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YDE School is planning to move one of their location into a new building at 325 Avenue Y. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In order to accommodate a growing number of students, a Sheepshead Bay yeshiva is planning to relocate to a sprawling facility in Gravesend. The Yeshivat Darche Eres
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GOP presidential candidate John Kasich visiting Shema Kolainu yesterday. Pictured from left to right — Joseph B. Stamm, Governor Kasich, Ezra Friedlander, and Dr. Joshua Weinstein. (Photo: Dov & Shmuel Lenchevsky)Ohio governor and GOP presidential contender John Kasich visited the Orthodox Jewish community of Borough Park Tuesday afternoon and got
anti-semitism
A 23-year-old man has been charged with hate crime after assaulting two Jewish men in separate incidents last week, JP Updates reports [http://jpupdates.com/2015/06/07/nypd-man-who-assaulted-two-hasidic-jews-in-brooklyn-arrested/] : > The incidents occurred on Friday May 22nd, 2015, when the suspect, identified as Shadi Rabah, assaulted two Hasidic men walking
9009 5th ave
Passover is hardly a holiday known for its variety of food options. Since leavened bread is off limits, Jews who observe the eight-day holiday are forced to make due with brisket, loads of potatoes, and various creative matzoh concoctions, which all taste, well, like matzoh. Well, all that’s about
anti-semitism
Magen David Yeshivah High SchoolIn the wake of recent terror attacks [http://www.cbsnews.com/paris-shooting/] in France at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and at a Kosher supermarket – which left many Jewish communities shaken – elected officials joined the faculty and students of Magen David Yeshivah High School [http://www.
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Last year’s Chanukah Extravaganza. Source: Kings Bay Y / FacebookThe largest Chanukah event in Sheepshead Bay is slated for this Sunday, November 24 at the Kings Bay YM-YWHA holds its annual Chanukah Extravaganza for the entire community. The festival will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00
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Source: Nadler.house.govRecently on our sister-site, Sheepshead Bites, we covered Congress’s passage of a bill that would provide financial aid to religious institutions [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/02/house-approves-federal-aid-for-religious-institutions-damaged-by-sandy/] wrecked by Superstorm Sandy and the ensuing flack from Jewish groups [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/02/nadler-faces-heat-from-jewish-groups-for-trying-to-separate-church-and-state/
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The following is a press release from our friends at the Kings Bay Y: The Kings Bay YM-YWHA will hold its annual Chanukah Extravaganza on Sunday, December 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at its main building at 3495 Nostrand Avenue (between Avenues U and V). The
134 west end ave
The Synagogue of Chabad Lubavitch of Manhattan Beach [www.ChabadManhattanBeach.com ] at 134 West End Ave is completing their very first Torah. For those who are not well versed in these matters, this is a pretty big deal for a synagogue. Rabbi Avrohom and Shula Winner, who lead the congregation,
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Source: Marcus Obal via Wikimedia CommonsThe United States Army Garrison in Fort Hamilton recently held a memorial ceremony to honor the millions of Jews impacted by the Holocaust. Rabbi Chaim Teitelbuam of the Satmar community was invited as the guest speaker. He shared stories of his great grandfather, a survivor.
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The following is from our friends at the Shorefront Y: Click to enlarge
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Swastikas were found plastered on a bus shelter on Ocean Avenue near Voorhies Avenue, and the vandals appear to still be on the loose. The photos were taken last night at the bus shelter in front of the Waldbaums parking lot and across from the Bainbridge Adult Daycare Center. The