Entries from November 2008

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

CRC - To Hold Prayer Vigil, Announces Asra Kadisha’s Lazar Stern

 Central Rabbinical Congress Of USA And Canada To Hold Prayer Vigil, Announces Asra Kadisha’s Lazar SternAt 2:00 p.m., prayer vigil in front of Spanish Consulate calls for end to desecration of graves of JewishancestorsWHERE: In front of the Spanish Consulate. 150 East 58th Street New York, NY 10017WHEN: Monday December 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.Rabbi Isaac […]

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

“I wish I’d had a gun, not a camera”- Sebastian D’Souza

“But what angered Mr D’Souza almost as much were the masses of armed police hiding in the area who simply refused to shoot back. “There were armed policemen hiding all around the station but none of them did anything,” he said. “At one point, I ran up to them and told them to use their […]

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Boruch Dayan Haemes – Hashem Yinkom Domom
Rabbi Gavriel & Mrs. Rivka Holtzberg

“Brooklyn Couple Killed in Attacks” NYtimes.com
“Rabbi, wife ’spread Jewish pride’ in Mumbai” CNN.com

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Mumbai siege gunmen are from Britain

AT least two British-born Pakistanis are among the Mumbai terrorists, it was revealed today.”According to one source, as many as seven of the gunmen may have British connections and some may have come from the Leeds and Bradford area.” ”One security official told the Standard: “There is growing concern about British involvement in the attacks.” ThisIsLondon.co.uk

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Boys of Kfar Chabad pray for the well-being of R. Gabriel Holtzberg

photo AP. Ultra-Orthodox children of the Jewish group Chabad Lubavitch pray for the well-being of Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg during class in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv November 27, 2008. Rabbi Holtzberg, an Israeli rabbi, is being held hostage in India by gunmen in a Mumbai apartment building after a series of attacks in the city that have killed at least 101 […]

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Home Builders Hammer FDIC

“They can do anything they want,” said Earl Snyder, president of Snyder Construction Co. in Englewood, Fla., whose construction lender, Freedom Bank, was taken over by the FDIC on Halloween. Four days later, Mr. Snyder met with FDIC officials, and was told that he had 60 days to pay off his $2 million construction loan […]

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Mumbai Chabad House :Police took more than 30 minutes to arrive

Sanjay Bhasme, 40, who lives in the building behind Chabad house, said he notified the police after the shooting began about 9:45 p.m., but they took more than 30 minutes to arrive _ and only after he’d repeatedly telephoned for help. “My mind is on pause,” said Joel Kurulkar, 24, a member of Mumbai’s small […]

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Holtzberg family’s tragedy

Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg and his wife Yehudit of Afula are praying for the wellbeing of their daughter Rivka, who has been taken hostage by terrorists in the Indian city of Mumbai, along with her husband, Chabad emissary Gavriel Holtzberg. 
According to several reports, both Holtzberg and his wife are unconscious. Their two-year-old son was reportedly released […]

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Hostages held in Chabad House

Earlier today, numerous media outlets were reporting that during a series of coordinated attacks targeting Mumbai sites popular with tourists and business people, Chabad of Mumbai was attacked as well. Now, Chabad.info has confirmed shocking reports that hostages are being held at this moment in the Chabad House, and according to one report by an […]

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Let Santa Light The Menorah

Merry Hanukkah from the White House!The president and the first lady invited leaders of America’s Jewish community for a Hanukkah reception at the White House next month - but raised more than a few eyebrows by putting a picture of a Christmas tree on the invitation. more@NYpost.com

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

“Toldot” mp3 Rabbi Noson Arister (Shiur in Russian)

To listen or download please click this link:“Toldot”mp3 Rabbi Noson Arister @ AristerMP3.com

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

“This is a man’s world”

Photo: Mendel Kitner’s Bar Mitzvah, 770 NY