Kapores in Meah Shearim, in Jerusalem.
Photos: Kapores in Meah Shearim
Kapores in Meah Shearim, in Jerusalem.
Kapores in Meah Shearim, in Jerusalem.
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by Ronelle Grier - Chabad.org
Rabbi Dovid and Sonia Weitman attend a volunteer-appreciation dinner benefiting Ten Yad, a soup kitchen they founded in S. Paolo, Brazil, in 1992.
As Jewish households fill their tables with all manner of delicacies during the most festive month of the Hebrew calendar, organizations the world over are striving to make sure that those who might otherwise have gone to bed hungry have what to celebrate.
Brazilian Jewish Org’s Army of Volunteers Fight Hunger
by Ronelle Grier – Chabad.org
Rabbi Dovid and Sonia Weitman attend a volunteer-appreciation dinner benefiting Ten Yad, a soup kitchen they founded in S. Paolo, Brazil, in 1992.
As Jewish households fill their tables with all manner of delicacies during the most festive month of the Hebrew calendar, organizations the world over are striving to make sure that those who might otherwise have gone to bed hungry have what to celebrate.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Today
Alternate Side Parking regulations are suspended Citywide today, Friday, September 17 for restoring areas after Thursday’s rainstorm. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Photos: Trees Down All Across Brooklyn
A blitz storm tore through New York City in the last hour, causing carnage on the highways and roads, knocking down trees and causing damage to lots of cars.
An ASPCA agent sits at the corner of Eastern Parkway and Albany.
News of the city health department shutting down one Kapores location in Boro Park last night, came along with an agent for the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) seen hanging around Crown Heights and checking out the locations where Kapores in done.
ASPCA Seen Around the Neighborhood Kappores Locations
An ASPCA agent sits at the corner of Eastern Parkway and Albany.
News of the city health department shutting down one Kapores location in Boro Park last night, came along with an agent for the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) seen hanging around Crown Heights and checking out the locations where Kapores in done.
Man – Dead in his Car – Slapped with Parking Ticket
NY Daily News
A Queens man was slapped with a parking ticket as he lay dead in the driver’s seat of his car, cops and family said Wednesday.
Canadian Press
WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans living in poverty jumped to 14.3 per cent in 2009, with the ranks of working-age poor reaching the highest since at least 1965.
Americans in Poverty Rises to 46 Million
Canadian Press
WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans living in poverty jumped to 14.3 per cent in 2009, with the ranks of working-age poor reaching the highest since at least 1965.
by Jessica Naiman - Chabad.org
A volunteer with the Chabad-Lubavitch run Aleph Institute leads a Torah class for Jewish prisoners at the Dade Correctional Institution in Florida City, Fla.
As Jews throughout the world head to synagogue this weekend to spend the holiest day of their calendar immersed in prayer and fasting, the often overlooked population of Jewish prisoners will likewise participate in services of their own.
As Yom Kippur Nears, Volunteers Turn to Needs of Jewish Prisoners
by Jessica Naiman – Chabad.org
A volunteer with the Chabad-Lubavitch run Aleph Institute leads a Torah class for Jewish prisoners at the Dade Correctional Institution in Florida City, Fla.
As Jews throughout the world head to synagogue this weekend to spend the holiest day of their calendar immersed in prayer and fasting, the often overlooked population of Jewish prisoners will likewise participate in services of their own.
Jewish Exponent
Hatzolah of Philadelphia members
(from left) Roman Kourinnoi, Mark Khavinson, Alec Braverstein and Rabbi Shloime Isaacson
(from left) Roman Kourinnoi, Mark Khavinson, Alec Braverstein and Rabbi Shloime Isaacson
PHILADELPHIA, PA — On a recent summer day, Rabbi Shloime Isaacson received an urgent call: A 98-year-woman was having difficulty breathing.
Emergency Responders Answer to Higher Calling
Jewish Exponent
Hatzolah of Philadelphia members
(from left) Roman Kourinnoi, Mark Khavinson, Alec Braverstein and Rabbi Shloime Isaacson
(from left) Roman Kourinnoi, Mark Khavinson, Alec Braverstein and Rabbi Shloime Isaacson
PHILADELPHIA, PA — On a recent summer day, Rabbi Shloime Isaacson received an urgent call: A 98-year-woman was having difficulty breathing.
The Australian
The brother of murdered Australian Yankel Rosenbaum has expressed no surprise that his killer is lying in a coma after being stabbed in the head with an ice pick.
Norman Rosenbaum reacts to the Nelson Stabbing
The Australian
The brother of murdered Australian Yankel Rosenbaum has expressed no surprise that his killer is lying in a coma after being stabbed in the head with an ice pick.
Mid-West Shluchim Gather in Milwaukee, WI
With Shabbos Parshas Ki Seitzei on the horizon, dozens of Shluchim from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin gathered at Lubavitch House in Milwaukee, WI for the Midwest Kinnus HaShluchim Ha’ezori 5770. Upon arrival, one was met with a sense of warmth — a warm drink and refreshments, a hot Erev Shabbos mikvah, incredibly hospitable accommodations, a whole-hearted embrace from fellow Shluchim, and a cheerful smile from the host Shliach, Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin.
NY Post
A homeowner in Brooklyn shot and seriously wounded a would-be burglar early this morning, police said.
Intruder Shot and Seriously Wounded During Robbery
NY Post
A homeowner in Brooklyn shot and seriously wounded a would-be burglar early this morning, police said.
Photo Gallery: Kapores!
Many people performed the tradition of Kapores today, taking advantage of the special pricing. Most perform Kapores on the night before Yom Kippur.
New Engagement!
Levi Altein (Crown Heights) and Chaya Ledaew (Crown Heights)
ABC News recently Featured Matisyahu on their Beliefs program, where he spoke about Religion, Chabad and what inspires his music.
Video: Matisyahu ‘Judaism’s Hip Hop Reggae Artist’
ABC News recently Featured Matisyahu on their Beliefs program, where he spoke about Religion, Chabad and what inspires his music.
Vaad Arranges Places for Hundreds of Bochurim!
Hundreds of guests – Bochurim – coming to Crown Heights from around the world for the month of Tishrei were set up with accommodations they could have only dreamed of in the past. This year Yeshivos joined with the Vaad Talmidai Hatmimim, and arranged proper accommodations around the neighborhood for the Bochurim, as well as a meaningful curriculum for their time here.
by Kendall Kleinberg - NYUnews
Rabbi Dov Yonah Korn, direction of Chabad Serving NYU talking to students on last years Jews Cruise.
NEW YORK — The Chabad House Serving NYU, a Jewish organization on campus, is expanding. The group recently purchased two floors at 52 E. Fourth Street.
Chabad Serving NYU Adds Two more Floors
by Kendall Kleinberg – NYUnews
Rabbi Dov Yonah Korn, direction of Chabad Serving NYU talking to students on last years Jews Cruise.
NEW YORK — The Chabad House Serving NYU, a Jewish organization on campus, is expanding. The group recently purchased two floors at 52 E. Fourth Street.
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