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A tradition of leaving the stove on during holidays in the Orthodox community is causing concern for some North Jersey fire officials who are trying to reach observant Jewish residents with a message about safety.
Officials: Leaving Stove On over Yomtov Carries Risk
Bergen Record
A tradition of leaving the stove on during holidays in the Orthodox community is causing concern for some North Jersey fire officials who are trying to reach observant Jewish residents with a message about safety.
President Obama spoke to the Congressional Black Caucus awards banquet over the weekend. His 28 minutes of remarks had a strange tone to them, as if somehow Obama was equating support for his jobs program legislation with the far more important and historic civil rights movement.
Video: President Obama’s ‘Jew Tax’ Gaffe
President Obama spoke to the Congressional Black Caucus awards banquet over the weekend. His 28 minutes of remarks had a strange tone to them, as if somehow Obama was equating support for his jobs program legislation with the far more important and historic civil rights movement.
NY Times
Rabbi Zalman Paris and his wife, Chana, of Chabad of TriBeCa, which has asked for a permit for a sukkah in a small park.
Ralph Musolino unreeled his Stanley tape measure across the walkway of a small park in TriBeCa, marking off space for the construction of a Jewish ritual hut known as a sukkah, while Rabbi Zalman Paris, in auburn beard and tzitzit fringes, crouched nearby holding the tape’s other end.
In a TriBeCa Park, a Question of Law and a Religious Symbol
NY Times
Rabbi Zalman Paris and his wife, Chana, of Chabad of TriBeCa, which has asked for a permit for a sukkah in a small park.
Ralph Musolino unreeled his Stanley tape measure across the walkway of a small park in TriBeCa, marking off space for the construction of a Jewish ritual hut known as a sukkah, while Rabbi Zalman Paris, in auburn beard and tzitzit fringes, crouched nearby holding the tape’s other end.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Chani (nee Weiss) Baram (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Yekusiel (ben Yosef Yitzchok) Kalmenson (New Haven, CT) and Hindi (bas Yossi) Chazanow (Los Angeles, CA)
Cell Phone Service in Subway Will Expand to Brooklyn
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The recently announced trial program to introduce cell phones to underground subway stations will be expanded to include all stations throughout the boroughs – including Brooklyn – by 2016, an MTA spokesman said.
A Year of Shake-Ups Inspires Reflection, Action
Japan’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster six months ago left Chabad of Tokyo representative Rabbi Mendi Sudakevich with an unfinished building, a half-completed mikvah, and a whole lot of uncertainty.
Baking Challah in Oklahoma
News OK
As Lily Talebi’s hands kneaded a ball of dough, the Oklahoma City woman envisioned teaching her young daughter the prayers and techniques central to baking challah bread.
Lubavitchers and Breslovers Clog Ben-Gurion Airport
Yeshiva World News
The tens of thousands who will be leaving Eretz Yisrael ahead of Rosh Hashanah began making their way to Ben-Gurion International Airport on Sunday morning (26 Elul), and the congestion was evident, especially flights to Kiev, impacting Breslov Chassidim. Organizers in Uman report that expect upwards of 35,000 mispallalim this year, many coming from Eretz Yisrael.
by Alex Weisler - JTA
Confused by this blog post's title? Don't worry: That's “happy new year” in Icelandic.
Gleðilegt Nýtt Ár
by Alex Weisler – JTA
Confused by this blog post’s title? Don’t worry: That’s “happy new year” in Icelandic.
NYC Restaurateurs: Having to Pay Our Workers is Destroying Us
Gawker.com
Let’s take a moment from our busy Sundays to remember the plight of New York City’s fancy restaurant owners, who—because of “draconian state regulations” passed earlier this year—have become increasingly vulnerable to lawsuits filed by employees seeking back pay and tips. Why can’t those workers just enjoy the privilege of working and “being seen” in popular restaurants?
Bochurim Trek 15 Miles to Lead a Shul – in a Mosque
NY Daily News
Three young Orthodox rabbis, Rabbi Meir Kavabow, Rabbi Shmuel Notik and Levi Kabakow walk all the way from Crown Heights to the Bronx to conduct Sabbath services.
It could be New York’s longest schlep: Every Saturday, young rabbis trudge 15 miles from Brooklyn to worship with some of the last Jews left in one Bronx neighborhood.
Morristown’s Cong. Levi Yitzchok Gets 1st Torah!
“Congregation Levi Yitzchok of Morristown experienced the most Historic day in it’s history” beamed their President, Ezra Solomon, The New Sefer Torah was inaugurated on Yud Tes Elul 5771, corresponding to Sunday, September 18, 2011.
An Indian man approached a group of Neturei Karta, who were protesting outside the United Nations last week, in hopes of understanding their stance, only leave far more confused.
Video: Indian Gets Confused About Neturei Karta
An Indian man approached a group of Neturei Karta, who were protesting outside the United Nations last week, in hopes of understanding their stance, only leave far more confused.
Money-Grub ‘Tip’ Suits Driving Eateries Out of Business
NY Post
A top restaurateur is throwing in the apron, saying he’s done with New York City because a wave of vicious lawsuits, coupled with draconian state regulations, threatens to cripple the industry.
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