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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
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A Simple Task, a Menial Task? A Mitzvah
Rabbi Eliyahu Safran A simple, even mundane task – a chore! We take care of such a task often begrudgingly, sometimes unconsciously, occasionally with annoyance. Such a task so often takes us away from
Read More »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
Read More »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
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New York – NYC’s Latest Homelessness Strategy: Major Work, Modest Goal
New York – New York has tried for years to solve one of its most stubborn and visible problems: tens of thousands of homeless people a night packed into shelters and thousands of others
Read More »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
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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.
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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
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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
Read More »New York – Fat Finger: Typo Caused Amazon’s Big Cloud-computing Outage
New York – Amazon says an incorrectly typed command during a routine debugging of its billing system caused the five-hour outage of some Amazon Web Services servers on Tuesday. In a summary posted online,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New York – Trump Tower Climber Pleads Guilty, Can’t Contact President
New York – A 19-year-old man who scaled Trump Tower in New York City in August has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. A judge told Stephen Rogata, of Great Falls, Virginia,
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New York – Doubts Grow Over Stock Market’s Trump-inspired Surge
New York – How much more can the “Trump Bump” lift the stock market? U.S. stocks have screamed to records since Election Day because investors are expecting Donald Trump’s White House to cut taxes
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