Halacha and the Parasha: Chol Hamoed Pesach
Halacha and the Parasha: Chol Hamoed Pesach
Halacha and the Parasha: Chol Hamoed Pesach
Halacha and the Parasha: Chol Hamoed Pesach
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Move the Dodgers Back to Brooklyn!
by Tom Van Riper – Forbes Magazine
How fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers are wearing throwback uniforms for today’s home matinee against the Atlanta Braves. Throwbacks that include a “B” on the blue cap instead of the “LA” that all but the crankiest old Brooklyn fans have grow accustomed to.
Dutch Princess Visits Chabad Center
Princess Laurentien van Oranje-Nassue of the Netherlands.
Scores of European dignitaries, including Princess Laurentien van Oranje-Nassue of the Netherlands visited the European Jewish Community Center in Brussels to memorialize the accomplishments of Stanley Crossick, a British native who co-founded the European Policy Centre.
Hundreds Students and Family Gather at UF Chabad House for Seder
Alan G. Weinstein and his son, Peter, 5, sing together during a traditional public Passover Seder at the Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center in Gainesville, Fla. Photo: Erica Brough
As one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays, the eight holy days of Passover are a time when all Jews, regardless of affiliation, religious background or level of observance, can commemorate the ancient Israelites, who were freed from slavery in Egypt after 400 years, while reflecting on themes of freedom, redemption and creation, singing songs, reciting prayers and eating symbolic foods.
The Young Nazi Who Grew up to Become a Jew
BBC
A Hitler Youth Rally
As a young boy, growing up amid the nationalist frenzy of Nazi Germany, Theo Haser idolised Hitler. When the fuehrer came to his hometown of Munich to visit, Theo and his father were at the front of the crowd reaching out to touch his hand.
Colel Chabad Hosts Mass Bar Mitzvah for 110 Boys
Jerusalem’s Western Wall plaza erupted in celebration last week as 110 boys from needy families were called to the Torah as part of a mass Bar Mitzvah ceremony coordinated by Colel Chabad.
Brooklyn Public Library Offers ‘Amnesty’ Until End of the Month
Courier Life
If you’ve been living in fear of the library’s repo men, now’s your chance to make right with Mr. Bookman.
Mayor Bloomberg Says Ticket-Fixing ‘Almost Impossible’ These Days
DNA Info
BROOKLYN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that alleged police ticket-fixing would be “almost impossible” today thanks to a new electronic monitoring system.
Own an iPhone? You’re Being Followed
CNN
Apple devices appear to be tracking their owners’ locations and storing data about people’s whereabouts without their knowledge, according to a report posted Wednesday on a site called iPhone Tracker.
Chabad Holds Worldwide Sedorim
Ynet
The Chabad Movement held its traditional Passover Seder meals in its centers worldwide, but this year all eyes were on Japan and New Zealand, which suffered devastating earthquake damage.
A Lorry Load of Davening for Trucker ‘Mozza’
The Jewish Chronicle
Moshe Rothstein: “People look at it as a down-and-out job, but the people I work with are respectable”
Wearing a beard is not rare in the trucking industry, except when it is accompanied by a kippah and tzitzit. But Salford based Moshe Rothstein, known as Mozza to his trucker colleagues, says he had nothing less than a friendly welcome to the trade since getting behind the wheel last June.
by Sara Trappler Spielman - The Jewish Week
Talk about a niche movie market. Robin Garbose, a former Hollywood director who runs a performing arts conservatory in Los Angeles for Orthodox girls, targets the “women-only” demographic. And most of those women are frum.
Frum Girls Acting Out
by Sara Trappler Spielman – The Jewish Week
Talk about a niche movie market. Robin Garbose, a former Hollywood director who runs a performing arts conservatory in Los Angeles for Orthodox girls, targets the “women-only” demographic. And most of those women are frum.
Strange Ads Have Readers Puzzled
Readers may have noticed some strange looking ads resembling an incomplete puzzle posted on our site over the last few days. We fielded more than a few calls complaining about the perceived error. Rest assured, there is no technical difficulty here.
Baby Girl!
Yoni and Chanie (nee Bialestock) Rappaport (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Berel and Ita (nee Lipszyc) Raices (Toronto, Canada)
Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa Reveals He Has Cancer
NY Daily News
Radio talk show host, anti-crime activist, and dear friend of the Crown Heights Jewish community Curtis Sliwa.
Radio host, Guardian Angels founder and Gotti family nemesis Curtis Sliwa was once the victim of a drive-by shooting. Now he hopes to have drive-through prostate cancer surgery.
Student Defends Chabad on Campus from Alcohol Accusations
A columnist for The Jewish Week recently attacked Chabad on Campus as being “nothing more than an outlet for binge drinking.” University of Michigan Student Ben Kaminsky took it upon himself to set the record straight.
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