Leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch ultra-Orthodox movement have brokered an agreement with the Israel Defense Forces to draft male members for full military service. The agreement is to be signed soon, both sides report. The move marks the first time an entire Orthodox Hasidic movement will commit itself to sending its members to the Israeli military.
The New York lawsuit against Pakistan’s powerful intelligence agency could have “disastrous” consequences and fuel instability in a nation vital to America’s fight against al-Qaeda terrorists, an attorney argues.
The shadow of the Rupert Murdoch hacking scandal has crossed the pond to the New York Post.
Chabad representatives in communities around the world launched a worldwide Talmud study program in memory of Leiby Kletzky.
When Chasidic reggae singer Matisyahu played Jerusalem last month, he welcomed on stage a surprising guest – rapper Shyne, an ex-con and one-time protégé of hip-hop superstar P. Diddy.
Continuing season two of Torah in Ten, we are pleased to present the fourth class by Rabbi Chaim Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Kol Menachem on this week’s topic, “The Rebbe on Human Greatness”.
A video that was produced for the Orthodox Jewish community about “stranger danger” — BEFORE the kidnapping and murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky — is getting fresh buzz on YouTube.
The city issued a call for “secret shoppers” who’d be willing to report overcharges and other violations at supermarkets via Twitter.
Elizabeth Ben Abraham saw soldiers everywhere in Israel, toting machine guns in buses, malls, restaurants. Only at a barbecue on an army base did the California State University of Northridge student notice how young they are.
The manufacturer of Tylenol announced new, lower dosing instructions for the painkiller on Thursday in an effort to reduce accidental overdose from acetaminophen, the product’s active ingredient.
It’s the end of the month, which means it’s time for the NYPD to get cracking on filling those ticket quotas which have been lying around all month.
Ariel and Zoey Sasson.
1609 President St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Shmuli and Chani Judkin
454 Montgomery St, 2nd Floor [between New York and Nostrand Ave]
Didy and Devorah (nee Cohen) Waks
1206 Carroll St [between New York and Nostrand Ave]
A rabbi and rabbinical student walk into a Walmart.
No, this isn’t a joke.
Man is regarded as one who is constantly moving. He must perpetually move from one level to another. If he will not go steadily upwards he will, indeed, decline steadily. For it is impossible to remain on one level. (The Ga’on of Vilna)
Mendel and Gitty (nee Pape) Meyers (Buffalo, NY)
This Shabbos at the Besht Rabbi Zalman Abraham will lead a talk on the protective power of the Mezuzah.
That might be one of the chants heard at the upcoming San Francisco Marathon, when Rabbi Peretz Mochkin swaps his black coat — but not his tallit and tzitzit — for running gear and attempts to conquer the 13.1-mile half-marathon course.
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