Beri Weber, Yoeli Lebowitz and others join in the singing with Breslover Mashpia Reb Mota Frank, at the wedding celebration of the latter's son, this pass week in Jerusalem.
Kumzitz style.
Child soloist Nosson Fuchs singing the new "V'Afilu BeHastureh." Nosson sings on the original release of the song, along with Yoely Klein.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Lev Tahor Forced Out Of Guatemalan Village
A community of 230 Orthodox Jews from several countries, reportedly belonging to the Lev Tahor sect, began leaving the Guatemalan Indian village where they have lived for six years on Thursday after claims and counterclaims of discrimination and threats.
Their exit from San Juan La Laguna, on the banks of Lake Atitlan and 125 miles from the capital Guatemala City, follows a meeting Wednesday in which Jewish and indigenous representatives failed to reach an agreement.
Since October, the local indigenous population has accused the Orthodox Jews of discriminating against them and of violating Mayan customs. The Council of Indigenous Elders said the Jewish community "wanted to impose their religion" and was undermining the Catholic faith that is predominant in the village.
The decision to expel the Jews was made by 75 members of the Council, who represent the 20 indigenous communities of San Juan La Laguna. The Lev Tahor community is now looking for a new home after the deadline for their departure was set for Friday.
Their exit from San Juan La Laguna, on the banks of Lake Atitlan and 125 miles from the capital Guatemala City, follows a meeting Wednesday in which Jewish and indigenous representatives failed to reach an agreement.
Since October, the local indigenous population has accused the Orthodox Jews of discriminating against them and of violating Mayan customs. The Council of Indigenous Elders said the Jewish community "wanted to impose their religion" and was undermining the Catholic faith that is predominant in the village.
The decision to expel the Jews was made by 75 members of the Council, who represent the 20 indigenous communities of San Juan La Laguna. The Lev Tahor community is now looking for a new home after the deadline for their departure was set for Friday.
Avraham Fried Sings At Abuchatzeira Wedding
Avraham Fried Sings At the Wedding of the son of Rabbi Yekutiel Abuchatzeira in Ashdod
Grouper Eats Shark in One Bite
a large grouper eating a black tip 4 foot shark in one bite, off the coast of Bonita Springs Florida. August 2014.
R' Yirmiya Damen "Shomer Yisrael" at Belz Bar Mitzvah
August 21. 2014 - The Bar Mitzvah of the fourth grandson of the Belzer Rebbe was held in Kiryat Belz, Jerusalem, last Thursday night.
The Bar Mitzvah boy , Chaim Meir Rokeach, is the son of Rabbi Aharon Mordechai. The celebration was held in the "א'גרויסע שטוב" Hall, and attended by thousands of Belzer Chasiedim from all over the country.
Immediately after the Bar Mitzvah, the date for the wedding of the Rebbe's grandson, Avrohom Shmuel Zvi Hershel Rokeach, was announced. The Wedding will IY"H take place in Kiryat Belz, on Tuesday, the 15th of Sivan, 5775, in a large tent set to be built for the occasion.
One of the highlights of the Bar Mitzvah unfolded when the Rebbe instructed the thousands of participants to join together in the singing of the Belzer version of Shomer Yisrael. Tehillim was then recited due to the situation the Jewish people in Israel were facing at the time.
The Bar Mitzvah boy , Chaim Meir Rokeach, is the son of Rabbi Aharon Mordechai. The celebration was held in the "א'גרויסע שטוב" Hall, and attended by thousands of Belzer Chasiedim from all over the country.
Immediately after the Bar Mitzvah, the date for the wedding of the Rebbe's grandson, Avrohom Shmuel Zvi Hershel Rokeach, was announced. The Wedding will IY"H take place in Kiryat Belz, on Tuesday, the 15th of Sivan, 5775, in a large tent set to be built for the occasion.
One of the highlights of the Bar Mitzvah unfolded when the Rebbe instructed the thousands of participants to join together in the singing of the Belzer version of Shomer Yisrael. Tehillim was then recited due to the situation the Jewish people in Israel were facing at the time.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
BD"E Body Of Aron Sofer Found In Jerusalem Forest
ZAKA and Ichud Hatzalah have confirmed that the Body discovered today in the Ein Kerem area of Jerusalem has been identified as the body of Aharon Sofer Z”L.
