Mayor Bloomberg’s budget proposal, which was released today, still includes a plan to increase parking meter rates across the city, a plan which the City Council scuttled once in January. The transportation budget also includes an increase in revenue from an expansion of the city’s red light camera program.
Zevi New (Crown Heights) and Musia Fradkin (S. Diego, CA)
CTeen – the Chabad Teen Network – is gearing up for its regional year-end celebrations in the Northeast, Southeast, West Coast and Montreal.
Yankel Lipsker (Crown Heights) and Mushky Junik (Crown Heights)
Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]
Zalmy Medalie (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Chaya Chein (Crown Heights)
1376 President St, between Kingston and Brooklyn
Chevra Ahavas Yisroel is pleased to announce that Rabbi Dr. Laibl Wolf will be back to lead a longer version of his workshop Stillness, Awareness and Wisdom. His previous visit last month to CAY and The Besht shul were met with rave reviews by men and women alike.
The Yud-Gimmel Iyar dinner celebrating 13 years of Yeshivas Tzeirei HaShluchim’s dedication to Shlichus will feature Vaad HaShluchim representative Rabbi Shmuel Lew, and participation of the other members via live webcast.
Boro Parkers sounded off (in yiddish) on camera on the killing of Usama Bin Laden.
If you are sneezing and itching your eyes this spring allergy season, you are not alone. 2011 is shaping up to be the worst year for allergy sufferers on record.
Yitzchok and Sara Capland (Los Angeles, CA)
Mordche Ber and Devorah Leah (nee Lazaroff) Loksen (Crown Heights)
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Dr. Yaakov Hanoka of Brookline MA, at the age of 75.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Rita Herman-Hanoka, and children Rabbi Chaim Hanoka (Pasadena, CA), Gitty Bronstein (Brooklyn, NY), Rabbi Yitzchok Hanoka (Brooklyn, NY, Miriam Friedman (Birmingham, AL), and Chani Pinson (Pasadena, CA).
A massive show of Jewish unity and pride will be displayed as the South Florida Jewish community will join celebrations taking place throughout the globe with its own grandiose “Lag B’omer Unity Parade & Fair” at the beautiful newly renovated Gulfstream Park.
Two Muslim religious leaders say they were asked to leave a commercial airliner in Memphis on Friday and were told it was because the pilot refused to fly with them aboard.
Newly elected NSW Premier The Hon Barry O’ Farrell MP hosted a morning tea in State Parliament to meet the heads of major religions in NSW.
For the 5th year, Bochurim from the 8th grade of Oholei Torah who participated in the Hachana for Yud Alef Nissan program and completed their Pesach mission. The prize was a grand day hike trip to Prospect Park.
Tune into this weeks installment of TorahCafé.com’s series, Chassidus and Coffee, featuring Rabbi Ruvi New of Chabad of East Boca, Florida. The class will be broadcasted on Sunday morning 10am.
