TALLAHASSEE, FL [CHI] — Shliach to Florida’s capitol, Rabbi Schneur Zalman Oirechman delivered a prayer at the Florida House of Representatives this past Thursday, May 7th. He was invited by representative Franklin Sands.
WINNIPEG, Canada — There is no official record of how many times the sign “NO JEWS OR DOGS ALLOWED” was posted in Canada during the ’30s and ’40s. But historian Irving Abella asserts that it was spotted at “Halifax golf courses, outside hotels in the Laurentians and throughout the cottage areas of Ontario, the lake country of Manitoba and the vacation lands of British Columbia.” A popular alternative, hardly less pointed, read: “FOR CHRISTIANS ONLY.”
Keren Simchas Choson Vekalah cordially invites all women and girls to an evening of relaxation and inspiration. IYH 6:30pm Monday, May 18th, the 24th of Iyar at Oholei Torah.
NEW YORK — A city doctor who tried to help uninsured patients by charging them a low monthly fee might get some help from Albany.
State Sen. Andrew Lanza introduced a bill allowing physicians like Dr. John Muney to charge patients a flat fee.
WASHINGTON [CBS] — On the same day that the White House released the photograph that cost $328,000 and turned the stomachs of thousand of New Yorkers, President Barack Obama accepted the resignation of the official who authorized the presidential aircraft flyover in lower Manhattan last month, CBS 2 reports.
R Yossel Gutnick Speaks at Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem.
EUROPEAN UNION [JTA] — The parliament of the European Union reaffirmed its commitment to keep kosher animal slaughter legal.
Wednesday’s vote, which increases the supervision and monitoring of religious animal slaughter throughout Europe while reaffirming the right to kosher slaughter, follows months of lobbying by the European Jewish Congress, the Conference of European Rabbis and Shechita EU, which was established to maintain the broadest possible representation of the interests of European Jewish communities on the issue of religious slaughter.
CROWN HEIGHTS — Bruno Lacorazza’s fur felt hats come in black, black or black.
But there the uniformity ends as Mr. Lacorazza, 47, Colombian-born hatter to the Lubavitch Hasidim and other Orthodox Jews who keep their heads covered, arrived in Brooklyn from Miami last week with cartons of exciting new styles retailing for about $125, along with the classics.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi Sanowicz (Los Angeles, CA) and Dena Gurkov (Wayne, NJ) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].
NEW YORK — The city debuted its new 911 dispatching system this week with hopes that a new streamlined system will reduce response times to emergencies, officials said Tuesday.
The new system – which went into effect Monday at 5 a.m. – will funnel all calls to NYPD operators so a caller to 911 would only have to describe an emergency once before help is dispatched, officials said.
Rabbi Jonathan Rietti Discusses the importance of teaching each child according to their needs. Chanoch LNaar al Pi Darko.
The rejuvenated Jewish community of Uzhgorod, Ukraine, which was practically emptied of its Jews by Nazi forces in 1944, is marking the 65th anniversary of that terrible spring with a grand opening of a facility dedicated to providing ritual circumcisions for any Jewish male that wants one.
Pictures from the L’Chaim of Shmuli Tuvel (Sydney, Australia) and Mushky Chayempour (Great Neck, NY) Sunday night at FREE. Photos by BYK.
Levi Sanowicz (Los Angeles, CA) and Dena Gurkov (Wayne, NJ) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Zalman Loewenthal (London, England) and Mushky Wolosow (Sharon, MA) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Shmuli Tuvel (Sydney, Australia) and Mushky Chayempour (Great Neck, NY) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Yosef Goldwasser (Pittsburgh, PA) and Bina Horvitz (North Miami Beach, FL) .
IYH at Empire Shteibel, 489 Empire blvd, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Efrayim Eliyahu Sherman (Goshen, NY) and Menucha Leah Rogers (Danvers, MA) .
IYH at Hadar Hatorah 824 Eastern Pkwy [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Aaron Dovid Hutcheson (S Antonio, TX) and Esther Miriam Solorio (Las Vegas, NV) .
IYH at Rayim Ahuvim, 1614 Carroll St [corner Schenectady Ave].
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In a gesture of gratitude to her longtime Synagogue, an elderly congregant delivered a self-embroidered mantel for the Synagogue’s new Torah Scroll. A cursory glance was enough to reveal that the woman was a proficient embroiderer. The lush fabric, colorful pattern and superb craftsmanship rendered the article a true work of art.
Delighted with the attractive gift, the Rabbi wasted no time in putting it to the test. He rushed to the ark, removed the Torah and replaced the mantel with the new masterpiece.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zalman Loewenthal (London, England) and Mushky Wolosow (Sharon, MA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
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