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Malaysian police have detained a Saudi journalist accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet. Hamza Kashgari posted a controversial tweet on the prophet’s birthday last week that sparked more than 30,000 responses and several death threats. Read More »
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The Histradut entered its third day of a national strike Friday after failing to reach an agreement with the Finance Ministry. The open-ended strike was called by the Histadrut Trade Union Federation, to demand better conditions for contract workers with poor job security. Read More »
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The international community is searching for new diplomatic approaches to stop the protracted conflict in Syria as activists report continued shelling of the rebellious city of Homs by regime forces. Read More »
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Everyone had a fantastic time at the Chai Lifeline father/son Super Bowl party. Thanks especially to Mayer Marx, the Marx family, and the employees of Boulevard Alp Assisted Living who made the day so special for the kids and their dads. Read More »
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There has been a deterioration in the condition of HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv, shlita. The senior physicians overseeing the rav’s medical treatment did not have good news for family members earlier Wednesday evening. Read More »
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On Parashas Beshallach, Bais Medrash of Cedarhurst (Rabbi Spiegel) and Bais Ephraim Yitzchok (the Island Shul) hosted parallel Shabbaton reunions of campers from Camp Nageela for Boys and for Girls. Over 100 staff and campers integrated into shuls and homes throughout Cedarhurst and Woodmere. Read More »
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With a record attendance, this year’s TAG dinner proved to be a most enjoyable, uplifting, and meaningful evening. TAG was privileged to pay tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Tzvi Perl as Guests of Honor, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schick as the recipients of the HaRav Moshe Weitman z’l Memorial Award, and Mr. and Mrs. Read More »
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Drs. Lisa and Sheldon Feit: Guests of Honor. This dynamic and intelligent couple (pictured on the cover of this issue) has successfully managed demanding careers, devotion to family, and a commitment to community service. Both Lisa and Sheldon are members of the Beth Sholom board of trustees and Lisa serves as vice-chair. Read More »
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich devoted time on a recent trip to New York to meet with leaders and activists in the Jewish community.“It is imperative to show hakaras ha’tov to the Speaker,” remarked Jack Brach. Read More »
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Getting a head start on experiencing their high-school years, over 130 eighth-grade applicants from several metropolitan area elementary schools spent a good part of Thursday, February 2, at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls. Read More »
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Our community will have the great kavod of hosting HaGaon Rav Asher Weiss next Shabbos, Parashas Mishpatim. Rav Weiss is well known throughout the world for his Minchas Asher series on Chumash as well as his many sefarim and teshuvos that have been printed in the areas of Choshen Mishpat and medical halachah. Read More »
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Women who have grown up in religious homes that adhere to the prohibition of kol ishah, which prevents women from singing in front of mixed audiences, and women who have taken that behavior upon themselves as they became (more) religious, could not Read More »
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Jews are always expected to live according to a higher standard. As people of the book and of unwavering faith in G‑d, our perspective of events in the world at large and our conduct in the eyes of a dark and depraved world is expected to shine a light of morality. Read More »
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From The Other Side Of The BenchIn the past I have attended Super Bowl parties, though I greatly prefer watching the game in the solitude of my own home. The incessant chatter by those not really interested in the game is most distracting. This year’s game, while not the most dramatic in history, was exciting till the end. Read More »
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This past Shabbos, we read in Parashas Beshallach about the amazing miracle of the splitting of the Yam Suf, the Red Sea. This has to be one of the most profound and extraordinary miracles of all time, and it is a yardstick for how we judge other miraculous events. That said, let me tell you what I’ve been doing for the past two weeks. Read More »
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Photo by Ira Thomas CreationsShimi Goldschein of Woodmere, a student at Yeshiva of South Shore, celebrated his bar mitzvah at the Kotel on Rosh Chodesh Shevat, and then celebrated with family and friends at a seudat mitzvah breakfast complete with live music and dancing on the Netiv Aryeh rooftop patio. Mazal tov to parents Dr. Howard and Mrs. Read More »
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And it came to pass on the third day, when morning came, that there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud upon the mountain, and the sound of the shofar exceedingly loud; and the entire people within the camp trembled. And Moshe brought the people out of the camp to meet with G‑d, and they stood at the foot of the mountain . . . Read More »
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Nuts: some people love them, others not so much. With all the allergy awareness out there these days, we may forget the health benefits and great qualities nuts have to offer. Delicious as a heart-healthy snack, nuts are full of omega-3′s, fiber, vitamin E, and monounsaturated fats. Read More »
