Rabbi Zalmen Drizin of the Kings Highway Chabad and his wife – without fanfare, and with unconditional love, patience, acceptance and understanding—have been embracing and welcoming new members to their synagogue by creating activities and making themselves available for holidays, classes, events, prayer services, friendship, affiliation, and questions and all of their services are free of charge.
Over 18 years ago, Audrey Cohen decided to start her own business, which was not an easy feat for a single girl. Fitness was popular and Audrey loved fashion so fitness clothes and accessories were a perfect fit and Freestyle came to life. Audrey had a goal, stuck with it, and has become quite a success.
Brooklyn’s Best Toastmasters club celebrated its 10th anniversary this past month. Founded in 2000 by Ralph Tawil, Charles Mizrahi and Ronald Tawil, the club was proud to celebrate its 10th Anniversary with two of the three founders in attendance.
Each year, at Hillel Yeshiva Early Learning Center grandparents, parents and guests have the unique opportunity to enjoy a meaningful day with the children they love. The letter “G,” the children are taught, stands for grandparents and guests.
The Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) will host its Tower of Hope Gala on March 10 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. Rabbi Eli Abadie, MD, will be honored along with Helene Miller—whose late husband, Dr. Daniel G. Miller, founded ICRF—and Dr. Daniel F. Roses, the Jules Leonard Whitehill Professor of Surgery and Oncology of the New York University School of Medicine, Senior Attending Surgeon at Tisch Hospital of the New York University Medical Center and Director of Surgical Oncology.
Hebrew signs, Hebrew shirts, Hebrew songs, Hebrew stories, Hebrew everywhere. For an entire week, Yeshivah of Flatbush Lower Division students immersed themselves entirely in the Hebrew language. The special week—named Shavuah TALI—was organized by the YOF Torah Studies Department to enhance one of its fundamental goals—fluency in Hebrew. The week-long event was the brainchild of Elementary School Principal Rabbi Lawrence Schwed, and was developed into a fantastic program.
Last month was the culmination of the DSN and the JCC’s fall sports season. It was also the month of the Football and Soccer Trophy Breakfast.
Recently, Hillel Yeshiva held two wonderful programs with fathers and grandfathers interacting with their children.
Have you ever been in a room filled with professional singers, dancers and comedians? If you attend the Koby Mandell Talent Show, you’ll be able to answer yes for just $20.
As anti-Israeli sentiments dominate Turkish news reports, historical perspective is necessary. It should not be forgotten that the Ottoman Empire, and particularly its Turkish heartland, were traditionally regarded as relatively safe heavens for Jews fleeing foreign oppression. There are numerous accounts of Sephardic Jews arriving in Constantinople from the Iberian Peninsula and its Inquisitions, but less often recalled are the thousands of refugees who crossed over land from the Balkan area to Trakya, the regional name of European Turkey.
The Shehebar Sephardic Center places rabbis in Sephardic communities around the world. Currently, there are nearly 150 rabbis in the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. The work of the SSC enables struggling Jewish communities, some of them long forgotten, to counter the effects of intermarriage and assimilation. Here are some examples of how the SSC is literally saving Jewish souls in the Diaspora.
The death of a loved one is always a traumatic experience. Jewish law requires swift action at a time when people are not functioning at full capacity.
“Recently, when our family was shocked by the sudden death of one of our family members, the services of Misaskim were invaluable. Our home was set up with all that was necessary for the week of shiva within hours. The men providing the services were very competent and compassionate,” said Mrs. S.M.
Does your diet go on vacation with you when you take a trip? Many people use vacations as an excuse to live it up by eating rich foods they don’t normally eat, or eating super-sized restaurant portions all day long.
Recently, Mitzvah Man, a hesed networking organization, launched their first annual Mitzvah Man Children’s Hanukah Toy Drive. Mitzvah Man collected over 2,000 brand-new toys for children at hospitals and other organizations.
