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July 7, 2015
Jerry Weintraub, famed concert promoter and film producer, dies at 77
Rabbi Levi Cunin still remembers how decades ago, as a little boy, he visited the Malibu home of movie and music mogul Jerry Weintraub at his request with a crew from Chabad to kasher it — and gave the Hollywood producer the surprise of his life.
Touch of Pray: Celebrating Shabbat and the Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead say goodbye in their Fare Thee Well Tour.
Drought leads to mass cutting of trees in Los Angeles
As a result of California\’s historic drought, thousands of trees that dot the parks and line the streets of urban Los Angeles are in the process of being cut down
Authorities search Indiana home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle
Authorities searched the Indiana home of Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, about two months after the executive director of his foundation was arrested on federal child pornography charges.
10 revealing facts about Orthodox Jewish converts
There’s some tantalizingly interesting material in the final report of a committee charged with reviewing the way the Rabbinical Council of America, the country’s main Orthodox rabbinical association, deals with conversion.
Orthodox Jews, kosher market hit by paintballs in Brooklyn
Police are searching for suspects who targeted a kosher market and some Orthodox Jewish individuals in Brooklyn with a paintball gun.
Palestinian bus attacker facing 28 years in prison
A Palestinian man who stabbed 12 people on a Tel Aviv bus was convicted after accepting a plea bargain.
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