2nd Time Today, Woman Struck by Turning Car
For the second time in a single day a woman was struck by a car that was making a turn. In this incident the woman was knocked to the ground only to get up herself, Hatzalah treated her at the scene.
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Baby Girl!
Chanan and Chumi Feldman (Crown Heights)
Yaldei HaShluchim Are Never Alone
What do shluchim in Nebraska, Idaho, and Sweden have in common? They—and their children—are all in remote locations with very few (if any) like-minded peers.
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Photos: Siyum HaRambam in Crown Heights
Anash and Bochurim gathered Tuesday night in Crown Heights for the conclusion of the 31st cycle of the study of three chapters of Rambam a day, and to begin the 32nd cycle. A special children’s program was held as well.
Picture of the Day! Returning Books in Person!
Chaim Pewzner, from Harrisburg, PA, excited to visit the Levi Yitzchak Library in Cedarhurst, NY and return his books in person! Chaim, along with over hundred other Shluchim families in the US, have the ability now to borrow Jewish books […]
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Photos: Childrens Program at the Siyum HaRambam
While the adults attended the Siyum HaRambam, the children had a special program of their own in the next room in Oholei Torah. Beginning with the 12 pesukin, followed by a story and a show from the French Twin.
In CH, Two Very Different Faces of Stop-and-Frisk
Eastern Parkway has long been a dividing line in Crown Heights — hipsters live to the north of it, Hasidim to the south, with African American and Caribbean residents mixed evenly in between.
Girl, 10, Struck by a Car While Walking to School
A 10-year-old girl was stuck by an SUV while crossing a street on her way to school this morning. Hatzalah rushed to the scene and treated the girl, who B”H did not sustain any life threatening injuries.
Knife-wielding Woman Arrested Outside Toulouse School
A woman wielding a knife reportedly was arrested after threatening a student of the Toulouse Jewish school where an Islamist radical murdered a rabbi and three children nearly one year ago.
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New Engagement!
Sruly Katz (New Haven, CT) and Aviva Levitansky (New Haven, CT)
Baby Boy!
Shaya and Chava (nee Tessler) Brodchandel (Lawrence, NY)
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Photos: Chovevei Torah Holds Siyum HaRambam
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Chovevei Torah held a Siyum HaRambam with a special program which included a meal, music and rewards.
Video: Uniting Jews Through Rambam
Why is Rambam specified as the uniting factor for all Jews? Rabbi Avrohom Shemtov delivers an impassioned speech explaining why the Lubavitcher Rebbe chose the Rambam for daily study. The Rambam united all 613 mitzvahs in his works, and our studying that unification together fosters peace in the world and specifically in Eretz Hakodesh.
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