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.

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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.

American Jew Abducted in Pakistan

Ynet

Gunmen abducted an American Jew after breaking into his house in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Saturday in an unusually brazen raid that illustrated the threat to foreigners in this militancy-wracked, US-allied country.

Shliach Recalls Governor’s Style of Public Service

by Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org

Hugh Carey, right, meets with the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, in the early 1970s. LEFT: NY State Assemblyman Howard Lasher, Gov. Hugh Carey, and Rabbi Yisroel and Rochel Rubin mark the signing of a proclamation declaring Lubavitch Month in 1975. (Photo: Menachem Wolff Collection/Lubavitch Archives)

As former New York Gov. Hugh Carey was being interred Thursday in Shelter Island, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin recalled the man as an effectual leader whose dedication to the citizens of the Empire State served as a lesson in public service.

The Seven Most Powerful Teachings in Judaism

by Rabbi Chaim Miller

Featured on the religeon page of the Huffington Post: Aug. 9 this year marks the saddest day on the Jewish calendar (Tisha b’Av) when the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. But however much the Jews have been battered throughout history, they always seemed to bounce back. Here are the seven most powerful ideas in Judaism that have catalyzed Jewish renewal, time and time again. I’ll teach you how you can apply them to your life.

Council Members Defend Shomrim

The Jewish Week

Several City Council members who bankroll volunteer patrol groups in Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhoods with their discretionary funds say they will continue to do so amid some recent criticism of how such groups operate.