“When Bear Stearns moved to a new building several years ago, tighter security regulations killed our old stairwell mincha minyan. But after a few months I was able to get the conference room next to my office. Word spread and we started attracting outsiders from nearby firms. After a few weeks, I received a call […]
“In the wake of an outcry from Chicago-area Jews, the Windy City’s only Jewish museum closed down a high-profile maps exhibition that parsed the issue of Israel’s borders and boundaries. The Spertus Museum, part of the 84-year-old Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, located on Chicago’s South Loop, announced June 20 that it was shutting down […]
“The doctors told us that he won’t survive birth, heaven forbid” said a family member at the end of the Bar Mitzvah celebration which took place in the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerkoshen, NY “[Mendy’s] condition is a very rare one and the doctors told us that he has very little chance. For the following […]
” The influx of Hasidic voters could make a big difference in the Towns/Powell race as well as the contest between Connor and his primary opponent, Dan Squadron (bold of Connor to try to split the baby by showing up at both the UJO and UJCARE events). As chairman, Lopez took a pragmatic view of […]
Alan Greenspan usually surrounds his opinions with caveats and convoluted clauses. But ask his view of the government’s response to problems confronting mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and he offers one word: “Bad.”In a conversation this week, the former Federal Reserve chairman also said he expects that U.S. house prices, a key factor […]
“A new museum dedicated to the former Jewish settlements in Gush Katif is expected to open its doors in Jerusalem on Tuesday. The Gush Katif settlers were evacuated during Israel’s unilateral pullout from the Gaza Strip in 2005.” Ynet
Jerusalem II Pizza, also known as Pizza World on Broadway, was closed down by the New York City Department of Health according to a source. The Kosher food establishment, which has consistently had Department of Health violations, was hit this time with 46 violation points, including the presence of live animals and vermin on their […]
(Rina Castelnuovo for The New York Times. The Isaiah Scroll was one of seven ancient Hebrew texts discovered in 1947, and is the best preserved and most complete.)
“Its revival is often hailed as one of the greatest feats of the Zionist enterprise; today Hebrew is the first language of millions of Israelis, a loquacious and […]
“Doorways & Shady Characters” Zohar parashat Vaetchanan, p. 264a
(One of the commandments in this week’s parasha relates to writing verses from the Torah and placing them on the doorposts of the house (Deut. 6:9). The inner meaning of this commandment, to affix mezuzot (the plural of “mezuzah”), is discussed by The Faithful Shepherd (Moses) in […]
Orthodox Jewish fitness buffs are outraged that the Kosher Gym in Flatbush, Brooklyn was sold earlier this month to non-Jewish owners who plan to open the gym on Shabbos and make other non-Kosher changes to the facilities. According to the Jewish Press, gym members recently received a letter announcing the sale, for $2 million, […]
For about 25 years, reporters and others have sought out Mr. Abraham, who wears more hats than he can count. He is known mostly as a spokesman for Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, and he calls himself a tenant organizer, though he sometimes speaks on behalf of landlords, too. He is often quoted in stories about […]
