‘Leiby Forever’ Song Helped me Cope
NY Daily News
Leiby Kletzky’s dad says that a new memorial song about his slain son is helping him cope with the boy’s horrifying death.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY [CHI] — A minivan traveling west-bound on New York Route 17 near exit 113 suddenly burst into flames Sunday afternoon.
Car Bursts Into Flames on Route 17
SULLIVAN COUNTY [CHI] — A minivan traveling west-bound on New York Route 17 near exit 113 suddenly burst into flames Sunday afternoon.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Monday, August 15 for holiday observance. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Daily News: Crown Heights Now a ‘Mixed Racial Haven’
Daily News
Twenty years after the riots, Crown Heights has become a mixed race mecca.
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe“: The Talmud states in Masectas Taanis: ”Never were there more joyous days for the Jewish People than the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur." What is it about the energy of the 15th of Av that attracts so much joy? A sicha from 15 Menachem Av, 5743 · July 25, 1983.
Video: Why Do We Celebrate the 15th of Av?
In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe“: The Talmud states in Masectas Taanis: ”Never were there more joyous days for the Jewish People than the 15th of Av and Yom Kippur.” What is it about the energy of the 15th of Av that attracts so much joy? A sicha from 15 Menachem Av, 5743 · July 25, 1983.
AP
A preacher whose past rhetoric against Muslims has roiled anti-Western sentiment and set off protests overseas says he’ll hold a rally in New York City before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Anti-Muslim Preacher Plans NYC 9/11 Rally
AP
A preacher whose past rhetoric against Muslims has roiled anti-Western sentiment and set off protests overseas says he’ll hold a rally in New York City before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
NPR
In the 1890s, Russian Jews fleeing anti-Semitic violence and discrimination arrived by the thousands to a remote corner of the Argentine Pampas. They founded hamlets similar to the shtetls they left behind. They spoke Yiddish, built synagogues and traditional Jewish schools — and became farmers and gauchos, the mythical Argentine cowboys.
Argentina’s Jewish ‘Shtetls’ Keep Traditions Alive
NPR
In the 1890s, Russian Jews fleeing anti-Semitic violence and discrimination arrived by the thousands to a remote corner of the Argentine Pampas. They founded hamlets similar to the shtetls they left behind. They spoke Yiddish, built synagogues and traditional Jewish schools — and became farmers and gauchos, the mythical Argentine cowboys.
Timeline: How the 1991 Crown Heights Riots Unfolded
Daily News
A station wagon driven by Yosef Lifsh, hit another car and careened onto the sidewalk at 8:21 p.m. Monday, August 19, 1991.
Daily News
Leshawn Reyes, 7, plays in front of his apartment building on President Street - the same building where Gavin Cato once lived twenty years ago.
Twenty years after riots erupted between blacks and Jews in Crown Heights, newcomers — including hipsters, Latinos and Asians — are calming old racial divisions.
20 Years Later, the Healing Continues
Daily News
Leshawn Reyes, 7, plays in front of his apartment building on President Street – the same building where Gavin Cato once lived twenty years ago.
Twenty years after riots erupted between blacks and Jews in Crown Heights, newcomers — including hipsters, Latinos and Asians — are calming old racial divisions.
Jews and Politics: Can the Downgrade of the US Credit Spell Chaos for Our Nation?
by Avi Lesches
“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him/her to hold in higher esteem those who think alike then those who think differently.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Chaos, anarchy and bloodshed have engulfed London; it’s one of the worst outbreaks of violence that London has seen in a very long time. The riots are not happening in the slums or poor sections of the city, rather in upper and middle class neighborhoods. Who are these rioters? Young teens, college kids and young adults. Many of them are gang members and troubled teens who are looking to lash out against a society that has promised them so much, yet in the end has left them with nothing.
Jews in Sports: Humble Beginnings to Bright Future
by Yossi Goldstein and Yochonon Goldman
Dani Cole and Zevi Steinhauser, commissioners of the Crown Heights Softball League.
It had to happen that Yaffa Wigs, Advantage Wholesale Supply, Landmark Funding Group and softball would all be mentioned in one breath. It was only a matter of time.
True to our Jewish heritage of small beginnings, perseverance and continuum, the Crown Heights Softball League too has flourished since its inception in 2004, originating under the “Kloppers League” banner.
Picture of the Day: Campers Waiting for Visitors
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Gan Israel Parksville campers line the front gate eagerly waiting for their visitors today – visiting day.
Ahead of his “Restoring Courage” rally which will take place in Israel on August 24, American talk show host Glenn Beck had the opportunity to meet with Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger.
Video: R. Metzger Blesses Glenn Beck’s Israel Event
Ahead of his “Restoring Courage” rally which will take place in Israel on August 24, American talk show host Glenn Beck had the opportunity to meet with Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger.
Montreal Junior Anash’s Nachamu Kumzitz
Members of Montreal’s Junior Anash gathered Motzei Shabbos for their annual Shabbos Nachamu Kumzitz Fargbrengen.
Chabad Finds Permanent Home in Hillsborough, NJ
Hillsborough Patch
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life is already speaking to engineers and architects to develop a plan for the New Amwell Road property.
After nine years of serving southern Somerset County, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life will have a permanent home in Hillsborough.
Parliament Puts Menorah on Permanent Display
New South Wales Legislative Council President Don Harwin, left, Legislative Assemply Speaker Shelley Hancock, MP Victor Dominello and Opposition Leader John Robertson unveil a permanent display of Parliament’s silver menorah at Parkes Room in Sydney.
New South Wales, Australia — State legislative leaders from both the majority and opposition parties unveiled a permanent display for the Parliament of New South Wales’ prized silver Chanukah menorah.
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