Members of Richmond’s Jewish community will be commemorating 20 years since the passing of Virginia’s first Chabad-Lubavitch emissary during a ceremony timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
For 15 weeks now, the members of Jewish Women Connected (JWC) at Chabad of Stamford have been packing. housewares and comfortable clothing, water-bottles, and always a little organza bag containing a silver charm.
Rabbi Mendy Goldberg of the Chabad House of Coram, on Long Island, N.Y., was one of scores of people interviewed by Forward reporters examining the scope and impact of a federal program providing grants to nonprofits at risk for terrorism. “There were a few incidents of anti-Semitic slurs and vandalism,” he said. “Then we found that if the government was willing to pay for it, we should improve security.” In 2007, with the help of the Lubavitch organization, Goldberg’s Chabad House received a grant to install closed circuit cameras, extra lighting, an alarm system and electronic monitoring.
On the 10th Anniversary of the World Trade Center disaster, a firefighter and video journalist has released some never before seen footage of the rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero following the collapse of the twin towers.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — With the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks just days away the city is on heightened alert after receiving credible but non-specific threats. Crown Heights is also on heightened alert and local organizations have been collaborating with police to ensure the safety of our residents, Shuls and institutions.
Hersh Loschak (S. Barbara, CA) and Fraidy Kagan (Miami, FL)
Daniel Gould (Brisbane, Australia) and Ruth Laufer (Argentina)
My wife and I long ago made a decision that our home would be a “television-free zone.” It is truly amazing how much more you can live without what has become for many an intrusive medium. And our children are more likely to be part of the family when there is no television to watch.
RINKABY, Sweden [CHI] — “Excuse me, are you Jewish?” asked Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick, a Chabad emissary to the World Scouting Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden.“Yes I am, how can I help you?” answered the scout in his fully emblazoned scout uniform behind the Jamboree registration desk. “Would you like to put on tefillin?” within a few minutes a loud ‘Mazal Tov’ is heard, as a crowd of bystanders join in to celebrate this young man’s Bar Mitzva.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Aron Moss will lead a discussion into the topic of polygamy and why it was once allowed.
The gentrification of Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights is most evident between Sterling and Park Place.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a photo of the Rebbe at a children’s rally Chanukah 1972.
Eliyahu Cowen (Pittsburgh, PA) and Mushka Stempel (Far Rockaway, NY)
Dovid Begun (Cheviot Hills, California) and Pnina Junik (Montreal, Canada)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a terror threat against the city is credible but not corroborated.
A London rabbi spoke this week of his deep regret that his secret negotiations with the Iranian regime had been published by WikiLeaks.
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