This will be the century of disasters. In the same way that the 20th century was the century of world wars, genocide, and grinding ideological conflict, the 21st will be the century of natural disasters and technological crises and unholy combinations of the two.
Schneur Zalman Borenstein (Crown Heights) and Mushkie Bronstein (Andover, MA)
Kids, join the fun! Send a photo or design of an original poster you will be holding at The Great Lag B’Omer Parade, or a poster promoting The Great Parade. Viewers the world over will vote on their favorites.
One out of every ten Americans is addicted to something, and chances are that every person reading this article knows someone first hand who is struggling with some form of addiction: substance, alcohol, internet, or otherwise.
The FDA put out a warning for parents who’s babies are teething. Benzocaine, the numbing medication normally used in over-the-counter products like Anbesol and Baby Orajel, has been linked to a rare condition called methemoglobinemia. That’s when the blood does not move oxygen through the body. In the very worst cases it can be deadly.
Montreal Yeshiva Zal welcomed seven new Talmidim HaShluchim last week.
Sunday, May 11th, Educational Institute Oholei Torah celebrated its 56th Annual Dinner event in their Gutnick Ballroom in the Eastern Parkway Campus.
A refreshing change is coming to this year’s Mens Chinuch Conference, which will be taking place in the Dolce of Norwalk – a beautiful hotel and conference resort.
What’s as big as a beach ball, as heavy as three bowling balls, could feed a multitude and harkens back to biblical times?
Ari Goldburd (Flatbush,NY) and Leash Sufrin (Toronto, Ontario)
A select group of 23 directors of Chabad preschools from around the country spent three inspiring days at the beginning of May with Stanford University’s Bing Nursery School master educators at a conference organized by CECE, the Chabad Early Childhood Education network, a project of the Shluchim Office.
“Brooklyn” was the 34th most popular name nationwide for baby girls in 2010, and in Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota, it was the SIXTH most common. Brooklyn, according to ParentsConnect, comes from the Dutch word “Breukelen,” and probably means “broken land,” which means it’s sort of an odd baby name. Its popularity, at least according to a Utah mayor, can be attributed to 9/11.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A comment to a drunken man walking on Lefferts with an open beer in his hand, prompted him to fly into a rage and attack a Jewish storekeeper.
Four-year-old Yoily Englander OBM was killed by a truck as he rode a tricycle in Brooklyn. The driver apparently could not see a boy whose head barely reached the bumper.
Ten severely wounded IDF soldiers arrived today in New York for a 10 day vacation around the US, accompanied by Chabad Terror Victims Project, and hosted by Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side under the auspices of Rabbi Uriel and Shevy Vigler.
Time is not on the side of Big Apple residents calling 911 to report crimes. Police response times have increased every year since 2007 — and it now takes an average of 8.4 minutes for officers to respond to reports of crimes in progress, city stats show.
Yesterday, Sunday, the Mayor of Jerusalem visited the Ohel, where he was greeted by a delegation from Chabad. At a reception following his time in the Ohel, the Mayor spoke about his appreciation for Chabad and mentioned his special connection.
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