3 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Noach and Chana (nee Wolff) Pawliger
Chevra Ahavas Yisroel, 1349 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves]
Mordechai and Devorah Leah (nee Grifkin) Sandhaus
1533 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Aves]
Moshe and Chaya Rabin
597 Montgomery St [between Brooklyn and New York Aves]
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents this picture series of pictures of a farbrengen of the Rebbe from the early 1970’s.
As police prepared to remove more evidence from Levy Aron’s attic apartment, his legal team suffered a body-blow today.
One Of Levy Aron’s Attorneys Quits
As police prepared to remove more evidence from Levy Aron’s attic apartment, his legal team suffered a body-blow today.
Eldest Shliach’s Matzeiva Unveiled
The matzeiva unveiling for Rabbi Schneur Zalman Kazen, OBM, beloved eltere Chossid and devoted Shliach, took place with family members and Anash in attendance.
New Videos this Week on TorahCafe.com
From Immanuel Schochet to Rivka Slonim, Yoel Kahn to Manis Friedman – the exclusive, never before seen footage is all on Torah Cafe.
New Engagement!
Yochi Naiditch (Pittsburgh, PA) and Pia Marcus (Pittsburgh, PA)
New Engagement!
Motty Hershkowitz (Crown Heights) and Chaya Musya Nerenberg (Oak Park, MI)
‘From Israel with a Blessing’
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Chabad Lubavitch Center of the Eastern Shore in Maryland, three ornately lettered Seder Torah scrolls from Israel were presented in a festive atmosphere with singing, dancing and dinner.
Leiby’s Parents Release Statement on Chabad.org
8-year-old Leiby Kletzky’s parents released a statement, thanking the public for their support. The statement was first published on the Judaism website Chabad.org.
NYC Breaks Record, Hits 104 Degrees
The heat wave that has melted the tri-state for the past week has broken a record in New York City. Temperatures hit 104 degrees in Central Park by early afternoon, eclipsing the record of 101 for July 22 set in 1957, and falling just 2 degrees shy of the city’s hottest day ever.
Home Care Agency Bringing Children and Senior Citizens Together
A New York home care services agency is offering free trips to the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn for all senior citizen groups. In addition, the company, which provides trained caregivers to patients’ homes, is also offering a 15 percent discount to weekday visitors accompanied by at least one grandparent.
He’s the controversial civil rights campaigner whose colourful past includes accusations of bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism. Now cable news network MSNBC is reportedly handing Reverend Al Sharpton the 6pm primetime slot in a move bound to cause a storm.
Al Sharpton to Get Primetime TV Show on MSNBC
He’s the controversial civil rights campaigner whose colourful past includes accusations of bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism. Now cable news network MSNBC is reportedly handing Reverend Al Sharpton the 6pm primetime slot in a move bound to cause a storm.
Teen Sentenced for Defacing Canadian Chabad House
A teen charged with Calgary’s first ever hate crime has been sentenced to 18 months of probation and 150 hours of community service.
A demonstration took place on Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2011, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn New York, a neighborhood with a population of over 35,000 ultra Orthodox Jews. The theme of the demonstration was to boycott the Israeli food company Osem, which is known for its ongoing partnership with the Israeli “Jewish National Fund [JNF]”.
Neturei Karta Burns Osem Snacks in Williamsburg
A demonstration took place on Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2011, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn New York, a neighborhood with a population of over 35,000 ultra Orthodox Jews. The theme of the demonstration was to boycott the Israeli food company Osem, which is known for its ongoing partnership with the Israeli “Jewish National Fund [JNF]”.
New Synagogue to Rise at Black Sea Port
Boris Gelman, vice chairman of the Jewish community of Sevastopol, announced that construction of a new synagogue will soon commence in the Ukrainian Black Sea port. Chief Rabbi Binymain Wolf, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in the region, will spearhead the project, which will be located next to the city’s Holocaust memorial.
Greetings from Kona, the Big Island of Hawaii
With the first week just come to a close, Yeshivas Kayitz Hawaii lived up to the great expectations that preceded the Bochurim’s arrival.
Itkin Family to Begin Writing New Sefer Torah
Tonight, Thursday, Chof Tammuz, marks the 100th birthday of Reb Meir Itkin. The Itkin Family has initiated the writing of a Sefer Torah in honor of their parents Reb Meir and Sima Chasya A“H Itkin, and their brother Zalmen Itkin A”H, Shliach from Hamilton, Ontario.
