Short Police Chase Ends in Severe Crash

At around 1:00am on Tuesday night a Police Officer observed a driver at the intersection of St. Johns Pl. and Brooklyn Ave. talking on his cell phone, the officer pulled up behind the car to perform a traffic stop when the blue Honda station wagon took off at a high rate of speed, upon reaching the intersection of Brooklyn and Eastern Parkway the fleeing vehicle attempted to make a left turn, but the combination of speed and wet roads sent the car onto the median then trough a bench and into a parked minivan. The driver then got out of his wrecked car and began fleeing on foot and was stopped a short minute later by a vigilant resident who tackled the suspect and held him for police.

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Jewish Holidays Come Early at Aleph

Rivka Chaya Berman – Lubavitch.com
Soldiers celebrate Purim 2006.

Surfside, FL — Out of sight, out of mind . . . When Jewish holidays come around, it’s easy to forget those who, for whatever reason, are beyond the general community. Sometimes, they are remembered by token gestures. Oftentimes, they are baited by proselytizing groups. One Jewish organization is in full gear now to make sure that come Purim and Passover, no Jew is left behind.

Dating Within your Faith, Start in College…

DU Clarion

Denver, CO — Last Wednesday over 40 students went to hear Doron Kornbluth, author of Why Marry Jewish, give a slightly altered talk about the importance of dating Jewish or slightly anyone from your own faith.

Yeshiva Student Sentenced For Long Beach Airport Bomb Hoax

Los Angeles, CA — A Miami Beach yeshiva student was sentenced to six months of home detention and ordered to do community service for calling in a bomb threat for a JetBlue flight at Long Beach airport after he arrived too late to board the plane last summer.

Y***** W*** acknowledged when he pleaded guilty last fall that he made the hoax threat to try to keep the Aug. 26 evening flight to Fort Lauderdale from leaving before he could board. W*** also was fined $1,000.

Attorney Donald Etra said his 22-year-old client wanted to apologize to the passengers on the flight, who were delayed about a half-hour because of the hoax. “He does realize … that you don’t mess with airlines, you don’t mess with airline safety,” Etra told U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper.

New Shluchim To New York

Shmais.com

Rabbi Mordechai and Sara Hecht have moved on Shlichus to Forest Hills, NY where they have established a new Chabad House for the Jewish residents in the highly populated and richly diverse community of Forest Hills and some surrounding areas. They will begin to focus on Adult Torah Education and Community wide events.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Sholem B. Hecht and Rabbi Shraga Zalmanov of Chabad of Queens.

HATZLOCHA RABBA!

The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at mordyh@hotmail.com

Mazal Tov! – 2 Baby Boys!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordechai and Rivky Glazman (Shluchim to Riga, Latvia) on the birth of their son.

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Ari and Orian (nee Israel) Kupchin (West Bloomfield, MI) on the birth of their firstborn son.

May the newborns be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel

An Inspiring Yud Shevat Farbrengen At YNS – Rabbi ‘O’s

The Farbrengen started off first with a beautifully prepared seuda followed by the Ma’amer niggun and then the Ma’amer of Bosi Legani was said by five Tmimim of the yeshiva. It was an unbelievable sight when each bochur began his part of the Ma’amer – with eyes closed, full of confidence and pride. Yasher koach to Hatomim Sholi Israel, Hatomim Levy Kamensky, Hatomim Shmueli Coleman, Hatomim Mendy Hahn and Hatomim Meir Roetter for a job well done!

The main points emphasized at the Farbrengen by Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Orimland, Mashpia Rabbi Levi Wilschanski and Maggid Shiur Rabbi Landesman were the Inyonim of Mesiras Nefesh by the Rebbeim which was given over to the Chassidim. Another point stressed was that in order to move forward in life we must let go of any bad experiences that one may have had in the past and once we release them we will be able to climb the ladder of life reaching heights that we never would dream of.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Daniel and Chanie (nee Fellig) Erdvin (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their firstborn son.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel

Yud Shvat Farbrengen with Yeshiva High School of the Twin Cities

Motzei Shabbos, Parshas Va’era, the Bochurim of My Yeshiva (Yeshiva High School of the Twin Cities) enjoyed a Farbrengen led by Rabbi Mendel Gluckowsky, the Rav of Rechovot. It took place at the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Shagalow. The farbrengen began with a Siyum by 11 year-old Avraham Yaakov Shagalow on Mishnayis Meseches Shabbos.

The Farbrengen was in celebration of Rabbi Shagalow’s birthday.

After the Siyum, Rabbi Gluckowsky took over, regaling the Bochurim with inspiring stories of the Rebbeim and eltere Chassidim. Among other things, Rabbi Gluckowsky spoke about the need to have chayus – excitement and passion for Yiddishkeit and Chassidus, and his many interesting stories illustrated his point.

More pictures and a video clip in the Extended Article!

The Winners of the Darchai Menachem Chinese Auction!

SPLIT THE POT – FREEDA SCHAPIRO
JACKPOT 1 – YEHUDIT GOODMAN
JACKPOT 2 – AMICHAI COHEN

1. GRAND PRIZE – CHANA JACOBSON
2. COMPUTER – ROCHEL GINSBURG
3. ISRAEL/EUROPE TRIP – YITZCHOK HURWITZ
4. EZAGUI BOOKCASE – CHAIM NEWBORT
5. MAGNIFICENT DIAMONDS – MICA SOFFER

List Continued in the Extended Article!

Yud Sh’vat in Yeshiva High School of Tucson, AZ

After weeks of intense preparation for the Yoma D’pagro – Yud Sh’vat here in yhst, for many it felt like the special day it is for the first time, one of the Tmimim commented “I never thought I could actually feel that it is such a holy day”

Sunday after the Mincha, the Bochrim lit Yortzeit Licht and sat down together with the Shluchim to study the selected mishnayos. Before Maariv Head Shliach to Tucson – Rabbi Yossie Shemtov gave an invigorating shiur based on the day of Yud Sh’vat and its minhogim, post maariv Rabbi Shemtov Chazzered the first Ois of Basi L’gani as is customary carefully explaining to the students the deep concepts within.

More in the extended Article!