"The Ice Bucket Challenge!" Part 1
The viral fundraising campaign, the crazy " Ice Bucket Challenge " which has taken the world by storm and created tremendous awareness of this terrible illness, is responsible for raising more than $94 million in just over one month.
the ALS Association - which raises money for research and patient services, promotes awareness about and advocates in state and federal government on issues related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease - reported that it received $94.3 million in donations between July 29 and August 27 compared to $2.7 million during the same time frame last year.
Many in the Frum community participated in challenge, supporting this great cause. A significant number of Chabad Shluchim participated as well, showing love and support to their fellow Shliach, the beloved Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz of Chabad of Temecula, CA, who is suffering from the disease. May he have a Refuah Shleima speedily.
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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Expedites Cambridge Institute’s ALS Drug Trial
Dr. Steve Perrin, the CEO and chief scientific officer of ALS Therary Development Institute in Cambridge, said ALS TDI was able to move the timeline up by two years because of the $3 million it raised through the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Located in Cambridge, ALS TDI is a non-profit organization founded in 1999 that includes 54 employees and 36 full-time scientists. ALS TDI started in the basement of a Newton family whose son had been diagnosed with ALS, and grew into the largest research institute for the disease. Perrin said he can’t talk specifically about the drug that he anticipates will be given to ALS patients by early next year, but added that he hopes to reveal more information in the upcoming weeks.
Click Here to donate to the The ALS Association
Please support the Hurwitz Family's fight against this terrible disease by donating to www.HurwitzFamilyFund.com
Menashe Lustig accepts the ice bucket challenge in Munkatcher summer camp.
Mendy Pellin from Jewbellish the News accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge... with a little surprise.
Yoely Lebovits, Pester Rebbe - ALS Ice Bucket Challange
Wednesday night wedding Aug. 20, 2014 of Chaya Dinerman and Mendy Kreiman in San Diego was the site of one mass Ice Bucket Challenge. From a family member: "We were honored to have our beloved Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz at the wedding. We are all praying for a cure of ALS for him! Refuah Shleima.
the ALS Association - which raises money for research and patient services, promotes awareness about and advocates in state and federal government on issues related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease - reported that it received $94.3 million in donations between July 29 and August 27 compared to $2.7 million during the same time frame last year.
Many in the Frum community participated in challenge, supporting this great cause. A significant number of Chabad Shluchim participated as well, showing love and support to their fellow Shliach, the beloved Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz of Chabad of Temecula, CA, who is suffering from the disease. May he have a Refuah Shleima speedily.
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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Expedites Cambridge Institute’s ALS Drug Trial
Dr. Steve Perrin, the CEO and chief scientific officer of ALS Therary Development Institute in Cambridge, said ALS TDI was able to move the timeline up by two years because of the $3 million it raised through the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Located in Cambridge, ALS TDI is a non-profit organization founded in 1999 that includes 54 employees and 36 full-time scientists. ALS TDI started in the basement of a Newton family whose son had been diagnosed with ALS, and grew into the largest research institute for the disease. Perrin said he can’t talk specifically about the drug that he anticipates will be given to ALS patients by early next year, but added that he hopes to reveal more information in the upcoming weeks.
Click Here to donate to the The ALS Association
Please support the Hurwitz Family's fight against this terrible disease by donating to www.HurwitzFamilyFund.com
Menashe Lustig accepts the ice bucket challenge in Munkatcher summer camp.
Mendy Pellin from Jewbellish the News accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge... with a little surprise.
Yoely Lebovits, Pester Rebbe - ALS Ice Bucket Challange
Wednesday night wedding Aug. 20, 2014 of Chaya Dinerman and Mendy Kreiman in San Diego was the site of one mass Ice Bucket Challenge. From a family member: "We were honored to have our beloved Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz at the wedding. We are all praying for a cure of ALS for him! Refuah Shleima.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Yisroel Werdyger & Yedidim Choir
Yisroel Werdyger & Yedidim Choir Hora Set. At a wedding in Ateres Charna, Monsey NY. June 17, 2014
An A Berko Production
An A Berko Production
Shwekey Sings With IDF Soldiers At Caesaria Concert
Yaakov Shwekey returns to the Amphitheater in Caesarea National Park in Israel. The concert was held on Tuesday the 23rd of Av
Iron Dome Shooting Down 15 Rockets Simultaneously
Incredible footage has emerged showing Israel's Iron Dome air defense system simultaneously shooting down 15 rockets fired by Palestinian militants.
The video clip, was filmed in an unknown location close to the Israeli border with Gaza.
It is believed that the militants who fired the rockets were attempting to beat the Iron Dome by launching multiple missiles in one short burst in the hope that at least one may make it through.
