A week after announcing fees for carry-on bags, Spirit Airlines is taking heat for installing seats that don’t recline on its newest planes.
KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
If you are unable to join in person, don’t forget to purchase your tickets online at kscvk.org.
Fill out the survey HERE.
Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the United States Secret Service today unveiled the new design for the $100 note. Complete with advanced technology to combat counterfeiting, the new design for the $100 note retains the traditional look of U.S. currency.
The mayor of the Tamar Regional Council in southern Israel received one of the Jewish tradition’s most-precious honors on the occasion of his 50th birthday: He got to help write a Torah scroll. But when the ceremony started, Dov Litvinoff had no idea it was even his birthday.
Legislation dubbed the “Truth in Caller ID Act” passed the U.S. House of Representatives on last week. The bill aims to prevent misrepresentation of the called-from number on voice calls through any channel.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski (R), brother and Marta, daughter of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski receive condolences from members of the Jewish community in Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, April 18, 2010.
Tuesday, April 20, on the corner of Kingston Ave and Crown St. out of respect to Kingston Bakery and House of Glatt National Grid did not want to stop the gas lines leading to their buildings during the day (as part of the upgrading of the gas lines along Kingston Ave.) in order not to cause them any monetary loss.
Yeshivah Centre members in Melbourne have called for more democracy in the 52-year-old organisation after accusations the facility’s dayan, Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Telsner, censored their newsletter.
The Pesach edition of the publication included three articles discussing the value of removing or retaining the controversial “Yechi” sign on the wall of the main shul. But by the end of Pesach, the two pieces calling for a vote on its presence had been deleted from electronic and paper copies.
Crown Heights photographer Bentzion Elisha from Elisha Art has won the grand prize in a photography learning competition in NYC sponsored by Canon Inc. and B&H Photo.
As an Icelandic volcano continued to spew super-heated rock, ash, and fine particulates from deep below the Earth to tens of thousands of feet into the air, Jewish centers across Europe welcomed stranded passengers in need of a meal and a bed.
In honor of the 8th Yohrtziet of Harav Hatomim Dovid Bryn z”l, Shliach of the Rebbe in North Dade, FL; phase I of a documentary about his life was released. Yohrtzeit Services will take place Tuesday, April 20th, 7:30am & 7:00pm at the Dovid Bryn Library followed by a Farbrengen and a full spread.
In Letter to Sentencing Judge, Justice Dept. Veterans Claim Rubashkin is Being Treated Akin to First-Degree Murderer
NEW YORK — A former federal judge and a former U.S. attorney have authored a letter to the judge in the Sholom Rubashkin case, criticizing the recommendation of prosecutors that Rubashkin receive life in prison. The letter describes the government’s sentencing recommendation as “draconian” and notes the federal sentencing guidelines equate Rubashkin’s suggested punishment to those convicted of first-degree murder.
Yanky Lipskier (Crown Heights) and Rochel Saul (Rechavia, Israel)
L’Chaim Thursday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Mendy Zajac (Montreal, Canada) and Chani Liberow (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
L’Chaim tonight, Tuesday at FREE
1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
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