14-Year-Old Shot Dead on Troy Avenue
NY Daily News
A 14-year-old Brooklyn boy was shot to death just blocks from his home, police said Thursday.
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First Jewish Preschool in Australian Capital
Jewish children work on an art project at the Canberra Hebrew school run by Chabad-Lubavitch of the Australian Capital Territory.
Just three months after inaugurating the Australian capital’s first Jewish ritual bath, Canberra’s local Jewish community is celebrating a new milestone: the purchase of a disused childcare center to house the city’s first Jewish preschool.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended for Thursday
Because of a Catholic holiday, alternate-side street-cleaning regulations will be suspended in New York City on Thursday June 2 2011. Other regulations will remain in effect. Parking meters will be in effect.
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Tzvi and Pearl (nee Schneider) Rimler (Crown Heights)
“I Identified Chabad Houses as Bombing Targets”
The Hindu
Mumbai attack co-accused David Coleman Headley on Wednesday testified that he had conducted a surveillance of the German Bakery in Pune and identified Chabad Houses in Delhi, Pushkar and Pune as potential bombing targets.
NY Daily News
Nearly three years after 5-year-old, Jacob Neuman A”H died trying to escape from a stalled housing project elevator, whistleblowing city inspectors say they’re being told to fake reports and take safety shortcuts.
NYC Elevator Inspectors Pressured to Fake Reports
NY Daily News
Nearly three years after 5-year-old, Jacob Neuman A”H died trying to escape from a stalled housing project elevator, whistleblowing city inspectors say they’re being told to fake reports and take safety shortcuts.
Photos: OTEG Parade Volunteers Appreciated
Bochurim from Oholei Torahs eighth grade were rewarded today for all their help during the Lag B’omer Parade. During their lunch hour they all went down to the Jewish Children’s Museum for a pizza and fries lunch.
Mesivta Menachem of Buffalo continues to think ‘outside the box;’ the talmidim recently concluded an extra-curricular course about Practical Finance. Mr Eliyohu Wallen, MBA, BA, BChE, member of the local Anash, business consultant/accountant, provided a two month series of workshops on practical mathematics, budgeting and finances.
Practical Finance Class in a Mesivta?
Mesivta Menachem of Buffalo continues to think ‘outside the box;’ the talmidim recently concluded an extra-curricular course about Practical Finance. Mr Eliyohu Wallen, MBA, BA, BChE, member of the local Anash, business consultant/accountant, provided a two month series of workshops on practical mathematics, budgeting and finances.
NYC Going After Vehicle Registrations for “Deadbeats Who Refuse to Pay Their Parking Tickets”
NY Daily News
When “deadbeats refuse to pay their parking tickets, towing and booting aren’t enough,” city officials say. Now they’re going after vehicle registrations.
Tornado Watch: NYC, Philly, Boston Included in Alert
A system of strong storms is headed straight for the northeastern United States, prompting a National Weather Service alert for a tornado watch for a wide area until 8 p.m. Eastern Time tonight.
U.S. Prisons Face Soaring Demand for Kosher Food
Jewish inmates get a chance to study Torah with the Aleph Institute’s ‘Yeshiva in Prison’ program.
Can one celebrate freedom behind bars? Ask the hundreds of kosher consuming prisoners who partook in seders this past Passover holiday.
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Avi and Bluma (nee Caytak) Michaan (Crown Heights)
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Mendel and Estee (nee Behrman) Popack (Crown Heights)
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Shlomo and Rochi Levitansky (Sumy, Ukraine)
Hot Weather Safety Tips
Yeshiva World News
Higher temperatures have the possibility of making outdoor activities and non air-conditioned facilities dangerous and uncomfortable. Be mindful of the threats that heat poses, such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Children, the elderly and pets are most at risk.
Arutz Sheva
Days before the holiday of Shavuot, the head of the Yad L'achim organization, Rabbi Sholom Dov Lipschitz, called for more action in promoting Jewish identity among tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren in Israel.
Yad L’achim: Kids in Israel’s Secular Schools Don’t Even Know Shema
Arutz Sheva
Days before the holiday of Shavuot, the head of the Yad L’achim organization, Rabbi Sholom Dov Lipschitz, called for more action in promoting Jewish identity among tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren in Israel.
Chinuch Office Announces Presenters at Upcoming Conference
With this year’s Chinuch conferences getting closer the Chinuch Office announced a number of the major presenters which will be giving lectures on a host of topics pertaining to education and related subjects.
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