Iron Dome has been regularly called into use during the recent seven-week-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, intercepting roughly 90 per cent of the hundreds of rockets fired by Gaza-based militants - the vast majority of them aimed at densely populated areas of southern Israel.
The video clip begins with a scene of panic as Israeli citizens run for shelter while the terrifying sound of air raid sirens rings out in the air. Several seconds later the familiar sight of multiple Qassam rockets emerge on the skyline - fired from inside Gaza by Palestinian militants affiliated with the Islamic organization Hamas.
As the rockets enter air space directly above the amateur filmmaker - who appears to have used a mobile phone to shoot the footage - the explosive sound of reactive Iron Dome interceptor missiles being launched can be heard.
Within seconds all 15 of the potentially deadly Qassam rockets are seen breaking up in mid-air as they are struck by missiles fired by the high-tech Israeli air defence system.
The video clip, was filmed in an unknown location close to the Israeli border with Gaza.
It is believed that the militants who fired the rockets were attempting to beat the Iron Dome by launching multiple missiles in one short burst in the hope that at least one may make it through.
Iron Dome has been regularly called into use during the recent seven-week-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, intercepting roughly 90 per cent of the hundreds of rockets fired by Gaza-based militants - the vast majority of them aimed at densely populated areas of southern Israel.
The video clip begins with a scene of panic as Israeli citizens run for shelter while the terrifying sound of air raid sirens rings out in the air. Several seconds later the familiar sight of multiple Qassam rockets emerge on the skyline - fired from inside Gaza by Palestinian militants affiliated with the Islamic organization Hamas.
As the rockets enter air space directly above the amateur filmmaker - who appears to have used a mobile phone to shoot the footage - the explosive sound of reactive Iron Dome interceptor missiles being launched can be heard.
Within seconds all 15 of the potentially deadly Qassam rockets are seen breaking up in mid-air as they are struck by missiles fired by the high-tech Israeli air defence system.
Shira Chadasha Boys Choir - Gam Ki Eilech - Music Video
Rabbi Nachman Seltzer present an official video of the Shira Chadasha Boys' Choir Volume 5 "Gam Ki Eilech"
Produced and Directed by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
Composed by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
Arranged by Yitz Berry
Recorded by Baruch Bergenfeld
Filmed, Edited and Directed: Tiferet Shish
Produced and Directed by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
Composed by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
Arranged by Yitz Berry
Recorded by Baruch Bergenfeld
Filmed, Edited and Directed: Tiferet Shish
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Mumbai Chabad House Reopens Its Doors
Surrounded by guests from around the world and more than 25 Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries from Asia who are in India for a regional conference, Chabad of Mumbai’s headquarters—also known as Nariman House—opened its doors once again today.
In November of 2008, Islamic terrorists entered the Chabad House run by Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg in Mumbai, India, and murdered them and four of their guests in cold blood. In the immediate aftermath of the gruesome attack, photos of the smiling couple were transposed with images of their crying 2-year-old son, Moishe, and the bullet-riddled shell of the Jewish center the Holtzbergs had built in the heart of India’s largest city.
Today's official reopening also serves as the starting point for the next phase of reconstruction: a $2.5 million museum to be built in the apartment where the Holtzbergs lived and on the floor where most of the murders occurred.
In November of 2008, Islamic terrorists entered the Chabad House run by Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg in Mumbai, India, and murdered them and four of their guests in cold blood. In the immediate aftermath of the gruesome attack, photos of the smiling couple were transposed with images of their crying 2-year-old son, Moishe, and the bullet-riddled shell of the Jewish center the Holtzbergs had built in the heart of India’s largest city.
Today's official reopening also serves as the starting point for the next phase of reconstruction: a $2.5 million museum to be built in the apartment where the Holtzbergs lived and on the floor where most of the murders occurred.
Dachs Greenfeld Rozinger & Shira Choir - Chupah
Chupah at Addison Park Featuring Shloime Dachs, Yoely Greenfeld, Shira Choir, Yitzy Rozinger & The Shloime Dachs Orchestra & Singers conducted by Avremi G.
Family Pleads To Search For Bochur Missing In Israel
Public officials Parents and the brothers of 23-year-old Aaron Sofer, an Orthodox Jewish man who went missing Friday from a woods in Jerusalem, pleaded with the Israeli government Tuesday to pour all its resources into finding him and returning him to safety.
