Mr. Leo Weissman, a long-time resident of Crown Heights, has passed away.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mr. Leo Weissman OBM
Mr. Leo Weissman, a long-time resident of Crown Heights, has passed away.
Mr. Leo Weissman, a long-time resident of Crown Heights, has passed away.
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‘Trailblazing’ Chaplain Leaves his Mark on Canadian Armed Forces
by Haskell Nussbaum – Jewish Tribune
Outgoing Canadian Armed Forces chaplain Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn shakes hands with former chaplain Gen. Stan Johnstone.
OTTAWA – A rabbi, a minister and an imam walk into a barracks… The Canadian Armed Forces had hundreds of Christian chaplains, the Maltese Cross in its symbol, and “Onward Christian Soldiers” as the official March Past, but in 2007, after Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn became the first rabbi to serve as a chaplain since World War II, things began to change.
WPLG
N. MIAMI BEACH, FL — With badges, Blackberries, uniforms and yamulkes, at any given night a group of beefed-up crime-watchers called the Shmira Patrol has a handful of volunteers cruising the streets in North Miami Beach.
Neighborhood Crime Watch Goes To Extremes
WPLG
N. MIAMI BEACH, FL — With badges, Blackberries, uniforms and yamulkes, at any given night a group of beefed-up crime-watchers called the Shmira Patrol has a handful of volunteers cruising the streets in North Miami Beach.
While the Chabad Shliach in Tuscon, AZ, was mum about the shooting in his home town, more recently Rabbi Yossie Shemtov had a lot to say about the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt:
Rabbi Shemtov Upbeat about Egypt’s Future
While the Chabad Shliach in Tuscon, AZ, was mum about the shooting in his home town, more recently Rabbi Yossie Shemtov had a lot to say about the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt:
The Globe and Mail
Arieh Perecowicz received six tickets for a total of $1,400 from the Bureau du taxi, a municipal agency whose inspectors ordered the cabbie to remove the items. ‘In 43 years, no one has said they were offended or opened the door to take another taxi,’ he says.
A Montreal cabbie learned on Thursday that his taxi isn't a vehicle for freedom of expression and religion. Arieh Perecowicz lost his court challenge against Montreal taxi authorities who fined him for filling his cab with an assortment of personal and religious objects.
Cabbie Fined for Decorating Cab with Personal, Religious Items
The Globe and Mail
Arieh Perecowicz received six tickets for a total of $1,400 from the Bureau du taxi, a municipal agency whose inspectors ordered the cabbie to remove the items. ‘In 43 years, no one has said they were offended or opened the door to take another taxi,’ he says.
A Montreal cabbie learned on Thursday that his taxi isn’t a vehicle for freedom of expression and religion. Arieh Perecowicz lost his court challenge against Montreal taxi authorities who fined him for filling his cab with an assortment of personal and religious objects.
Baltimore Sun
As supporters and protesters chanted outside, Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, members of a Park Heights citizens patrol, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to beating a black teenager last fall as he walked through their neighborhood.
Baltimore Community Rallies Behind its Shomrim Volunteers
Baltimore Sun
As supporters and protesters chanted outside, Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, members of a Park Heights citizens patrol, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to beating a black teenager last fall as he walked through their neighborhood.
77th Precinct Probed for Manipulating Crime Statistics
NY Daily News
The 77th Precinct in Brooklyn covers Crown Heights and Prospect Heights.
A Brooklyn police precinct is under scrutiny after cops told investigators their bosses manipulated crime statistics, sources said. The 77th Precinct, covering Crown Heights and Prospect Heights, first raised a red flag with unusually high numbers of unfounded cases – where cops respond to a report of crime and determine none was committed, sources said.
Trading Cards Put End to Children’s Blessing Confusion
by Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org
Children at the Chabad-Lubavitch day school in Monsey, N.Y., play with a new line of trading cards that teach them about the intricate world of Jewish blessings.
A new set of trading cards is helping Jewish children keep their foodstuffs straight, teaching them about the world of blessings made before eating.
Mikvah Chaya Mushka Canberra Inaugurated
AUSTRALIA — Under the guidance of Rabbi Aharon Serebryanski and in the presence of communal leaders and diplomats, the US Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Jeffery Bleich, officially opened Mikvah Chaya Mushka Canberra on Tuesday 15th Febrary 2011, corresponding to 11 Adar 1 5771 in the Hebrew calendar.
Record Number of Student at Shabbat Dinners
Illustration Photo
Shabbat 1,000 pulls in record numbers of students for multi themed Shabbat dinners across the UK at Chabad on Campus.
Expert Warns of Climate Change at Chabad of CBD
MELBOURNE — Rabbi Chaim Herzog the Shliach of Chabad of Melbourne CBD organized a very successful business men & women’s luncheon on a very relevant topic in today’s time and world the topic was, “Taking Action On Climate Change.”
Revitalizing the Jewish Kids Radio paid off in a way we never expected! Over 1000 families have tuned in to our broadcasts, and so far 632 children called in answers to questions that were aired on the show. The show gives Jewish children an hour of kosher entertainment for the long Motzai Shabbosim, and the chance to win exciting prizes!
Thousands Have Tuned In – 632 Called in!
Revitalizing the Jewish Kids Radio paid off in a way we never expected! Over 1000 families have tuned in to our broadcasts, and so far 632 children called in answers to questions that were aired on the show. The show gives Jewish children an hour of kosher entertainment for the long Motzai Shabbosim, and the chance to win exciting prizes!
Fox 4
Jewish residents in Bonita Springs have mixed opinions when it comes to the ouster of Egypt's president.
Jewish Concerns Over Egypt’s Future at Torah Dedication
Fox 4
Jewish residents in Bonita Springs have mixed opinions when it comes to the ouster of Egypt’s president.
Chasidic funny man Mendy Pellin released a new comedy clip, first in a long time, in which he pulls a parody of Ted Williams the homeless man with the silver voice who was 'discovered'.
Video: The Next Homeless Man with a Silver Voice!
Chasidic funny man Mendy Pellin released a new comedy clip, first in a long time, in which he pulls a parody of Ted Williams the homeless man with the silver voice who was ‘discovered’.
Twin Girls!
Moshie and Rena (nee Gammel) Weisz (Crown Heights)
by Yosef Bergovoy
Ripple effects do exist. We don’t usually realize it, but we affect our own life and the lives of the people we encounter on a daily basis. There are many small things that we do or see, and they make a difference in our lives. Sometimes those things are in our control, and at other times they are not. Most of the time we cannot see the results, since it takes so long for the results to be yielded, but seldom are there times that do we see an outcome.
Op-Ed: Far Reaching Ripple Effects
by Yosef Bergovoy
Ripple effects do exist. We don’t usually realize it, but we affect our own life and the lives of the people we encounter on a daily basis. There are many small things that we do or see, and they make a difference in our lives. Sometimes those things are in our control, and at other times they are not. Most of the time we cannot see the results, since it takes so long for the results to be yielded, but seldom are there times that do we see an outcome.
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