It’s the many-child-left-behind policy. Furious Hasidic parents claim the 25-child limit on the new East River ferries is unfair — because it can’t accommodate their extra-large broods.
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” (Abraham Lincoln)
Over the past few weeks a dozen or so congressional leaders have sued the President in federal court for violating the War Powers Act. The War Powers Act allows the President to commit troops overseas for 90 days; should the President want a continued military presence, he would need a declaration of war from Congress.
A woman who lives three doors down from “the Butcher of Brooklyn” said yesterday that the madman had tried to kidnap her young son right off their block, but that she scared him away with her screams.
The most traumatic moment of Richard Litt’s life was watching two men escort his out-of-control teenage son from their Michigan home in the middle of the night to take him to a wilderness-therapy program in Utah — at his father’s request.
Beginning Season Two of Torah in Ten, we are pleased to present the second class by Rabbi Chaim Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Kol Menachem on this week’s topic, “The Rebbe on Freud’s Theories.”
Esther Kletzky, the mother of Leiby, first call was not to the police, frantic and worried after her child went missing her first call was to the Boro Park Shomrim, the local neighborhoods Jewish volunteer patrol.
With minimal effort, Chabad of Tampa has managed to increase attendance and participation at events and services. Simply by enrolling in CTeen, Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch’s national teen program, not only have they attracted numerous teenagers to the Chabad House, but they have also drawn in their parents and families.
Arye Zev Naparstek (Los Angeles, CA) and Mushki Boteach (Engelwood, NJ)
L’Chaim Sunday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Bochur was beaten yesterday in 770 while davening Shacharis by a Tzfati bochur. He was grabbed by his ear and slapped across the face, while others just watched and did not intervene. Hanholo refused to comment or take action.
Yisroel Tommer Weingarten (Boca Raton, FL) and Rochel Wiener (Crown Heights)
Tzvi and Rikki (nee Gurevitch) Altein (Crown Heights)
555 Crown St. #3H [between Albany and Kingston Aves]
Boruch Dovid and Tzippy (nee Astulin) Leider
720 Lefferts Ave [between Troy and Albany Aves]
Yehuda and Brynie (nee Caplan) Silverstein
1263 Carroll St [between New York and Brooklyn Aves]
Shmulie and Bracha (nee Minsky) Lokshin
In the Shul at Mountain Lodge Estates
Uriel and Shevy Vigler
Marriott Hotel, 410 E. 92nd St New York, NY
Nachman and Chayala Segal (Staten Island, NY)
Daniel and Mimi (nee Goldberg) Eleff
2200 Kerwin Rd Cleveland, OH 44121
Levi and Chani (nee Kaplan) Druk (Baltimore, MD)
Berel and Chaya Wolvovsky (Sillver Spring, MD)
Josh and Debbie Feigelstock (Los Angeles, CA)
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The site of the Aron Kodesh, or Holy Ark of The Great Synagogue of Vilnius dating back to the end of the 16th century, was recently uncovered in the excavations of this historically significant synagogue. Lithuania’s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visited the site Friday to view the synagogue’s excavated fragments and attend as 25 Jewish Lithuanian students of the local Beis Menachem school prayed there.
Is Kollel a valid career move? This Shabbos at the Besht Rabbi Chaim Chazan will deliver a talk on the topic after Mincha.
Standing at the funeral last night my mind was flooded with thoughts. There was just too much to think about, what happened is incomprehensible and it defies logic. In the midst of thousands of people who came to respect the young boy there was a collective sorrow and our hearts were at a proverbial half mast. An innocent child was literally butchered. What a nightmare. There were sobs throughout the ceremony, many coming from people who did not know the boy as the tragedy shook our innermost being and our core. Life is so precious; we know that through being a parent and a sibling, and we know that as we see youngsters grow and celebrate life. There are so many joys throughout life. But then there was this. Our heart as human beings is hurting badly.
In honor of the Chag Hageulah, 12-13 Tammuz, here is a video of the Niggun Beinuni, the Niggun of the Friediker Rebbe, and its background. This clip is an excerpt from JEM’s recently released Niggunim DVD.
An amateur sleuth armed with determination and intuition helped cops crack the murder of Leiby Kletzky by tracking his path to doom. Yaakov German isn’t a cop or a private detective. He’s a property manager and father of 12 with a reputation as a do-gooder.
DURHAM, Ontario — Malls and coffee shops may not be spiritual places, but if you ask Rabbi Shloime Greene and Rabbi Chaim Rubashkin they’re a great place to chat about faith.
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