Mazal Tov Moscowitz! – It’s A Girl!
Yosef and Sara (nee Goldberg) Moscowitz (Shluchim to Chicago, IL)
KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Tonight, Thursday, there will be a special Rally at the Ohel for children. Buses leave from 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:30pm.
Tonight: Rally at the Ohel
Tonight, Thursday, there will be a special Rally at the Ohel for children. Buses leave from 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:30pm.
But Department of Finance clerk Karen Frazier wasn't only scamming the city — she was scamming her customers, too, prosecutors charged yesterday as the unhappy-looking alleged ticket-tamperer was hauled into court in cuffs.
Frazier would promise her customers she'd “take care of” their problem, but typically left them saddled with nonpayment penalties on top of their original, still-unpaid tickets — in worse shape than before they had met her, prosecutors said.
Stupid tix-fix Tricks
For more than a year, a city data-entry clerk allegedly gave some two dozen drivers what seemed like a great deal on their overdue parking tickets — promising that for half the value of what they owed, she’d make it all go away.
But Department of Finance clerk Karen Frazier wasn’t only scamming the city — she was scamming her customers, too, prosecutors charged yesterday as the unhappy-looking alleged ticket-tamperer was hauled into court in cuffs.
Frazier would promise her customers she’d “take care of” their problem, but typically left them saddled with nonpayment penalties on top of their original, still-unpaid tickets — in worse shape than before they had met her, prosecutors said.
Siyum Harambam in Morristown
MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — On Monday, the 12th of Iyar, a grand Siyum Harambam took place in the Berger Auditorium in the RCA, Tomchei Temimim of Morristown New Jersey. The event was organized by the students of Tomchei, with the assistance of the members of Hanhala.
Around 200 supporters came together at the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to show support for Sholom M. Rubashkin, whose hearing on sentencing is taking place over the next two days. After a day of testimony the group stopped and Davend Mincha in the Courthouse parking lot.
Picture of the Day – Mincha in the Courthouse Parking Lot
Around 200 supporters came together at the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to show support for Sholom M. Rubashkin, whose hearing on sentencing is taking place over the next two days. After a day of testimony the group stopped and Davend Mincha in the Courthouse parking lot.
Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, Rabbi Dr. Lord Jonathan Sacks, has issued a glowing review of the Pirkei Avot with Commentary, recently release by Kehot Publication Society, the Chabad-Lubavitch publishing house.
Chief Rabbi Endorses Kehot Pikei Avot
Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, Rabbi Dr. Lord Jonathan Sacks, has issued a glowing review of the Pirkei Avot with Commentary, recently release by Kehot Publication Society, the Chabad-Lubavitch publishing house.
[The Avner Institute] — Lag B’Omer is a special day, marking the passing of famed Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Jews all over the world celebrate with music and bonfires, and thousands flock to his gravesite in Meron. In years Lag B’Omer fell on Sunday, a special parade would be held in front of Chabad headquarters, 770 Eastern Parkway, where thousands of children would gather and hear a special talk delivered to them by the Rebbe.
Video – Vintage Lag B’Omer Footage of the Rebbe
[The Avner Institute] — Lag B’Omer is a special day, marking the passing of famed Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Jews all over the world celebrate with music and bonfires, and thousands flock to his gravesite in Meron. In years Lag B’Omer fell on Sunday, a special parade would be held in front of Chabad headquarters, 770 Eastern Parkway, where thousands of children would gather and hear a special talk delivered to them by the Rebbe.
Five torahs and other religious items worth as much as $250,000 were swiped from a Brooklyn synagogue, community leaders said Wednesday.
The brazen theft was discovered this morning at Congregation Yirah Haschem in Borough Park.
Five Sefer Torahs, Worth $250K Stolen from Boro Park Shul
Five torahs and other religious items worth as much as $250,000 were swiped from a Brooklyn synagogue, community leaders said Wednesday.
The brazen theft was discovered this morning at Congregation Yirah Haschem in Borough Park.
In support of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, group of Shluchim started a campaign to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin by Thursday evening. As of Wednesday morning, the campaign has been successful in getting 2,256 pledges from many Jews.
The campaign's goal is to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin, before Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin sentencing. Arguments are scheduled to begin today.
Don Tefillin for Sholom Mordechai
In support of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, group of Shluchim started a campaign to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin by Thursday evening. As of Wednesday morning, the campaign has been successful in getting 2,256 pledges from many Jews.
The campaign’s goal is to get 10,000 people to don Tefillin, before Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin sentencing. Arguments are scheduled to begin today.
Evening of Entertainment for CH Residents
A group of Crown Heights residents gathered last night for a special evening of entertainment in a local home.
The Merkos Shlichus office has announced that registration for Merkos Shlichus for Summer 5770 has recently opened. Each summer and holiday season, Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, dispatches hundreds of rabbinical students to small Jewish communities around the globe.
Summer Merkos Shlichus 5770 Registration NOW OPEN!
The Merkos Shlichus office has announced that registration for Merkos Shlichus for Summer 5770 has recently opened. Each summer and holiday season, Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, dispatches hundreds of rabbinical students to small Jewish communities around the globe.
Artist drawing of Sholom Rubashkin taking the witness stand during his financial-fraud trial in federal court in Sioux Falls, S.D. November 5, 2009. By Mark Marturello for the Des Moines Register.
A fierce debate over Sholom Rubashkin's prison sentence begins in federal court today with arguments over the former slaughterhouse manager's role in a bank fraud scandal, his past, and a chorus of supporters who say the possible life sentence would be too harsh.
Stage Set for Arguments over Rubashkin Sentence
A fierce debate over Sholom Rubashkin’s prison sentence begins in federal court today with arguments over the former slaughterhouse manager’s role in a bank fraud scandal, his past, and a chorus of supporters who say the possible life sentence would be too harsh.
Florida Anash Siyum HaRambam
Yeshiva Gedolah Lubavitch of Miami hosted a Siyum HaRambam dinner and Farbrengen this past Sunday. Many local residents and nearby Shluchim attended, as well as Bochurim from the Coral Springs Mesivta.
The conflicting accusations are buried in sentencing memos filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers in Rubashkin's financial fraud case.
Former Postville Mayor Tried to Extort Money From Rubashkin
A former Postville mayor may have accepted cash payments from former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin while in office, or tried to extort money from the one-time eastern Iowa slaughterhouse chief, according to documents filed in federal court.
The conflicting accusations are buried in sentencing memos filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers in Rubashkin’s financial fraud case.
