New Engagement!
Shmuley Shuchat (Caracas, Venezuela) and Miri Hus (Montreal, Canada)
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Engagement: Dovid Efune and Mushkee Wolff
Dovid Efune (England) and Mushkee Wolff (Crown Heights)
Mazal Tov Jacobs’s! – Its A Girl!
Dovid Nisan and Tzivi (nee Gorkin) Jacobs (Crown Heights)
This just in, a ruling has been issued on the matters of the Crown Heights Rabbonim and Beis Din, as well as on the Vaad Hakohol, Community Council, and the Vaad Hakashrus.
B”H: Psak Din Issued on Vaad Hakohol and Rabbonim Matters
This just in, a ruling has been issued on the matters of the Crown Heights Rabbonim and Beis Din, as well as on the Vaad Hakohol, Community Council, and the Vaad Hakashrus.
New Generation of Scholars Ponders Jewish Existential Issues
Hanover, New Hampshire — Is it rational to believe in the historical accuracy and divine origin of the Bible? Can Jews exist as a community without a land of their own? Is the traditional role of women in Judaism an affront to feminism?
These were some of the questions Jewish students explored and debated this past Sunday-Monday, at the 2nd Annual Sinai Scholars Symposium, hosted at Dartmouth’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Center.
Yeshivas Hit Jackpot, Getting Over A Million in Stimulus
BROOKLYN — Orthodox Jewish schools hit the jackpot when federal stimulus funds were handed out last year around the state, collecting more than $1 million through school lunch-program grants, while the city’s Department of Education snared just $2 million — although it has 10 times as many students.
Jewish Leaders Raise Concerns of Overzealous Prosecution After Disproportionate Sentencing Recommendation
NEW YORK — American Jewish leaders are expressing shock and outrage at the federal government's recommendation that Sholom Rubashkin be sentenced to life in prison for his role as an executive with the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. It is the latest example of a prosecution that has repeatedly targeted Rubashkin for unfair treatment compared to others who have been accused of employing illegal immigrants or compromising the security of a bank loan.
Jews Shocked at Life Sentence Request for Rubashkin
Jewish Leaders Raise Concerns of Overzealous Prosecution After Disproportionate Sentencing Recommendation
NEW YORK — American Jewish leaders are expressing shock and outrage at the federal government’s recommendation that Sholom Rubashkin be sentenced to life in prison for his role as an executive with the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. It is the latest example of a prosecution that has repeatedly targeted Rubashkin for unfair treatment compared to others who have been accused of employing illegal immigrants or compromising the security of a bank loan.
SHANGHAI — At first glance, the carton is unremarkable: boxy and white, with a crudely sketched pastoral scene printed on the front — a forlorn bovine lounging in a pasture.
But on closer examination, two elements leap out: the words “Organic Low Fat Milk” and a drawing of a smiling, jaunty cow wearing a yarmulke — the very strict Cholov Yisroel hekhsher.
Got Kosher Milk? Shanghai Jews Drink by the Pint
SHANGHAI — At first glance, the carton is unremarkable: boxy and white, with a crudely sketched pastoral scene printed on the front — a forlorn bovine lounging in a pasture.
But on closer examination, two elements leap out: the words “Organic Low Fat Milk” and a drawing of a smiling, jaunty cow wearing a yarmulke — the very strict Cholov Yisroel hekhsher.
Nearly 85 percent of licensed U.S. physicians are board certified in their specialty. But patients might want to check out their doctors' credentials since many are getting close to an expiration date to their certification status for the first time.
Video – Doctors Face Board Specialty ‘Expiration Dates’
Nearly 85 percent of licensed U.S. physicians are board certified in their specialty. But patients might want to check out their doctors’ credentials since many are getting close to an expiration date to their certification status for the first time.
Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Sholom Dovber ben Shifra a father of two young children fighting Yene Machla RL
Shlomo Yeshayahu ben Yehudis Kapital he’s having heart surgery today. Please add chapter 32
Mazal Tov Slonim! – It’s A Girl!
Levi and Chana (nee Rabinowicz) Slonim (Shluchim to S Paulo, Brazil)
“Post Pesach” Shlichus in New Zealand
A historic gathering of Bochurim and Shluchim took place after Pesach in the New Zealand Chabad Headquarters in Canterbury.
After a most successful nationwide Pesach campaign, a number of the fourteen bochurim who gave up their vacation to assist communities around New Zealand for Pesach, have stayed on after the eight day holiday, to continue their outreach work in cities across the South Island.
ISRAEL — The percentage of ultra-Orthodox men not working has more than tripled over the past 30 years. In 2008, 65% of Haredi men did not work, compared to only 21% in 1979, reveals the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel in its annual report.
Percent of Non-Working Israeli Haredi Men Tripled
ISRAEL — The percentage of ultra-Orthodox men not working has more than tripled over the past 30 years. In 2008, 65% of Haredi men did not work, compared to only 21% in 1979, reveals the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel in its annual report.
Learn how to protect yourself and your family from the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phone, cordless phone Wi-Fi, computer and cell towers. Tonight, Tuesday, April 13 at 8:00pm at the home of Mrs Faige Rubashkin, 1349 President St, between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.
Lecture Tonight on the Effects of Cellular Radiation
Learn how to protect yourself and your family from the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phone, cordless phone Wi-Fi, computer and cell towers. Tonight, Tuesday, April 13 at 8:00pm at the home of Mrs Faige Rubashkin, 1349 President St, between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.
New Engagement! – Yossi Raskin and Mushkie Shusterman!
Yossi (ben R Shaya) Raskin (London, England) and
Mushky Shusterman (Monsey, NY)
Four Lubavitchers Nominated for Rockland Jewish Hero
Four local Lubavitcher couples have been nominated for the Jewish Federation of Rockland County’s Rockland Jewish Hero Contest. The first place winner will be announced at the Federation’s annual dinner and will receive a $1,000 monetary prize and be listed as “Hero of the Year” on the Federation website.
