“The village is considering a plan to allow a business to build a large slaughterhouse to process poultry on Route 45 bordering New Hempstead. New Square Deputy Mayor Israel Spitzer said the proposed facility would enable a business already in the village to expand - keeping numerous jobs in Rockland. “The applicant is planning to […]
“A Jew for Jesus who demanded kashrut supervision from the Chief Rabbinate won a Supreme Court decision on Monday likely to spark another confrontation between the nation’s highest legal arbiter and the Orthodox rabbinical establishment. In its verdict, based on a precedent that found belly-dancing to be unrelated to kosher food, the court ruled that […]
“To make one shtreimel can take up to 400 tails of various breeds of mink, sable of fox - the scrap of the fur industry. With only 10,000 shtreimels produced around the world each year, it’s definitely what you call a niche market. But at a cost of up to $4000 each, it can be […]
“770 Greets New Sefer Torah. At the hieght of Gimmel Tammuz, an Hachnosas Sefer Torah was held in 770. The new Torah, a donation of Rabbi Naftali Astulin, Shliach of the Rebbe Melech Hamoshiach in L.A. was written in honor of the eightieth anniversary of the the Rebbe’s marriage to Rebbetzin Chaya Mushkah A”H.” Chabad.Info
Shmuel 1 11:14
This week’s haftorah shares with us a significant perspective about a Jewish government in Eretz Yisroel. The Jewish people had recently approached the prophet Shmuel requesting the appointment of a king. The prophet acquiesced in their request and transferred the mantle of leadership to the most worthy candidate in Israel, […]
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“Exclusive: The following audio clip was submitted to Chabad.info earlier today. The clip is a recording of a Farbrengen which took place during the year 5765, led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn. During the farbrengen, Rabbi Kahn explained that there is no diiference between the situation before Gimmel Tammuz and after. It seems […]
“Afghan children walk past a Jewish grave at a cemetery in Herat city June 8, 2009. The Yu Aw is one of four synagogues in the old quarter of Herat city in west Afghanistan, which after decades of abandonment and neglect, has been restored to provide desperately-needed space for an infant school. ” DayLife.com
“A former Postville meat plant executive named in a 142-count federal indictment was granted special permission this morning to leave Iowa for a two-day religious trip to New York.
U.S. District Judge Linda Reade accepted the unusual request despite a court order that Rubsahkin remain in Allamakee County pending his trial on immigration, fraud and money […]
“The IDF will soon decide if it wants all military swimming pools to set separate bathing hours for men and women. The matter came up for discussion in a top decision-making body after Col. Yaron Boim, Commander of the IDF’s School for Platoon Commanders and Infantry Professions, asked the Chief Military Rabbi, Brig.-Gen Avichai Ronsky, […]
