[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Brooklyn, NY – Hundreds of communal figures, joined by elected officials and organizational leaders gathered at the Lipschitz Halls this past Sunday October 28th to celebrate
The U.N. management chief says the United Nations headquarters overlooking New Yorks East River suffered unprecedented damage from Superstorm Sandy. Yukio Takasu told the General Assembly at the end of its first session following the killer storm on Thursday that the most serious damage was from flooding, which affected many basement offices and the cooling […]
Thursday, 16 Cheshvan 5773 marks the 18th yahrzeit of Rav Shlomo Carlebach zl, who was viewed perhaps by some frum Jews as controversial or even unacceptable during his life, but has nonetheless left an indelible mark in our tefilos around the world, particularly with the birth of countless Friday night and Shabbos Rosh Chodesh or […]
New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Thursday the vast majority of its New York City and Westchester County, New York, customers will have power back by the weekend
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the National Guard with FEMA will deliver one million meals and bottled water to New Yorkers in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Delivery to parts of Lower Manhattan, affected areas in Brooklyn and Queens, including the Rockaways will start today. After days without powers, the most immediate need […]
Shortly before leaving for a trip to the United States, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita released a letter to the directors of his mosdos in which he bans multimedia presentations at dinners held in honor of the chassidus mosdos. The rebbe tells them that one may not display photos of such events in any venue, adding […]
Some very high level Republicans are reaching out to the Jewish community to vote Republican in the upcoming elections through Ami Magazine. Former challengers for the Republican nomination for President,
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc, the biggest utility in New Jersey, said superstorm Sandy had caused severe damage to its infrastructure and it expected its losses to be material. PSEG,
Police say the bodies of two young Staten Island boys who were reported missing in the aftermath of Sandy have been found in a marsh. The boys, ages 2 and
With the ongoing machlokes continuing in the litvish camp, the name of Rav Addis is being used in connection with the Netzach breakaway party. On Wednesday night, the eve of
Israels Mifal HaPayis Lottery Agency this week inaugurated one of its latest projects, the new Payis Beis Yaakov School in Modiin Illit. Taking part in the ceremony were Modiin Illit Mayor Rav Yaakov Gutterman, rabbonim of the city, and lottery officials including Mifal HaPayis Director IDF Major-General (Retired) Uzi Dayan. The school was built in […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info reveals shocking footage of the ruthless beating and mugging of a Jewish manduring Hurricane Sandy Monday night. In the video the viewer will see a gang of five African-American males loitering around the corner of Albany Ave. and President Street in wait for their victim to […]
Tunisian police have arrested four people for allegedly plotting to kidnap local Jews for ransom, an official said on Thursday, stoking insecurity in the dwindling Jewish community after last year’s
Following a three-day delay due to Hurricane Sandy, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita has arrived in the United States where he plans to attend a simcha and meet with supporters. For some of the wealthier chassidim the highlight of the rebbes visit will be a private shabbos with him, an event that carries a hefty price […]
[SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE WITH HELP FINDING GAS STATIONS] With the traffic nightmare causing frustration for Tri-State area drivers Thursday morning, the lines at the gas pump arent making the commute any easier. Filling up the tank has been a nightmare for area drivers since the storm hit. Overnight and into Thursday morning, […]
New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc said Thursday it still had about 659,400 homes and businesses without power three days after monster storm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East
A face-to-face educational method used among Orthodox Jews apparently led to a U.S. outbreak of mumps in 2009 and 2010 even though most of those infected had been properly vaccinated,
New Yorks three major airports will be operating under reduced schedules on Thursday as flight services start returning to normal following Superstorm Sandy. The busy Northeast travel corridor ground to a halt when Sandy slammed into the East Coast on Monday, flooding train tunnels, cutting power and shutting down regional airports. John F. Kennedy International […]
President Barack Obama dives back into campaigning after three days immersed in managing the federal response to the storm that battered the East Coast. The contours of the presidential race
New York tried to resume its normal frenetic pace Thursday, getting back its vital subway system after a crippling storm but still finding it slow on gridlocked highways. Commuters lined
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