Friday, April 27, 2018
Dvar Torah Parshas Acharie Kedoshim 5778
Acharei Kedoshim: sometimes we want to take revenge. Rabbi Shimon Semp.
Coast Guard Rescues Man From Capsized Boat
A group of responders working together to rescue a man trapped inside the cabin of a capsized boat Wednesday in Brookings was caught on film by a bystander.
According to a Coast Guard press release, a witness called the Coast Guard at 11:06 a.m. after seeing a 26-foot Army Corps of Engineers boat capsize near the Chetco River entrance on the Oregon Coast. A Coast Guard boat arrived at the vessel at 11:14 a.m. and reported one of the two people on the boat was able to swim to shore and another was unaccounted for.
At the time of the incident, waves were two to four feet high with four foot breaks.
As the Coast Guard boat arrived on scene in the water, a beach rescue began. Coast Guard responders in dry suits attempted to walk a 50 foot line to the overturned boat. However, once it was attached and rescuers began pulling that line with a winch, it broke.
A second, thicker line was attached and rescuers were able to use a tractor to pull the boat 30 feet closer to shore, where they were finally able to free the Army Corps of Engineers employee stuck in the cabin.
According to a Coast Guard press release, a witness called the Coast Guard at 11:06 a.m. after seeing a 26-foot Army Corps of Engineers boat capsize near the Chetco River entrance on the Oregon Coast. A Coast Guard boat arrived at the vessel at 11:14 a.m. and reported one of the two people on the boat was able to swim to shore and another was unaccounted for.
At the time of the incident, waves were two to four feet high with four foot breaks.
As the Coast Guard boat arrived on scene in the water, a beach rescue began. Coast Guard responders in dry suits attempted to walk a 50 foot line to the overturned boat. However, once it was attached and rescuers began pulling that line with a winch, it broke.
A second, thicker line was attached and rescuers were able to use a tractor to pull the boat 30 feet closer to shore, where they were finally able to free the Army Corps of Engineers employee stuck in the cabin.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
The Most Powerful Man in Lakewood
Lakewood's Bais Medrash Govoha Celebrates 75 years
VIN News - Lakewood, NJ - In a two part series highlighting Beth Medrash Govoha’s role in the explosion of Jewish growth that has transformed Lakewood in recent years, the Asbury Park Press profiles yeshiva president Rabbi Aaron Kotler and his multi-pronged efforts on behalf of the school and the Jewish community, both in and out of the township.
Bearing the name of his grandfather who founded Beth Medrash Govoha, Rabbi Kotler joined the school’s administration in 1996, reluctantly stepping in to help breathe life into the 53 year old yeshiva which was struggling financially.
After putting the yeshiva back in the black, Rabbi Kotler used those same reservoirs of business sense, charisma and sheer determination to grow Beth Medrash Govoha, a move that brought massive change to the township’s infrastructure in order to accommodate Lakewood’s ever-increasing population.
Dubbed “Lakewood’s other mayor” by the Asbury Park Press, Rabbi Kotler’s fingerprints can be seen throughout the town, focusing his efforts on the needs of the yeshiva community including Pell grants, transportation funding and educational policy. In addition to lobbying legislators in Trenton on behalf of the township’s Jewish community, Rabbi Kotler also travels to Washington D.C. to advocate for residents’ needs, a move has yielded benefits to Orthodox Jews beyond Lakewood.
Praising the Asbury Park Press for its coverage, Rabbi Kotler stressed the value of giving the general population an opportunity to better understand “the immense and profound beauty of our traditional way of life, flaws and all.”
“Reporters have a difficult job in trying to get a story right, especially with tight timelines and fast news cycles,” Rabbi Kotler told VIN News. “The APP often shines a tough spotlight on local challenges; I am appreciative that they work equally hard on giving our community the ability to speak up.”
VIN News - Lakewood, NJ - In a two part series highlighting Beth Medrash Govoha’s role in the explosion of Jewish growth that has transformed Lakewood in recent years, the Asbury Park Press profiles yeshiva president Rabbi Aaron Kotler and his multi-pronged efforts on behalf of the school and the Jewish community, both in and out of the township.
Bearing the name of his grandfather who founded Beth Medrash Govoha, Rabbi Kotler joined the school’s administration in 1996, reluctantly stepping in to help breathe life into the 53 year old yeshiva which was struggling financially.
After putting the yeshiva back in the black, Rabbi Kotler used those same reservoirs of business sense, charisma and sheer determination to grow Beth Medrash Govoha, a move that brought massive change to the township’s infrastructure in order to accommodate Lakewood’s ever-increasing population.
