Chabad of Hawaii’s Strong Presence at Israel Day
Chabad of Hawaii maintained a number of booths providing kosher food and Tefillin at the Israel Day Festival.
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Just a Reminder: Be Careful!
NY Post
Jonathan Lynn says he broke his arm freeing himself from a moving train’s door.
He tried to catch the train, but the train caught him — and nearly took him on his last ride ever.
New Engagement!
Shalom Horowitz (Crown Heights) and Sara Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL)
L’Chaim Tonight Monday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
New Engagement!
Yochonon (Yogi) Goldman (Crown Heights) and Rozi Varon (Atlanta, GA)
L’Chaim Tonight, Monday at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Estee Majerczyk (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Yisroel and Sarah Swimmer (Five Towns)
Legendary Israeli Photo Collection Arrives in New York
By Shturem
Rabbi Menachem Wolff (inset) transferred his photo collection to Lubavitch Archives in New York, where it will joins hundreds of thousands of other digital photos.
The director of Kehot Publications in Israel, Rabbi Menachem “Meni” Wolff, transferred his legendary archive of photos to Lubavitch Archives in Brooklyn, New York. The collection which includes pictures of the Rebbe, Chassidim in 770, Chabad institutions across the globe and Shluchims peulos, has now joined hundreds of thousands of pictures in the largest Chabad-Lubavitch digital photo collection, established more than eleven years ago.
Wall Street Journal
Workers in the New York metropolitan region get paid $1.14 for every $1 the average American worker earns, according to data released by the U.S. Labor Department. That’s makes Greater New York the second-best paid part of the country, trailing only the Bay Area in California (where workers get $1.20).
New Yorkers Get Paid More Than (Almost) Everyone
Wall Street Journal
Workers in the New York metropolitan region get paid $1.14 for every $1 the average American worker earns, according to data released by the U.S. Labor Department. That’s makes Greater New York the second-best paid part of the country, trailing only the Bay Area in California (where workers get $1.20).
Shomo Veingrad visits Yeshiva Torah Ohr
Former NFL player Shlomo Veingrad visited Yeshiva Torah Ohr in North Miami Beach, FL for a farbrengen last Thursday. Veingrad told of his journey from life swallowed in the superficiality of the world.
Headley’s Timely Arrest Saved Many Lives
Times of India
A courtroom sketch of David Headly on trial for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.
The trial of Tahawwur Rana being played out in Chicago court is remarkable not for the defendant’s indictment for aiding and abetting terrorism, but for illuminating to the world, via David Coleman Headley, the star witness, the shadowy underworld where terrorism, military and spy agencies converge.
New Engagement!
Dovid Spencer (Corning, NY) and Ilana Rauch (Austin, TX)
New Yorkers’ E-Zpass to Get 34% Toll Hike in NJ
NY Post
Here’s another reason to steer clear of New Jersey. Out-of-state E-ZPass users will be stripped of an off-peak discount in the Garden State starting July 1—which essentially amounts to a 34 percent toll hike.
This photo used by the Daily News is obviously intended to portray Sholom Rubashkin as mocking the justice system.
From the Daily News Washington Bureau, by Alison Gendar, titled “Kosher king Sholom Rubashkin asking influential politicians to help lower 27-year jail sentence:”
Daily News Writes Not-So-Friendly Editorial on Sholom Rubashkin’s Attempts at Reducing His Sentence
This photo used by the Daily News is obviously intended to portray Sholom Rubashkin as mocking the justice system.
From the Daily News Washington Bureau, by Alison Gendar, titled “Kosher king Sholom Rubashkin asking influential politicians to help lower 27-year jail sentence:”
Rabbi Stepping Down From Top Private School Accreditation Post
After a two-year post as president of the National Council for Private School Accreditation, Rabbi Nochem Kaplan is stepping down to make room for the new incoming president, current vice president Dr. Larry Blackmer. The transition will take place on June 21.
The Atlantic Wire
Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, the Netherlands' chief rabbi and Amersfoot Chabad-Lubavitch emissary.
Players: Dutch Parliament's Party for Animals leader Marianne Thieme; Dutch Chief Rabbi and Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Binyomin Jacobs.
The Shchita Ban: The Inside Story
The Atlantic Wire
Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, the Netherlands’ chief rabbi and Amersfoot Chabad-Lubavitch emissary.
Players: Dutch Parliament’s Party for Animals leader Marianne Thieme; Dutch Chief Rabbi and Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Binyomin Jacobs.
Yitchok Shuchat Arrested, Faces Extradition to U.S.
Jerusalem Post
A Suspect who allegedly beat 2 African Americans in Brooklyn in 2008 and then escaped to Israel was arrested and now faces Extradition to the U.S.
Photos: ESU Animal Control
After doing their tree cutting service the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit changed into their animal control uniforms to capture yet another raccoon on President Street.
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