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Parsha Potpourri: Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech

By admin on September 3, 2010

Hanistaros L’Hashem Elokeinu v’haniglos lanu ul’vaneinu ad olam la’asos es kol Divrei haTorah hazos (29:28)
            In our verse, the Torah writes the words “lanu ul’vaneinu” – for us and for our children – with dots on top of each letter, something done quite rarely. Although there are rules for interpreting the meaning of such dots [...]

Study: US Jews Still Support Israel

By admin on September 3, 2010

Survey shows that American Jews, young and old, are still attached to Israel despite recent claims to the contrary.

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Shomrim Members Shot in Boro Park

By admin on September 3, 2010

Update below: Less than a week after an attempted robbery and shooting at the Apple Bank on 13th Avenue in the heart of Boro Park shook the community, multiple members of the Boro Park Shomrim have been shot this evening. Ambulances are currently at the scene, treating the victims, who are volunteer members of the [...]

Borough Park, NY – Multiple Shooting Involving Shomrim Members

By admin on September 2, 2010

Borough Park, NY – NYPD of the 66th Precinct are on the scene for shooting that involved a Boro Park Shomrim member.
Police are calling for a level-1 mobilization for the shooting at 46th Street and 10th Avenue.
Hatzolah on the scene, sll injuries are minor, mobilization has been called for crowd control, police have perpetrator in [...]

Jerusalem – Rabbi: Torah at Kotel Only With Permission

By admin on September 2, 2010

Jerusalem – Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, the rabbinical authority in charge of the Kotel (Western Wall), made public a new procedure Thursday regarding bringing Torah scrolls into the Kotel.
Under the new guidelines, individuals who wish to bring in a Torah scroll to the Kotel will require a permit from the Kotel Rabbi.
The guidelines were put in [...]

United Kingdom – Tony Blair: ‘I cried for Iraq war victims’

By admin on September 2, 2010

United Kingdom – Tony Blair regrets banning fox hunting, but not invading Iraq. He was captivated by Princess Diana, intimidated by Queen Elizabeth II. He heaps praise on President George W. Bush but calls his close colleague Gordon Brown a man of “zero” emotional intelligence. He acknowledges that some find him delusional, and says he [...]

Farrakhan: Ground Zero Mosque Should Be Built

By admin on September 2, 2010

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said today that the Islamic community center and mosque planned near Ground Zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
“Why then should a mosque, a cultural center, not be constructed a few blocks away?” Farrakhan asked at a news [...]

Israeli Girl Wounded in Rock Attack

By admin on September 2, 2010

An Israeli girl was moderately wounded Thursday in a rock attack.

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Manhattan, NY – Printmaker Blends Jewish Images With a Nod to Pop Culture

By admin on September 2, 2010

Manhattan, NY – Chasidic artist Michael Mordechai Cohen celebrated his East Coast debut as he unveiled a series of pop-influenced spiritual prints at the J. Klaynberg Gallery in the New York City neighborhood of Chelsea.
Last week’s premier of Cohen’s “Don’t Mess With the Besht: Part II” – the title refers to the acronymic name [...]

German Bank Expels Board Member over ‘Jewish Gene’ Remark

By admin on September 2, 2010

Germany’s Bundesbank hopes to dismiss board member Thilo Sarrazin in the wake of comments regarding Muslim immigrants, Jews.

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