Picture of the Day: Oholei Torah Zal Group Photo
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Bochurim in Oholei Torahs Zal got together for their annual group photo in front of 770. Photos by Shmuli Tuvel.
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Friendship Circle Volunteers Appreciated
Marking a year of special friendship, the Bochurim who volunteered for the Friendship Circle over the last year were appreciated by their organizers with a barbeque and gifts.
“I Go To The Ohel” – A New Book for Children
A new book telling a simple yet moving account of a child’s experience at the Ohel was recently released by Hachai Publishing. This new book is the first of its kinds and is joining a line of meaningful books aimed at children to enhance their awareness of the significance of such visits.
The Long Road Back From Boxing Oblivion
The Wall Street Journal
Orthodox Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita prays next to the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem’s Old City, on Dec. 9, just days after losing a WBA lightweight title bout to Great Britain’s Amir Khan in Newcastle, England.
Seventy-six seconds. That’s how long it lasted. On Dec. 5, 2009, Dmitriy Salita, a Brooklyn native, faced Amir Khan, the WBA light welterweight champion, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.
Bochurim of Mesivta Menachem Complete Misechta
Once again, as in the past couple of years, the talmidim of Mesivta Menachem of Buffalo have completed an entire Misechta. A few years back, after much careful thought and debate, The Hanhala decided to make a change to the Gemorah L’girsa seder. Instead of learning a later perek of the regular “Yeshivah Misechta”, the bochurim would learn a different Misechta altogether.
Baby Girl!
Shmuly and Devorah Leah (nee Goodman) Davidoff (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Menachem Yitzchok and Esther Ruth Laskar (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Zalmi Orimland (Tzfas / Redondo Beach) and Nechama Shubov (Toronto)
L’Chaim Tonight Tuesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Running in the annual Golani Brigades run across Israel, Crown Heights Bochur Shalom Lakein, who is a 'lone soldier', explains what the run is about and why he choose to volunteer in the Israeli Defense Force.
Video: Lone Soldier from Crown Heights in Golani
Running in the annual Golani Brigades run across Israel, Crown Heights Bochur Shalom Lakein, who is a ‘lone soldier’, explains what the run is about and why he choose to volunteer in the Israeli Defense Force.
Someone will get $18,000 richer tonight at the Hatzalah Raffle Drawing, taking place tonight at Lubavitcher Yeshiva at 8:00pm. At the event there will be a light buffet and door prizes for all. Come and show your support for the Hatzalah volunteers.
TONIGHT: Hatzalah Event and Raffle Drawing!
Someone will get $18,000 richer tonight at the Hatzalah Raffle Drawing, taking place tonight at Lubavitcher Yeshiva at 8:00pm. At the event there will be a light buffet and door prizes for all. Come and show your support for the Hatzalah volunteers.
Rabbi Borenstein’s Class’ Year End BBQ
In what has become an annual tradition for Rabbi Borenstein’s eighth grade class, they all got together in the backyard of his Balfore Place home for a Siyum and a barbeque.
How Can We Get Our Kids to Want to Daven?
Trying to make Tefilla interesting and inspiring to children is a challenge all mosdos chinuch face, most often leading to frustration. A chinuch day opens with Tefilla because it is essential that a child learns that that Tefilla is the way a Jewish day begins.
NY Post
'The king of Kings' now has his eye on all five boroughs.
Marty Markowitz is “strongly considering” a run for mayor in 2013, sources close to the Brooklyn borough president told The Post.
Brooklyn Boro President Eyes Run for Mayor
NY Post
‘The king of Kings’ now has his eye on all five boroughs.
Marty Markowitz is “strongly considering” a run for mayor in 2013, sources close to the Brooklyn borough president told The Post.
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Raising a Child Will Cost an Average of $226,920
Bloomberg
A middle-income family could spend an average of $226,920 to raise a child born in 2010 to the age of 18, the US Department of Agriculture reported yesterday.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he will introduce new legislation that will crack down on drivers caught using a portable electronic device including Blackberrys, iPhones, iPads, laptop computers, gaming devices and any other portable device, or talking on a cell phone without a hands free device, while driving.
NY Gov Introduces Unprecedented Penalties on Those Caught Driving While Using Portable Electronics
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he will introduce new legislation that will crack down on drivers caught using a portable electronic device including Blackberrys, iPhones, iPads, laptop computers, gaming devices and any other portable device, or talking on a cell phone without a hands free device, while driving.
A Candid Interview with Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky
Intermountain Jewish News
Writing a thumbnail biography on Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky is no small challenge, at least if one follows the rabbi’s own guidelines. By his own definition, the rabbi is not a leader, though he is the primary figure responsible for running the remarkably extensive Chabad-Lubavitch international network of slichim, or emissaries.
by Bennett L. Gershman and Joel Cohen - Huffington Post
At 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, June 15th, in the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, an appeal will be argued before three judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in one of the most bitterly contested and controversial criminal trials in many years.
When a Judge Stumbles, Do “Appearances” Matter?
by Bennett L. Gershman and Joel Cohen – Huffington Post
At 1:30 p.m. this Wednesday, June 15th, in the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, an appeal will be argued before three judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in one of the most bitterly contested and controversial criminal trials in many years.
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