Recap of Moishy’s Bar Mitzvah

Another day, another controversy started by someone on WhatsApp. Social media exploded with viral messages on Thursday, that Grey Goose Vodka, a drink used by many Kosher homes, was non-Kosher. Some Kashrus agencies released statements, and some kosher liquor stores immediately pulled the products from their shelves • Full Story

A wild, high-speed vehicle pursuit took place in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. Sources say that the pursuit started when a man stole a yellow school bus near Eastern Parkway just before 3:00PM. Dozens of NYPD vehicles gave pursuit, as the man smashed the bus into numerous vehicle along the way. NYPD vehicles in his way were not left unscathed, as he rammed right into them • Full Story

A Shliach found a bag outside his home on Friday morning containing a gun, a threatening note, and identity cards issued in a hostile country. “Local police forces arrived at the scene after a long wait and launched an investigation of the incident which is still ongoing. B’chasdei Shamayim, this incident ended without casualties” • Full Story

Witnesses said that as Shay Pesso, a 30-year-old Israeli from Haifa, was waiting outside the Chabad house in the Columbian city of Medellín next to his car, two motorcycles pulled up next to him and one motorcycle driver pulled out a gun and shot Pesso ten times from point-blank range. Pesso passed away in the hospital shortly later.