Today at around 12:00pm an ambulance was rushing through the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Bedford Ave. and a Jewish woman had to short stop to let the ambulance get through and got rear ended by a yellow SUV who couldn’t stop in time to avoid collision.
B”H the 2 woman that were in the car didn’t get hurt and their car sustained minimal damage, unfortunately it wasn’t so for the SUV, it was however still capable of driving away.
Is this the answer? What does this have to do with Chabad?
Youths calling themselves “Orange Youth Brigade” are busy training in self-defense, explaining they will not permit a reoccurrence of the Gaza or Amona expulsions, especially the brutality directed against youths in Amona.
The directors of the program, including a former IDF self-defense and hand-to-hand combat instructor, explained their training is strictly self-defense. Training includes defending oneself against a threat riding horseback, preparing for mounted police as well.
Yesterday there were 2 incidents of assault in Crown Heights, one on Carroll St. between Kingston and Brooklyn at around 8:00pm where a man walking was jumped by a black man and stole his cell phone, police picked up the victim and drove around the neighborhood in hope to maybe identify the perp, when that proved unsuccessful police took him to the Police station and filled out a police report.
The second incident was on Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn Ave. where a black man struck a Jewish man and just ran police were called in immediately and chased the perp down and caught him on Eastern Parkway and New York Ave. and after the victim identified the perp Police arrested him and took him to the police station.
If you are a victim of any type of crime, don’t hesitate to call Shomrim at (718) 774-3333 24/7
Students at Cayman Prep and High School recently received a real–life demonstration to complement what they are learning in their religious education class.
To commemorate Benjamin Stoner’s Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish rite of passage into adulthood and responsibility when a boy turns 13, the rabbi, who performed the ceremony Saturday, 4 February, became the religious education teacher Friday morning.
Part of the class curriculum revolves around rites of passage in various religions so the students were already familiar with the idea of a Bar Mitzvah.
The dramatic story of the imprisonment and release of the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak Schneersohn, in 250 pages. Published by FREE Publishing House, a division of FREE (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe), in Shvat of 5766 (2006). Text is in Russian with an English Foreword. The original Hebrew and English text was put out by Kehot Publication Society.
The recent collapse of Russian Communism was soon followed by a Jewish re-identification and a sweeping resurgence of open religious observance. These striking changes followed 70 years of Soviet religious suppression.
Religious feeling and observance had been driven underground for decades but was kept alive by a strong “Jewish underground.” At the center of the struggle for Jewish survival was the giant persona of the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak Schneersohn (1880-1950), of Blessed Memory.
Yesterday a resident of the neighborhood woke up to find the rear window of his car smashed in, the car was parked on Montgomery St. between Brooklyn Ave. & New York Ave. It appears this was a case of vandalism since nothing was taken from the car. The window was smashed by what appeared to be a glass bottle that was thrown at it.
This incident is similar to a case in which a black man was going around Crown Heights and senselessly breaking windows of Jewish cars in particular, the Police have arrested him once but let him go due to the fact that they had nothing on him. So we request all residents to keep an eye out and if you do see something please make sure to call Shomrim at (718) 774-3333.
Editor's note: The following is a free translation of a public letter written by the Rebbe shortly before the first yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of his father-in-law and predecessor, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch, in which the Rebbe directs the chassidim on how to observe the yahrtzeit. The letter is dated Rosh Chodesh Shevat, 5711 [January 8, 1951].Editor’s note: The following is a free translation of a public letter written by the Rebbe shortly before the first yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of his father-in-law and predecessor, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch, in which the Rebbe directs the chassidim on how to observe the yahrtzeit. The letter is dated Rosh Chodesh Shevat, 5711 [January 8, 1951].
By the Grace of G-d
Rosh Chodesh Shevat, 5711
Brooklyn, N.Y.
To the members of our community, the Temimim(1), and to all who are bound or in any way connected with my revered father-in-law, the saintly Rebbe, of blessed memory,
G-d bless you all.
Greeting and Blessings:
In response to the many requests for a detailed schedule for the upcoming Tenth of Shevat, yahrtzeit of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, hareini kaparat mishkavo(2), I hereby suggest the following(3):
With over 100,000 tourists coming to Detroit for the Super Bowl, the question arose; Who would be there to provide for the needs of the Jewish visitors?
Responding to this question Rabbis Kasriel Shemtov and Yudi Mann of The Shul in West Bloomfield got to work. They created the “Chabad Jewish Center at the Super Bowl”. The center would be open throughout the Super Bowl weekend and would aim to assist Jewish visitors with food for both the body and soul.
From the moment the door’s opened on Thursday there was a non-stop flow of tourists and locals coming through the center. Kosher hot dogs and hamburgers were going by the dozens, candles were handed out to light on Friday night, and tens of men stopped by to lay Teffilin. For many of them this was their first time laying Teffilin since their Bar-Mitzvah. Giant displays such as Chabad.org the JLI learning initiative, and others informed passersby of chabad’s worldwide programs.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
How hot is Brooklyn these days? So hot that condo developers are seeking building sites even in Prospect Lefferts Gardens — where single-family homes are the only thing that’s allowed in a big section of the neighborhood, because of deed covenants that date back to the 1890s.
And other parts of the nabe are included in a city landmark district, which also limits new construction.
Builders are heading to this area despite the relatively low supply of available sites because of the continued strong demand for housing in one of the hottest boroughs.
As we have reported, now the major Israeli Media is picking this up.
