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Some Jews will only come to Montego Bay because they can daven and get kosher food. We have a nice crowd among those who will book their vacation where Chabad is, Raskin said.

Eight names were added last week bringing the total to 120 names of emergency medical service technicians. Each one has a touching story relating the pain of the family the medical personnel left behind.

Wow. It’s such an honor to get this big, big award, Chernina, 75, told The Jewish Press. The award inspires me to help more people. I don’t want to call myself a role model. The role model was my mom, Bronislava, who helped me establish the organization and helped in many other ways.

The measure is entitled the Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act to prohibit not-for-profit corporations from engaging in unauthorized support of Israeli settlement activity.

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Tenant protections are not going away. They’re here. This is New York. However, we also have to balance out the needs of the landlords, of the real estate industry, to make certain there should be incentives to properly invest.

I have visited Yad Vashem many times, but every time something hits you differently, said Schumer.

Speaker Adams, for her part, stressed the need to stand united against hate, and work together across communities to deepen our care and understanding of each other.

The controversial bail reform package that amended the discovery laws did not make it through to the final document, but money to help district attorneys gear up to hire more staff to reduce the backlog of cases was something she supported.

With such strong pushback from state lawmakers, Hochul removed the $250,000 she put into the budget when the plan went down in flames.

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Wilson has chosen the Honorable Joseph Zayas for appointment as chief administrative judge for the entire court system. He is responsible for oversight of court operations, including a budget of more than $3 billion.

The objection stems from a decision Wilson wrote in the case People v. Regan last month.

The challenge is big, but so are the hearts of our donors, said Alexander Rapaport, Executive Director of Masbia. We could not have done it without the generous support of thousands of donors, he added.

An event like this brings the families of our community so much happiness – without any worries about the cost of an afternoon filled with entertainment, and with the convenience of being smack in the middle of their own neighborhood, sparing them a long Chol HaMoed schlep.

Oiring said he wants to hear the good, the bad and the ugly from the guests at the hotel. Every hotel guest gets a customer service survey. We want to know what you are thinking, Oiring said.

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PEARLS sought a declaration that the New York Stated Education Department’s recently passed regulations conflict with governing law and are therefore null and void.

Yeshivas don’t have an illiteracy rate. Yeshivas are places where education is emphasized significantly...

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Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who served for more than 44 years of dedicated leadership of the Chabad movement, established more than 1500 Lubavitch Centers helping people of all walks of life throughout the world, from Australia to Africa, from Holland to Argentina and from Moscow to Jerusalem.

We now have ID.me. The moment we got ID.me up and running, fraud began to decline. About six to eight months later we got multi-factor identification. Again, fraud immediately began to come down.

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After a 15-minute presentation by Schick, the state took its best aim to shoot down Schick’s arguments.

The festivities, held at the Boro Park Y, drew close to 100 enthusiastic seniors who delighted in an afternoon of spirited conversation, uplifting music provided by vocalist/musician Michael Abramovshchik, and a delicious meal.

We’re noticing a decrease in the head count of the police officers at the 121 and 120 precincts. We would like to have some help and support there because the more resources they have, the better it is, Fall said.

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In Nassau County – where low assessment ratios mean this exemption can go as far as cancelling out entire line items on the property tax bill – rabbis employed in chinuch, organizational work, part-time positions, and volunteer activities were routinely granted the discount.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen sees a prime opportunity for a new venture that would coincide with the plans by city officials to redevelop the neighborhood. He wants to purchase land near Citi Field to build a casino and create a community experience.

The seniors enjoyed a delicious meal, played board games for prizes, and were entertained by Bnos Leah students who sang, danced, and chatted with them.