Airport Screeners to Avoid Pat-Downs of Children
CNN
The Transportation Security Administration is changing its policy on how screeners can search children, the agency’s head has said.
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Cheder Chabad of Monsey Boys Graduation
This past Wednesday night, Cheder Chabad of Monsey held its second boys 8th grade graduation! Cheder principal Rabbi Wolowik welcomed the gathered crowd and introduced Ruvi Litzman, a talmid of the 8th grade, to act as MC.
Barber Family Dedicates Sefer Torah
Photos by Nathan Brisk
This past Wednesday, Anash of Crown Heights celebrated the Siyum of a Sefer Torah written by Reb Avrohom Barber. The Torah was written L’Zecher Nishmas his father; Hakodosh R. Eliyahu ben R. Yakov Barber, his Mother M’ Itta bas R. Naftali Isser Halevi, and his brother R. Dov Ber ben R. Eliyahu Barber.
The Mechanchim will sign a Pan Kloli for Gimmel Tammuz at the Kinus HaMechanchim.
Mechanchim to Sign a Pan Kloli for Gimmel Tammuz
The Mechanchim will sign a Pan Kloli for Gimmel Tammuz at the Kinus HaMechanchim.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a unique photo of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe Joseph Isaac Schneerson, circa 1938, with special thanks to Rabbi Dan Levin.
New Tool to Better Predict Bullying, Violence in Children
Daily India
Scientists have developed a new tool that could improve treatment and prevention of aggressive behavior by children and adolescents in schools and in the community.
Friendship House Gets a New ‘Recovery Rabbi’
West Bloomfield Patch
Rabbi Yarden Blumstein
If Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, outgoing director of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, had known how difficult his job was going to be, he would not have taken it. Now, he is grateful that he did not pass up the opportunity. Rabbi Yarden Blumstein has taken Pinson’s place.
5 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Berl and Chava Matusof
1402 Carrol St [Between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Yehuda and Miri Shaffer
711 Montgomery St [Between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Eli and Dinie Perman
674 Lefferts Ave [Between Albany and Troy Ave]
Shaya and Shaina Gopin
444 Crown St [Between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Yossi and Nechama Dina Katz
713 Montgomery St [Between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Rubashkin and supporters outside the Sioux Falls federal courthouse.
Yet again, the plight of Agriprocessors boss Shalom Rubashkin has been the subject of more media attention, as his attorneys argued an appeal before a panel of judges in Missouri last week. The ruling was however delayed.
Sholom Rubashkin’s Universal Narrative
Rubashkin and supporters outside the Sioux Falls federal courthouse.
Yet again, the plight of Agriprocessors boss Shalom Rubashkin has been the subject of more media attention, as his attorneys argued an appeal before a panel of judges in Missouri last week. The ruling was however delayed.
NY Daily News
Guns are blazing in Southern Brooklyn, NYPD statistics show. The traditionally less-violent Brooklyn South patrol borough - comprised of 13 police precincts - is the only command in the city to report a spike in shootings so far this year. There were 103 shootings in Brooklyn South - especially in neighborhoods such as East Flatbush, Crown Heights and Coney Island - up from 82 at this time last year.
Shootings in Brooklyn Spike for the Year
NY Daily News
Guns are blazing in Southern Brooklyn, NYPD statistics show. The traditionally less-violent Brooklyn South patrol borough – comprised of 13 police precincts – is the only command in the city to report a spike in shootings so far this year. There were 103 shootings in Brooklyn South – especially in neighborhoods such as East Flatbush, Crown Heights and Coney Island – up from 82 at this time last year.
Beis Medrash Chovevei Torah Appoints New Menahel
Beis Medrash Chovevei Torah has announced the appointment of Rabbi Mendel Blau to the position of Menahel of the Yeshiva for the coming year. Rabbi Blau, a maggid shiur with many years of experience and success in chinuch, is known for his good rapport with bochurim, innovative educational ideas and vast knowledge.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax Fl.
Izzy sat faithfully at his wife Norma’s side, every day for several months, as she slipped in and out of a coma.
One day as Norma came to; she looked at Izzy with tear-filled eyes. "Izzy, my Izzy,” she said, “You have been with me and stood by me during my toughest times:
When I lost my job, you were there.
When my first hairdressing business failed, you stood by me.
When I got hit by that car, you were with me.
When we lost our dear Jonathan, you were there for me.
When my health started to fail, you stayed by me.”
For Heaven’s Sake – The Tell Tale Signs of Destructive “Machlokes”
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax Fl.
Izzy sat faithfully at his wife Norma’s side, every day for several months, as she slipped in and out of a coma.
One day as Norma came to; she looked at Izzy with tear-filled eyes. “Izzy, my Izzy,” she said, “You have been with me and stood by me during my toughest times:
When I lost my job, you were there.
When my first hairdressing business failed, you stood by me.
When I got hit by that car, you were with me.
When we lost our dear Jonathan, you were there for me.
When my health started to fail, you stayed by me.”
Keeping (Jewish) Wimby Fans Happy
Jerusalem Post
Photo: Last year’s event.
The new roof above Centre Court was not the only thing to debut at Wimbledon three years ago. The Chabad tennis barbeque at Wimbledon first opened for business in 2008, and like the roof it is slowly finding its place at SW19.
Grand Siyum Celebration at Rabbi ‘O’s
Photos By Israel Taichman
What a way to finish the year at the yeshiva! Bochurim at YNS NJ celebrated the end of a very successful year with many Siyumim. Rabbi Orimland, Rosh HaYeshiva, was beaming with joy and welcomed many parents and even siblings who came in special for this momentous event.
Dr. Jerry M. Lob & Rabbi Rosenblum to Address the Kinus
All educators want not only to teach students a particular subject but to reach and communicate with them; to mechanchim and mechanchos reaching students is not just a professional need it is an imperative. They are charged with not only teaching Torah but forging the next link in the chain from Har Sinai.
Shabbos at the Besht – Are Miracles Overrated?
This Shabbos afternoon at the Besht Center Rabbi Naftali Silberg will lead a talk on the surprising truth about miracles.
Ancient Midrashic Tale Comes to Life
One of the most ancient tales from the Torah has been illuminated in the newest style of CGI animation to form a three-dimensional world where characters and cities exist in an animated platform on the computer. It’s the combination of old text with modern animation that’s turning heads.
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