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Saturday, June 12th, 2010Today in History: Suri Feldman lost in Connecticut Bigelow Hollow State Park
Thursday, May 6th, 2010STURBRIDGE, Mass., May 6 1994 – Suri Feldman a Chassidic girl from Boro Park, Brooklyn – got lost in the forest of Bigelow Hollow Park, which is on the Connecticut-Massachusetts state border.
Miss Feldman was part of a group of 237 girls and their teachers from Tomer Devorah High School in Borough Park taking a trip to Old Sturbridge Village, a recreation of an 18th century farming village, and decided on Wednesday to stop for a walk in the woods.
Har Hazeisim Finds A New Home – On The Internet
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
The world’s oldest bais hakevaros just went online. A new project undertaken by the City of David archeological Park, located south of Yerushalayim’s Old City and at the foot of the Har Hazeisim cemetery (AKA Mount of Olives), has begun the process of identifying and documenting tombstones throughout the entirety of Har Hazeisim and uploading the data to the Web.
A New Concept for Mikvahs?
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
A new concept in mikvah is being designed in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The multi-million dollar project, called “The Crown Heights Bayit”, will contain a state-of-the-art mikvah combined with a women’s community center featuring a spa, fitness center, Olympic-size pool, café, gift-Judaica shop, daily classes and a playroom with programming for infants.
What is so special about Tu B’Shevat?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Historically, nothing memorable occurred on this day. Why do we celebrate the New Year of the Trees?
Man is compared to a tree. “A righteous man will flourish like a date palm, like a cedar in the Lebanon he will grow tall. Planted in the house of Hashem, in the courtyards of our God they will flourish. They will still be fruitful in old age, vigorous and fresh they will be, to declare that God is just, my Rock in Whom there is no wrong” (Psalm 92).
Skill-Building Workshop Series On Challenging Teen Behaviors, February 17 and 24
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
What are the cultural factors that impact work with teens in the Orthodox Jewish community? How can professionals work together to develop proactive and responsive interventions to address challenging teen behaviors?
Healthy Eating Tu B’Shvat – Enjoying the Seven Species
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Tu B’Shvat marks the beginning of a new growing season here in Israel. It’s traditional to celebrate by eating from the seven species. What a perfect time to explore these delicious and nutritious grains, fruit and oil from the Tanach.
“[A] Land of wheat, barley, grape, fig and pomegranate; a Land of olive oil and date honey.” (Devarim 8:8)
Jewish Newspapers Are Competing for Orthodox Readers
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
The newspaper business has been in a tailspin for a long time now — everywhere, it seems, except among Orthodox Jews.
The staying power of the Orthodox press can, of course, be reduced to one simple reason: the Sabbath.
Historical Highlights of Kosher Food in New York
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 
The first day in the history of kosher food in America was Monday, September 7, 1654, when 23 Jews disembarked onto New Amsterdam (today’s New York City). Though New Amsterdam’s governor, Peter Stuyvesant (1612-1672), wished to expel them, the Dutch West India Company, financial sponsor of settlement in the new world, ordered that they be permitted to remain. Thus, the Jewish community in New Amsterdam was established and represented the establishment of today’s Congregation Shearith Israel, the first and oldest congregation in what is today the United States. The congregation is also known as the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York City.
Woman Sprays Tear Gas at Orthodox Man in Bus Segregation Fracas
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Jerusalem – A woman who boarded a bus designated for religious passengers sprayed tear gas at an Orthodox man who demanded she move to the rear section last week in Ashdod.
Should Noach Dear run for City Council or Should he Stay Put?
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
With Simcha Felder leaving the City Council to go to the Comptroller’s Office (good luck Simcha!), there has been a lot of speculation about who is going to run for Simcha’s City Council seat. One name that has surfaced as a possible replacement for Simcha is Noach Dear.
New York – First Orthodox Book: Delivering Jewish Women from Postpartum Depression
Sunday, January 10th, 2010New York – A new book “Delivery From Darkness: A Jewish Guide to Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Postpartum Depression,” (Feldheim, 2009 ), is hitting the book shelves this week. the Book is authored by Rabbi Baruch Finkelstein and his wife, Michal Finkelstein, a certified nurse-midwife, along with therapist Doreen Winter, who are all Jerusalem-based.
Battle over Kosher violations exposed at Bronx Hospital
Thursday, January 7th, 2010A kashrut supervisor who was fired from his post at a Montefiore Medical Center kitchen says he paid the price for exposing what he claims were kosher violations at the Bronx hospital.
Tragic Multi-Vehicle Accident Kills 3 On Interstate-80
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Clintonville, PA – State police say three people have been killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 western Pennsylvania.
