Yemen’s president became the fourth Arab leader forced from power this year when he signed a deal Wednesday aimed at ending his country’s months-long political crisis.
Taking time out of a busy work day to Daven Mincha may not always be possible for some, but the merchants and business-people on Albany Avenue are doing just that. A daily weekday Minyan takes place in the offices of Leasing Direct at 4:15.
It baffles me why so many authors and commenters on this website seem to feel as though people who do not act or think as they do are doing something wrong, and that they do so for all the same negative, prejudiced stereotype reasons (bad home, life, schooling etc). I am constantly reminded of the old saying that “everyone who does more than you is a fanatic and everyone who does less is an apostate.”
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Thurday, November 24th, for Thanksgiving Day.
After spending half a decade operating out of a Crown Heights home, and the balance of the decade in a basement, the ‘Totally Her’ maternity and robe shop now has a brand new Kingston Avenue storefront to call home. Good news too for all those young mothers who no longer have to navigate a stroller down a flight of stairs.
Do we really need yet another edition and translation of the Torah? In this case, Yes. Rabbi Chaim Miller has blessed us with a profound gift, penetrating the surface layer of the Bible and revealing multiple layers of meaning, which range from personal to midrashic to mystical. Dip into this treasure trove, and your understanding of Torah will never be the same.
Recognizing the burden that these tough economic times have put on families and individuals, a number of Crown Heights residents got together and created a Dress Exchange to help alleviate some of it.
Getting ready to launch, or roll out, their new and original idea, the Great Jewish Big Rig – a project of the Jewish Childrens Museum, put up an ad along the buildings entrance on Eastern Parkway getting people ready for its launch.
Some people view the world through “rose-colored” lenses, seeing everything in a positive light, while others see the world through a grayer lens, seeing doom wherever they look.
A city vodka manufacturer erected a billboard showing a dog in a yarmulke next to the slogan “Christmas quality, Hanukkah pricing” — prompting Jewish groups to demand that the sign come down.
Harold Jacobs — Jewish in his heart but not yet in practice — bought a poultry processing factory in Vermont and moved his family out to South Royalton (population 1,100) from Brooklyn when Flip/Philip/Fishel was ten. “Dad’s philosophy was, let the kids grow up in the country and they’ll be healthy.’ It would have been a good plan if I didn’t almost get myself killed in the process,” Rabbi Fishel Jacobs reminisces from his well-appointed study in Kfar Chabad, surrounded by an extensive library and piles of his own titles.
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn — This harrowing video shows a crash between two police cars which were both rushing to the same robbery yesterday, injuring six officers.
Rabbi Ari Shishler of Johannesburg, South Africa was the guest speaker at Congregation Levi Yitzchak in Los Angeles for Chof Cheshvan. The special event, organised by Rabbi Levi Raichik was intended to attract a more diverse crowd to the Chof Cheshvan celebrations.
As a Bochur who is spending this year learning in 770, I am privileged all year round to immerse myself in the unique atmosphere found in and around 770 and at the Ohel. Now, as we approach the upcoming Kinus Hashluchim, there is a special buzz in the air, with Shluchim arriving from all around the world to recharge their batteries for the upcoming year.
A couple of nights ago a friend of mine and myself were speaking about just this, and the question that came to mind was: What does this all mean to a Bochur like myself?
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