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Professional debt collectors have a reputation almost worse than serial killers. From what I have seen, they have not come by this standing in innocence. The stories I have heard over the years would make even the most hardened individual’s blood curdle. Read More »
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With the enormous number of responsa that have been written over the past thousand years, you are bound to find some rather interesting questions. Read More »
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I hope you all enjoyed your bokser. As we trudge through the thick of winter here and there is not much going on, I thought I would take this chance to update you on some of the things I have written about in the past. Read More »
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Dear Esther,I’m curious to hear what you have to say to a woman like myself. I’m 72 years old and thank G‑d in good health, and I do not feel anywhere near my age. I have three married children whom I believe turned out well and are all married with families of their own. Two live out of town and one lives locally. Read More »
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Who doesn’t love a holiday? For most, it means time off from work or school. Religious holidays are exactly that and need no explanation here. On legal holidays, banks may be closed, the stock market shuts down, and there’s no mail service. Read More »
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After months of work behind the scenes, the NASI Project has launched their groundbreaking shadchan program. Many roshei yeshivos, rabbanim, askanim, and shadchanim were involved in this major effort.Over 70 approved shadchanim from all over the country are participating in the program. Read More »
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Executive MBA programs, by definition, are offered on weekends when busy executives presumably can make time to attend. Weekends virtually always translate into Saturday classes. Read More »
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Among American organizations devoted to preserving the entirety of the Land of Israel, there is unprecedented excitement in advance of the Gush Katif Museum dinner due to be held in Brooklyn on February 22. Read More »
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Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services 42nd Annual Gala will be held this Sunday, February 12, at the New York Hilton Hotel, in New York City, 5: 00 p.m. reception, 6: 00 p.m. dinner. Read More »
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Camp Seneca Lake has over 50 years of camping expertise catering to the Jewish community. It is now introducing a sister camp specializing in a curriculum for the performing arts. Read More »
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A lecture by Rav Zecharia Wallerstein is scheduled for 8: 30 p.m., preceded by refreshments at 8: 00 p.m. Men and women are welcome. Admission is free! Location: Beth Gavriel Community Center, 66-35 108th Street in Forest Hills. For more information, call or text 917-617-3636 or e-mail Info@Chazaq.org. Read More »
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Yeshiva University will be hosting the Ring Family Film Festival from February 14–23, titled “A Lens on Israel: A Society through its Cinema.” The four-part festival will be supplemented by a variety of lectures, workshops, and open forums with leading Israeli actors, writers, producers, and directors. Read More »
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The Queens community and well beyond mourned the sudden petirah early last Thursday of Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Ginzberg, z’l. For over half a century, Rabbi Ginzberg served as the executive director of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in Queens and as the rav of Congregation Chofetz Chaim of Forest Hills. Read More »
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Dating can pose a multitude of delicate and sensitive questions that require the assistance of those who spend countless hours dealing with singles. In each installment of the Five Towns Jewish Times Dating Forum, a question pertaining to contemporary dating issues will be addressed by our diverse and experienced forum panelists. Read More »
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Perhaps more than many of the celebrities Oprah Winfrey has encountered, Shterna Ginsburg and Chaya Teldon may end up being among her top influences. Read More »
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9 Shevat—the 19th yahrzeit of Chananya Katz, a’h (Chananya ben Tzvi, 1976–1995)The vibrant tunes of your music shall forever beat,As shall the flashbacks of your simchas ha’chayim.Precious memories of your young departed life,Etched indelibly inside our aching hearts.Images solid as the rock embedded deep within the earth’s soil. Read More »
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Circle the best choice with a #2 pencil: A. Communication is easier than ever.B. We are very reachable.C. Communication is harder than ever.D. We are very unreachable.E. All of the above.The correct answer is . . . drum-roll, please . . . E!Technically speaking, interpersonal contact is simpler, faster, and more efficient than ever before. Read More »
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Last week in these pages you read about a terrific effort that is under way in the Five Towns community to lift the spirits and give encouragement to Moishie Reisman, a young man currently battling an often difficult to overcome malady. Read More »
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There is a wide variety of synagogues and Shteiblach in our communities. These houses of worship have different types of Mechitzos. Some are see-through. Some are are one-way glass and some are so high that they resemble an iron curtain. Read More »
