At a time of increasing insecurity in Israeli American relationships, this past Shabbos nearly one thousand Jews came to show support and admiration for ten Israeli soldiers who were severely wounded defending their country, most of them during operation Cast Lead in 2009.
Charlie buttons in the hospital ICU. Please Daven For a Refuah Shelaimah for Reb Tzaddik Ben Eliezer.
When the idea of an Aliya float was brought up at a recent farbrengen it was initially met with uncertainty. What do we have to show the world? What is so impressive about us that should be flaunted in front of hundreds of thousands? One proud voice stood out and said “what do you mean? Aliya is the greatest place on earth and let’s share our great energy and talents with the whole community”.
MONTREAL, Canada [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has learned that longtime Montreal school principal Rabbi Yossi Sputz has resigned. There is no stated reason behind the announcement, and this development comes along with rumors about other major changes coming to the embattled school.
We are pleased to present our Fiftieth online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
Yossi Zeidman (Walnut Creek, CA) and Esther Green (S. Diego, CA)
L’Chaim Thursday at FREE
1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
KFAR CHABAD, Israel [CHI] — Elections are being held today in the small Hasidic village of Kfar Chabad, and women have the ability to vote, unlike Crown Heights.
Documents apparently confirming rumors that Vladimir Lenin had Jewish ancestors can now be seen at Russia’s State History Museum.
The New York Association for Pupil Transportation is calling for state action on proposed laws to increase penalties for passing stopped school buses.
Oklahoma City is in shambles following a series of tornadoes that plowed through the capital city and its environs around rush hour Tuesday evening.
Electrical impulses sent to a paralyzed man’s spinal cord allow him to walk again, researchers say. Rob Summers, 25, can voluntarily move his feet and hips and walk on a treadmill with support, in what could be a major breakthrough for the treatment of paralysis.
Peretz Wolowik (Montreal, Canada) and Mussie Weingarten (Crown Heights)
New York City plans to test a tire-locking clamp that scofflaws could unlock themselves with a code after paying their fine over the phone.
A member of a dissident congregation in the Chasidic village of New Square, N.Y., suffered severe burns after confronting a suspected arsonist outside his home.
Earning many standing ovations throughout his address to Congress Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that Israel cannot return to the “indefensible” borders of 1967, but must include the “dramatic demographic changes” that have occurred since then.
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