The New York City Council officially responded Friday to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s preliminary budget proposal, telling the mayor it would be imprudent to slash critical city services or short-circuit the city’s economic recovery.
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After the success of the Purim Farbrengen of 1973, which had over 100,000 viewers, a young Lubavitcher businessman was disturbed to learn that the Farbrengen release project, scheduled to last one year, was only several months away from ending.
Have you ever stood in the supermarket and wondered if a certain food was OK kosher certified? Did you ever see a new product and want to make sure it was really kosher? Were you at a loss as to where to find out this information? Then look no further…the OK has just released its popular Kosher Food Guide as a free iPhone app.
The parents and staff of Darchai Menachem gathered together this past Motzei Shabbos for their first annual Melava Malkah. The purpose of the evening was to celebrate their current accomplishments in education and to present the future expansion of their educational program.
Like the rest of Christchurch’s scarred population, Jewish community members in New Zealand’s second-largest city are being forced by a seemingless endless stream of aftershocks to head as far away as possible from the epicenter of yesterday’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake.
SUNRISE, FL — Technology seems to change in the blink of an eye…But what about sports drinks? There’s truly been nothing innovative in half a century… Until now.
Today, the 30th of Shvat, marks 5 years to the cold blooded murder of Efraim Klein HYD, a resident of Crown Heights who had been a staple in the community and a figure known and liked by all, who was shot and killed. The investigation into his murder has long since gone cold.
Amid a firestorm of allegations, Zaki Tamir closed his personal blog with which he gave unfiltered updates to the community.
Today’s scheduled Installation Ceremony will continues despite opposition from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, and Zaki Tamir, chairman of the Vaad Hakohol, agreed not to sign a contract until the Semicha issues are clarified.
Beginning the week of February 6th, tens of thousands of Jews from around the globe are expected to attend JLI’s new course, Toward a Meaningful Life, which be running simultaneously in over 300 cities across North America and around the world.
NEW YORK CITY [AP] — Another storm is taking aim at New York City, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg is still under fire for slow cleanup of a stubborn winter blast that kept streets clogged for days and delayed trash pickups, causing uncollected garbage to pile up for more than a week.The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the New York City, plus parts of New Jersey, Connecticut and suburban Long Island, beginning Friday morning. Two to 5 inches of light snow could come overnight Thursday with heavier snow possible Friday into Saturday.
The Kinus Hashluchos Banquet will be held on January 30 in the 69th Regiment Armory in Crown Heights “for the convenience of Shluchos and guests,” organizers said.
The 24th of Teves, the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, is celebrated by–what else? Farbrenging with the Rebbe!
At 3:58 a.m. on xmas Day, the National Weather Service upgraded its alert about the snow headed to New York City, issuing a winter storm watch. By 3:55 p.m., it had declared a formal blizzard warning, a rare degree of alarm. But city officials opted not to declare a snow emergency — a significant mobilization that would have, among other things, aided initial snow plowing efforts.
NEW YORK — Public transportation, crippled by the Sunday blizzard, is limping along today and, contradicting Mayor Bloomberg, MTA Chairman Jay Walder warned that problems will continue throughout Tuesday.
