web analytics
May 19, 2013 /10 Sivan, 5773
At a Glance
In Print
Sponsored Post
jumping Following a Passion for Sports to Israel

In Israel, a new five month scholarship program being offered to young aspiring athletes – one of them could be you.



Jewish Communities Among Dozens Decimated By Hurricane Sandy


tell a friend
BP 2

Only much later did a police truck finally arrive on the scene with a ladder and a chain and knock the table out of the tree.

“Looks like I am going to have to buy another table for my sukkah,” said Meyer.

tell a friend

About the Author:


You might also be interested in:


no comments

You must log in to post a comment.

No Responses to “Jewish Communities Among Dozens Decimated By Hurricane Sandy”

  1. Liad Bar-el says:

    G-d is watching over Israel. Come to live in Israel where it is safe.

  2. Tzvi Fishman says:

    G-d decreed that the exile would be a curse, but the Jews turned it into Altantic City. Then they wonder why a hurricane slammed into their neighborhoods and luxury homes.
    http://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/felafel-on-rye/cleverer-than-god/2012/11/01/

    • Myriam Obadia says:

      Tzvi, instead of belittling them, why don't you help welcome them home? Do you have an idea how hard it is to make Aliyah without any money. Certainly, Nefesh B'Nefesh pays for the plane ticket and get you a tehudat zehut, but they don't help you find you a place to live (no they don't and I know it first hand), they don't help you find you a job, they don't even help you find an ulpan or a school for your kids, or get enrolled for disability when you no longer qualify for the oleh chadash allocation. You've got to depend on the misrad ha'klita, which -outside large cities- only speak Hebrew (and sometimes some Russian). Without money for a preparation tour of Israel and a good real estate agent, you are on your own. Many people -especially the elderly, the disabled, and those with large families- just can't do it. You want Jews to come home? Then open the door and your heart to them and they will come.

    • Anonymous says:

      How does TZVI explain the rockets from Gaza unto South of Israel?

  3. Grace Acosta says:

    Why on earth do people not evacuate when told to? I just don't understand.

    • Meaghan Bihun says:

      My understanding is that it was hard for many NYers without cars to evacuate – especially those without potential emergency housing with friends and family nearby that weren't also under evacuation orders.

    • Charlie Hall says:

      The evacuation order was issued in plenty of time for everyone to leave via public transportation. The city opened shelters in practically every neighborhood that wasn't under an evacuatoin order, yet they saw little use.

    • Liad Bar-el says:

      Noah spent 120 years trying to convince people to “evacuate” from their sinful lives and repent so that the flood would not happen but nobody repented. How would only a couple of days affect a person who believed that there would be no such thing as a flood when they, in their arrogance, are righteous? As you can see even on the JPress, there’s a Rabbi who claims to know better than G-d as to what HE should have done and not have done which gives the indication that he and his followers have learned nothing before and nothing after this flooding storm.

    • Shoshanna Goldstein Sanders says:

      Lower Manhattan lost power for days, yet they hadn't been in an evacuation zone. Do you really think the city was prepared to evacuate everyone below 34th street to shelters? Most of Nassau county was told to evacuate. Had they all left where would they all go?

  4. Myriam Obadia says:

    My door -in Ashkelon- is open to any Jew in need of a roof due to this disaster. Most of my friends in NY and NJ are safe, even if they were without electricity for a while (some still are). I'm still worried about children and the3 elderly with the temperatures dropping and another storm front announced. Make sure to take care of each other and stay as warm and dry as possible. I'll be praying for you. BTW, the man whose tallit saved him from the cold on top of the garbage truck can really say Baruch Hashem.

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend

Current Top Story
Jamal al-Dura and his 12-year-old son Muhammad under fire
Israel Explodes the ‘Big Lie’ – Gaza Al Dura Boy Wasn’t Killed
Latest In-print Stories

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

A recent study from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine found that people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities are more prone to dental disease than the general population and that further research is required to identify effective interventions.

Between 1997 and 2008, the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) increased almost fourfold, according to the National Health Interview survey. The 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health indicated that 1.1 percent of all children born in this country are on the autism spectrum.

We are born to learn, in whatever capacity we are able. We study the world with our senses, and try to understand it. Our special children have more of a challenge, but they are just as interested in knowing what is going on around them. We know that because we observe their keen interest in everything we do and say. We need to nurture this interest, to encourage it.

The American Inclusion Movement’s First Wave, which was focused solely on Inclusion in the workforce, has been almost entirely forgotten. It occurred in the 1930’s, decades before the 1960’s zeitgeist brought about broader and more famous changes in pro-disability policy, architectural barriers, and independent living.

Winter is here and with it comes a whole host of viruses that are somehow less prevalent in the warmer seasons. Poor winter, it’s saddled with the nickname of “cold and flu season.”

An interview with Professor Michael Aviram from Rambam Hospital and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Israel.

More Articles from Elliot Resnick and Sandy Eller
BP 2

“It’s like a war zone,” said Rabbi Akiva Eisenstadt, surveying the damage in Manhattan Beach, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York.

    Latest Poll

    Which is the most beautiful location in Jerusalem?









    View Results

    Loading ... Loading ...

Printed from: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/ny/jewish-communities-among-dozens-decimated-by-hurricane-sandy/2012/11/01/

Scan this QR code to visit this page online:

Close