Dubbed “Lakewood’s other mayor” by the Asbury Park Press, Rabbi Kotler’s fingerprints can be seen throughout the town, focusing his efforts on the needs of the yeshiva community including Pell grants, transportation funding and educational policy. In addition to lobbying legislators in Trenton on behalf of the township’s Jewish community, Rabbi Kotler also travels to Washington D.C. to advocate for residents’ needs, a move has yielded benefits to Orthodox Jews beyond Lakewood.
Praising the Asbury Park Press for its coverage, Rabbi Kotler stressed the value of giving the general population an opportunity to better understand “the immense and profound beauty of our traditional way of life, flaws and all.”
“Reporters have a difficult job in trying to get a story right, especially with tight timelines and fast news cycles,” Rabbi Kotler told VIN News. “The APP often shines a tough spotlight on local challenges; I am appreciative that they work equally hard on giving our community the ability to speak up.”
Yisroel Adler, Dudy Linker at Auschwitz-Birkenau
במסגרת מסע לפולין, נכנסו ישראל אדלר, ילד הפלא דודי לינקר ומקהלת "ויז'ניץ" לסיור במחנה ההשמדה בירקנאו לאחר
הרצאה מרתקת מפי הרב ישראל שטרן מלונדון, נעמדו בדומיה לקריאת פרקי תהילים, "קל מלא רחמים" ואמירת קדיש לעילוי נשמתם של ששת המליון שנספו בשואה, הי"ד
לאחר מכן, בספונטניות פצחו במחרוזת של שירי רגש ואמונה
הרצאה מרתקת מפי הרב ישראל שטרן מלונדון, נעמדו בדומיה לקריאת פרקי תהילים, "קל מלא רחמים" ואמירת קדיש לעילוי נשמתם של ששת המליון שנספו בשואה, הי"ד
לאחר מכן, בספונטניות פצחו במחרוזת של שירי רגש ואמונה
Israeli Search and Rescue Looks for Schoolkids
Nine hikers from a pre-army preparatory program were killed in a flash flood in the vicinity of the Tzafit stream in the south of the country on Thursday.
The nine hikers, eight female and one male, were part of a group of about 25 who were hiking in the vicinity of the stream near the Dead Sea. One member of the group is still missing. Police volunteers and Israeli army rescue helicopters from the search and rescue group 669 are involved in the search.
The nine hikers, eight female and one male, were part of a group of about 25 who were hiking in the vicinity of the stream near the Dead Sea. One member of the group is still missing. Police volunteers and Israeli army rescue helicopters from the search and rescue group 669 are involved in the search.
The Man Who Lives in BINGO - Episode 2
Man + Supermarket + Living in = Comedy! Aron Moskowitz loves Bingo Wholesale so much, shopping there for all his needs just isn't enough... Welcome home, Aron.
"The Man Who Lives in BINGO".
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"The Man Who Lives in BINGO".
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Satmar Delegation Meets With President Reagan
Rare Footage - Satmar Delegation Meets With President Reagan In the Whit House 1987 includes the Current Satmar Rebbe from Williamsburg Rav Zalman Leib Teitelbaum
Ani Maamin Medley - Simcha Leiner - Acapella
Simcha Leiner continues his annual Sefira Acapella Series with an incredible Ani Maamin Medley featuring many of the great Ani Maamin tune we grew up on, combined with some of the new more current tunes.
Songs Originally by,
Yerachmiel Begun
Dveykus
Zusha
Mordechai ben David
Moshe Goldman A"H
Shulem Lemmer
Avraham Fried
Arranged sung and recorded by Simcha Leiner
Recorded in Simcha Leiners private studio.
Mixed and Mastered by Ed Boyer.
Songs Originally by,
Yerachmiel Begun
Dveykus
Zusha
Mordechai ben David
Moshe Goldman A"H
Shulem Lemmer
Avraham Fried
Arranged sung and recorded by Simcha Leiner
Recorded in Simcha Leiners private studio.
Mixed and Mastered by Ed Boyer.
Severe Weather Strikes Israel
Jerusalem - 17-year-old boy drowned Wednesday after being swept away in a river in the Negev region in a flash flood, according to the Police Spokesperson’s Office.
Police are also searching for a girl that was reported missing in another flash flood. Police units dealt with a number of rescues in the south Wednesday during a severe, unseasonable storm that struck Israel, bringing rain and hail to much of the country.
Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem flooded, as did areas of the desert and other cities across the Jewish state.
Dozens of people were treated for hypothermia after being caught in floods and severe rain.