A new Israeli stamp depicting the red-brick Brooklyn house of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, will be released soon by the Israel Postal Authority’s Philatelic Service. The New York house – known widely by its address, 770 Eastern Parkway – is accompanied on the face of the stamp by two Jewish symbols – Shabbat candles and tefillin.
Many Orthodox and haredi groups have opposed dedicating postage stamps to the memory of great rabbis and sages because the glue on the back is licked to affix them to envelopes – an act of disrespect. But showing “770” avoids the problem that would exist if the Rebbe’s face were shown on the stamp. In addition, the “messianic” faction of Lubavitch hassidism refuses to admit that Schneerson, the seventh Chabad Rebbe, died nearly 12 years ago.
The Rebbe’s house at 1304 President St. will be open for Tmimim to daven Maariv on Tuesday night, the night of Yud Shvat and on Wednesday, Yud Shvat, for Mincha.
Many Bochurim from Yeshivos around the world will be arriving in New York and will participate in a special program arranged by the International Tmimim Committee. The program includes a visit to the Ohel and a ‘Kinus Hatmimim’ in the Campus Chomesh, Bais Rivkah, The keynote speaker will be Rabbi Yaacov Moshe Wolberg, one of the heads of the Manchester Lubavitcher Yeshiva in England.
The committee clarifies that Maariv in the Rebbe’s house is designated only for temimim of ‘Yeshivos Gedolos’ and Mincheh of Yud Shvat – for Tmimim of the Yeshivos Ketanos. After Davening the Bochurim will review chapters of the Maamor Bosi Legani of the Rebbe.
Those who miss the Davening will have an opportunity to get in to say Tehillim. The committee requests that all Tmimim arrive on time, to assure an orderly entry to the Rebbe’s house.
The Bochurim Studying at the Machon Le’Smicha at Chabad of Inverrary in Ft. Lauderdale FL were tested today on the Halochos Of Ta’arruvos. The programs Menhal is R. Naftoli Hertzel and is headed by the director of Chabad of Inverrary R. Aron Lieberman.
The Bochurim were tested by Rabbi Yehuda Yeruslavski of Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel and everyone did well and passed, the Bochurim will continue to learn Hilchos Melicha after Yud Shvat.
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Rabbi Tuvia Bolton played to a packed house at Rabbi Moshe Bleich’s Wellesley-Weston Chabad Center in Massachusetts late last week.
Beginning with a few stories about the concept and importance of saying L’Chaim, Rabbi Bolton proceeded to engage the attendees with guitar-accompanied songs of his own that had everyone clapping and singing along.
Students from Babson, Wellesley, Boston University, and Berklee were joined by shluchim Rabbis Yisroel Freeman (Sudbury), Levi Fogelman (Natick), Mendy Kivman (Milford), Mendy Krinsky (Needham), Shmuel Posner (Boston), Mayshe Schwartz (Brookline) and many business people and young professionals from the community.
A rally protesting the political and security policies of Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert brought an estimated 100,000 demonstrators to Jerusalem’s Zion Square Sunday night.
Video Clips: From The Protest, Interview At The Protest, Video Displayed At The Protest,
The demonstration, the largest since the government uprooted 25 Jewish communities from Gaza and northern Samaria last August, is taking place under the shadow of last week’s demolition of nine homes in Amona and the brutal police reaction to people who protested the destruction.
Banners reading “Olmert is bad for the Jews” and “Olmert is bringing about civil war” were positioned at the center of Sunday night’s demonstration.
Speaking at the rally, MK Uri Ariel (National Union) said, “Yes it’s correct, Olmert is bad for the Jews…Olmert wants to shed Jewish blood and we won’t let him. We’ll remove him from office” on election day, scheduled for March 28.
Remember to take a look at the previous article regarding the Amona expulsion. Click Here.
Deputy Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert said today at a government meeting that he would not allow a national committee of inquiry to investigate the degree the violence exerted by the security forces while destroying the Amona outpost.
Click here to view Amona before and Amona after the evacuation.
Georgians pay tribute to a leader
Few people know the legacy of Rabbi Abraam Khvoles, a spiritual and civic leader who lived in Georgia more than a century ago, but the global GeorgianJewish community intends to change that – one stamp at a time.
Last week, a new Georgian postage stamp honoring Khvoles was unveiled in a ceremony at the Georgian Jewish Synagogue in Forest Hills. The event was organized by the World Congress of Georgian Jews in cooperation with the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.
Among Georgian Jews, Khvoles’ name “has always been revered,” said Daniel Mariaschin, the rabbi’s grand-nephew.
Last night at around 3:00AM a couple was crossing the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Church Ave. by the entrance to the Prospect Expressway and the woman, who appeared to have been drunk, all of a sudden ran into the street, a passing pickup truck couldn’t stop due to the wet pavement struck the woman throwing her more the 30 feet into the intersection.
A Flatbush Shomrim member that was passing by saw what had happened and alerted Hatzalah. The woman was knocked unconscious and didn’t appear to have been breathing was rushed to Lutheran Trauma Center with ALS and was listed in serious condition. The husband who himself was not in control of all his senses stayed behind and was shouting at police officers.
The road remained shut for many hours while the Highway A.I.S. (Accident Investigation Section) was investigating this accident, they later impounded the pickup truck as part of their investigation.
Here are 2 very important numbers to make sure to have on you at all times. Hatzalah (718) 387-1750 and Shomrim (718) 774-3333
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