Two days after a rocket attack in Kiryat Malachi killed three, Shmuel Scharf vowed that he and his children will recover, following the loss of his 24-year-old wife Mira.
Two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip today landed in Rishon Letzion, some 7 miles south of Tel Aviv. No causalties were reported in those rocket attacks, by far the farthest strikes by Hamas in two days of fighting. Rishon Letzion is considered a sister city to Tel Aviv.
Update: Residents of Kfar Chabad are reporting that warning sirens have gone off in town. Kfar Chabad is located roughly two miles from Rishon Letzion. It is less than a mile away from Ben Gurion airport.
After receiving complaints from several constituents, Councilman David G. Greenfield today introduced common sense legislation in the City Council that would allow motorists to temporarily stop at fire hydrants at all times as long as they are ready to immediately move their vehicle in the case of an emergency. Currently, drivers in New York City are allowed to temporarily stand at fire hydrants only during daylight hours, but not during evening hours.
A Nor’easter is heading towards the Tri-State area; United Airlines is canceling flights ahead of the storm and other airlines are still evaluating which flights will be canceled on Wednesday and Thursday. The storm could dump as much as four inches of snow on hurricane weary New York City.
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For many years now, the Kupas Bochurim of the Yeshiva in 770 has been distributing hats, jackets and coats to the hundreds of students, most of whom come from Israel and lack suitable winter attire. This distribution has been funded by Sholom Ber Drizin of Crown Heights.
Update: Reb Yoel Kahan releases letter encouraging all Bochurim to refuse to sign.
Update 2: 770 Hanholah puts a stop to the discrimination until S.B. Drizin can be reached.
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The ideas are in place, and all that’s left is to pound the pavement and turn an entrepreneurial dream into reality. But how do you transform impetus for success into practical sales?
The Shluhim to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Rabbi Yisrael and Chani Stone, distributed pre-packaged containers filled with Shabbos food for local Jewish families and seniors who still lack power. Updated 13:50.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel featured a Hilarius clip showing a mix of bearded Brooklynites and asked the audience to attempt and identify if they were a Hassid or a Hipster.
Update: Limited Subway service to resume tomorrow, Thursday.
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that the NYC 911 system received 10,000 calls per half hour on Monday night. A quick math suggests that this is 333.3 calls per minute, which in turn means 5.5 calls per second!
Nearly 500 students graduate from Chabad high schools each year with the hopes of continuing their undergraduate studies the following year in a Chabad seminary.
CrownHeights.info has complied the following list of Crown Heights schools which will not be open tomorrow, Monday, due to severe weather conditions.
A newly-adopted NY City Health Code amendment that subjects bris milah to government regulation has galvanized New York’s religious community to take the extraordinary step of challenging the law’s constitutionality in federal court.
Two vehicles collided on Eastern Parkway, after one blew through a red light, injuring a number of passengers. UPDATE: One driver charged with driving while intoxicated.
A world-wide registry of Sukkahs available for public use has been set up, and is listed online at www.localsukkah.org.
ChabadMatch.com, a matchmaking site for Lubavitch singles and shadchanim featuring the largest online database of Lubavitch singles, recently celebrated its 50th engagement — that’s 100 happy Chabad individuals who are single no longer!
9-year-old Mushky returned home from camp and proudly showed her parents the prize she had received from her counselor – an English translated volume of Hayom Yom printed by Sichos in English.
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