Legislators Hold Press Conference Protesting Priority 7 Voucher Elimination

Over a half dozen legislators, including Council Members David G. Greenfield, Lew Fidler, Stephen Levin, Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams and Mark Weprin and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, joined Jewish community leaders from across the five boroughs to denounce the elimination of the Administration for Children’s Services’ Priority 7 Voucher Program and to call for its immediate restoration. Joining the group were representatives of Council Member Sara Gonzalez, State Senator Kevin Parker and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

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Within Harms Way; A Chaplain’s Tale

by Avi Lesches

Afghanistan is a country torn by war; yet it’s a vast land filled with natural beauty that has been untouched by modern development. In a mountainous area of Afghanistan, an area that is fraught with danger on every corner, it’s also a strong hold for the insurgency and Taliban. It’s on these rocky and dangerous hills that we find a lonely Jewish captain who is also an Intel officer and is serving with his unit in protecting the local roads that are crucial to the supply route for the US armed forces stationed in Afghanistan.

This story takes place during the holiday of Pesach; and in honor of the holiday Chaplain Colonel Rabbi Ira Kronenberg was stationed in Bagram Airbase to conduct and host Jewish activities, during the intermediate days Rabbi Kronenberg gets a request to go visit a Jewish soldier serving in the mountainous region, he gladly agrees.

Jimmy Kimmel Sued over YouTube Clip of Hasidic Man

NY Post

He may be funny, but talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel is no mensch.

Kimmel swiped a YouTube video of a ranting Hasidic man and spliced it into a skit to poke fun at hoops superstar LeBron James without permission, according to a suit filed yesterday in Brooklyn Supreme Court.

Chanukah Celebration Bathes Mumbai’s Gateway to India in Light

by Joshua Runyan, Chabad.org

Under tight security, the Gateway to India celebration allowed local Jewish residents to dance the night away. (Photo credit: Chabad.org)

Mumbai, India’s Jewish community celebrated Chanukah with increased vigor, continuing a tradition begun by the slain directors of the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch center by lighting a towering menorah at the Gateway to India monument.

Chabad Center of Kendall & Pinecrest 15th Anniversary

On Monday, December 6, Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest celebrated “Fifteen Years of Commitment” in the community, with a beautiful dinner at the Dadeland Marriott paying tribute to Danny & Staci Berry, Michael & Grant Miller, from Community Newspapers & Joe & Aida Roisman. The dinner highlighted the various types of outreach of Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest and its far reaching impact on the community. People from all segments of the community participated in the elegant celebration including local politicians.

Chnuakah in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Thursday evening, the 2nd night of Chanukah (Dec. 2nd), a crowd of over 100 people gathered on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, for the annual Bais Menachem Menorah lighting. The atmosphere was made very festive by a live musical performance of the Bais Menachem Band.