesday, as reported here on this website. [Update: Hanhalah response added]

Oprah’s Documentary Showcases Rabbi’s Art Show

New Jersey Jewish News

Rabbi Yitzchok Moully with fellow artists at the gallery in Brooklyn that was featured in Oprah Winfrey’s new documentary on the hasidic community.

When a camera crew stopped in to film the exhibition of hasidic art he organized in Brooklyn during Sukkot last year, Rabbi Yitzchok Moully was pleased. When they mentioned that they were working with Oprah Winfrey on her documentary about hasidic life, he was, he said, intrigued — but not particularly excited.

Shabbaton Brings New Jewish Experiences to Many

Photos by Bentzi Sasson

It was a weekend of firsts for the 420 teens and shluchim attending the International Teen Shabbaton last Shabbos. At the Shabbaton banquet, Yarin Benaloul, the president of the CTeen’s boys division of Las Vegas Nevada, shared that his community has drastically changed as a result of the dedication of CTeen rabbi, “Rabbi Oz” AKA Chaim Ozer Metal.