At the news conference U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith (R., Ocean), the mayor of Lakewood, a New York assemblyman, and a New Jersey Assemblyman from the area made similar pleas. Most of the speakers voiced concern that Sofer, who was studying Torah at a Jerusalem yeshiva, might have been abducted by members of the radical Palestinian group Hamas or other enemies of the Israeli state.
Sofer, who wears glasses and has a closely cropped red beard, had gone walking Friday with a friend in a woods in Jerusalem. As they climbed down a steep embankment they became separated, and the friend was unable to locate Sofer after hours of searching, according to Israeli news accounts. About 6 p.m. he notified police, who launched a massive manhunt that included helicopters, search dogs, and hundreds of volunteers.
The steps of Lakewood town hall were crowded with men of all ages dressed in black trousers, white shirts, yarmulkes and the black fedoras often worn by haredi, or ultra orthodox Jews, who make up a substantial part of this Ocean County township's population. Many in the crowd said afterward that they did not personally know Aaron Sofer, but came to the news conference in a show of support. Sofer's parents flew to Israel on Sunday to join in the search.
Parents of Aaron Sofer Plea for Your Help
At the news conference U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith (R., Ocean), the mayor of Lakewood, a New York assemblyman, and a New Jersey Assemblyman from the area made similar pleas. Most of the speakers voiced concern that Sofer, who was studying Torah at a Jerusalem yeshiva, might have been abducted by members of the radical Palestinian group Hamas or other enemies of the Israeli state.
Sofer, who wears glasses and has a closely cropped red beard, had gone walking Friday with a friend in a woods in Jerusalem. As they climbed down a steep embankment they became separated, and the friend was unable to locate Sofer after hours of searching, according to Israeli news accounts. About 6 p.m. he notified police, who launched a massive manhunt that included helicopters, search dogs, and hundreds of volunteers.
The steps of Lakewood town hall were crowded with men of all ages dressed in black trousers, white shirts, yarmulkes and the black fedoras often worn by haredi, or ultra orthodox Jews, who make up a substantial part of this Ocean County township's population. Many in the crowd said afterward that they did not personally know Aaron Sofer, but came to the news conference in a show of support. Sofer's parents flew to Israel on Sunday to join in the search.
Parents of Aaron Sofer Plea for Your Help
Pilot's Eye View Of Death Defying Airplane Stunts
A video showing a pilot's eye view of death defying airplane stunts has emerged from the Cameron air show in Missouri, US this year.
In the clip we see the pilot performing white knuckle moves as he nosedives back to earth at speed and even flies through flames. Loop-the-loops and spiraling back down to ground level were just two of the stomach-churning tricks the pilots pulled at the event.
And the action culminated in a plane flying so low that a motorcyclist could grab a wing to propel him along a runway at breakneck speed.
In the clip we see the pilot performing white knuckle moves as he nosedives back to earth at speed and even flies through flames. Loop-the-loops and spiraling back down to ground level were just two of the stomach-churning tricks the pilots pulled at the event.
And the action culminated in a plane flying so low that a motorcyclist could grab a wing to propel him along a runway at breakneck speed.
Lakewood Yeshiva Bochur Missing In Israel
New Jersey politicians on Monday called for more help from both the U.S. and Israeli governments for a student who went missing during a hike in Jerusalem last week.
Yeshiva student Aaron Sofer’s neighbors also gathered Monday night, praying for his safe return.
Sofer, 23, of Lakewood, has been missing since Friday when he went on a hike with a friend on a rocky, wooded slope in the Jerusalem Forest. Sofer and his friend apparently became separated, and Sofer never emerged. This area is bordered by Jewish communities and by Arab communities
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and other local officials in New Jersey were planning a news conference for Tuesday in Lakewood to seek help in finding Sofer.
Yeshiva student Aaron Sofer’s neighbors also gathered Monday night, praying for his safe return.
Sofer, 23, of Lakewood, has been missing since Friday when he went on a hike with a friend on a rocky, wooded slope in the Jerusalem Forest. Sofer and his friend apparently became separated, and Sofer never emerged. This area is bordered by Jewish communities and by Arab communities
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and other local officials in New Jersey were planning a news conference for Tuesday in Lakewood to seek help in finding Sofer.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Holocaust Survivors Share Firsthand Memories
Brooklyn is home to the largest number of Holocaust survivors in New York, but many of them fear their stories are being lost.
Since nearly all survivors are now in their 80s and 90s, they realize that despite how difficult it may be, they need to share their firsthand accounts now to ensure their painful memories are never forgotten.
