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Photo by Igal Ness [https://unsplash.com/@igalness?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/rosh-hashanah?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Shanah Tova to all our Jewish neighbors! Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
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Imam Ahmed Ali (center, standing) at a janazah at the Marlboro Muslim Memorial Cemetery in New Jersey. (Photo via Ali)BROOKLYN – Mohammad Qadeer, 55, loved to make everyone laugh. He loved being surrounded by the ones he adored the most. Last week, he tested positive for the coronavirus. A few
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Solidarity march on Brooklyn bridge. Madeleine Kornfeld/Bklyner.Thousands of people marched in solidarity on Sunday, January 5, to protest anti-Semitism and demonstrate support for Jewish neighbors affected by recent incidents of anti-Semitic violence. A sea of winter hats, hoods, and yarmulkes flooded Foley Square around 11 a.m. in
Central Brooklyn
Chana and Rabbi Yehuda Levin. (Photo courtesy Rabbi Levin)Rabbi Yehuda and Chana Levin are happy to welcome people into their home. Their dining room table is topped with cookies and teas and the sounds of family fill the halls. They host neighbors for Shabbos every weekend and are quick
Daniel Dromm
Photo by Ismael Alonso/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/soyignatius/2968016170/in/photolist-5wgRNA-4mLt4t-s9XW3N-t6Y85Z-s9Y1tS-sPvNcF-t71ADP-t6Yf8X-sPnHo7-sPp3Q3-sPnSXs-s9Y1LL-t4Dwz5-t4DCY7-sPvLQ2-t6YaSc-sPpggA-sPpbTs-s9XNn7-t6XYEn-fh5kKx-aohtmX-GdUzS-MRZxk-81Fzyy-5jaXLZ-7USv1p-83MTXw-bUcWsg-nSyZK-5B48qk-6PhUZ7-6PhSp5-5B8qnG-8Rmawo-6PhU5J-6PdJsD-6PdJ2X-6PhTB9-6PdJwt-6PdJ7Z-6PhUS1-6PhSPj-6PdJck-6PhTnW-6PhTZC-6PhTJ5-6PhTfL-6PhT3h-6PhSjw] Although students at yeshivas in Midwood, Borough Park
Brooklyn by the Book
Rabbi Rachel Timoner settles into her study at CBE. (Photo by Donny Levit/Park Slope Stoop)Rabbi Rachel Timoner is sitting comfortably in her study at Congregation Beth Elohim [https://congregationbethelohim.org/] (CBE). Although she became Senior Rabbi at CBE and relocated to Brooklyn only a few weeks ago, there
barbecue
This Sunday, May 31, from 3-6pm, everyone is welcome to come learn about Temple Beth Emeth [https://www.facebook.com/TBEOPSZ?fref=ts] at a free barbecue [https://www.facebook.com/events/813071132111264/] that will be held in our neighborhood. Temple Beth Emeth is a reform synagogue located at the
60 west end ave
Manhattan Beach Jewish Center (Source: Google Maps)The 63-year-old Manhattan Beach Jewish Center [http://mbjc.org/] at 60 West End Avenue is just one of two properties in all five boroughs nominated by Governor Andew Cuomo to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The building
Jewish
Source: restlesspilgrim.netSheepshead Bites wishes all of our observant readers a L’shanah tova. Have a terrific Rosh Hashanah, and a happy, healthy new year. For those interested in learning more about Rosh Hashanah and Jewish traditions, you can check out this website [http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm]. As
Israel
The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: A large crowd of Brooklynites young and old, cheering and waving Israeli flags, united in Asser Levy Park in Brighton Beach [Wednesday] night for an emotional and music-filled concert/rally in support of Israel. The event was
131 irwin street
Captain John Chell. Photo by Erica ShermanThe next meeting of the Manhattan Beach Community Group (MBCG) will be Wednesday, May 21 at 8:00 p.m. inside Public School 195, 131 Irwin Street at Hampton Avenue. Members and attendees will discuss the anti-Semitic graffiti that was discovered earlier this month
celebrations
A previous Kings Bay Y Purim Carnival (Photo by Erica Sherman)Let the Purim festivities begin! The Jewish holiday is just around the corner, kicking off Saturday evening and ending on Sunday. Celebrating the story of Esther, who rose to become queen of Persia, and who foiled the evil Haman’
divorces
Screenshot of Voice headline and cover art.A sprawling seven-page article published by the Village Voice [http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-12-04/news/bad-rabbi-othodox-community-mendel-epstein-divorce-brooklyn/] sheds some light on one of the more extreme aspects of Jewish law: granting a get, or a divorce. The article tells the tale of Borough Park
Jews
Hayon, left, and Greenfield, right.We told you last week about Councilman David Greenfield’s defense of Hasidic store owners [/greenfield-wants-to-allow-store-owners-to-hang-signs-that-require-customers-to-adhere-to-religious-dress-code-rules/] , who are being targeted by the Human Rights Commission for demanding customers dress modestly. The business owners hung signs from their windows demanding customers adhere to a dress code,
israel expo
Israel got some love on Nostrand Avenue last Sunday, and nearly 5,000 neighbors and children partied in the streets in honor of the Jewish nation. It was another successful year for Kings Bay Y’s Annual Israel on Nostrand Avenue Celebration, a joyous festival celebrating all things “Land of
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A photo from the 2011 Israel on Nostrand FestivalOur friends from the Kings Bay YM-YWHA are once again readying themselves to bring us their Annual Israel on Nostrand Avenue Celebration, a joyous festival celebrating all things “Land of Milk and Honey,” June 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 2: