Baby Boy!
Meyer and Chaya (nee Karp) Rodal (Crown Heights)
Though it's almost two months since the completion of the 30th cycle of the Daily Rambam - the teachings of Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon commonly known as Maimonides, the global celebrations of this momentous occasion still aren't over.
Cape Town Celebrates Life, Teachings of Rambam
Though it’s almost two months since the completion of the 30th cycle of the Daily Rambam – the teachings of Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon commonly known as Maimonides, the global celebrations of this momentous occasion still aren’t over.
Teachers Become Students at Cheder at the Ohel
Yesterday at Cheder at the Ohel, teachers became students and parents became teachers.
4th Graders Put on Exhibit of ’39 Melachos’
Under the guidance of their patient, devoted and enthusiastic teacher, Rabbi Moshe Stern, the boys of 4th grade in Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Montreal produced a simply unbelievable project. They toiled and learned for many weeks about the 39 melachos, and put together a physical exhibition of them.
New Engagement!
Yossi Feldman (Philadelphia, PA) and Kendel Leah Kolt (Monsey, NY)
Shloshim Gathering for Reb Mendel Bartfield, OBM
A Siyum Mishnayos and Seudah marking the Shloshim of Reb Mendel Bartfield, OBM, will take place today, Thursday (4 Iyar, April 26) at Empire Shtiebel, 489 Empire Blvd. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.] at 8:25 PM.
‘I Did All I Could to Bring Moshiach. Now It’s Up to You’
Friends and relatives of Reb Avrohom Yeshaya Schtroks, OMB, have set up a website – zichronshayaschtroks.com – where people can share their personal memories, as well as contribute to a fund set up to help the family financially through this difficult time. One of Reb Yeshaya’s students in the Morristown cheder, Schneur Zalman Wilansky from Elizabeth, NJ, relates the following:
Vandals Smash Windows of Beis Rivka School Bus
Some time last night, the windows to this Beis Rivka School bus were smashed. The bus is kept in the Crown St. parking lot which is protected by razor tipped fence and and locked gates. The only way to get into the parking lot is through the school itself, so it’s likely that the vandals were some rowdy children from the community who were attending an event in the school hall.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who has been representing New York's 11th district - which includes Crown Heights - for the past 8 years, seems to have some communist sympathies.
Op-Ed: Is Our Congresswoman a Communist?
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who has been representing New York’s 11th district – which includes Crown Heights – for the past 8 years, seems to have some communist sympathies.
Last Monday, at around 5:00 PM, a drunk driver hit two parked cars on Ocean Parkway; he then exited his vehicle and tried to flee. Flatbush Shomrim were on the scene and chased him down, but were unable to to hold on to him. Eventually, the Police arrived and together the man was tackled and placed under arrest.
Video: NYPD and Shomrim Take Down a Criminal
Last Monday, at around 5:00 PM, a drunk driver hit two parked cars on Ocean Parkway; he then exited his vehicle and tried to flee. Flatbush Shomrim were on the scene and chased him down, but were unable to to hold on to him. Eventually, the Police arrived and together the man was tackled and placed under arrest.
A Jewish man walking down Albany Avenue today witnesses the attempted mugging of a Hispanic woman by an African-American man near the corner of Crown Street. While the woman held steadfastly to her possessions, he ran over to help, causing the perpetrator to flee.
Jewish Man Rescues Latino Woman from Mugging
A Jewish man walking down Albany Avenue today witnesses the attempted mugging of a Hispanic woman by an African-American man near the corner of Crown Street. While the woman held steadfastly to her possessions, he ran over to help, causing the perpetrator to flee.
Baby Girl!
Eli and Batsheva (nee Perlow) Kaminetzky (Taos, NM)
An African-American man in his late 40s was shot point blank in the head in the lobby of an apartment building on the corner of Empire Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. He died on the spot.
Man Shot Dead in Lobby of Apartment Building
An African-American man in his late 40s was shot point blank in the head in the lobby of an apartment building on the corner of Empire Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. He died on the spot.
Chairman of Chinuch Atzmai Interviewed for JEM Video
A fascinating relationship between the Rebbe and Rabbi Yosef Leizerson, the Chairman of Chinuch Atzmai (the independent religious education system in Israel), was just discovered in a recent interview for JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project.
On April 18, 2012, Yisrael Hirsch, a leader of the extremist faction of Neturei Karta spoke at a function to honor Sheikh Raed Salah, the head of the northern branch of the Israel Islamic Association and an outspoken enemy of Israel, one who has been imprisoned in the past for his pro-Hamas activities. Hirsch repeatedly refers to Jerusalem as 'Al-Quds, and to G-d as 'Allah;' He calls for the liberation of Palestine from the hands of the 'Zionists,' and yells at the end of his speech 'Allah Akbar' three times.
Video: Neturei Karta Leader Speaks at Hamas Rally
On April 18, 2012, Yisrael Hirsch, a leader of the extremist faction of Neturei Karta spoke at a function to honor Sheikh Raed Salah, the head of the northern branch of the Israel Islamic Association and an outspoken enemy of Israel, one who has been imprisoned in the past for his pro-Hamas activities. Hirsch repeatedly refers to Jerusalem as ‘Al-Quds, and to G-d as ‘Allah;’ He calls for the liberation of Palestine from the hands of the ‘Zionists,’ and yells at the end of his speech ‘Allah Akbar’ three times.
Photos: Farbrengen for Beis Iyar in Hallandale Beach
Tuesday, Beis Iyar, there was a Siyum of Seder Zeraim, the first of the Six Orders of the Mishnah, at Chabad of South Broward in Hallandale Beach, FL. Seder Zeraim deals primarily with Agricultural Laws. Guest speaker was Rabbi Chaim Itche Drizin, who also led the Farbrengen.
Photos: Farbrengen for Beis Iyar in Montreal
On Monday night Chassidim in Montreal, Canada gathered in the central Chabad Shul to celebrate the birthday of the Rebbe Maharash. The hall was filled with Chassidic song and words of inspiration until the early hours of the morning.
