From NFL Player to Observant Jew
The Jewish State
Considered too slow to play college football, Alan “Shlomo” Veingrad altered his destiny by stepping in front of the line before running a 40-yard dash in a tryout for East Texas State University.
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Photo Gallery: Opening day at the Kinus
“A new and better you” “the baby blues” “the better half”, these where just some of the workshops that was filled to capacity today as the 22nd International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchos got underway.
By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax, Florida
At a metro station in Washington DC sat a man one cold January morning playing the violin. Thousands of people passed through the station during the time he played six Bach pieces, most of them on their way to work. Only six onlookers paused throughout the 45 minute performance. Most attention was paid by a three year old boy, whose eyes were transfixed on the violinist even as his mother tugged him along.
A total of $32 was collected from 20 people who did not care enough to stop and admire the presentation. The artist received no recognition. No one noticed when he finished playing. No one applauded.
Neither did anyone take note of the fact that the instrumentalist played one of the most intricate pieces of music ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Nor did they have a clue that it was Joshua Bell, one of the finest musicians in the world, who only two days before played before a packed theater in Boston at an average of $100 per seat.
Eyes that See and Ears that Hear – The Key To Divine Triumph
By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax, Florida
At a metro station in Washington DC sat a man one cold January morning playing the violin. Thousands of people passed through the station during the time he played six Bach pieces, most of them on their way to work.
Only six onlookers paused throughout the 45 minute performance. Most attention was paid by a three year old boy, whose eyes were transfixed on the violinist even as his mother tugged him along.
A total of $32 was collected from 20 people who did not care enough to stop and admire the presentation. The artist received no recognition. No one noticed when he finished playing. No one applauded.
Neither did anyone take note of the fact that the instrumentalist played one of the most intricate pieces of music ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Nor did they have a clue that it was Joshua Bell, one of the finest musicians in the world, who only two days before played before a packed theater in Boston at an average of $100 per seat.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Sender Lustig (Crown Heights) and Rochel Weiser (Vienna, Austria) on their engagement.
Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Empire Shteibel, 489 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Mayor Bloomberg Says NYC Faces Radiological Threat
NEW YORK [MYFOXNY] — On the same day Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discussed terrorism concerns, the federal building in Lower Manhattan had a brief security scare.
CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, Medical-Halachic Research. Various pioneers in the field of Medical-Halachic research visit the Rebbe. From Living Torah Volume 71 Program 282.
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Rebbe Video – Medical-Halachic Research
CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, Medical-Halachic Research. Various pioneers in the field of Medical-Halachic research visit the Rebbe. From Living Torah Volume 71 Program 282.
Living Torah is a member supported project. Become a member today at www.LivingTorah.org!
By Adi Ben-Israel for Globes Online
Last August, Africa-Israel chairman Lev Leviev said, “The US was my biggest mistake.”After admitting that real estate investments in the US were his greatest mistake, and after months of exhausting negotiations on a bond settlement for Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. (TASE:AFIL; Pink Sheets:AFIVY), which is still waiting for its final approval, Lev Leviev is again investing in the US. The “Las Vegas Sun” reports that Leviev and Shaya Boymelgreen have jointly bought land on the Las Vegas Strip, together with a US developer, through a joint venture called Metroflag Management LLC.
Back Together: Leviev and Boymelgreen Buy in Las Vegas
By Adi Ben-Israel for Globes Online
Last August, Africa-Israel chairman Lev Leviev said, “The US was my biggest mistake.”
After admitting that real estate investments in the US were his greatest mistake, and after months of exhausting negotiations on a bond settlement for Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. (TASE:AFIL; Pink Sheets:AFIVY), which is still waiting for its final approval, Lev Leviev is again investing in the US. The “Las Vegas Sun” reports that Leviev and Shaya Boymelgreen have jointly bought land on the Las Vegas Strip, together with a US developer, through a joint venture called Metroflag Management LLC.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shimi Ash (Melbourne, Australia) and Chavie Lifshitz (Cincinnati, OH) on their engagement.
Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Please Say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Sara Edna Ettel Bas Chaya Gita, She is undergoing surgery.
MAzal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yanky Gitlin (Toronto, Canada) and Zlata Porter (Cleveland, OH) on their engagement.
Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shneur Elias (Tzfat, Isreal) and Chana Miriam Kaplan (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Jewish Childrens Museums building manager Peretz Lazaroff learning in the sixth floor conference room after hours with Yisroel Newman from England.
Picture of the Day – Afterhours Learning
Jewish Childrens Museums building manager Peretz Lazaroff learning in the sixth floor conference room after hours with Yisroel Newman from England.
NEW YORK [WABC] — The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of coastal New Jersey as a storm to our south heads north.
A blizzard warning has been issued for Ocean County for more than a foot of snow, while Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth Counties in New Jersey. Numerous other counties are under Winter Storm Watches. You can see the complete list of watches and warnings by clicking here.
AccuWeather Video – Blizzard Storm Warnings Issued
NEW YORK [WABC] — The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of coastal New Jersey as a storm to our south heads north.
A blizzard warning has been issued for Ocean County for more than a foot of snow, while Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth Counties in New Jersey. Numerous other counties are under Winter Storm Watches. You can see the complete list of watches and warnings by clicking here.
Psychiatrist Will Evaluate Sholom Rubashkin in Jail
By Trish Mehaffey for KCRG-TV News
CEDAR RAPIDS — A federal judge will allow convicted former Agriprocessors vice president to be evaluated by a Maryland psychiatrist in the Linn County Jail on Thursday.
U.S. District Chief Judge Linda Reade signed the order today to determine whether there are any psychological matters that could be an issue at sentencing for Sholom Rubashkin.
By Andrea Peyser for the NY Post
It looks as if Iran has found allies in its quest to wipe Israel off the map — the dopes at your friendly neighborhood Target store.
On sale exclusively at Target is this innocent-looking toy globe. Thousands of these trinkets have already moved out of malls, from Queens to Honolulu, and landed in living rooms and kids' rooms across America.
Where Israel Did Get Wiped Off Map
By Andrea Peyser for the NY Post
It looks as if Iran has found allies in its quest to wipe Israel off the map — the dopes at your friendly neighborhood Target store.
On sale exclusively at Target is this innocent-looking toy globe. Thousands of these trinkets have already moved out of malls, from Queens to Honolulu, and landed in living rooms and kids’ rooms across America.
Close to 150 Israeli girls came to New York as part of a group organized by Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Ceitlin Shliach to Tzfat, Israel who as been arranging these groups for more then 15 years.
Group Picture: Israeli Visitors for Chof Beis Shvat
Close to 150 Israeli girls came to New York as part of a group organized by Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Ceitlin Shliach to Tzfat, Israel who as been arranging these groups for more then 15 years.
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