Travel Advisory For Friday, January 7

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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for New York City in effect from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday. According to the latest forecast, light snow is expected in the area beginning around midnight with heavier and steadier snowfall likely between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m., which may cause significant disruption to the morning commute. A total accumulation of 3 to 5 inches of snow is forecast, with upwards of 6 inches possible • Full Story

Scholarship Fund Established to Perpetuate Rabbi Wilhelm’s Work

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R’ Zushe Wilhelm A”H was known for his great bekius in all parts of Torah. He was the impetus for the founding of the Machon Limud Halacha and thanks to his efforts, he made learning halacha possible even for working men who spend most of their day on making a living • Read More

New $1 Billion ‘ConnectALL’ Initiative to Bring Affordable Broadband to Millions of New Yorkers

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the $1 billion ConnectALL initiative, which will deliver affordable broadband to millions of New Yorkers and transform the state’s digital infrastructure through new investments. Under the new ConnectALL initiative, New York State will use over $1 billion in public and private investments to connect New Yorkers in rural and urban areas statewide to broadband • Full Story

France: Youth Enjoy Action Packed Program With Learning And Fun

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Young boys in Aubervilliers, France, are enjoying a “Yeshivacation”, led and organized by Shliach Rabbi Shmuly Tewel, where they spend their mornings learning, followed by exciting trips and mivtzoim • Full Story, Photos

‘Kazakhstan’s Jewish Community is Prospering,’ says Chief Rabbi

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Following the escalation of riots and ongoing violence in Kazakhstan, the country’s Senior Shliach and Chief Rabbi Yeshaya Elazar Cohen reassured those who reached out to him over the past several days and thanked them for their prayers for peace and tranquility • Full Story, Photos

Hochul Announces Plans for New Rail Service to Connect Queens and Brooklyn

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Governor Kathy Hochul Announces Plans to Move Forward with Major New Expansion of Transit Service between Brooklyn and Queens: The Interborough Express • Full Story

No More Red Countries: Skies To Fully Reopen At Midnight

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Starting Sunday January 9, all vaccinated or recovered foreign travelers from all countries will be able to enter Israel with with no need for a special permit. 24 hour quarantine will be required upon landing • Full Story

EnerJew Shabbatons Draw Hundreds of FSU Teenagers

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“The feedback we received from the teenagers was remarkable,” says Rabbi Yaakov Sominski from EnerJew’s staff. “Teenagers we thought had little-to-no connection with their Jewish roots, started to express – following their participation in the Shabbatons – a deep and profound sense and pride in their identity” • Full Story, Photos

Yad L’Achim Reveals: Missionaries Renting Office from J’lem Foundation

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The organization “Jews for J,” one of the main preaching arms of the “Messianic Jews” cult, recently opened an office in the heart of Yerushalayim aimed at getting Jews in the capital to convert out of their religion. Information on the office reached Yad L’Achim by way of classified documents from the cult, together with intensive field work on the part of Yad L’Achim’s countermissionary department. This information led to the precise location of the office, whose address was not publicized even in internal missionary publications • Full Story

Hatzalah South Florida Receives State of Florida Approval To Operate In Palm Beach County

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The Florida Department of Health has issued an operating license to Hatzalah South Florida (HSF) for Palm Beach County. This is a timely accomplishment for HSF, as it seeks to expand its lifesaving services into Palm Beach County. The approval expands HSF’s previous license to operate in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties • Full Story

Kahana Further Divides Klal Yisroel with New Appointment

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Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana on Tuesday evening announced the appointment of Rabbi Binyahu Brunner, the Nasi of a Hesder Yeshiva in Tzfat and a Tzohar dayan, as the head of the state giyur system. Rabbi Brunner will replace Rav Moshe Weller, who was appointed by Chief Rabbi Lau, who was dismissed by Kahana due to his refusal to his advance the giyur reform, in line with Rav Lau’s opposition to the reform • Full Story

New Brunswick Cheder Children Thrown Out Of School Building Over Alleged COVID Infractions

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Students and faculty of Cheder Menachem of New Brunswick, NJ found themselves on the street on Wednesday morning, after being escorted out of the building and locked out • Full Story

TONIGHT: Hiloula Of Great Baba Sali To Be Marked In CH

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A special Zoom live hook-up video stream to the Kever of Baba Sali in Netivot, Israel, will take place on Wednesday evening, 4 Shevat, which marks the 38th yahrzeit of the famed, illustrious and saintly Tzadik and Mekubal, Rabbi Yisroel Abuhatzeira, otherwise known as the Baba Sali • Live

British Rabbi Resigns From BBC After 30 Years Amid ‘Antisemitism Crisis’

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A rabbi who worked with the BBC for some 30 years has resigned due to a “crisis over antisemitism” at the publicly-funded British broadcaster. Rabbi YY Rubinstein, who has appeared on many BBC programs, including a religious affairs show on BBC Radio Two, wrote in a resignation letter shared on Facebook on Monday, “I simply don’t see how I or in fact any Jew who has any pride in that name can be associated with the Corporation anymore” • Full Story

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Koby Berkowitz – Sydney Australia to Chana Weiss Sherman Oaks, CA.

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in The Garden House 1386 S. Johns PL

Moshe Gordon – Crown Heights to Chayale Movsikov – Crown Heights

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) 571 Albany Ave.

Shmuly Golomb – Crown Heights to Mushky Steinmetz – Briarwood, NY

L’Chaim: tonight (Wednesday) in F.R.E.E. 1383 President St.