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Summer School, Yeshiva Style

by Dvora Lakein – Lubavitch.com

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Nine weeks ago, Josh Weinstein packed up his blue Corolla for the 284-mile drive from Norfolk, Virginia to Morristown, New Jersey. The semester at Virginia Wesleyan College had just ended, and Weinstein, an English professor at the school, was gearing up for some study of his own: Yeshiva-style.

Yeshivas Lubavitch Manchester, Yeshivas Kayitz Concludes

MANCHESTER, England [CHI] — For the first time ever the Yeshiva relocated to a small vacation town in the north England which has a Jewish community, The Bochurim spent their time immersed in Niglah and Chassidus in a relaxed atmosphere, Shiurim were given by members of the Hanholo Rabbi Moshe Wolberg, Rabbi Korf, Rabbi Klyne and Rabbi Eidelman a special emphasis was put on learning Sugyos in Gemoro with their practical Halachic application, The Bochurim also took advantage of the time to farbreng and engage the Hanholo members on a wide range of topics.

Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Aryeh and Leah (nee Simon) Lang (Shluchim to Camarillo,CA) on the birth of their daugter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

Gmach, Local Business Owners Subpoenaed by ‘New Vaad’

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A slew of Moisdos, Businesses, and members of Anash in Crown Heights were the recipients of subpoenas ordering them to appear in State Supreme Court by the demand of the ‘new Vaad’.

FL Governor Blames Staff For Letter Praising Nazi Film

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said a mistake by his staff is to blame for a letter that went out with his signature, praising an anti-Semitic movie.

Crist’s office sent a thank you note to John Ubele of Pasco County for mailing the governor a copy of the film “Jud Suss.” The movie was made by the Nazi’s in the 1940s and is considered one of history’s most incendiary films.

The brief thank-you note (see full note at bottom) was dated June 30 and bore the governor’s automated signature. It praised Ubele’s thoughtfulness and generosity and said Crist would be delighted to share the DVD with the people of Florida. Ubele is with the Nationalist Coalition, a group that claims to promote “white activism.”

JEM Shoot in Yerushalayim

As reported earlier, JEM in collaboration with Malka Touger are in full swing of production of a new children’s Video; a tour through special sites of Chassidic interest in Eretz Yisroel, woven together with the Rebbe’s words about them. The video will tour the four Holy cities of Eretz Yisroel: Yerushalayim, Chevron, Tveria and Tzfas.

U.S. Postal Service may Axe 40 Brooklyn Stations

Snow, rain and gloom of night can’t stop them – but budget cuts might.

The United States Postal Service is considering closing as many as 40 post offices throughout Brooklyn, according to union officials.

The prime targets are 18 retail stations in storefronts around the borough, said Brooklyn American Postal Workers Union president Jim Musumeci.