Dolly Rabinovich was among those at a Hanukkah party in Borough Park this past December where survivors gathered to remember the past with others who know what they've been through. She says her near-death experience at the Auschwitz concentration camp as a teenager continues to haunts her.
Michael Szenberg is still hoping to write an autobiography, but says it's going to be up to younger generations to keep their history alive.
Just this past May, the former chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Lau, a Holocaust survivor himself, traveled from Jerusalem to Borough Park, warning that if survivors don't educate today's youth, then he fears history could repeat itself.
Since nearly all survivors are now in their 80s and 90s, they realize that despite how difficult it may be, they need to share their firsthand accounts now to ensure their painful memories are never forgotten.
Dolly Rabinovich was among those at a Hanukkah party in Borough Park this past December where survivors gathered to remember the past with others who know what they've been through. She says her near-death experience at the Auschwitz concentration camp as a teenager continues to haunts her.
Michael Szenberg is still hoping to write an autobiography, but says it's going to be up to younger generations to keep their history alive.
Just this past May, the former chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Lau, a Holocaust survivor himself, traveled from Jerusalem to Borough Park, warning that if survivors don't educate today's youth, then he fears history could repeat itself.
Yehuda Green & Yitzchok Fuchs - Shifchi
Motzei Shabbos Nachamu – August 9th 2014 – at the Raleigh Hotel & Resort
Albany Hotel Demolished Amid Fireworks
An 11-story hotel dating to the 1920s was demolished Saturday to make way for a new $66 million convention center in New York's capital.
Fireworks exploded and crowds cheered as the Wellington Hotel Annex disappeared into a cloud of beige dust. Some people positioned cameras on tripods to capture the demise of the annex, which had stood near the state Capitol for nine decades but was vacant in recent years.
Fireworks exploded and crowds cheered as the Wellington Hotel Annex disappeared into a cloud of beige dust. Some people positioned cameras on tripods to capture the demise of the annex, which had stood near the state Capitol for nine decades but was vacant in recent years.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Difficulties Facing Yeshiva Boys in Pre-war Poland
Excerpt from My Brothers I Seek, a film-in-progress about Rabbi Meir Shapiro (1887 - 1933) and his struggle to create Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin
Shwekey Concert In Caesarea 2014
Yaakov Shwekey returns to the Amphitheater in Caesarea National Park in Israel. The was held on Tuesday the 23rd of Av
Shloime Gertner Sings at a Chuppah
Shloime Gertner sings at a Chupah in Lakewood with Yeedle Kahan on keys
Boy Run Over By Car, Stands Up, Walks Away
A 6-year-old boy survived after being run over by a careless driver in Jining City, east China's Shandong Province. The boy was playing at the side of a driveway and a red SUV drove over him. Unexpectedly, the boy stood up and ran over to the other side of the street.
Ohad & Yedidim - Ki Lashem & Mi Adir - AT Production
Ohad Moskowitz & Yedidim Choir Singing "Ki Lashem & Mi Adir"- On June 26 2014 At Ateres Avrohom Conducted by Yisroel Lamm An Aaron Teitelbaum Production
Lipa Schmeltzer Visits Rachashei Lev In Israel
Lipa Schmeltzer & Israeli singer Yishai Lapidot were visiting Rachashei Lev In Israel last week
The Rachashei Lev organization was established in 1989 and has been a leading group in the enhancement of cancer-stricken children and their families ever since. With the encouragement of the parents of the sick children, Rachashei Lev turned from a vision into reality, providing tremendous support to cancer-stricken children all over Israel. In addition, Rachashei Lev offers advice and guidance both to individuals and groups who express an interest in assisting cancer-stricken children
Rachashei Lev deals with approximately 400 cancer-stricken children each year from all sectors of the community, regardless of religion, race or gender. Emphasis is placed on social, educational and psychological issues with the goal of helping the families contend with the disease.
The Rachashei Lev organization was established in 1989 and has been a leading group in the enhancement of cancer-stricken children and their families ever since. With the encouragement of the parents of the sick children, Rachashei Lev turned from a vision into reality, providing tremendous support to cancer-stricken children all over Israel. In addition, Rachashei Lev offers advice and guidance both to individuals and groups who express an interest in assisting cancer-stricken children
Rachashei Lev deals with approximately 400 cancer-stricken children each year from all sectors of the community, regardless of religion, race or gender. Emphasis is placed on social, educational and psychological issues with the goal of helping the families contend with the disease.
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