Morristown Shul Buys First Sefer Torah After 30 Years!

Rabbi Moshe Herson (BL), Dean Rabbinical College of America, Rabbi Moshe Klein (BR), Ezra Solomon (TL), President, Congregation Levi Yitzchok, Rabbi Zalmen Wilschanski (TR), Rabbi, Congregation Levi Yitzchok.

MORRISTOWN [CHI] — Many will be surprised to learn that after thirty years in existence, the community Shul of Morristown, Bais Hamikdash, Bais Haknesset, Congregation Levi Yitzchok, is still without its own Sefer Torah.

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Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Sarah Shemtov OBM

With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sarah Shemtov, 74, a longtime resident of Crown Heights.

She is survived by her children; Rabbi Yossi Shemtov, Shliach in Tucson, AZ, Mrs. Feige Duchman (Crown Heights), Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov (Crown Heights), Mrs. Bassie Treitel (Montreal), and Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Shliach in Detroit, MI.

The Levaya will take place today, Tuesday and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chaples at 12:00pm and passing by 770 at around 12:45pm

Massive Tape Collection Donated to JEM

A magnificent audio collection, which will enable new access to dozens of Farbrengens, Sichos and Yechidusen of the Rebbe was recently donated to The Living Archive Preservation Project. The recordings, made by Rabbi Yossi Goldstein and his son Aaron, span the years 1951 through 1977.

All 3 Vaad Members to Throw First Pitches of Playoffs

CROWN HEIGHTS — In an interesting show of Achdus all three Vaad Hakohol Members will be on hand for the opening game of the Crown Heights Softball Leagues Playoffs, and will all be throwing the ceremonial first pitch side by side to start the game.

Picture of the Day – New Mikva in CH?!

Is this Crown Heightses new Mikva? Well, actually it is not. While working on repairing a water main in front of Beis Binyomin on Montgomery Street, something went wrong and the hole the workers dug to reach the subterranean pipe filled with water.

Roving Rabbis Spread Jewish Awareness

Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Rabbis Zalmon Popack (left) and Shimon Sabol visited with members of the city’s Jewish community last week.

Washington — The Moscow-Pullman area had a special visit by two young roving rabbis last month.

‘Fine’ Day for Biking

NY Post

The NYPD has declared war on reckless bicyclists, slapping cyclists with summonses for everything from riding on the sidewalk to near-misses with pedestrians to disobeying traffic signals and other rules of the road.

EXCLUSIVE: OT Restructures Principals, Hires 3 More

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Major changes are afoot for the upcoming school year at Oholei Torah’s elementary school. CrownHeights.info has learned that neighborhoods largest school made structural changes to its educational administration by hiring three new principals.

Chabad may take Commision to Court for Discrimination

Republican American

LITCHFIELD, CT — A federal judge recently struck down a motion to dismiss claims of religious discrimination by the Historic District Commission — among the latest developments in a busy summer of depositions and motions in a legal battle between the borough’s historic preservationists and a local Orthodox Jewish congregation.

Shliach is Running for Survivors

New Haven Registar

Rabbi Adam Haston is training to run the New York City marathon to raise money for needy Jewish survivors of Nazi persecution. (Brad Horrigan/Register)

ORANGE, CT — While most New York City marathon runners strive to wear the lightest gear they can, Rabbi Adam Haston will tackle the run wearing a traditional wool garment, long black pants, a yarmulke and baseball cap.