New York Loses 1.6 Million Residents
NY Post
Taxed-out New Yorkers are voting with their feet, with a staggering 1.6 million residents fleeing the state over the last decade, a new report found.
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Baby Girl!
Avram and Rochel (nee Bruk) Banon ( Crown Heights)
Brazilian Students Experience Jewish History
Jewish students from Brazil toured a Moroccan cemetery as part of a recent European trip.
A group of 120 Jewish students from Brazil wrapped up their international Jewish history tour, poring over a slideshow of their journey amidst clapping and cheers at the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Midtown Manhattan. After travelling through Spain, Portugal, Morocco, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey over the course of three weeks, they spent last weekend in New York, visiting Jewish institutions in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn and seeking inspiration and blessings at the Cambria Heights resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
The Vadd Hakohol of Crown Heights has broken its silence regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty, and that discussion on the internet adds nothing positive.
Vaad Shatters Silence Amid Molestation Allegations
The Vadd Hakohol of Crown Heights has broken its silence regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty, and that discussion on the internet adds nothing positive.
Driver Pinned After High Speed Collision
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A driver was pinned inside his vehicle after being t-boned while attempting to cross an intersection on Albany Avenue. Emergency Services put the Jaws of Life to work to extricate the driver.
Yaldei Hashluchim Receive Summer Gift
During rest hour this past Monday, Yisrolik couldn’t believe his eyes. Sitting in camp, miles away from home, a package arrived with his name on it! Packed inside was nosh and all sorts of goodies, and a caring message from MyShliach.
Kherson Votes Chabad Rabbi Among Most Influential
Rabbi Yosef Wolff with the Mayor of Kherson
In the July 28 edition of News of Kherson, the newspaper’s readers selected the city’s Chabad representative Rabbi Yosef Wolff as the fifth most influential person in the region.
Roving Rabbis: She Knew the Rebbe
Doing what we do best on the streets of old Prague.
As we were finishing up a conversation with some tourists from Spain, I suddenly glanced over at our table with tefillin and Jewish literature, to find a whole family of four looking curiously at our setup and speaking Russian. I walked over, and with the few Russian words I know, greeted them and found out they were visiting from Russia.
New Engagement!
Zalmy Kass (Toronto, Ontario) and Rivkah Mizrachi (Brooklyn, NY)
TSA to Debut ‘Israeli-Style’ Airport Screening
Boston Herald
Boston’s TSA screeners — part of a security force whose competency has come under fire nationwide — soon will be carrying out sophisticated behavioral inspections under a first-in-the-nation program that’s already raising concerns of racial profiling, harassment of innocent travelers and longer lines.
Newest NYPD Vehicle is Electric Car
New York Times
The new NYPD Chevrolet Volt
The newest addition to the New York Police Department’s fleet of patrol vehicles is not built for high-speed chases, but for the stop and go of city traffic.
Live Siyum for the 9 Days at 7:30
Watch a live siyum at 7:30 pm, brought to you by NCFJE and Jewish.TV.
More Than Just Fun at Camp Gan Israel
Swampscott Patch
Rabbi Shmaya Friedman sits back and watches the game of elimination with campers (l). Nika Golinder, 4, and Eli Levy, 4, enjoy playing music during the drum circle (r).
Camp Gan Israel isn’t just a camp where busy parents can send their kids for the summer.
Joshua and Robin Berry and their three children in an undated family photo.
Jarred by the news of a Houston family shattered in the blink of an eye in a West Texas car accident, thousands of people from all over the world have rallied to support the three orphaned children.
Support Pours in After Traffic Accident Rips Apart Texas Family
Joshua and Robin Berry and their three children in an undated family photo.
Jarred by the news of a Houston family shattered in the blink of an eye in a West Texas car accident, thousands of people from all over the world have rallied to support the three orphaned children.
Picture of the Night: Catching Lightning Bolts
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Moments before the Sullivan County region got drenched from a massive downpour, the dark skies began lighting up in with flashes of lightening. Our photographer managed to capture some of the amazing light show put on by mother nature.
Chabad Attorney Nathan Lewin will argue for the plaintiff in the Supreme Court. (Note: Nathan Lewin is not representing Chabad in this case.)
Washington, DC [CHI] - On Friday, July 29, 2011, the law firm of Lewin & Lewin, LLP filed its brief on behalf of the petitioner in the case of Menachem Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State Clinton (No. 10-699) which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in November 2011. At issue in the case is the right of a Jerusalem-born American citizen to self identify as born in “Israel” on his or her U.S. passport and birth certificate.
Supreme Court to Hear Menachem Zivotofsky Vs. Hillary Clinton
Chabad Attorney Nathan Lewin will argue for the plaintiff in the Supreme Court. (Note: Nathan Lewin is not representing Chabad in this case.)
Washington, DC [CHI] – On Friday, July 29, 2011, the law firm of Lewin & Lewin, LLP filed its brief on behalf of the petitioner in the case of Menachem Zivotofsky v. Secretary of State Clinton (No. 10-699) which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in November 2011. At issue in the case is the right of a Jerusalem-born American citizen to self identify as born in “Israel” on his or her U.S. passport and birth certificate.
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