Remembering Reb Yitzchok Zirkind, 57
by Mordechai Lightstone Rabbi Zirkind at the bris of the author’s son. On the 18th of Adar, Harav Yitzchok Zirkind passed away at 57. Many knew him far better and far longer than I.
March 2012 news archive
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A recap video of the grand finale of “A Jewish Star” was an immediate hit on the web. Plus: What’s Lipa Shmeltzer ‘s take. Full Story, Video
Blog: From Harlem to Jerusalem
by Leah Schwed As a young woman who decided in her early 20s to become Orthodox, my life has been anything but boring. I grew up with a tight knit family, went to a reform synagogue, attended inner city schools and learned how to interact with all walks of life at a young age.
1994 Killer Confesses Motive
Rashid Baz, who shot at a van of yeshiva students, murdering Ari Halberstam hy”d in 1994, has finally confessed to targeting them because they were Jewish. Full Story
100 Hear From Fresh Diet CEO
Zalmi Duchman, CEO and founder of The Fresh Diet, spoke to 100 members of the Crown Heights community about succeeding in business. Full Story, Photos
24 Hour Learning Marathon
27 Adar: 60 Chabad yeshivos will be begining tonight a 24 hour non-stop learning effort to mark 20 years since 5752. Full Story
10 Classic Jewish Music Albums
Do you miss the classics? Singer Chanale put together her list of the 10 albums every Jewish music collection must have. Full Story
100 at Manchester FC Purim Bash
Over 100 people participated in the Friendship Circle of Manchester’s Purim Party with live music, food and dancing. Full Story
Lubavitcher Miraculously Unharmed After Hit-n-Run
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Lubavitcher yungerman is lucky to be alive after nearly getting mowed down by a car which was attempting to flee the scene of an accident – missing him by just inches.
Overturned Taxi Pins Pedestrian Under Roof
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — It was an unlucky morning for one person walking on Carroll Street: two cars – a taxi and a car service – collided, causing the taxi to rollover and trap him under its roof. Bystanders who rushed to give aid saved the man’s life.