On Monday, the Darchai Menachem boys of levels of 3, 4, and 5 took full advantage of the first truly beautiful day of spring with a bike trip to Central Park. The trip was awarded to the students who reached an average score of 100 via the Yeshiva-wide point system that monitors each child’s behavioral and academic progress on a weekly basis.
Beginning now, 1:00pm, a truck is unloading many skids with fresh Apples, Grapefruits, Onions and Potatos which is being distributed for free for all those who want. The produce is being distributed on East New York Avenue between Kingston and Brooklyn. There is no need to be on any lists, just come and take.
Nearly 1,000 religious books have been rescued from the heavily damaged Chabad House in Christchurch, New Zealand.
As hundreds of thousands of Jews around the world are preparing for Pesach and Yud Alef Nissan by watching a historic Farbrengen with the Rebbe, the Rebbe’s own note prior to the telecast has surfaced.
In honor of Pesach, Merkaz Anash published their second booklet in a series of inspirational booklets; this time entitled “Reaching In”. The booklet concerns itself with one of the most controversial topics in our times – “Dealing with Our Challenged Youth.”
Chana and Izzy Blugrind (Los Angeles, CA)
Hershel Goldstein (Monsey, NY) and Chaya Kozak (Borough Park, NY)
Sholom Ber and Elie (nee Hoffman) Estrin (Raleigh, NC)
Yossi and Tzivi Kivman (Mansfield, MA)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has the highest approval rating among his peers around the nation, with New Jersey’s Chris Christie coming second, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Ron Hirsch appeared to be an “innocent old soul,” said one man who saw him arrested by Cleveland Heights Police and the FBI.
From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day’s passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]
EDMONDS — In Judaism, a child’s third birthday signifies the beginning of a new chapter in life. For boys, this milestone often comes with the first haircut.
Some City Council members fear the city could become less safe this year, now that Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration is postponing this month’s hiring of hundreds of New York City Police Department recruits until July.
Over 200 massive bags of great quality donated clothing is currently being sorted and folded at the Mr. Clean dry cleaners in preparation for a mega distribution, available for anyone that wants. The distribution will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Mimulo Flower Shop on Albany Avenue starting at 8:00am and will conclude when all the items are gone.
The children filed out of yellow school buses and descended the stairs to the basement of a Jewish community center in Queens, where they put on plastic aprons and paper chef hats in preparation for a lesson on how to make matzo.
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