FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Anticipation Builds For Veretzky Rebbe Visit to United States

Chassidim and admirers of the Veretzky Rebbe Shlita are readying themselves for the Rebbes upcoming visit to America.   The Rebbe is a direct decedent of Zidichov, a 10th generation Ainikel of the Baal

A Simple Task, a Menial Task? A Mitzvah

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The Art of Preparation

A thing without its place is lost. This is true of trivial things from computer files to puppies. How much more is this simple observation true when it comes to our obligation to prepare

Brooklyn Small Business Owner Recognized for Top Sales Achievements

Allstate honors David Cohen for outstanding business performance Brooklyn, NY, March XX, 2017 – Allstate agency owners will tell you, they take their jobs seriously. They serve as trusted advisors to the customers in

Single Grave for Sale at King David Memorial Gardens

New York – Jewish Heads Meet With FBI Director After Arrest

New York – Jewish community leaders have met with the FBI director after a man was arrested in threats against at least eight Jewish institutions nationwide and the Anti-Defamation League’s headquarters in New York

New York – Trump, Hitting Back, Accuses Schumer Of Putin Ties

New York – President Donald Trump, his administration under siege for contacts with Russian officials, is calling for “an immediate investigation” into Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s own ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

New York – Investors See Snap’s IPO As ‘Too Big To Fail’

New York – Institutional investors anxious not to be left out of this year’s marquee initial public offering helped Snap Inc pull off the biggest U.S.-listed technology share sale this week since Chinese e-commerce

Rochester, NY – Jewish Cemetery In Rochester Vandalized

Rochester, NY – A Jewish cemetery in Rochester, New York, was vandalized, the third such incident in the United States in less than two weeks. Five headstones were found toppled Thursday morning at the

New York – The Bump Isn’t Just Trump: What’s Driving The Stock Rally

New York – The stock market is hitting new heights, and yes, excitement about President Trump’s policies is part of the reason for it. But it’s not the only one, analysts say. Even if

New York – American Express Escalates High-fee Card Competition

New York -  American Express Co will begin to offer this month $200 a year in Uber rides, plus other new perks, on its Platinum charge cards as it fights to protect its high-end

New York – Snap Passes Big Test: IPO At $17 A Share, Above Expectation

New York -  For Snap Inc., a social media company that started its official bid to go public last Halloween, the looming question now is whether investors are in for a trick or a

New York – Lightning Strike At New York Airport Disrupts Dozens Of Flights

New York – Dozens of flights were delayed and many were canceled after a lightning strike briefly shut down a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday, officials said. The Port Authority of

New York – NYC Mayor Says Nothing Wrong With Advocating For Particular Interests While Serving As An Elected Official

New York, NY – Just days after being interviewed for more than four hours by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the meeting went well during a weekly Monday with

New York – Court Upholds Beis Din Decision To Award Leviev $209M

New York – An Israeli born diamond merchant and philanthropist whose worth is estimated by Forbes at $1.19 billion is about to get even richer as a Manhattan federal judge has upheld an Israeli

New York – With Few Safeguards, Jewish Cemeteries Make Easy Targets For Vandals

New York – Sometime between the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 17, and the following Monday morning, vandals damaged 170 gravestones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Jewish cemetery outside St. Louis. Beyond that, cemetery staffers

New York – Record $1.1 Billion In Israel Bonds Sold In US In 2016

New York – A record $1.127 billion in State of Israel Bonds was sold in the United States in 2016. The Development Corporation for Israel, also known as Israel Bonds, issues debt securities by

New York – Amazon’s Web Servers Are Down, Causing Massive Outages Online

New York – Amazon Web Services (AWS), the division of the retail giant that provides the infrastructure for much of the internet, appears to have broken. That means that all of the companies and

Kiryas Joel, NY – AP Report: Insular Hasidic Village Seeks To Expand, Riling Neighbors

Kiryas Joel, NY -  A quickly crowding Hasidic Jewish village in upstate New York that is working to expand its boundaries faces opposition from neighbors who fear more urban-style development by the insular community

New York – U.S. Jewish Centers Report Another Wave Of Hoax Bomb Threats

New York – At least 16 Jewish community centers and schools around the United States reported receiving bomb threats on Monday, NBC News reported, the fifth wave of such threats this year that have