Area Hospitals Receive $25 Million

State Senator Martin J. Golden announced that nearly $25 million in HEAL NY funding has been allocated to local hospitals to help improve the quality of health care for the residents of Brooklyn. Senator Golden strongly supported this critical investment of funding as part of an orderly closure for...

11/07/2008 | 121 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

David Greenfield Goes on Kosher Food Stamp Diet

David G. Greenfield, a leading candidate for the New York City Council, recently spent one week on a “kosher food stamp diet” in order to call attention to what he calls “the inability for families to feed their children on food-stamps.” Greenfield cited the extraordina...

09/12/2008 | 153 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Manhattan Erub is Extended

One of 39 prohibited melahot (labors) on Shabbat is carrying an object from a reshut hayahid (a private domain) to a reshut harabim (a public domain). The Torah does permit carrying within the reshut hayahid itself. Therefore, precise definition of reshut hayahid and reshut harabim is crucial to the...

07/30/2007 | 464 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Moscow May Sell Iran and Syria S-300

Russian military experts calculate that the window for an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities will shrink to three to six months if Moscow sells Iran (and Syria) the sophisticated S-300 system for guarding those sites against air, missile or cruise missile attack. Russia’s S-300 ...

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Rudy Giuliani’s Visit to Brooklyn

Presidential candidate and former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani recently visited our community to personally inform us about his political views, and to reaffirm his dedication and commitment to Israel. This historic event was held at Ohel David and was hosted by William Barthman owner ...

01/25/2008 | 688 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Summer in the City

Movies, Music and More in NYC For those of us who spend all or part of our summers at home in New York, there is no shortage of fun summer events to attend. Our two largest parks—Prospect Park and Central Park—have super summer schedules lined up, includi...

07/21/2008 | 344 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...