Shabbos at Besht: Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson
This Shabbos at the Besht Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson will lead a talk on the of art and music and the message they convey.
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DNA
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As many as 200 undercover NYPD cars are on the streets without proper Department of Motor Vehicle registrations because of a bizarre battle with the city’s Finance Department over $1 million in unpaid tickets owed by cops, DNAinfo.com has learned.
NYPD Owes $1 Million in Unpaid Tickets; Senator Schumer’s Car Towed
DNA
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As many as 200 undercover NYPD cars are on the streets without proper Department of Motor Vehicle registrations because of a bizarre battle with the city’s Finance Department over $1 million in unpaid tickets owed by cops, DNAinfo.com has learned.
Live Siyum for the 9 Days at 2:45
Watch a live siyum at 2:45 pm, brought to you by NCFJE and Jewish.TV.
On Sunday, Chof-daled Sivan, June 26, 2011, members of Anash of Los Angeles joined with friends and supporters of the Yeshivas Bais Toras Menachem for a Tribute Reception celebrating the unique institution of higher learning’s completion of its third successful year.
Bais Torahs Menachem Readies for a 4th Year
On Sunday, Chof-daled Sivan, June 26, 2011, members of Anash of Los Angeles joined with friends and supporters of the Yeshivas Bais Toras Menachem for a Tribute Reception celebrating the unique institution of higher learning’s completion of its third successful year.
New Shluchim to Australia!
Rabbi Velly and Chanchkie Slavin will be moving to Melbourne, Australia to join Rabbi Shimshon and Rivkah Yurkowicz, and Rabbi Reuvi and Menucha Cooper at Chabad Malvern.
University of Minnesota. Inset: New Chabad House at “fraternity row”
Dominated by fraternity housing, university buildings and student services, University of Minnesota’s “fraternity row” hasn’t seen a building change hands in more than 17 years. But this fall, the frat houses in the aptly-named “Dinkytown, USA,” will make way for a new type of home: a Chabad House.
Minnesota Jewish Center Moving to Prime University Location
University of Minnesota. Inset: New Chabad House at “fraternity row”
Dominated by fraternity housing, university buildings and student services, University of Minnesota’s “fraternity row” hasn’t seen a building change hands in more than 17 years. But this fall, the frat houses in the aptly-named “Dinkytown, USA,” will make way for a new type of home: a Chabad House.
In His Own Hand, a Suspect’s Account of a Grisly Crime. [Update: Killer’s Handwritten Confession Added]
New York Times
Levi Aron at his arraignment
“My name is Levi Aron,” the writer began. Then, in small, distinct print, and in short prosaic sentences on one full page of lined paper he submitted to the police, Mr. Aron told the story of how he had kidnapped, killed and systematically dismembered an 8-year-old boy who had gotten lost one afternoon in Brooklyn on the way back from camp and had sought his help.
The Poor Man’s Livelihood
Laying out pages at the printing press in Kfar Chabad Israel (l). Manuscript of the fifth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneerson (r).
In 1965, on the eve of the anniversary of the passing of the fifth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneerson (1860-1920), a sudden request was made of Rabbi Mordechai Shusterman, the owner of a printing press.
NYC Streets Have Least Potholes Since 2005
NY Post
Defying the brutal winter and its accompanying deluge of potholes, the city’s streets are now in the smoothest shape since 2005, according to the Transportation Department.
Chabad in Utah Reaches Out to Troubled Teens
A teen praying in Utah.
“We were past Plan Z.” That’s how Alan Rubenstein describes the lead up to his decision to send his son to Discovery Academy, a residential treatment center (RTC) for troubled teens in Provo, Utah.
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.
Cops Aren’t Writing Tickets Because They Are ‘Afraid’
NY Post
A meeting among senior traffic cops to encourage more ticket writing backfired yesterday when a Queens lieutenant boldly told top brass that officers won’t comply because they’re “afraid” of getting caught in the fallout of the Bronx ticket-fixing scandal, a source told The Post.
WNYC
Planned Barclays Center in Brookyn Atlantic Yards
The New York Islanders are stuck with the aging Nassau Coliseum after voters rejected a plan this week that would have revamped the arena.
Brooklyn to Get Professional Hockey Team Too?
WNYC
Planned Barclays Center in Brookyn Atlantic Yards
The New York Islanders are stuck with the aging Nassau Coliseum after voters rejected a plan this week that would have revamped the arena.
SWC Bulletin
Rabbi Moshe Weiss takes a final look at the now empty Yeshiva High School.
Rabbi Moshe Weiss spent much of Monday and Tuesday packing boxes with his colleagues, emptying the old Baptist church that the Yeshiva High School of the Twin Cities has called home since it swung open its doors as the area’s first school of its kind in 2006.
Minnesota Yeshiva Forced to Close
SWC Bulletin
Rabbi Moshe Weiss takes a final look at the now empty Yeshiva High School.
Rabbi Moshe Weiss spent much of Monday and Tuesday packing boxes with his colleagues, emptying the old Baptist church that the Yeshiva High School of the Twin Cities has called home since it swung open its doors as the area’s first school of its kind in 2006.
Levi Aron, charged with first degree murder in the death of Leiby Kletzky, has pleaded not guilty.
Levi Aron Fit to Stand Trial; Pleads Not Guilty
Levi Aron, charged with first degree murder in the death of Leiby Kletzky, has pleaded not guilty.
YU Study: DNA, Not Lifestyle, Is Key to Longevity
Jerusalem Post
Healthy centenarians lucky enough to have inherited “longevity genes” can thank their genetic makeup for their long lives. Unlike everybody else, they didn’t have to watch their diet, exercise daily or avoid alcohol to reach that age. They didn’t even have to stop smoking – although tobacco use would certainly harm their descendants.
Video: Rabbi Dr. J. Immanuel Schochet — What is Faith?
Watch this brilliant clip to learn what real faith is all about. It’s not blind belief and acceptance of information or values. Rabbi Dr. J. Immanuel Schochet illuminates the fundamental connection between faith and knowledge. True faith that is rooted in knowledge is exhibited in a person who synthesizes information and allows the logical consequences of this reality to have an affect on the way he or she lives.
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