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Rory Lancman is a New York State Assemblyman representing, amongst other areas, the heart of the Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Queens. We met the other day to get to know one another—or for me to get to know Rory—because after three terms in Albany, Lancman has his eye on Washington, D.C. and a seat representing his district in the U.S. Read More »
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s ruling Islamic militant Hamas is ready to cede power to an interim unity government led by its longtime rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman said Tuesday, but problems loomed over government policy and international recognition. Read More »
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Surveying American Jewish public opinion is notoriously difficult, but Ed Koch relies on his own sample: the several hundred emails a week he receives from all over, printed out and laid on his desk by his assistant. The former New York City mayor answers each one, in longhand, then returns it for a digital reply. Read More »
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The owner of one of Long Island’s largest catering companies has been accused of seriously violating Jewish law by having workers prepare kosher and non-kosher meals in the same kitchen. Read More »
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Conventional wisdom dictates that time is not on Israel’s side. According to this narrative, the ticking demographic time bomb of Arabs outnumbering Jews between the Jordan and Mediterranean in the foreseeable future, Iran’s accelerating efforts to Read More »
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Hasidic teenager pleaded guilty Tuesday to assault, averting a trial in an attempted murder case that brought unusual attention to a religious dispute in a Jewish enclave. Read More »
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Cultural Affairs and Defense Publicity Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri rejected the possibility of an Israeli and US military attack against Iran, saying that Tel Aviv and Washington are not in a position to even think of making such a grave mistake. Read More »
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According to the report, Shneor Zalman and Yaffa Shenoi arrived on a multiple-entry visa and rented a house on Rose Street in the city. Read More »
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The Palestinian Authority recently claimed that Israel gravely harms the PA economy. In fact, Palestinian officials argue that the Israeli occupation exacts a heavy price from their economy, offering a conservative estimate of $7 billion in the past 10 years. Read More »
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The new Palestinian Authority (PA) interim government will be presented on February 18 in Cairo, according to Azzam al-Ahmed, a member of the central committee of Fatah and the head of the terror group’s delegation to reconciliation talks with Hamas. Read More »
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MONTREAL — “How did this come to happen?” “This,” was the highly publicized December incident in Beit Shemesh, Israel, in which an eight-year-old Orthodox girl was spat upon by extremist haredim for not dressing “modestly” enough. Read More »
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With violence mounting, the growing threat to President Bashar Assad’s regime is raising concern in Israel that weapons from Syria’s military could fall into the hands of terrorist groups, defense officials told Haaretz on Monday. Read More »
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The husband of a missing Utah mom blew up his home Sunday —apparently intentionally — killing himself and the couple’s two young sons, authorities said. Josh Powell ‘s house in Graham, Wash., exploded and burst into flames moments after a social worker brought the two boys Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, for a visit with their dad. Read More »
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The title above may be a bit confusing, since the left and their media cohorts essentially treat every week as Israeli Demonization Week. So to be more precise: the official, organized, designated demonization of Israel known as Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is gearing up to launch later this month. Read More »
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ATLANTA — A Georgia megachurch leader is apologizing to a Jewish group that criticized him for taking part in a ceremony in which he was wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a “king.” Bishop Eddie Long said in a letter to the Anti-Defamation League that he didn’t mean to offend the Jewish community by taking part in the ceremony. Read More »
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Iran’s Supreme Leader says his country will assist any nation or group that “confronts” Israel, describing it as a “cancer.” The remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came during a Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran broadcast on state television. Read More »
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A disgraced NYPD detective convicted of planting drugs on an innocent couple was looking at jail time when he walked into court on Thursday. He walked out with probation after blubbering that he was ashamed of himself and pleading for mercy. Read More »
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About 900 ancient Judean coins spanning 11 centuries will go on the auction block in New York in March.They include two rare coins struck by Jewish forces revolting against Roman rule in the first century CEHeritage Auctions said the sale will be March 8 and 9. Read More »
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It’s a beautifully cut and timeless piece – camel wool, dark chocolate brown detailing and a line that elongates and flatters: The London Contrast coat is one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s most elegant wardrobe choices. Read More »
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Practically on the heels of returning from Riverhead, we prepared for our next stop: Great Wolf Lodge. Read More »
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