Melbourne’s Women in Unity held it’s eighth successful event this past Tuesday night since its establishment in response to the Mumbai tragedy. The commitment to the unity of the Jewish people that originally galvanized its founders, Rebbetzins Riva Cohen, Sara Gutnick, and Miriam Telsner, set the tone for this unique evening.
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“Team Friendship,” a group of ten runners hosted by Friendship Circle International in the ING New York City Marathon in 2010, brought in substantial publicity and over $17,000 to support the mission of several regional Friendship Circle establishments across the USA. This year, Team Friendship is already headed for a strong start in the fundraising for ING NYC Marathon 2011 and expects to double the amount they raised in 2010.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Freeda Korf OBM of Crown Heights at the age of 74.
She is survived by her husband Rabbi Gedalya Korf, her children: Rabbi Yossi (Crown Heights), Rabbi Yankie (Crown Heights), Sara Kessler (Montreal, Canda), Rabbi Sholom Ber (Delray Beach, FL), Dini Ciment (Boynton Beach, FL) and Rabbi Alter (S. Petersburg, FL) as well as her siblings: Yankel Winter (Crown Heights), Sara Feigelstock (Montreal, Canada), and Chaya Gansburg (Crown Heights).
Mendy and Ruth Brackman (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Shmuli and Mushky (nee Schmukler) Raitman (Crown Heights)
Nochi and Chanie Katsenelenbogen (Owings Mills, Maryland)
With a bevy of educational and social services dedicated to nearly every Jewish demographic, from preschoolers to senior citizens, Chabad representatives have in recent years, independently, and without much fanfare, cultivated another fast growing demographic with astounding success.
A recent state appellate court ruling in an ongoing dispute between a Chandler Boulevard homeowners group and Chabad of the Valley has sent Chabad’s plans for new construction in Sherman Oaks back to the City Council.
Rabbi Yonason Denebeim dipped a quill into black ink and leaned over the parchment. He stroked his graying beard and steadied his hand. A single mistake would unravel two years of painstaking work.
Bank of America plans to start charging customers a $5 monthly fee for using their debit card for purchases.
Long Island City’s Chabad, hosted by Rabbi Zev Wineberg and his wife, Rivka, celebrated the grand opening of its new Jewish Community Center last Thursday with an art exhibit and honey tasting. Since apples and honey are traditionally eaten on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which is being celebrated this week, the tasting helped reinforce the symbolism of a sweet new year.
Time to cross “putting tefillin on in the middle of a crowded Nordic bookshop” off my bucket list.
The Torah is central to Judaism. The text, consisting of the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, provides the basis for the 3,000-year-old religion, serving as a legal guide as well as a history of the Jewish people. The Torah contains 613 commandments, with the final one, to write your own Torah, appearing in Deuteronomy 31:19: “Now therefore write this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel.”
Rosh Hashanah is here which means Yom Kipur is around the corner and you know what that means? Time for the annual protests of the annual chicken swinging ritual known as kapparot. The generally fatal chicken “swinging” and slaughtering most often performed on the day before Yom Kippur (but can be held anytime between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur) and has some very vocal adversaries. Opponents, who this year advertised briefly in Times Square, aren’t against the ritual so much as they’re against the chicken killing.
Shamai and Sara Leah (nee Lando) Weinberger (Antwerp, Belgium)
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