Montreal Students Enjoy Exciting Trip to New York
The 7th and 8th Grade students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Montreal who are part of the Chayolei Beis Dovid Program, headed by Rabbi Yisroel Menkes, traveled to New York for Yud Shvat.
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Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info captured the moments leading up to the horrific crash on Empire Boulevard today, and clearly reveales who was at fault.
VIDEO: Surveillance Video Captures Crash!
Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info captured the moments leading up to the horrific crash on Empire Boulevard today, and clearly reveales who was at fault.
Matisyahu’s Beard Making a Comeback?
At sunrise on Tuesday, December 13, Reggae Star Matisyahu posted a photo of himself clean-shaven, tweeting the following phrase from his 2009 hit album Light:
Shliach Elected Head of Sydney Rabbinic Council
The Australian
Rabbi Yoram Ulman (left) with Rabbi Paul Lewin (right).
Rabbi Yoram Ulman was elected the president of the Rabbinic Council of New South Wales last week, and he has some big plans for the organisation.
‘Kotel Stones’ for Sale on Ebay
Arutz 7
Stones supposedly taken from the Kotel in Jerusalem are being offered for sale on internet auction site eBay, as talismans for good luck and health.
Crown Heights [CHI] — A pickup truck and a sedan collided mid intersection on Empire Boulevard, sending one through the front of the liquor store and the other up onto the sidewalk. One pedestrian, an elderly woman was hit and critically injured.
Major Accident on Empire Injures 3, Pins Driver
Crown Heights [CHI] — A pickup truck and a sedan collided mid intersection on Empire Boulevard, sending one through the front of the liquor store and the other up onto the sidewalk. One pedestrian, an elderly woman was hit and critically injured.
Confirmed: Sardines Are Kosher
New York Times
Just so you know: Canned sardines are kosher. This judgment would appear to be definitive, based on DNA evidence. Genetic testing by a parasitologist at the American Museum of Natural History has confirmed that the recent discovery of small worms in canned sardines does not render them treyf, or unkosher. It may render them unappetizing, but that judgment is up to the consumer.
The father of the Twins from France dances in 770 after Shachris. He is in New York for Yisroel's wedding, which will take place tonight in the Razag Ballroom.
Picture of the Day: Twins’ Father Dances in 770
The father of the Twins from France dances in 770 after Shachris. He is in New York for Yisroel’s wedding, which will take place tonight in the Razag Ballroom.
Former Deadheads Launch Bowery Synagogue
NY Post
Rabbi Dov Yonah Korn with an NYU Student.
What a long, strange trip it’s been. A former Deadhead couple who became Hasidic Jews are set to open what will be the only synagogue on the Bowery — a stone’s throw from where the Ramones’ favorite punk club, CBGB, once stood.
Menachem Mendel Oberlander, of blessed memory, had been ill for as long as I had known him. My brother knew him before he got sick, but I did not. Mendel was the son of Rabbi Baruch and Batsheva Oberlander, head Chabad representatives to Hungary. A bright and questioning child, he was fluent in four languages.
Remembering Menachem Mendel Oberlander, 20
Menachem Mendel Oberlander, of blessed memory, had been ill for as long as I had known him. My brother knew him before he got sick, but I did not. Mendel was the son of Rabbi Baruch and Batsheva Oberlander, head Chabad representatives to Hungary. A bright and questioning child, he was fluent in four languages.
Winners of the KSCVK Auction Announced!
Hundrends of woman and girls turned out all afternoon, and into the late Sunday evening, for Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah’s 8th annual auction. The program took place in Oholei Torah on Eastern Parkway, where there was the viewing, a light comedy show and lots of food and drink.
In New Delhi, India on Monday, the wife of an Israeli diplomat was injured when a bomb attached to her car exploded while she was driving. Just after dropping her kids off to school, according to Israeli media accounts, the bomb detonated. She was able to complete the drive to the Israeli Embassy where she was taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
Israeli Embassies in India and Georgia Attacked
In New Delhi, India on Monday, the wife of an Israeli diplomat was injured when a bomb attached to her car exploded while she was driving. Just after dropping her kids off to school, according to Israeli media accounts, the bomb detonated. She was able to complete the drive to the Israeli Embassy where she was taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
Speaker Boehner Addresses Aleph Conference
Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner (R-Ohio), poses for a photo with attendees of the conference in the Shul of Bal Harbour.
Aleph hosted a military weekend for 75 U.S. military personnel and their spouses as part of its 5th Annual “Military Training Conference and Shabbaton.”
Inexplicably, Facebook has managed to do what Ahmadinejad can only dream of: wipe Israel off the map.
Facebook Replaces Israel with Palestine
Inexplicably, Facebook has managed to do what Ahmadinejad can only dream of: wipe Israel off the map.
Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Hit-n-Run Accident
A Jewish man was left in critical condition after being hit by a car on Eastern Parkway; witnesses say that the driver didn’t bother stopping – instead, he just sped away.
Aliya Institute Enjoys Shabbaton at Ski Resort
Last weekend, the Aliya Institute enjoyed its 10th annual ski Shabbaton. Thanks to the Eichhorn family, who generously give their vacation home every year for the trip, it was another amazingly beautiful and inspirational Shabbos.
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