Hundreds of Students Prepare for Worldwide Travels
Photos by Bentzi Sasson
This past Tuesday, four hundred bochurim about to head out on Merkos Shlichus packed into the Jewish Children’s Museum for a “Yom Iyun,” a day of inspiration and learning.
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A public service workshop from The Center for Jewish Family Life/Project YES on the topic of keeping our children safe from predators.
Video: Speak to Your Kids About Personal Safety
A public service workshop from The Center for Jewish Family Life/Project YES on the topic of keeping our children safe from predators.
Roving Rabbis: Spooked from Spokane
Sometimes G‑d taps you on the shoulder and smiles, and the only thing you can do is smile back.
Yesterday was our first day in Kenosha, WI. Just after we landed, Mendy (both of us are named Mendy) felt his cell phone vibrate. It was an unfamiliar number from Washington State. Now, we had gone roving in Washington together (read about that here), but that was two summers ago.
Suspect Went to Work After Gruesomely Killing Leibby
NY Post
Levi Aron (Inset), who reportedly has a history of mental illness, was arrested in connection with the investigation and led police to the mutilated body.
The dismembered body of a missing 9-year-old Hasidic boy was found at two locations in Brooklyn this morning and police arrested a suspect in the slaying.
Cheder Chabad Receives Chase Contest Checks
Monsey Chabad Blog
Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman, Dean of Cheder Chabad of Monsey, receiving two checks totaling $65,000 from Mrs. Marilyn Wasserman of JPMorgan Chase Bank, as the Cheder’s prize money from their participation in the two rounds of the recent “Chase Community Giving” competition.
YG Farbrenges for Yud Beis Tammuz
A chassidisheh farbrengan took place Wednesday night in Yeshivah Gedolah Melbourne, in honer of Yud Beis Tammuz, with Rabbi Yossi Paltial who is in Melbourne for the week to farbreng and give Shuirim to Anash.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law that strengthens the enforcement against drivers who use handheld electronic devices for activities such as texting while a vehicle is in motion. The legislation makes this action a primary traffic offense, giving law enforcement the power to stop drivers solely for engaging in this activity.
Governor Cuomo Signs Texting-Driving Bill into Law
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law that strengthens the enforcement against drivers who use handheld electronic devices for activities such as texting while a vehicle is in motion. The legislation makes this action a primary traffic offense, giving law enforcement the power to stop drivers solely for engaging in this activity.
It is with immense pain we inform you of the terrible and tragic news of the murder of 9-year-old Leiby Kletzky. The circumstances surrounding his death, too horrific to describe, caps a three day search operation which concluded with the police arresting a number of suspects believed to be involved in the murder of young Leiby.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Leiby Kletzky OBM
It is with immense pain we inform you of the terrible and tragic news of the murder of 9-year-old Leiby Kletzky. The circumstances surrounding his death, too horrific to describe, caps a three day search operation which concluded with the police arresting a number of suspects believed to be involved in the murder of young Leiby.
Philadelphia Inquirer
The “Rolling Rabbis” meet with reporters on the roof of Magee Rehab, in center city Philadelphia.
Three bearded bicyclists - one forced to ride in a car because of a popped bike tire - arrived at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday afternoon to a cheering crowd of Magee workers and the Friendship Circle volunteers.
‘Rolling Rabbis’ Arrive in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
The “Rolling Rabbis” meet with reporters on the roof of Magee Rehab, in center city Philadelphia.
Three bearded bicyclists – one forced to ride in a car because of a popped bike tire – arrived at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital on Thursday afternoon to a cheering crowd of Magee workers and the Friendship Circle volunteers.
Baby Girl!
Yehoshua and Chaya (nee Karnowsky) Einbinder (London, England)
Personal Touch Characterizes Poway Jewish Center’s Quarter Century
Chabad of Poway is celebrating 25 years of operation in Southern California.
Shiel Gayler went to services 25 years ago at what was then the newest synagogue in the young rural outpost of Poway, Calif. He became hooked on the congregation, and wanted to go back to the Chabad-Lubavitch center every Sabbath.
CBS
The search for Leibby Kletzky continued Tuesday night more than a day after the 9-year-old boy from Borough Park went missing. Two new surveillance videos are being seen as possible leads in the disappearance.
Missing 9-Year-Old May Have Gotten into Man’s Car
CBS
The search for Leibby Kletzky continued Tuesday night more than a day after the 9-year-old boy from Borough Park went missing. Two new surveillance videos are being seen as possible leads in the disappearance.
Crown Heights Lawyer Behind States’ Anti-Sharia Laws
Forward
Under Scrutiny: Muslim devotees gather for prayer at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md. A study by David Yerushalmi found that 81% of American mosques had literature sanctioning violence.
A legislative wave is surging through the nation’s heartland: In Tennessee, Louisiana and Arizona, lawmakers have passed statutes prohibiting courts from relying on any foreign law, legal code or system that is contrary to state or federal public policy in reaching their decisions. Similar statutes are being considered in 20 other states.
Educators Announce New Anti-Bullying Program
Educators discuss the project at the Friendship Circle conference last week.
A new anti-bullying program titled Defeat The Label (DTL) was announced at the annual Friendship Circle conference last week in West Bloomfield, MI.
How Does a Teacher Engage Her Entire Class?
Mechanchos participating in last years conference. Illustration Photo.
Rabbi Jacobson, an educational consultant from Los Angeles, will introduce and train participants in using what is arguably the single most powerful instructional strategy. Participants are first exposed to the concept from both the theoretical framework of educational psychology as well as from their own experience. The different categories and uses of Active Participation are learned and practiced.
Haaretz
Security cameras caught the firebombing on video, which has been provided to police.
Six firebombs were thrown at a Habad synagogue in Moscow on Tuesday in what is suspected to be a retaliation for the sentencing of a murderous Neo-Nazi gang to life in prison.
Chabad Shul in Moscow Firebombed
Haaretz
Security cameras caught the firebombing on video, which has been provided to police.
Six firebombs were thrown at a Habad synagogue in Moscow on Tuesday in what is suspected to be a retaliation for the sentencing of a murderous Neo-Nazi gang to life in prison.
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