Entries from June 2008

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau praised Chabad for its activities in Poland. JPost

Lau praised Chabad for its activities in Poland.
“The spirit of the [Lubavitcher rebbe,] Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, whose yahrzeit will be commemorated next week, still lives,” said Lau. “The candles that he lit in the world are still burning today in Warsaw, not far from where thousands of Jews found their death during the Holocaust. […]

Friday, June 27th, 2008

“Rubashkin” Agriprocessors hires 5W PR to limit damage to its businesss

Rubashkin PR Firm: This Battle Is Not About Blogging, Its About Protecting Kashrut
Kosher meat giant hopes 5W P.R. campaign will counter boycott

Agriprocessors has hired 5W Public Relations, a New York-based P.R. powerhouse that represents clients ranging from hip-hop stars to Fortune 500 companies, as well as a number of major Jewish organizations and Israeli […]

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Williamsburg, NY “Bedford cuts automobiles “

Bedford Avenue is a great place to shop and dine — but on four Saturdays this summer, it will become the perfect place to lounge. The city will close Bedford Avenue to traffic, turning the thoroughfare into a pedestrian-only plaza between Metropolitan Avenue and North Ninth Street. Cars will still be able to cross Bedford […]

Friday, June 27th, 2008

“F.R.E.E. Kiruv” article in Jewish Press. Korah 5768

article in Jewish Press. Korah 5768

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Charedi Community Protest BBC Series Portraying Satmar Jews

London - A senior figure in the strictly Orthodox community has attacked the BBC over its documentary series Jews. Chanoch Kesselman, executive co-ordinator of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, complained in a letter to the BBC this week that the first film in Vanessa Engle’s BBC4 series “impinges on the privacy of the Charedi […]

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Don’t ” Sodomize” Jerusalem

On Thursday afternoon, during the time that the To’eva Parade was to take place in the holy city of Yerushalayim, there was a peaceful albeit strong Ma’cha and Tefilah Kinus that took place at Kikar Shabbos. Organized by the Eidah HaCharedis, gedolim such as HaRav Moshe Shternbach Shlita, and HaRav Batzri Shlita, led the crowds […]

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The Shrinking Influence of the US Federal Reserve

Humiliation for Mr. Dollar: Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Bank, faces a general investigation by the International Monetary Fund. Just one more example of the Fed losing its power. Spiegel.de

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The Drama of Slavuta by Saul Moiseyevich Ginsburg

sample pages
Available for the first time in English, “The Drama of Slavuta” draws on Jewish sources and official Tsarist government archives in providing insight into the shutdown of a major nineteenth-century Jewish printing establishment during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I (1825-1855), when the persecution of Jews and suppression of Jewish culture reached unprecedented heights […]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Korach :Rabbi Noson Arister (Shiur mp3 in Russian)

Korach :Rabbi Noson Arister (Shiur mp3 in Russian)

 
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

“Dvar Malchus” photo@day BBC4

via Chabad Online

Dvar Malchus Speaks Russian “Korach” Rabbi Shmuel Sominski

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

US Court finds that Chabad Can Sue for the Return of Precious Archives held by Russia

Attorney Nathan Lewin Arguing Chabad’s Case Against Russia
The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia ruled in a landmark decision on June 13, 2008 that Agudas Chasidei Chabad of the United States may pursue claims in federal court against Russia in order to recover sacred religious texts and archives. Chabad – the largest Jewish […]

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Hasidic Jew Isaac Abraham Looks To Be First Elected To CITY

A Brooklyn man who has long served as spokesman for Brooklyn’s various Orthodox groups said yesterday he wants to be the first Hasidic Jew elected to the City Council. Isaac Abraham, a 56-year-old community activist and hardware-store owner from Williamsburg, joins at least four other contenders for the Democratic nomination to succeed David Yassky, […]