Cat Burglar Breaks Into Two Homes and attempts another

Wednesday morning a Jewish family on Montgomery St. between Kingston and Albany woke up to find their home not exactly as they had left it the night before when they went to bed. Sometime during the night a thief had broken into their home from the side door and helped himself to a large sum of cash, jewelry, food from the freezer and more they had yet to discover.

The first thing they noticed was that things on the table wasn’t the way they had left it, and while trying to put things away they noticed money missing from where they usually kept some loose dollars. After noticing this they went to look for the jewelry and items were missing from there.

Police were called and determined the magnitude of what had taken place. A burglar let himself into their home by breaking the lock on the side door of the home and while the family was asleep he silently moved about and helped himself to the various goods in the home. To describe the brazenness of this burglar, he helped himself to money and jewelry yet that wasn’t enough, he emptied the freezer which contained a few packages of frozen hotdogs and other frozen goods, into shopping bags and left it at the door so he can come back later and take it.

Bais Rivkah Tuition Committee Resigns!

This letter comes after a large number of students at the Bais Rivkah Schools were turned away from classes this year.

Dear Parents,

We, the undersigned, were volunteer members of the Tuition Committee of Bais Rivkah. Pursuant to the letter that was sent out on 6 Elul, regretfully we wish to publicly disassociate ourselves from the last-minute decision made by the School Advisory Board: Rabbis Abraham Shemtov, Yossi Kazanovski (Monsey, NY), Mendy Gansburg, Meyer Eichler, Shalom Duchman and Faitel Levin, to require parents with outstanding tuition balances to apply for a Gemach before issuing admission cards.

The decision to renege on the signed agreements we had made with parents was decided by the Advisory Board without our knowledge or approval. In light of the above development, we feel we had no alternative but to resign from the committee.

Respectfully yours,
Zalman Chein as Chairman of the Tuition Committee

What Nerve – Hatzalah Cable Cut

Late Wednesday night, some time between eleven o’clock at night and three o’clock in the morning, the electric cable that charges the hatzalah ambulances in front of 770 was cut by vandals.

Note: this is not the first time the Hatzalah Ambulances have been the target of vandalism. There have been two other incidents we reported one where the tires of the ambulances were slashed and two when CH-3 had both its mirrors broken off.

Pictures of the repair crew repairing the damage in the Extended Article

Motsai Shabbos: The International Siyum Harambam

The ‘International Siyum HaRambam’ will be taking place tonight, Motsai Shabbos in the Oholei Torah Ballroom, in the presence of Rabbis, Rosh Yeshivas, activists and public figures. Event organizer, Rabbi Shmuel Menachem Mendel Butman told COL that the Siyum Harambam was particularly slated for a date following the end of all summer camps and when yeshivas and schools have reopened their learning seasons.

Entertainment will be provided by the 40-voice choir ‘Shir Chodosh’ choir conducted by R. Eli Lipskier. Separate places will be available for women and girls and there will be a special program for children.

109 Years to the Foundation of Tomchei Temimim

The yeshiva was founded by the Rebbe Rashab in 5657. Bochurim gathered in the ‘Small Zal’ upstairs 770 to Farbreng with R. Dovid Raskin, Menahel HaYeshiva, R. Shlome Zarchi and R. Yoel Kahan, Mashpim in the Yeshiva.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Solon Chabad to dedicate Torah scroll

Solon, OH – Rabbi Zushe Greenberg and his wife Miriam, of the Chabad Jewish Center of Solon, are very excited about a new arrival.

It’s not another son or daughter (the Greenbergs have eight children), but in many ways it will be one of their family’s most exciting additions; it’s a brand new Torah scroll.

The Solon center is inviting the entire community to welcome this new Torah scroll, especially commissioned for them, on Sun., Sept. 10. The scroll will reside in their Aron Hakodesh (Holy Ark) next to three other Torah scrolls previously donated to the center by synagogues and individuals during the center’s 15 years of existence in Solon.

Funds for Chabad’s new Torah scroll were publicly raised. Those making a substantial donation could sponsor one of the 54 individual parshas (portions of the Torah). An individual scroll letter cost $18. Because the goal has yet to be reached, fundraising efforts for the new Torah are continuing. Although the exact figure was not disclosed, prices for new Torah scrolls are typically in the $40,000 range.

Butcher Is Accused of Passing Off Chicken as Kosher

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Monsey, NY – Since sundown on Saturday, when the Jewish Sabbath ended, men, women and children have been scrubbing kitchen counters and stoves, and dipping pots and utensils in scalding water.

New Shluchim To Long Island

Rabbi & Mrs. Yitzchok Gurary of Crown Heights will IY”H be moving on Shlichus to Melville, NY where they will direct adult education and youth programs @ Chabad of Huntington.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Asher Vaisfiche of Chabad of Huntington.

HATZLOCHA RABBA!

New Chabad House opens in Burbank

Burbank, CA – Members of a Judaic movement that has a history of more than 250-years reached a milestone in Burbank on Sunday with the opening Soussana Family Jewish Chabad Center.

The ribbon cutting brought more than 200 people to the Chabad Center throughout the day, including Burbank City Councilman Dave Gordon and Jack and Elka Soussana, the Chabad Center’s major donors.

“Because of them and their generous donations we are able to get into this building,” Janice Kormandel, one of the center’s participants said of the Soussana’s and the many other contributing families.

Chabad of Burbank will offer programs including children’s education, prayer and social services and crisis control, making it Burbank’s own Jewish support center, Rabbi Shmuly Kornfeld said.

Mugging at Gunpoint on President and Schenectady

Tuesday, at around 3:00 in the afternoon a Jewish woman walking on President St between Schenectady and Utica with her two children, was approached by two male Blacks around 20 years of age who pulled out a gun and demanded her ring, the woman removed one of her rings and handed it over the two perps then demanded more, the woman then started yelling and the two perps fled.

The woman then flagged down a Shomrim member who was passing and told him what happened, who in turn called in additional units who began canvassing the area immediately but were unsuccessful in spotting the perps. Police were then called and filed a police report. An important note, this incident took place one house down from where a 20 year old man was shot and killed last night.

Jewish man removed from airplane for praying

Some fellow passengers are questioning why an Orthodox Jewish man was removed from an Air Canada Jazz flight in Montreal last week for praying.

The man was a passenger on a Sept. 1 flight from Montreal to New York City when the incident happened.

The airplane was heading toward the runway at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport when eyewitnesses said the Orthodox man began to pray.