Iron Dome Soldiers Turn the Tables, Thank Kfar Chabad
The commanders of the Iron Dome defense system in the vicinity of Kfar Chabad turned the tables today, when they met with leaders and volunteers from the small Lubavitch enclave and thanked them.
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Op-Ed: No Ceasefire
Before I go to sleep I check the news, and the first thing I do upon waking is check to see what happened in Israel while I slept. I see I am not the only one because peoples Facebook/ twitter statuses have changed- as Jews we are worried. I am hyperaware of everything. As I am shopping I notice every ‘off’ glance and I hear a toy ambulance from the toy store…The siren. I’m sweating… This is no comparison…
by Hanna Y.
Photos: Showing Appreciation to Withdrawing Troops
As the IDF withdraws its troops from Gaza, residents of Kfar Chabad arrived at the border to thank the soldiers for their sacrifice and raise their spirits with refreshments and the opportunity to put on Tefilin.
Photos: Tefilin in the Shadow of Hamas
A group of Kfar Chabad residents, several of them members of a local ‘Shomrim’ volunteer group, packed up food, drinks, Tefilin, Shabbos Candles and brochures and headed out to the Gaza border to raise the spirits of the IDF soldiers stationed there with refreshments and good deeds.
Doctors Call Out Medical Journal’s Anti-Israel Bias
The Lancet, a distinguished medical journal, recently published an anti-Israel diatribe in the form of an open letter signed by 24 physicians, accusing the Jewish state of committing ‘crimes against humanity.’
Jewish Community Watch Raises $100,000+
Yesterday afternoon, the anti-child-abuse organization Jewish Community Watch launched a fundraising campaign in anticipation of the relaunching of their website, with the goal of raising $100,000 in 24 hours. Barely halfway through the day, the funds were already raised.
Update: With only minutes to spare, JCW Has achieved their secondary goal of raising $150,000.
Power of the “Like” – Kabbalah of Facebook
For many people, social media has become an integral part of daily life. Whether it be your 60 year old mother or grandmother, whose activity evolves around her Facebook homepage, or your peers who interact via a variety of platforms for the greater part of the day (and night), social media has infiltrated most people’s daily routines.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL
Knesset Session Lauds the Lubavitcher Rebbe
As rockets rained down on cities throughout Israel, the Knesset held a special session on Tuesday to honor—and gain strength from—the faith, Torah, and legacy of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York’s 9th district – which includes Crown Heights –, is among few members of Brooklyn’s congressional delegation that has not signed a bipartisan letter to President Obama demanding that he consult with congress and obtain its approval before striking any potential deal with Iran.
Update: CrownHeights.info has been notified that Rep. Clarke has signed the letter.
Will Yvette Clarke Sign House Petition on Iran?
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York’s 9th district – which includes Crown Heights –, is among few members of Brooklyn’s congressional delegation that has not signed a bipartisan letter to President Obama demanding that he consult with congress and obtain its approval before striking any potential deal with Iran.
Update: CrownHeights.info has been notified that Rep. Clarke has signed the letter.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Yosef Loschak, 62, OBM
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Yosef Yehuda Loschak OBM, a Shliach in S. Barbra, California. He was 62 years old.
Breaking: Bodies of 3 Kidnapped Israeli Teens Found
At around 12:30 EST today, we received the devastating news that the bodies of the three kidnapped Israeli teens – Eyal Yifrach, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Frankel, 16 – were found by soldiers of the IDF in Chalchul, a Palestinian town about 1km north of Chevron. All three were killed by their captors, r”l.
The three missing high school students were identified as Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel.
Search Intensifies for Kidnapped Israeli Students
Israeli security forces were joined by elite IDF units in an ongoing search for three yeshiva high school students, who Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu confirmed Saturday night “were kidnapped by a terrorist organization.”
IDF soldiers search for the missing Bochurim.
3 Yeshiva Students Missing in West Bank
Israeli security forces are scanning the Bethlehem and Chevron area in the West Bank today after three yeshiva students, age 17-19, went missing Thursday night. Police are also checking whether there is any connection between a burnt car that was discovered near Chevron and the disappeared Bochurim.
770 Bochurim listen to a Shiur in Inyonei Geulah Umoshiach.
Cycle Keeps Study of Moshiach Going 24 Hours a Day
A group of Bochurim learning in 770 have gotten together and created a program in honor of the upcoming 20th anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz. The program sees to it that – somewhere in the world – Inyonei Geulah Umoshiach are being studied non-stop, 24 hours every weekday.
Left: Sheldon Silver, Speaker of the NYS Assembly. Right: Sheldon E. Silver, OBM, Crown Heights lawyer.
Assembly Speaker’s Fall Guy: Deceased Lubavitcher
To Sheldon Silver, the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, it was nothing but a simple case of mistaken identity.
Crown Heights Toddler Falls 3 Stories
A 2-year-old boy has just fallen out of a window on the 6th floor of the 580 Crown Street Condos, and landed on a balcony 3 stories below. He is in critical condition. Please say Tehilim for Chaim Yisroel Levi Yitzchok Halevi ben Sarah Rivkah. Article Updated last at 3:20pm.
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