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News A Jewish Hipster Haven Grows In Brooklyn’s Chabad Heartland
NEW YORK (JTA) — Soon after Nechama Levy moved to Brooklyn five years ago, she opened a bicycle repair shop. The spacious, high-ceilinged store was just down the street from a new pub with exposed brick walls. Like many who have moved recently to the rapidly gentrifying borough, Levy, 33, was drawn to the area’s relatively…
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Fast Forward This Chabad Family Helped A Jewish Woman Fulfill Her Last Wish
Isolated in an assisted living facility in Peru, Ill., 100 miles from Chicago, Selma Rosenberg longed for a visit from a rabbi. On the day before her death, she finally got her wish. According to Chabad.org News, Rosenberg had recently remarked to her friend Marcia that a visit from a rabbi would be very meaningful…
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Fast Forward Chabad House Wins Case Over Controversial Kapparot Rite
A Chabad house in California won a legal victory when a judge ruled the controversial practice of kapparot, in which a live chicken is ritually killed before Yom Kippur, does not constitute a “business act” under state law. U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr., in a written opinion released Friday, did not directly touch on…
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Fast Forward Two Hasidic Dynasties Become One — In Times Square Of All Places
Most native New Yorkers go to extreme lengths to avoid Times Square, but for one young Hasidic couple this weekend, the iconic tourist trap became the site of a dream come true. Both the bride and groom hail from prominent rabbinic dynasties — Hadassa Halperin of Toronto is a 20-year-old relative of the Lubavitcher Rebbe…
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Fast Forward Controversy Erupts Over Video Of Hasids Dancing With ‘Idol-Worshipping’ Pope
Following a meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the protection of Jewish cemeteries in Europe and combating child sex abuse, a delegation of Hasidic Jews broke out in song and dance. Rabbis locked arms, men played guitars and the Pope seemed to bob up and down slightly. A video of the scene went viral. Then…
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Fast Forward Menstruation App Comes Under Fire For ‘Jeopardizing Purity Of Jewish Nation’
A new debate is playing out in New York City’s Orthodox community over the halachic status of an online app designed for women who wish to better observe the religious prohibition on intimacy during menstruation. The application, Tahor, allows for women to anonymously send photos of their bedikah cloths, used to check the vagina for…
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Fast Forward Arson Probe Launched In Las Vegas Chabad Fires
(JTA) — Two fires at a Las Vegas Chabad building prompted an arson investigation by the Las Vegas Fire Department. A car was set ablaze Monday night in the parking lot of Chabad of Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Earlier on Monday evening, a trash can was set on fire in a restroom…
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Fast Forward WATCH: How To Make The Best Damn Challah You’ve Ever Tasted
It’s only Wednesday, which means you have two days to make this fluffy and delicious challah for Shabbat. Is it the best you’ve ever tasted? Have another recipe you prefer? Let us know! Read the full recipe on Chabad.org.
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