Shomo Veingrad visits Yeshiva Torah Ohr
Former NFL player Shlomo Veingrad visited Yeshiva Torah Ohr in North Miami Beach, FL for a farbrengen last Thursday. Veingrad told of his journey from life swallowed in the superficiality of the world.
Headley’s Timely Arrest Saved Many Lives
Times of India
A courtroom sketch of David Headly on trial for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.
The trial of Tahawwur Rana being played out in Chicago court is remarkable not for the defendant’s indictment for aiding and abetting terrorism, but for illuminating to the world, via David Coleman Headley, the star witness, the shadowy underworld where terrorism, military and spy agencies converge.
New Engagement!
Dovid Spencer (Corning, NY) and Ilana Rauch (Austin, TX)
New Yorkers’ E-Zpass to Get 34% Toll Hike in NJ
NY Post
Here’s another reason to steer clear of New Jersey. Out-of-state E-ZPass users will be stripped of an off-peak discount in the Garden State starting July 1—which essentially amounts to a 34 percent toll hike.
This photo used by the Daily News is obviously intended to portray Sholom Rubashkin as mocking the justice system.
From the Daily News Washington Bureau, by Alison Gendar, titled “Kosher king Sholom Rubashkin asking influential politicians to help lower 27-year jail sentence:”
Daily News Writes Not-So-Friendly Editorial on Sholom Rubashkin’s Attempts at Reducing His Sentence
This photo used by the Daily News is obviously intended to portray Sholom Rubashkin as mocking the justice system.
From the Daily News Washington Bureau, by Alison Gendar, titled “Kosher king Sholom Rubashkin asking influential politicians to help lower 27-year jail sentence:”
Rabbi Stepping Down From Top Private School Accreditation Post
After a two-year post as president of the National Council for Private School Accreditation, Rabbi Nochem Kaplan is stepping down to make room for the new incoming president, current vice president Dr. Larry Blackmer. The transition will take place on June 21.
The Atlantic Wire
Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, the Netherlands' chief rabbi and Amersfoot Chabad-Lubavitch emissary.
Players: Dutch Parliament's Party for Animals leader Marianne Thieme; Dutch Chief Rabbi and Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Binyomin Jacobs.
The Shchita Ban: The Inside Story
The Atlantic Wire
Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, the Netherlands’ chief rabbi and Amersfoot Chabad-Lubavitch emissary.
Players: Dutch Parliament’s Party for Animals leader Marianne Thieme; Dutch Chief Rabbi and Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Binyomin Jacobs.
Yitchok Shuchat Arrested, Faces Extradition to U.S.
Jerusalem Post
A Suspect who allegedly beat 2 African Americans in Brooklyn in 2008 and then escaped to Israel was arrested and now faces Extradition to the U.S.
Photos: ESU Animal Control
After doing their tree cutting service the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit changed into their animal control uniforms to capture yet another raccoon on President Street.
Photos: ESU Tree Cutting Service
Emergency Service officers were hard at work this morning cutting up a massive tree limb which collapsed on the corner of Crown Street and Brooklyn Avenue. Thankfully no one was hurt, and there was no damage to property when it fell.
The Super Large Tefilla-Shel-Rosh by 7th Grade ULY
7th grade of Lubavitcher Yeshiva marched at the Great Parade with a Tefilla-Shel-Rosh almost big enough to fit Og Melech Habashan – Here, just days later the students bunched together for a class picture with their oversized Tefilla-Shel-Rosh.
Des Moines Register
The court schedule of a federal judge who faces allegations of bias in the financial fraud trial of Sholom Rubashkin has raised fresh questions about judicial impartiality.
New Questions Surface About Judge Reade
Des Moines Register
The court schedule of a federal judge who faces allegations of bias in the financial fraud trial of Sholom Rubashkin has raised fresh questions about judicial impartiality.
Chabad of Mineola Awards LI Teens
“Hero Intern” Daniel Hernandez and “Chocolate Thunder Darryl Dawkins” joined Rabbi Perl at Mineola Chabad’s 18th Annual Good Deeds Awards for LI Teenagers
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe": Every year before Shavuos the Rebbe would give a special sicha to women.
Weekly Video: Torah Scholarship – Not for Men Only
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe”: Every year before Shavuos the Rebbe would give a special sicha to women.
New Engagement!
Yossy Weiss (Pittsburgh, PA) and Yittie Bayzman (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Sunday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Groceries in NYC Are Cheaper than Most of the U.S.
WABC
This may be tough to swallow, but a study by economists at Columbia University shows that groceries in New York City are actually cheaper than in other parts of the country.
by Boruch Sholom Wolf
Binyamin Netanyahu speaking before congress.
There was a great buzz of excitement when it was announced that Netanyahu had been invited to deliver an address before the entire congress. It was to be his second congressional address since he was first invited 15 years ago. On the evening following his address, I was told by a friend that it was one of the greatest speeches he’d heard in his life, featuring 29 standing ovations. I eagerly went to watch the speech, anticipating a great rebuttal to Obama’s pressure on Israel to give away our G-d given land to the Arabs. To my sorrow, it was anything but.
Op-Ed: Have We Lost It?
by Boruch Sholom Wolf
Binyamin Netanyahu speaking before congress.
There was a great buzz of excitement when it was announced that Netanyahu had been invited to deliver an address before the entire congress. It was to be his second congressional address since he was first invited 15 years ago. On the evening following his address, I was told by a friend that it was one of the greatest speeches he’d heard in his life, featuring 29 standing ovations. I eagerly went to watch the speech, anticipating a great rebuttal to Obama’s pressure on Israel to give away our G-d given land to the Arabs. To my sorrow, it was anything but.
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