Tzipporah Juarez, a Tunisian expat living in New York, is nervously following the news coming from Tunis. Desperate to know what is going on as it happens, she depends on Twitter, itself considered a catalyst in ending the 23 year career of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s autocratic rule.
Yehuda Piamenta, father of Yossi and Avi Piamenta, the known musicians, passed away today in Israel at the age of 84.
Zalmy and Shaina (nee Witkes) Greenfeld (Worcester, Mass)
Chassidim are one family. Most of us are aware of this quote from HaYom Yom, but this Monday, the pisgam came to life as over 75 Tzerei HaShluchim joined in the 3rd annual Kinus HaChadorim, in the Chabad Center of Newtown PA.
We are pleased to present our thirty-third online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller.
Shimon and Chani (nee Avtzon) Raskin (Crown Heights)
Royi Flescher (Melbourne, Australia) and Tamara (Tami) Bell (Toronto, Canada)
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — In the second snow related accident in less than 7 hours, a minivan full with children on their way to school skidded on ice and collided with a double parked van, and a parked car. B”H there was no injuries.
Crown Heights Vaad Hakohol Chairman Zaki Tamir said businessman Sam Chanin “is the Executive Director of the Vaad Hakohol over the next 6 months.”
CHERNIGOV — Each Shabbat, after services, the attendees sit down for a ‘farbrengen’ or Chassidic gathering, where, along with some good kosher food, they sing, tell stories, and are inspired to keep their Jewish identity and pride burning strong.
ISRAEL — Initiator of new bill says legislation would financially help large families, curtail offenses. ‘Girls who do not want to study or work are a burden to the household,’ says Rabbi Asher Idan.
This past Sunday, the PTA of Cheder Chabad Boys sponsored a Science Day which turned the boys into mini scientists as they conducted hands on activities and learned about the seven minim at seven different stations – one for each min!
As Tunisian forces battled to maintain order amidst days of deadly protests against ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, representatives of the country’s ancient Jewish community reported that, as the violence was primarily political in nature, there did not appear to be any actions targeted against ethnic minorities.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Tuesday, January 18, 2011. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is pessimistic that Albany will come through with enough money to allow the city to avoid layoffs, wants Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to give his administration more power to decide which workers should keep or lose their jobs.
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