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Yisroel Pensack: 40 Die in Chanukah Forest Fire in Israel in Country’s ‘Biggest and Deadliest’ Blaze
The New York Times reports: JERUSALEM — A fire raging in a northern Israel forest on Thursday has left at least 40 people dead, caused the evacuation of thousands of people, burned some kibbutz houses to the ground and prompted … Continue reading
Posted in Aish HaTorah, Circumcision, Greece, Israel, Judaism, New York Times, R. Ari Kahn, Sabbath, Torah, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged chanukah, fatal, forest fire, Givat Ze'ev, hebrew calendar, holy land, Jerusalem, Kislev, Nadav and Abihu, Rafi Alkaly, rosh chodesh, sons of Aaron, Syrian-Greek empire, Tevet
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Tisha B’Av Pick-Up Lines
Heshy Fried writes: We can make our own live music together You smell great for someone who hasn’t showered since Rosh Chodesh Want to try some of my milchig treats? We can use non-leather whips if you’re machmir on Tisha … Continue reading
Posted in Dating
Tagged crocks, eicha, milk crate, rosh chodesh, tisha b av
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658 Montgomery Street. 1K Brooklyn, NY 11225 Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 5765 To whom it may concern; Recently a book was published with the title “Comrade: a gripping story of self-sacrifice and kiddush hashem” by Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser ????"?. After an … Continue reading
Posted in Plagiarism
Tagged brainchild, Brooklyn, compilation, comrade, countless requests, family members, farbrengen, forgery, inquiries, kiddush hashem, lubavitcher rebbe, manuscript, rabbi dovid goldwasser, relatives, revisio, rosh chodesh, self sacrifice, sentences, to tell the truth, utter dismay
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Rabbi Mordecai Tendler Returns
The Modern Orthodox rabbi widely accused of sexual misconduct is teaching Torah again. If you live in and around Monsey and want to learn from the rav, here’s how: Harry Grossman is posting "Tendler lover" events on the Monsey shuls … Continue reading
Posted in Mordecai Tendler
Tagged ahuva, community synagogue, eliyahu, hempstead ny, kehillah, kirsh, mazal tov, minyan, Monsey, new hempstead, orlansky, orthodox rabbi, parshat, plag, rabbi mordecai tendler, rabbi tendler, rosh chodesh, shiur, tomer devorah, zmanim
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Pico Blvd’s Beit Midrash Owner Jailed
UPDATE: Chaim Mekel is out of jail. He has to do community service every day but can sleep at home. He was sent to jail because of a child support custody case. I got this email Wednesday morning: This is … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson
Tagged beit midrash, child support, custody case, e mail, email, gentile, hundreds of years, jew, kosher food, levin, mekel, old case, pico blvd, rashbi, rosh chodesh, siddur, sleep, talmid chacham, tymo, urgent request
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