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Home prices are popping in Brooklyn, with average prices up 7 percent over the last year, new market data show. The average home price in the borough jumped to $569,799 in the first three months of 2011, up from $532,061 during the same period of 2010.

Home Prices Rising Fastest in Crown Heights

New York Post

Home prices are popping in Brooklyn, with average prices up 7 percent over the last year, new market data show. The average home price in the borough jumped to $569,799 in the first three months of 2011, up from $532,061 during the same period of 2010.

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by Sara Trappler-Spielman - Chabad.org

Director Robin Garbose and the cast of “The Heart That Sings” answer audience questions at the movie’s March premiere in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Robin Garbose, the Jewish director who earned headlines for her female-only screenings, is at it again, scheduling showings of her latest film in 11 American cities over the upcoming Passover holiday.

Female-Only Movie Screens in 11 Cities During Passover Holiday

by Sara Trappler-Spielman – Chabad.org

Director Robin Garbose and the cast of “The Heart That Sings” answer audience questions at the movie’s March premiere in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Robin Garbose, the Jewish director who earned headlines for her female-only screenings, is at it again, scheduling showings of her latest film in 11 American cities over the upcoming Passover holiday.

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The Key to Marital Harmony: One Vote Per Couple?

NY Times

Eliyahu and Shainy Federman, who would each like a say in electing the leadership of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council.

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Communal Matters
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Soul Freedom – “Eudaimonic” Vs. “Hedonic” Well-being

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL

“We become aware of the void as we fill it” (Antonio Porchia).

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A skillful fiddler caused a large crowd of pedestrians to clap their hands and lift their feet as he played lively tunes in the center of the town’s square. Unable to hear the music, a deaf passerby stopped to observe the strange spectacle. As he watched the people bounce and swirl, he wondered to himself: “What has gotten into these people, why in the world do they act this strange?”

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Something Jewish
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, was born Friday, April 18, 1902 (11 Nissan 5662) in the Ukrainian town of Nikolayev. In honor of this special day the Avner Institute would like to present a highly influential encounter from April 1981 with Aharon Levy, who worked in the Consulate General of Israel in New York City.

The Rebbe’s Feelings For a Physically Challenged Jew

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, was born Friday, April 18, 1902 (11 Nissan 5662) in the Ukrainian town of Nikolayev. In honor of this special day the Avner Institute would like to present a highly influential encounter from April 1981 with Aharon Levy, who worked in the Consulate General of Israel in New York City.

Something Jewish