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AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue # 13 January 18, 2012

Chabad-Lubavitch emissary and army chaplain, Rabbi Aaron Gurevitch has been visiting prisons across Russia for the past few years, bringing Jewish books and counseling Jewish inmates. Gurevitch received a gold medal from the Russian Prison Services Administration for his work rehabilitating prisoners and improving their spiritual quality of life.A loose collection of memorable moments for Hollywood Jews and their tribal sensibilities at the Golden ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue # 12 January 11, 2012

Over 25 members of Congregation Bnei Jacob Shaarei Zion (BJSZ) in Baltimore took part in a week-long chizuk and solidarity mission to Israel lead by the congregation’s rabbi, Rav Moshe Hauer. The group had a full itinerary that included stops in all parts of the country, be it showing solidarity in Sderot, visiting Baltimore’s sister city Ashkelon, or checking on the welfare ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue # 11 January 4, 2012

Bad news for Jewish day school advocates during the month of December. According to the Avi Chai Foundation, day school enrollment saw a “modest decline” of about 1.4% in the 2011-12 school year, compared with the year before. The sharpest decline was reported among the Solomon Schechter schools of Conservative Judaism, which experienced a 3.8% drop, followed by so-called Community (non-denominational ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue # 10 December 28, 2011

1,500 Jews attended a candle-lighting ceremony at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, to commemorate the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, according to the Chabad Movement they stood together singing the Hanukkah hymn “Maoz Tzur”, the Jewish residents, tourists and VIPs of Berlin celebrated the victory of light over darkness in a country that, tried to annihilate them.Even though Hannukah, with its menorah candles ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #9 December 21, 2011

The Obama administration’s holiday reception season was in full swing. And so began the fastidious frenzy to make the White House’s kitchen kosher last week, a nearly four-hour drill that started at 10 p.m. Wednesday. A deadline approached: a truckload of kosher food was due Thursday at 10 a.m.Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidim around the world launched a flurry of activities Wednesday night and ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #8 December 14, 2011

Over the past two months three new Jewish dating websites were set up in the U.S. plus ten more are slated to launch in the coming years as part of a Chabad network that hopes to go global. JDallas.org, JBoston.org, and JMiami.org were launched in their respective cities, following the success of Rabbi Yisroel Bernath’s JMontreal.com.An ancient Sefer Torah once possessed by ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #7 December 7, 2011

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter, and polarizing political voice Tony Kushner, was awarded $100,000 for “Creative Citizenship” at The Nation Institute’s Annual Gala last Dec. 5 in New York. Kushner was recognized for more than his work alone. Independent of his art, Kushner is known for his daring political views, especially as they concern Israel.The Israel Defense Forces inaugurated the first military mikveh ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #6 – November 30, 2011

Rabbi Yona Metzger announced the discovery of a special goose species that tastes like pork. This presented a culinary and halachic revolution, as it offered a solution that allows religious and traditional Jews to discover the taste of pork.Israeli producer Aviv Giladi is named the CEO of Icon UK, one of Hollywood’s largest production and international distribution firms. The company originally a ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #5 – November 23, 2011

Police officers wearing riot gear, descended on Zuccotti Park just after midnight Tuesday in a surprise sweep of the Occupy Wall Street headquarters. The sweep came two days ahead of a planned massive demonstration.It’s not clear on how fully recovered Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is ten months after the shooting accident. In her first interview, Rep. Giffords gave clipped one word answers saying ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #4 – November 15, 2011

A beautiful two story building originally built in the 1920’s registered as a historic site by the city of hollywood was recently purchased was recently purchased by Chabad of Northeast Hollywood/Shul of the Lakes will be turned into a Chabad house.Last Wednesday, between a series of understanding Minister Yakov Margi and Rabbi David Stav both finally agreed and now allow rabbis from the ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #3 – November 09, 2011

Before sharing our third newsletter, we hoped everyone had a great weekend with friends and family just like we did! So here you go our third newsletter.Former captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was criticized for going to the beach on Shabbat rather than going to a synagogue to give thanks and pray. Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria are also in danger ...

AllJewishLinks.com Newsletter Issue #2 – November 01, 2011

Hope you enjoyed reading our first newsletter and our new addition to our website. Please don’t forget tell a friend by “Liking” or Tweeting! So here’s our second one with links to more great stories. Happy reading everyone.The Congregation Yetev Lev Satmar was all praises when their torahs were saved by the daring efforts of Brooklyn fire fighters. The brave men ...

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