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Tax credits for property owners who install security cameras. Electronic tracking devices for children to wear. Signs designating storefronts as “safe havens” for lost kids.A number of child-safety proposals have been floated in the wake of the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood.
One proposal might stand out to New York State residents as a commonsense initiative: mandatory background checks and fingerprinting for private school employees.
Should Yeshiva Staff Face Mandatory Fingerprinting?
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Tax credits for property owners who install security cameras. Electronic tracking devices for children to wear. Signs designating storefronts as “safe havens” for lost kids.A number of child-safety proposals have been floated in the wake of the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood.
One proposal might stand out to New York State residents as a commonsense initiative: mandatory background checks and fingerprinting for private school employees.
AP
Jimmy McMillan
A candidate who ran for New York governor because “the rent is too high” says he’s being evicted from his rent-controlled Manhattan apartment because his landlord wants to charge a new tenant more.
‘Rent Too High’ Candidate Faces Eviction
AP
Jimmy McMillan
A candidate who ran for New York governor because “the rent is too high” says he’s being evicted from his rent-controlled Manhattan apartment because his landlord wants to charge a new tenant more.
Moscow Yeshiva Graduates 40 New Shochtim
FJC
The Machon Ran Yeshiva of Moscow has conducted its final exams, culminating in the graduation of new shochtim and rabbis. This past week, 40 graduates received certification as shochtim and are now qualified for the kosher slaughter of poultry and cattle. These same young men also received their rabbinic ordination.
CrownHeightsWatch, a website whose stated mandate is to expose predators in living in Crown Heights, and who first exposed the actions of accused child molester Moshe Keller, released a letter condemning the Vaad Hakohol for ignoring the Beis Dins letter encouraging victims to go to the authorities.
Letter: “It’s Disheartening that the Vaad Is Scaring [Victims] into Silence
CrownHeightsWatch, a website whose stated mandate is to expose predators in living in Crown Heights, and who first exposed the actions of accused child molester Moshe Keller, released a letter condemning the Vaad Hakohol for ignoring the Beis Dins letter encouraging victims to go to the authorities.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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