EAST COBB, GA — Chabad of Cobb in east Cobb welcomed a new Torah scroll from Israel on Sunday. The celebration was attended by rabbis and other community leaders.
CROWN HEIGHTS — Bikur Cholim Month, a Crown Heights community-wide campaign during the auspicious month of Iyar to promote awareness and involvement in the Mitzva of Bikur Cholim, has gone international!
KABUL [CNN] — Zablon Simintov is always guaranteed the best seat in his local synagogue here, but the privilege comes with a downside: he’s the last Jew in Afghanistan.
The country’s 800-year-old Jewish community — an estimated 40,000 strong at its peak — is now a party of one.
Yisroel Goldstein (Madrid, Spain) and Miriam Glazer (Crown Heights)
Transportation minister orders emergency planning as Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul erupts for a second time, sending volcanic debris into the Eastern Mediterranean.
The guest speaker at the Agudath Israel of America’s 88th Anniversary Dinner, was Guy R. Cook, the Iowa attorney representing former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin. The two part video below speaks for itself, as Mr Cook delivers the clear-cut facts in the case of Mr. Rubashkin.
The dinner was held Sunday evening, May 9, at the New York Hilton in Manhattan, and was attended by dozens of dignitaries and politicians.
Video by TheYeshivaWorld.com
A Brooklyn teenager took a wild ride on a Crown Heights sidewalk in a stolen car, then fled into a crowded church — prompting community leaders to slam the cops who chased him into the house of worship.
When Delta Flight # 2862 departed Gate 58 from JFK this past Monday night and headed towards the taxiway on the way to Los Angeles, the Captain announced on the loudspeaker, “Welcome aboard. And a special welcome to a group of youngsters who are taking up the back part of the plane, the Diamond Dabners (he meant Daveners), who are returning from a Grand Parade that has been labeled the largest in Brooklyn where they marched with children from all over the world.”
The 31 members of the OECD unanimously voted in favor of accepting Israel as a member of the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Keren Simchas Chosson V’kallah’s ice cream social and cake bakeoff for women and girls will be taking place this Monday May 10 2010 – 26 Iyar 5770 at Oholei Menachem 667 Eastern Pkwy at 6:30pm.
This Motzei Shabbos dozens of fathers and their sons came to Yeshiva centre Bondi to spend the long winter night involved in torah study.
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Russian-Jewish war veterans marched today, on Brighton Beach, in a display of pride and honor, marking the victory over the Nazis in World War 2. Thousands of Jewish soldiers, officers, and generals participated in the battles from June of 1941 to May of 1945.
ENGLAND — After successes the London Yeshiva Ketana (Mechina) has had since moving into it’s new newly built building earlier this year, they have finally finalized on a location for a new dorm.
Everyone needs a break once in a while.
Yet for women who attend the popular Kabbalah of Life women’s weekends, their break is not just a time to get away from busy schedules, relax in beautiful surroundings and take a refreshing swim in a hilltop pool.
SOUTH AFRICA — “I’ve never felt so proud to be Jewish” is how one participant described his feelings marching down the Beach Road in Sea Point in the “Great Parade” that brought together Cape Town’s Shul communities and all three schools in a magnificent display of the Achdus.
SOUTH AFRICA — Johannesburg celebrated Lag BaOmer with their very own great parade and fair. Over 4,000 people attend with some amazing marching bands, floats, clowns, etc.
NEW YORK — It was announced Friday at the national headquarters of Agudath Israel of America that Guy R. Cook, the Iowa attorney representing former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin, will be addressing the organization’s 88th Anniversary Dinner this Sunday, May 9, at the New York Hilton in Manhattan.
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