In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Chabad Lubavitch Center of the Eastern Shore in Maryland, three ornately lettered Seder Torah scrolls from Israel were presented in a festive atmosphere with singing, dancing and dinner.
8-year-old Leiby Kletzky’s parents released a statement, thanking the public for their support. The statement was first published on the Judaism website Chabad.org.
The heat wave that has melted the tri-state for the past week has broken a record in New York City. Temperatures hit 104 degrees in Central Park by early afternoon, eclipsing the record of 101 for July 22 set in 1957, and falling just 2 degrees shy of the city’s hottest day ever.
A New York home care services agency is offering free trips to the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn for all senior citizen groups. In addition, the company, which provides trained caregivers to patients’ homes, is also offering a 15 percent discount to weekday visitors accompanied by at least one grandparent.
He’s the controversial civil rights campaigner whose colourful past includes accusations of bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism. Now cable news network MSNBC is reportedly handing Reverend Al Sharpton the 6pm primetime slot in a move bound to cause a storm.
A teen charged with Calgary’s first ever hate crime has been sentenced to 18 months of probation and 150 hours of community service.
A demonstration took place on Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2011, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn New York, a neighborhood with a population of over 35,000 ultra Orthodox Jews. The theme of the demonstration was to boycott the Israeli food company Osem, which is known for its ongoing partnership with the Israeli “Jewish National Fund [JNF]”.
Boris Gelman, vice chairman of the Jewish community of Sevastopol, announced that construction of a new synagogue will soon commence in the Ukrainian Black Sea port. Chief Rabbi Binymain Wolf, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in the region, will spearhead the project, which will be located next to the city’s Holocaust memorial.
With the first week just come to a close, Yeshivas Kayitz Hawaii lived up to the great expectations that preceded the Bochurim’s arrival.
Tonight, Thursday, Chof Tammuz, marks the 100th birthday of Reb Meir Itkin. The Itkin Family has initiated the writing of a Sefer Torah in honor of their parents Reb Meir and Sima Chasya A“H Itkin, and their brother Zalmen Itkin A”H, Shliach from Hamilton, Ontario.
So after Mall Of America in Minnesota, the Road Tripping Rabbis are on the road once again. This week we head for Vancouver, finishing whats left of the east-west journey. We pass through some states which most people know about either because they paid too much attention during high school or they collect state quarters.
The family of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, a Brooklyn boy who was abducted and dismembered last week, has set up a new charity website, under the banner of “Coping with Grief by Doing Good.”
Two special Crown Heights organizations will be pooling their talent to raise money by running the ING New York City Marathon this November. Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights and the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn will join together to accomplish more than they can on their own.
Yossi Saacks (Dix Hills, NY) and Nechama Dina Keller (Crown Heights)
935 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Moshe Z. Bolinsky (Crown Heights) and Rebecca Baly (North Hollywood, CA)
Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]
A New Program for the 3 Weeks Focuses on Moshiach as the 3 weeks and the mourning period over the destruction of the Batei Mikdosh begins, the Moshiach Campaign has created a new program that help use this time to also focus on future rebuilding rather than just past destruction.
MONTREAL, Canada — This is an exciting week in the long life of Eli Moscovitz.
The Côte St. Luc resident turned 89 on Monday. And on Saturday morning, Moscovitz becomes a man.
Itzik Nassy (Los Angeles, CA) and Danielle Tabak (Irvine, CA)
L’Chaim tonight, Wednesday at 1401 Carroll Street
[between Kingston and Albany Ave]
