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.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Just an hour into winters 4th snowfall and accumulations on the ground are over an inch, providing treacherous driving conditions. A police car crossing an intersection on Utica Avenue was struck, and both officers were injured.
The Evan family of Massachusetts, whose mother has leukemia and is desperately searching for a bone marrow match, thanks the Chabad community for coming out in force to be tested on Motzei Shabbos.
Yaakov Tzvi and Yuti (nee Rosenfeld) Kantor (Lugano, Switzerland)
Yitzy and Malka (nee Silberberg) Bluming (Crown Heights)
Mendy and Rivkie Block (Plano, Texas)
Dedicated to bringing their customers the most interesting and exotic fruits, Mr. Greens once again sought out a wide variety for their customers to choose from, and with which to make a Shehecheyanu on.
Crown Heights’ new Rabbi Yosef Braun addressed the crowd at his ‘Installation Ceremony’ Sunday night in 770 Eastern Parkway. CrownHeights.info presents his speech in full.
Sholom Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ) and Shaina Rabiski (Toronto, Ontario)
Mendel Bennish (Oak Park, MI) and Shani Thaler (Crown Heights)
Israel — The youngest of three Israeli yeshiva students accused or convicted of smuggling drugs into Japan has been released from prison.
On Yud Shevat popular British newspaper, the Times featured a piece on Chabad: Dedicated to global outreach, the Hassidic Lubavich movement is a visible — if not always welcome — presence in cities around the world
Cheder at the Ohel is a completely parent run school. The hanahlo, the program director, the liaison to Tzivos Hashem and the base commander, the director of correspondence and advertising are all Cheder parents. Those involved in researching curriculum, recruiting teachers and new families are all Cheder parents.
This video snippet was played at the Tzivos Hashem Yud Shevat rally with over 5,000 children in attendance.
