Seize the Power of the Day: Study the Alter Rebbe’s Torah

Chof Daled Teves is the Yahrtziet of the Alter Rebbe. The Rebbe encouraged that on this day one should learn the works of the Alter Rebbe in Nigleh and Chassidus.

On this occasion Yagdil Torah has compiled a short booklet with selected pieces of the Alter Rebbe’s Torah on the subject of Talmud Torah K’neged Kulam.

To download, click here.

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Five Towns Jewish Times Hacked, Again

The page as it appeared earlier this morning.

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — It’s the second time in a month that the Five Towns Jewish Times have been the target of Muslim Extremist Hackers who replaced their homepage early this morning, Monday January 19th, replacing it with statements from the Quran and threatening hate filled messages.

More in the Extended Article.

Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Tuesday

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Tuesday, January 20 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot or call 311.

Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar

Two City Workers Injured in Friday Morning Car Crash

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Friday morning accident left two city employees injured and the assistance provided by Shomrim and Hatzalah made a massive Kiddush Hashem. The incident took place at around 10:30am in the intersection of Union Street and Albany Avenue where two cars, an BMW SUV and a Toyota Prius, collided after one of them blew through a red light.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

JLI Launches New Groundbreaking Course in 300+ Cities Worldwide

The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) has just launched a worldwide marketing campaign for its upcoming course, entitled “You Be the Judge II: An Exhilarating New Exploration of Jewish Civil Law”, scheduled to begin the first week of February in over 300 cities across the globe.

12 DAYS LEFT TO ORDER TH KIDS MAGAZINE!!! (A)

Introducing Tzivos Hashem Kids: Pesach 5769– the next best thing since sliced bread… make that Matzah!

Bursting with the latest in high-quality graphics designed to enthrall your community, the Tzivos Hashem KIDS Magazine is jam-packed with stories, games and activities that will teach your families about the Holiday like never before!

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Shemos

By Shalom Goldberg

The Rebbe says:

1. During it’s description of the horrible Egyptian exile, the Torah says, “They embittered their lives with hard work, with mortar and with bricks…”.

2. The Rebbe analyzes this:

The true life of a Jew is not his physical life; it is his spiritual life. Therefore, when the Torah says that the Egyptians embittered the lives of the Jewish people it must also be referring to their spiritual lives, their true life.

3. The Rebbe now questions this:

Recording of a Beautiful Yechidus with the Rebbe in 1982

The Avner Institute is happy to present an audio recorded yechidus that Reb Zalmon Jaffe–author of My Encounters with the Rebbe–and his wife Roselyn had with the Rebbe after mincha, Sivan 16, 5742 (1982), in Gan Eden Hatachton (the area right outside the Rebbe’s office). Below is the audio recording. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.inspiringageneration.org

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Present: Yechidus of Zalman and Roselyn Jaffe (of Manchester, England), after mincha, Sivan 16, 5742 (1982), in Gan Eden Hatachton (the area outside the Rebbe’s study).

Full transcript in the Extended Article!

Op-Ed: Rejecting Bail Denies Equal Protection

American Jews, beware. If you run afoul of the Justice Department, your chances for bail are slim to none. That’s the new legal concept created by the office of U.S. Attorney Matt Dummermuth in northern Iowa. The policy singles out Jews as a special category to be denied bail due to Israel’s “Law of Return.”

The Israeli law provides citizenship to any Jew immigrating to the country. It’s much like the asylum clause in U.S. immigration law, designed to offer refuge to Jews fleeing oppressive regimes. It’s never been used to give haven to American criminals. The United States and Israel have an active extradition treaty. Routinely, accused criminals are sent from one country to another.

It’s not too late to join the Yud Shevat Hachana!


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Fill out your daily checklists for a chance to win great prizes each week you participate.

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