On the day after David Greenfield's stunning 18-point special election victory over Joe Lazar, leaders in the Hasidic community of Boro Park were already making calls about the elections this November.
But they were not looking for a candidate to run against Greenfield—though he will have to run again for the Council seat he just won.
Instead, these leaders were gauging the interest in running a Hasidic candidate against Assembly Member Dov Hikind, the longtime Orthodox Jewish powerbroker who strongly backed Lazar, according to an individual who has been approached by multiple people about running against Hikind.
“The question everyone is asking today is: Who is running against Dov?” the person said.
After Lazar Loss, Hikind May Be Next Target Among Jews
On the day after David Greenfield’s stunning 18-point special election victory over Joe Lazar, leaders in the Hasidic community of Boro Park were already making calls about the elections this November.
But they were not looking for a candidate to run against Greenfield—though he will have to run again for the Council seat he just won.
Instead, these leaders were gauging the interest in running a Hasidic candidate against Assembly Member Dov Hikind, the longtime Orthodox Jewish powerbroker who strongly backed Lazar, according to an individual who has been approached by multiple people about running against Hikind.
“The question everyone is asking today is: Who is running against Dov?” the person said.
Pesach Stores – Not Everything is Kosher for Pesach
A reader sent in an email claiming to be a “Kosher for Pesach Kashrus Scam” victim, but thank g-d she caught on to it and speared her family of possibly eating kitniyos on Pesach.
A New York Rabbi will visit the Sunshine Coast this Easter to help Jewish residents commemorate the Hebrew escape from enslavement in ancient Egypt.
Rabbi Zev Drops in on the Coast
A New York Rabbi will visit the Sunshine Coast this Easter to help Jewish residents commemorate the Hebrew escape from enslavement in ancient Egypt.
Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Yitschok ben Yehudis Haleivi
Mazal Tov Gurkow! – It’s A Girl!
Velvel and Rochel (nee Cozocaru) Gurkow (Montreal, Canada)
Budapest: Chabad House Pelted with Stones During Seder
Sitting around Rabbi Shmuel Raskin’s table for the second seder in Budapest and singing Passover songs, holiday celebrators were shocked when stones suddenly crashed against the windows. Ynet learned of the threatening incident, which members of the local Jewish community are attributing to the rise of the radical Right in Hungary.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended for Pesach
Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday March 30th alternate side parking regulations are suspended throughout Pesach, less Saturday for people parking on Eastern Parkway.
The days suspended are March 30th through April 2nd, and April 5th and 6th.
All other regulations including, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Under the guide of Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky, Rabbi Shimon Hecht Rabbi Sholom Ber Hecht represented by his son Eli and Rabbi Yaacov Schwei gathered in the offices of National Committee to do the traditional sale of the Chometz [leavened breads] to a gentile.
Photos: Rabbis Selling the Chometz
Under the guide of Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky, Rabbi Shimon Hecht Rabbi Sholom Ber Hecht represented by his son Eli and Rabbi Yaacov Schwei gathered in the offices of National Committee to do the traditional sale of the Chometz [leavened breads] to a gentile.
BERLIN, Germany [Reuters] — Germany's Jewish community on Monday warned of an “alarming” rise in anti-Semitic violence by Arab and Turkish immigrants after Berlin police reported two unrelated attacks against Jews at the weekend.
Berlin Jews Alarmed By Spate Of Anti – Semitic Attacks
BERLIN, Germany [Reuters] — Germany’s Jewish community on Monday warned of an “alarming” rise in anti-Semitic violence by Arab and Turkish immigrants after Berlin police reported two unrelated attacks against Jews at the weekend.
Crime is up 13% at the Brooklyn precinct where a whistleblower cop accused his supervisors of ignoring felonies to artificially lower the area's crime stats.
Crime up 13% in B’klyn’s 81st Pct.
Crime is up 13% at the Brooklyn precinct where a whistleblower cop accused his supervisors of ignoring felonies to artificially lower the area’s crime stats.
The hardened men drifted through a misty rain into a small room, where they exchanged a common pleasantry.
Jewish Faith Keeps them ‘Solid’ while Incarcerated
The hardened men drifted through a misty rain into a small room, where they exchanged a common pleasantry.
Largest Seder in South America to Host 1000
BARILOCHE, Argentina [CHI] — Close to a thousand Israeli backpackers are expected to attend the largest Seder at the Chabad Israeli Center in Bariloche, headed by Rabbi Boaz Klein along with his wife Fradi.