A mall in Rishon Lezion flooded after the ceiling collapsed. MDA said no one was injured.
The Israel Meteorological Service said the rain was expected to continue overnight and into Thursday throughout Israel and would be accompanied by isolated thunderstorms.
It also said there was concern of further flooding in southern Israel and the Jordan Valley.
Watch a Collection of Videos
Police are also searching for a girl that was reported missing in another flash flood. Police units dealt with a number of rescues in the south Wednesday during a severe, unseasonable storm that struck Israel, bringing rain and hail to much of the country.
Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem flooded, as did areas of the desert and other cities across the Jewish state.
Dozens of people were treated for hypothermia after being caught in floods and severe rain.
A mall in Rishon Lezion flooded after the ceiling collapsed. MDA said no one was injured.
The Israel Meteorological Service said the rain was expected to continue overnight and into Thursday throughout Israel and would be accompanied by isolated thunderstorms.
It also said there was concern of further flooding in southern Israel and the Jordan Valley.
Watch a Collection of Videos
Patients of Hatzolah - Join the eAuction TODAY!
It’s 12:50pm in middle of a regular day. The children are in school, teachers, Rebbi’s, salesman, executives are at work. It’s business as usual for many. Not so for Hatzolah of Boro Park. 205 volunteers pause what they are doing, and rush to save a Yiddishe Neshama. Watch this dramatic replay of the miraculous rescue of a young child B’Syatta Dishmaya.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Reward Offered for info in Crown Heights Beating
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest
of a man seen attacking a Jewish man on video in Crown Heights,
officials say.
Monday, April 23, 2018
World Wide Plumbing Supply Sponsors of OJBA Event
World Wide Plumbing Supply is a renowned industry giant in terms of providing domestic and commercial plumbing supplies and fixtures to owners and builders. At the facility, products are constantly being loaded on docking vehicles to be shipped ‘worldwide’.
There’s always a lot happening at World Wide, but when they heard about OJBA’s success stories at Interstate, the owners at World Wide decided to sign up as sponsors to our upcoming event. Although they remain industry leaders and have full schedules on the job, they’ve noticed the importance of being where they should be this May.
The company’s operational manager, Chaim Grunwald, spoke to us about the upcoming event and the buzz of activity which a day at World Wide involves.
World Wide Plumbing carries an extensive line of domestic cast iron products and builder grade fixtures, with a specialty shipping service and expedited time frames. While the team works hard to uphold that promise, they will be spending a day at OJBA’s Citywide Event to speak to their clients about how to keep improving the stats.
Their approach is what we call positive growth in an industry that is growing by leaps and bounds.
Be a part of it! Get exposure like never before and network with the best in the industry
5.16.18
Meadowlands Exposition Center.
There’s always a lot happening at World Wide, but when they heard about OJBA’s success stories at Interstate, the owners at World Wide decided to sign up as sponsors to our upcoming event. Although they remain industry leaders and have full schedules on the job, they’ve noticed the importance of being where they should be this May.
The company’s operational manager, Chaim Grunwald, spoke to us about the upcoming event and the buzz of activity which a day at World Wide involves.
World Wide Plumbing carries an extensive line of domestic cast iron products and builder grade fixtures, with a specialty shipping service and expedited time frames. While the team works hard to uphold that promise, they will be spending a day at OJBA’s Citywide Event to speak to their clients about how to keep improving the stats.
Their approach is what we call positive growth in an industry that is growing by leaps and bounds.
Be a part of it! Get exposure like never before and network with the best in the industry
5.16.18
Meadowlands Exposition Center.
Shabbos Keiravtuni #7 - April 27-29 - Reserve Now
For More Info and To Register Now visit Keiravtuni
About Keiravtuni
Living in a generation with overwhelming responsibilities and endless distractions, Keiravtuni was born with the sole purpose to bring Yidden closer to Hashem, their families, friends and community.
Keiravtuni was first created in 2015 and with their first convention being so successful – it was immediately followed by 2 more weekends within the same year!
Their beautiful and lavish events feature some of the world’s most renowned lecturers and sought after personalities discussing topics which are imperative to every yid living in today’s generation. From Emunah to Avodos Hashem, Shalom Bayis to Chinuch.
Experience it for yourself!
About Keiravtuni
Living in a generation with overwhelming responsibilities and endless distractions, Keiravtuni was born with the sole purpose to bring Yidden closer to Hashem, their families, friends and community.
Keiravtuni was first created in 2015 and with their first convention being so successful – it was immediately followed by 2 more weekends within the same year!
