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KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Rochel Traxler (Houston, TX)
Baby Girl!
Elimelech and Goldi (nee Zilbershtrom) Perman (Lod, Israel)
New Engagement!
Yoel Gefen (London, UK) and Miriam Bloom (Gateshead, UK)
Wilkes-Barre’s Double Celebration
Last week Yeshivas Beis Menachem of Wilkes-Barre was all suited up and decorated. The black tie event was in honor of the Yeshiva’s 13th anniversary and the birthday of the founder/Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Urie Perelman.
Reminder: Change Your Clocks on Motzei Shabbos
On Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m., time will revert back to standard, giving everyone an extra hour to sleep in.
Available for the 1st Time: Complete Rashi Sichos in English
With the beginning of the Bereishis Chitas cycle, Kehot Publications Society announced the release of Studies in Rashi, which contains 12 complete “Rashi Sichos” on Chumash Bereishis, selected from the Rebbe’s 39-volume Likkutei Sichos. The essays are presented, for the first time, in a bi-lingual Hebrew/English format.
Born into a secular Jewish family, Rabbi Michoel Kanterovitz returned to Judaism on his own at the age of 7. Over the course of his rabbinic career, he served Jewish communities in Canada, England and Australia. But it was the Rebbe who got him his first rabbinic post.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Vote of Confidence
Born into a secular Jewish family, Rabbi Michoel Kanterovitz returned to Judaism on his own at the age of 7. Over the course of his rabbinic career, he served Jewish communities in Canada, England and Australia. But it was the Rebbe who got him his first rabbinic post.
Prison Chaplains Gather at the Aleph Institute
Over fifty men and women who serve as Rabbis and mentors in the federal, state and local prisons gathered for the annual conference at the Aleph Institute in Pittsburgh.
Shabbos at Besht: Where is Lubavitch Headed?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Shochet will lead a discussion titled ’18 Years After Gimel Tammuz, Where Is Lubavitch Headed?’ On Motzei Shabbos, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin will give a lecture on ‘Who’s Who in Lubavitch: Rabbi Mendel Futerfas.’
Bloomberg Compares Forgetting to Move Your Car to Murdering Your Parents
Mayor Bloomberg was asked about New York City’s unpopular sanitation parking stickers during his weekly appearance on John Gambling’s WOR radio show today. A Brooklyn councilman has introduced a bill that would ban the stickers, which are placed on cars that violate alternate side parking rules and are incredibly difficult to remove, but Mayor Bloomberg told Mr. Gambling he supports the stickers and he compared people who break the rules to someone murdering their parents and not understanding why they have to go to jail.
Sholom Rubashkin's appeal to the Federal 8th circuit for a new trial was denied yesterday. His only legal recourse now is to appeal to the United States supreme court within 90 days, which his lawyers plan to do. The Supreme Court almost never agrees to hear criminal cases if there is no major constitutional question involved.
Rubashkin Appeal Denied by 8th Circuit
Sholom Rubashkin’s appeal to the Federal 8th circuit for a new trial was denied yesterday. His only legal recourse now is to appeal to the United States supreme court within 90 days, which his lawyers plan to do. The Supreme Court almost never agrees to hear criminal cases if there is no major constitutional question involved.
British Government Wants to Regulate Bris Milah
There are fears that Jewish circumcision in the UK could be regulated by NHS bodies for the first time, following a move to curb malpractice in other ethnic groups.
Report: U.K. & U.S. Drawing Up Plan to Attack Iran
The UK and U.S. are drawing up plans to attack Iran amid growing tensions in the Middle East, it was claimed last night.
Baby Boy!
Enan and Gitty (nee Silver) Francis (New Haven, CT)
Sholom Zochor will be at 3 West Rock Ave.
New Engagement!
Yanky (Ben R’ Moshe) Scheinfeld (Crown Heights) and Malky Kaler (Baltimore, MD)
