HURRICANE IRENE: Assault on East Coast Begins
As Hurricane Irene bears down on the U.S. East Coast, its inital rain bands are already rotating into the Carolinas bringing intense rain squalls complete with gusty winds.
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Chabad of Naperville Expands to New Site
Naperville Sun
Rabbi Mendy Goldstein (right) and his wife, Alta Goldstein, lead the Chabad Jewish Center of Naperville.
Their hearts are big, their reach is long, and they offer an endless supply of hospitality and welcome. Rabbi Mendy Goldstein and his wife, Alta, leaders of the Chabad Jewish Center of Naperville are fulfilling the decree of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as “the Rebbe.”
Yisrael Bennish, 22, of Oak Park, Mich., and Eli Tsvik, 22, of Hillside, N.J., help Dan Farrell of Clearwater prepare to pray at Farrell’s restaurant in Clearwater.
A man at a gas station eagerly came up to Eli Tsvik one recent afternoon and, pointing to his tattoos, said, “I'm a bad Jew.”
Roving Rabbis Roam Pinellas to Help Jews Reconnect
Yisrael Bennish, 22, of Oak Park, Mich., and Eli Tsvik, 22, of Hillside, N.J., help Dan Farrell of Clearwater prepare to pray at Farrell’s restaurant in Clearwater.
A man at a gas station eagerly came up to Eli Tsvik one recent afternoon and, pointing to his tattoos, said, “I’m a bad Jew.”
JEM’s My Encounter team is on the road again! This trip will be to Southern California, and will take place from Sunday Elul 5 – Wednesday Elul 15th (September 4-14th).
Who do you know in California?
JEM’s My Encounter team is on the road again! This trip will be to Southern California, and will take place from Sunday Elul 5 – Wednesday Elul 15th (September 4-14th).
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a photo of the Rebbe at a children’s rally 1957.
7 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Getzy and Shaina (nee Gopin) Markowitz
883 Montgomery Street [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Berel and Sara (nee Cohen) Nagel
1368 President St [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave]
Shmuli and Aviva (nee Bressler) Rosler
770 Lefferts Ave, Apt c4r [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Shmuely and Mushky (nee Horowitz) Rosenstein
1318 Carroll St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Yeruchim and Chanie Levilev
786 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Leibel and Mushka Lipskier
305 Crown St [between New York and Nostrand Ave]
Uriel and Dvorky Rivkin
13207 N 52nd St. Tampa, FL 33617
Shabbos at Besht: The Art of Eating
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Aron Moss will lead a disscussion on the ‘art of eating’.
CBS, ABC, FOX, WOR and PIX news covered the outbreak of the Crown Heights Riots, or Pogrom, on August 19th 1991. In this six minute clip obtained exclusively by CrownHeights.info we see the reports filed by these reporters and their observation on how the riots unfolded.
Video: Day 5 of the Crown Heights Riots
CBS, ABC, FOX, WOR and PIX news covered the outbreak of the Crown Heights Riots, or Pogrom, on August 19th 1991. In this six minute clip obtained exclusively by CrownHeights.info we see the reports filed by these reporters and their observation on how the riots unfolded.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today declared a state of emergency in New York in preparation for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, which may hit New York State this coming weekend.
State of Emergency Declared in New York
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today declared a state of emergency in New York in preparation for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, which may hit New York State this coming weekend.
Croatian Professor Deepens Jewish Connections at Mayanot
Vukan Marinković examines a Hebrew text at the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies.
It’s hard to imagine that Vukan Marinković went through a good portion of his childhood unaware of his Jewish identity.
Yeshiva World News
US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visited Kaplan Hospital in Rechovot to meet with victims of Hamas rocket attacks. Upon his arrival on Tuesday, the ambassador was met by hospital administrator Prof. Yaakov Yahav and a contingent of senior personnel. The ambassador conveyed good wishes on the victims on behalf of US President Barak Obama.
US Ambassador Hears of Tefillin Miracle
Yeshiva World News
US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visited Kaplan Hospital in Rechovot to meet with victims of Hamas rocket attacks. Upon his arrival on Tuesday, the ambassador was met by hospital administrator Prof. Yaakov Yahav and a contingent of senior personnel. The ambassador conveyed good wishes on the victims on behalf of US President Barak Obama.
Rabbi Who Claimed to Rescue Holocaust Torahs Arrested on Fraud Charges
JTA
Menachem Youlus, a rabbi who claimed that he rescued Torah scrolls lost during the Holocaust, was arrested on fraud charges and accused of fabricating the stories.
Jewish Week
With low tuition, small classes and customized learning, Suffolk’s only day school is competing in a tough environment.
With a large fish tank and piles of toys in the office, an indoor playground decorated to look like a rainforest and hallway walls covered in student art — including a little house with a working doorbell — the Jewish Academy in East Northport, L.I., is an inviting place for children and their parents.
Alone in Its Class
Jewish Week
With low tuition, small classes and customized learning, Suffolk’s only day school is competing in a tough environment.
With a large fish tank and piles of toys in the office, an indoor playground decorated to look like a rainforest and hallway walls covered in student art — including a little house with a working doorbell — the Jewish Academy in East Northport, L.I., is an inviting place for children and their parents.
Op-Ed: Chabad Library Should Stay in Russia
by Paul Berger – Forward
The exchange of art between America and Russia is in a deep freeze because of a legal battle between the Chabad-Lubavitch sect and the Russian government over the Schneerson Collection — almost 40,000 books and manuscripts that Moscow has and Chabad wants.
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