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Devotees sing "Long live the Rebbe the messiah "
Chabad, also known as Habad, Lubavitch, and Chabad-Lubavitch, is a Orthodox Jewish, Hasidic movement. Chabad is today one of the world #39;s best known Hasidic movements and is well known for its...
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Posted By richards on October 3, 2014
The ball pit For Hasidic Kids
Hasidic Kids Having Fun Like The ball pit, made out of plastic bottles.
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Starting today, the Brooklyn Library is featuring photographs from 1990s Brooklyn, depicting Hasidic Jews in Crown Heights, from Chie Nishio.
Nishio, who was born in Japan, told DNAinfo that she had been "curious" about Orthodox Jews after seeing them in the Diamond District: "When she married a non-observant Jew, she became even more interested in New Yorks Jewish communities. She tried making contacts in Williamsburg to photograph the Orthodox community there, but had no luck. Then, a friend suggested visiting Crown Heights where, she was told, the Chabad-Lubavitch community was 'more open to outsiders.'"
Nishio, now 84, spent two years documenting the community. The library says, "This exhibition is part of a portfolio of over 200 prints, beautiful and inviting photos that often capture life of the Hasidim from a distinctly female point of view. The black and white images include thoughtfully composed formal portraits along with lively documentations of a broad range of daily life and ritual. Although the sensibility is distinctly sympathetic and sensitive, one discerns a certain crisp detachment and humor as well."
The exhibit is at the Brooklyn Library's central branch at Grand Army Plaza, right inside the entrance.
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NewsTeam: Gazas morgues cemeteries overflow (E36) Harry Fear struggles with bureaucracy in order to shoot a report in Gaza. The Palestinian death toll rises as Israel carries on with its ground operation and diplomats try to broker a peace... By: RT
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Posted By simmons on October 3, 2014
Joshua Israel I #39;ll Praise You Anyway on TV 57 Recorded live on TV 57 #39;s ALANTA LIVE TV Show. October 1st 2014 at 8pm. Norcross GA.
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Posted By richards on October 3, 2014
Like so many old, industrial cities of the Northeast that have seen better economic times, Holyoke, Massachusetts, is desperate for change. Almost a third of its residents now live below the poverty line, and the more run-down areas of town bear the unmistakable look of decay.
The Holyoke Alleyway Revitalization Project (HARP), curated by University of Massachusetts administrator Carol Soules, is an effort to help that. By reclaiming the exterior walls of vacant properties and treating them as a canvas for local artists, HARP hoped, as stated on its Facebook page, to bring people together from all wards of the city.
However, a last minute decision by a Holyoke building owner has succeeded in doing the exact opposite.
David Flores, 31, a Mexican-American artist from Chicago who lives in Holyoke was asked to design a piece for HARP.
His mural depicts a decorative license plate that's common in the Puerto Rican community. It usually says the name of a town on the island, but in Flores' version it reads, "Holyoke." According to Flores the piece was meant to pay homage to the city and its' strong Puerto Rican presence
Beginning in the 1960s, migrants from Puerto Rico began settling in the area joining the Irish, Jewish, Polish and Italian enclaves already there. They now make up 44.7 percent of Holyoke's 40,000 or so residents, the highest percentage of any town in the country.
Soules decided to put Flores mural on one of the walls displaying art at the old Yeorgs Garage. While building owner Mimi Wielgosz initially gave her blessing, Flores says, on the day of installation she pulled the plug on the mural, saying the piece would do more harm than good for the Hispanic community.
I was literally going up the ladder to start hanging the piece when Carol told me I could no longer do it, Flores told Fox News Latino. She said that the [Ivory Billiards] owners across the street did not want it up.
The artist said he was never given a reason why he had to take it down.
Mimi told me that I could not have my mural on any of the walls," said Flores. "They never went over to speak to Ivory Billiards."
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Dispute over public art celebrating Latino heritage drives a wedge in Mass. town
Posted By simmons on October 3, 2014
A study led by Tel Aviv University has claimed that adolescents who practice Judaism are less likely to commit suicide than their secular peers They claim that Jewish teens exhibit 45 per cent less suicide-risk behaviour In the research 620 Jewish teens were asked todefine their degree of religiosity as 'secular,' 'observant' or 'ultra-Orthodox' And it was found that those who weren't secular had less suicidal thoughts, despite still being depressed The researchers say this may be due to Judaism's prohibition on suicide By Jonathan O'Callaghan for MailOnline Published: 04:36 EST, 3 October 2014 | Updated: 06:20 EST, 3 October 2014 50 shares 20 View comments A study has claimed that religious Jewish teens exhibit less suicide-risk behaviour than their secular Jewish peers. The research suggests that observing Judaism helps to protect adolescents against suicide - despite still being depressed. The conclusion was drawn by surveying hundreds of adolescents and their mothers in Israel.
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Posted By simmons on October 3, 2014
FOUR PAWS transfers three lions from bombed-out zoo in Gaza Strip to Jordan The Al-Bisan Zoo in northern Gaza was severely damaged by air strikes, more than 80 animals died. A FOUR PAWS emergency team managed to enter and help the tw...
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Posted By simmons on October 3, 2014
Names of God in Judaism The name of God in Judaism used most often in the Hebrew Bible is the four-letter name (YHWH), also known as the Tetragrammaton. El (god), Elohim (god, ...
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