Their beautiful and lavish events feature some of the world’s most renowned lecturers and sought after personalities discussing topics which are imperative to every yid living in today’s generation. From Emunah to Avodos Hashem, Shalom Bayis to Chinuch.
Experience it for yourself!
Police On Hunt After Jewish Man Attacked In CH
There have been two recent attacks against Orthodox Jewish men in Brooklyn.
In the latest one, the victim was approached by a stranger and choked on the street, CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Sunday night.
Surveillance video shows the suspect running down the street and tackling another man. He then forces him against a fence, choking and punching him.
The victim, an Orthodox Jewish man, was left with a black eye, a broken rib and scratches on his neck and back. He didn’t want to give his name, but he said he was walking home from his synagogue on Saturday afternoon near Rutland Road and Schenectady Avenue when he said hi to a stranger who then got very angry.
The Anti-Defamation League is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrests of the individuals responsible.
In the latest one, the victim was approached by a stranger and choked on the street, CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Sunday night.
Surveillance video shows the suspect running down the street and tackling another man. He then forces him against a fence, choking and punching him.
The victim, an Orthodox Jewish man, was left with a black eye, a broken rib and scratches on his neck and back. He didn’t want to give his name, but he said he was walking home from his synagogue on Saturday afternoon near Rutland Road and Schenectady Avenue when he said hi to a stranger who then got very angry.
The Anti-Defamation League is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrests of the individuals responsible.
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Residents Work With Police To Catch Car Vandal
Police in Williamsburg made a quick arrest Sunday April 22 2018 in the case of vandalized cars and stolen license plates.
As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported, a tip led officers right to a suspect.
Resident Joel Gee’s home security video captured images of a man in a blue hat appearing to take license plates off cars on Penn Street in Williamsburg on Sunday morning April 22 2018. Gee made sure to show it to everyone he could think of, including his local Shomrim, the Jewish Civilian Patrol.“It’s on the camera. You see everything,” Gee said. “Some people just like to terrorize someone else.”
As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported, a tip led officers right to a suspect.
Resident Joel Gee’s home security video captured images of a man in a blue hat appearing to take license plates off cars on Penn Street in Williamsburg on Sunday morning April 22 2018. Gee made sure to show it to everyone he could think of, including his local Shomrim, the Jewish Civilian Patrol.“It’s on the camera. You see everything,” Gee said. “Some people just like to terrorize someone else.”
Flaming Dish Set Off Restaurant Sprinklers
A work party got more than they ordered when staff at a Cava Mezze in Baltimore brought out a 'special surprise' for them at the end of their meal.
As staff emerged from the kitchen carrying plates of the Greek cheese dish saganaki, customers' cries of delight turned to howls of despair.
Staff had set the plates on fire, for dramatic effect, which blasted the heat detector above and set off the sprinklers - firing gallons of water onto employees and customers.
Diners run for cover and away from the reach of the sprinklers which continue to spray the room.
The hilarious event occurred on April 17 at a branch of the Cava Mezze chain in Baltimore, Maryland.
A saganaki is a Greek dish cooked in a two-handled frying pan which is made of cheeses including halloumi and feta.
For dramatic effect, the frying pans are set alight, often sending a gust of flame towards the ceiling.
As staff emerged from the kitchen carrying plates of the Greek cheese dish saganaki, customers' cries of delight turned to howls of despair.
Staff had set the plates on fire, for dramatic effect, which blasted the heat detector above and set off the sprinklers - firing gallons of water onto employees and customers.
Diners run for cover and away from the reach of the sprinklers which continue to spray the room.
The hilarious event occurred on April 17 at a branch of the Cava Mezze chain in Baltimore, Maryland.
A saganaki is a Greek dish cooked in a two-handled frying pan which is made of cheeses including halloumi and feta.
For dramatic effect, the frying pans are set alight, often sending a gust of flame towards the ceiling.
Yossi Lebowitz "Horachamon" feat. Zemiros Group
About a year ago, Jewish music fans were introduced to a unique and new sound in Jewish music. Newcomer Yossi Lebowitz released his debut single Keil N’komos, a high energy pure rock song unlike anything Jewish music has heard to date, and fans loved it. He followed it up with the release of his debut album titled K’chochvei Hashomayim. Not only were all the songs on the album composed by Yossi himself, but it also featured collabs with the best in the business including; Freilach Band, Blue Melody, Yisroel Lamm, Zemiros Group, and even famed producer Eli Gerstner. The album had every musical style out there, and was a real treat to music fans across the globe.
