Heat to Break Slightly After 8-Day Simmer
NBC
The triple-digit scorcher that taxed the electrical grid and made life uncomfortable in the tri-state is expected to simmer down somewhat.
Lubavitcher Creates Facebook for Charedim
Ynet
Mandy has 321 male friends. His wife, Chaya Mushka, has 321 girlfriends. How many new couples will they be able to match? Well, none.
Op-Ed: Leaving Little Leiby a Better Legacy
by Kiri Blakeley – Forbes
The New York Daily News reports today that a Brooklyn councilman is proposing “Leiby’s Law,” named in honor of 8-year-old local boy Leiby Kletzky, who was murdered after becoming lost on his seven block route home from day camp, and asking the man indicted in the murder, Levi Aron, for directions.
Rabbi Takes Ministry to Streets of South Beach
Miami Herald
[L to R] rabbi in training Avremi Toron, rabbi Zev Katz and rabbi in training Berel Vogel pose for the picture in the front of synagogue on wheels, the RV fitted for the prayer on Sunday, July 17, 2011 on Lincoln road in Miami Beach
MIAMI, FL — Sharing his faith on the streets of South Beach with an RV ministry, Rabbi Rev Katz says he is devoted to helping lost Jews find their way back to God.
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe": In 15 Tammuz, 5720 (July 10, 1960) The Rebbe visits Camp Gan Israel New York. The Rebbe tells the children A Baal Shem Tov story with a fundamental lesson: Don't convince yourself that you aren't strong enough. G-d grants the strength to achieve all good things — and if you truly want it, you will succeed.
Video: If You Truly Want It, Anything is Possible!
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe”: In 15 Tammuz, 5720 (July 10, 1960) The Rebbe visits Camp Gan Israel New York. The Rebbe tells the children A Baal Shem Tov story with a fundamental lesson: Don’t convince yourself that you aren’t strong enough. G-d grants the strength to achieve all good things — and if you truly want it, you will succeed.
Baby Girl!
Shlomo and Chana (nee Testa) Voola (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
New Engagement!
Reuven Barukh (Sydney, Australia) and Baila Goldman (Melbourne, Australia)
Merkos Shlichus Blog: My Prayer
by Eli Cowen and Eli Tsvik
After a long and tiring but successful day, Eli and I (we are both named Eli) headed to our lodging to retire for the night. After making something quick to eat to fill our starving, food-deprived stomachs, we prayed the afternoon service—a prayer like none I had ever experienced before. The extreme gratitude to G‑d for helping us find and connect with so many of His people had really moved me. But when I got to the Shema Koleinu blessing—where you ask for your own personal request—I was stumped: What could I possibly need? I’m here doing what I love, helping Jews connect with their Judaism.
Lo Hud
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A Monsey man believed to have left his 2-year-old daughter inside a parked car for two hours during Friday's record-breaking heat is facing misdemeanor endangerment charges.
Monsey Dad Faces Charges for Forgetting Baby in Car
Lo Hud
Illustration Photo
A Monsey man believed to have left his 2-year-old daughter inside a parked car for two hours during Friday’s record-breaking heat is facing misdemeanor endangerment charges.
Levi Aron to Plead Insanity?
NBC
The main defense lawyer for the man suspected of abducting and killing an 8-year-old boy he met on the street has acquired a new partner with experience in high-profile murder cases, including an insanity defense.
Archaeologists May Have Discovered Kohen Gadol’s Bell
Israel National News
Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold bell with a small loop at its end. The finding was made during an archaeological excavation in the City of David National Park (near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem) by the Israel Antiquities Authority in cooperation with the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Ir David Foundation.
Beginning season two of Torah in Ten, we are pleased to present the third class by Rabbi Chaim Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Kol Menachem on this week's topic, “The Rebbe on Recreational Dating”.
Torah in 10: The Rebbes View on Recreational Dating
Beginning season two of Torah in Ten, we are pleased to present the third class by Rabbi Chaim Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Kol Menachem on this week’s topic, “The Rebbe on Recreational Dating”.
ABC 7's Jeff Pegues speakes with attorney Gerard Marrone after he abruptly quit the defense team for confessed killer Levi Aron.
Video: After Quitting, Attorney Speaks
ABC 7’s Jeff Pegues speakes with attorney Gerard Marrone after he abruptly quit the defense team for confessed killer Levi Aron.
CBS
The sun rises over Manhattan as seen from Chopper 880 – New York, NY – Jul 22, 2011
New York City broke a heat record on Friday. A record-high temperature of 104 degrees was measured in Central Park shortly before 2 p.m., easily beating the previous record of 101 for July 22 set 54 years ago.
NYC Hits 104 Degrees; Breaks Heat Record from 1957
CBS
The sun rises over Manhattan as seen from Chopper 880 – New York, NY – Jul 22, 2011
New York City broke a heat record on Friday. A record-high temperature of 104 degrees was measured in Central Park shortly before 2 p.m., easily beating the previous record of 101 for July 22 set 54 years ago.
Westford Patch
While one might miss it driving down Tadmuck Road, in an unassuming white house lies the Chabad Center of Nashoba Valley, one of dozens of the centers for the Jewish sect across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Talk with Rabbi Zalman Gurkow of Nashoba Valley
Westford Patch
While one might miss it driving down Tadmuck Road, in an unassuming white house lies the Chabad Center of Nashoba Valley, one of dozens of the centers for the Jewish sect across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Buryatia, Russia: Synagogue for Jewish Inmates
An important event took place Jewish inmates at Prison number 8, located near Ulan Ude, the capital of Buryatia. A chapel has opened, making this the fifth Jewish House of Worship in corrections facilities in Russia. The opening of these mini-synagogues is part of an agreement between the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia and the Federal Penitentiary (FPS) of Russia.
Tampa Chabad House Has a New Home
St. Petersburg Times
For the past few years, the Northwood home of Rabbi Mendy Yarmush and his wife, Chanie, has doubled as a gathering place. The couple hosts monthly Shabbat services, special holiday events, a Jewish Mommy and Me program, and a monthly Women’s Circle that includes challah baking.
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