New Engagement!
Yaakov Chayim Greenfield (Wembly, UK) and Adina Solomon (Morristown, NJ)
How the NYPD Ticket-Fix Scam Started Unraveling
Internal Affairs cops got a big break in their exploding ticket-fixing probe when they caught a Bronx sergeant shamelessly trying to make a traffic violation disappear for an honorary NYPD deputy commissioner, The Post has learned.
Sneezing? Itchy Eyes? High Pollen in NYC
Attention, allergy sufferers: we know you’re coughing, mercilessly sneezing and desperately want to claw your itchy eyes out of your head.
City Files Lawsuit Over Tax-Free Internet Cigarette Sales
New York City has filed a federal lawsuit accusing 32 people of evading millions of dollars in taxes by buying heaps of cigarettes over the Internet, and then reselling them on the black market.
New data show the state’s decade-long decline in major crimes slowed last year as rapes, robberies and assaults increased in New York City, burglaries rose elsewhere and murders statewide were up 10 percent to 861.
Decade Long Drop in NYC Crime Slowing Down
New data show the state’s decade-long decline in major crimes slowed last year as rapes, robberies and assaults increased in New York City, burglaries rose elsewhere and murders statewide were up 10 percent to 861.
A notice on the bulletin board in the old commercial center of Ramat Aviv suggests holding a Passover seder in the local Habad center. Another recommends an “unprecedented” overall ritual Passover cleansing, including the bathroom, kitchen utensils and electric appliances.
Group Formed to Battle Orthodox ‘Invasion’ of Secular Neighborhoods
A notice on the bulletin board in the old commercial center of Ramat Aviv suggests holding a Passover seder in the local Habad center. Another recommends an “unprecedented” overall ritual Passover cleansing, including the bathroom, kitchen utensils and electric appliances.
7 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Hersh Meilech and Chassi Rivkin
548 Montgomery St [between New York and Brooklyn Ave]
Yosef and Sima (nee Ostrov) Mendlowitz
719 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Shlomo and Dvora Lawrence
Chovevei, 885 Eastern Pkwy, upstairs [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Mordy and Chana Werde
1539 Union St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Mendy and Chaya Musia Baruch
1147 Lincoln Pl, 2nd floor [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Berl and Nechama (nee Goldstein) Zwiebel
1601 Carroll St [between Schenectady and Utica Ave]
Zalman and Chanie Kravitz
1515 Cardiff Ave (Los Angeles, CA)
Governor Cuomo Welcomes Montreal-NY Travelers
ALBANY, NY [CHI] — Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a proclamation citing Albany’s Maimonides School for serving Northway travelers year round with a minyan, the “Passover Stopover” and the upcoming “87 Northway Traveler’s Torah” for the Albany, Saratoga, Lake George and Adirondack regions.
Guma Hosts Florida Shluchim
In honor of Yud Aleph Nissan, the Rebbe’s birthday, philanthropist Guma Aguiar held a cocktail reception in his Ft. Lauderdale home for his home-state’s Shluchim. Mr. Aguiar announced his project of the Chabad Visitor Center to be constructed at the Kotel, and showed videos about the project in his home.
KJ Got the Numbers, Not the Image of the Poorest
The poorest place in the United States is not a dusty Texas border town, a hollow in Appalachia, a remote Indian reservation or a blighted urban neighborhood. It has no slums or homeless people. No one who lives there is shabbily dressed or has to go hungry. Crime is virtually nonexistent.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Miriam bas Chaim Shimon Seewald OBM of New Jersey.
She is survived by her children Zvi Seewald (Crown Heights), Chaim Seewald (Nevada), Sara Verchow (New Jersey).
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Miriam Seewald OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Miriam bas Chaim Shimon Seewald OBM of New Jersey.
She is survived by her children Zvi Seewald (Crown Heights), Chaim Seewald (Nevada), Sara Verchow (New Jersey).
Halacha and the Parasha: Chol Hamoed Pesach
Halacha and the Parasha: Chol Hamoed Pesach
Halacha and the Parasha: Chol Hamoed Pesach
Move the Dodgers Back to Brooklyn!
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
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
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
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.