Now, special for Sefira, Yossi has been working on a new composition. This new song titled “Horachamon,” is a Hartzig Nigun whose lyrics talks about the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash. It is said every night after counting Sefira. Yossi actually composed the song during sefira a few years ago, while davening at the Kosel one Friday night. Yossi wanted to keep the song’s authenticity, since the song is being heard for the first time in Acapella. That is when he approached singer, arranger and choir master Yoily Polatseck of the Zemiros Group to help produce and arrange the track. Yoily agreed, and kept the songs arrangement as simplistic as possible, to allow for the beauty of the song to shine through on its own. The harmonious voices of Zemiros group coupled with Lebowitz’s simple yet Hartzig vocals are sure to have you singing this Nigun as we’re yearning for the Bayis Hashlishi.
May we be Zoche to the coming of Moshiach B’karov…
Download the song FREE on MostlyMusic, Nigun Music, MRM Music
Credits:
Composed by: Yossi Lebowitz
Arranged by: Yoily Polatseck
Vocals Recorded at: ZemiroStudio
Choir: Zemiros Group
Mixed & Mastered by: Gershy Schwarcz-Edgeware Studio
Now, special for Sefira, Yossi has been working on a new composition. This new song titled “Horachamon,” is a Hartzig Nigun whose lyrics talks about the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash. It is said every night after counting Sefira. Yossi actually composed the song during sefira a few years ago, while davening at the Kosel one Friday night. Yossi wanted to keep the song’s authenticity, since the song is being heard for the first time in Acapella. That is when he approached singer, arranger and choir master Yoily Polatseck of the Zemiros Group to help produce and arrange the track. Yoily agreed, and kept the songs arrangement as simplistic as possible, to allow for the beauty of the song to shine through on its own. The harmonious voices of Zemiros group coupled with Lebowitz’s simple yet Hartzig vocals are sure to have you singing this Nigun as we’re yearning for the Bayis Hashlishi.
May we be Zoche to the coming of Moshiach B’karov…
Download the song FREE on MostlyMusic, Nigun Music, MRM Music
Credits:
Composed by: Yossi Lebowitz
Arranged by: Yoily Polatseck
Vocals Recorded at: ZemiroStudio
Choir: Zemiros Group
Mixed & Mastered by: Gershy Schwarcz-Edgeware Studio
Police Make Mailbox Vandal Fix Broken Box
A young mailbox vandal turned himself in to Rockland County authorities after he was caught on a surveillance camera.
Police say they decided not to charge or cite the teen, and had him clean up his mess instead.
The vandal apparently tossed letters from a Chestnut Ridge mailbox he ripped off its post. The homeowner's surveillance video caught it all on camera early Saturday, resulting in the teen turning himself in.
“He was scared. He said he saw on the other news outlets his picture,” says Arya Rabinovits.
Ramapo police had the 16-year-old from Pearl River fix Rabinovits’ broken box on Gottlieb Drive.
The Jewish homeowner added that the boy gave him no motive for his crime. The mailbox wasn't the only one that was damaged Saturday. Rabinovits says two more on the street were ripped off their posts. But he doesn't think the vandalism was an act of anti-Semitism. He says the two other homeowners are not Jewish.
Police say they decided not to charge or cite the teen, and had him clean up his mess instead.
The vandal apparently tossed letters from a Chestnut Ridge mailbox he ripped off its post. The homeowner's surveillance video caught it all on camera early Saturday, resulting in the teen turning himself in.
“He was scared. He said he saw on the other news outlets his picture,” says Arya Rabinovits.
Ramapo police had the 16-year-old from Pearl River fix Rabinovits’ broken box on Gottlieb Drive.
The Jewish homeowner added that the boy gave him no motive for his crime. The mailbox wasn't the only one that was damaged Saturday. Rabinovits says two more on the street were ripped off their posts. But he doesn't think the vandalism was an act of anti-Semitism. He says the two other homeowners are not Jewish.
Germany's Capital Sees Rise in Anti-Jewish Attacks
Police in Berlin are investigating an assault on two young men in which the attacker was heard shouting anti-Jewish abuse. One of the victims was wearing a Jewish skullcap at the time of the attack.
It is reported the alleged attacker has turned himself in to the authorities.
Al Jazeera's Dominic Cane reports from Berlin on how this incident is part of a trend of increasing anti-Jewish activity in the German capital.
It is reported the alleged attacker has turned himself in to the authorities.
Al Jazeera's Dominic Cane reports from Berlin on how this incident is part of a trend of increasing anti-Jewish activity in the German capital.
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