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Kapores Erev Yom Kippur
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The Times
Princeton, NJ - The Princeton Regional Planning Board heard a presentation from the Orthodox Jewish sect known as Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Mercer County last week regarding its plans to build a center and adja cent home for its rabbi.Chabad President Mort Cohen and Rabbi Dovid Dubov presented the board with a concept plan. Chabad wants to construct two buildings on 18.4 acres it purchased along the north side of State Road in the township. The first would be a 5,400-square-foot, single-family home for Dubov and his wife, who have lived in the area for 14 years.
The house would include a two- car garage, “oversized” dining rooms and living quarters to “ac commodate congregational activities,” and a swimming pool.
Board responds positively to Chabad proposal
The Times
Princeton, NJ – The Princeton Regional Planning Board heard a presentation from the Orthodox Jewish sect known as Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Mercer County last week regarding its plans to build a center and adja cent home for its rabbi.
Chabad President Mort Cohen and Rabbi Dovid Dubov presented the board with a concept plan. Chabad wants to construct two buildings on 18.4 acres it purchased along the north side of State Road in the township. The first would be a 5,400-square-foot, single-family home for Dubov and his wife, who have lived in the area for 14 years.
The house would include a two- car garage, “oversized” dining rooms and living quarters to “ac commodate congregational activities,” and a swimming pool.
Chabad.org
As Yom Kippur rapidly approaches, our thoughts and consciousness turn to prayer and repentance, along with the daunting task of a 25-hour abstention from all food and drink. Yom Kippur is the one and only fast day commanded in the Torah which clearly indicates that the fasting itself is a most essential and required part of its observance. A fast of such length is no easy trip for anyone, but there are a number of tips and suggestions that can ease the fast-related hunger.The day before ….
• Hydrate! Most of the unpleasantness associated with a fast does not come from lack of food, but rather, lack of fluid. The solution is to drink as much water as possible before the fast. Although you may feel you’re about to float off, it will be worth it by the time the fast is well underway. Beware of beer or other alcoholic beverages; they will only dehydrate you. Water or diluted orange juices are the safest options.
Yom Kippur Fasting Tips
Chabad.org
As Yom Kippur rapidly approaches, our thoughts and consciousness turn to prayer and repentance, along with the daunting task of a 25-hour abstention from all food and drink. Yom Kippur is the one and only fast day commanded in the Torah which clearly indicates that the fasting itself is a most essential and required part of its observance. A fast of such length is no easy trip for anyone, but there are a number of tips and suggestions that can ease the fast-related hunger.
The day before ….
• Hydrate! Most of the unpleasantness associated with a fast does not come from lack of food, but rather, lack of fluid. The solution is to drink as much water as possible before the fast. Although you may feel you’re about to float off, it will be worth it by the time the fast is well underway. Beware of beer or other alcoholic beverages; they will only dehydrate you. Water or diluted orange juices are the safest options.
The Associated Press
Five hours after getting reports of a suspicious bag at a John F. Kennedy International Airport parking lot, investigators determined the unattended package was not a threat and authorities began allowing vehicular traffic back to the area early Friday.The bag did contain a powdery substance, but a hazmat team deemed it non-hazardous, said Pasquale DiFulco, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport.
The terminals, among eight in use at the airport, serve several international airlines, including Air France, plus Continental and Delta airlines.
Authorities clear suspicious bag found at JFK parking lot
The Associated Press
Five hours after getting reports of a suspicious bag at a John F. Kennedy International Airport parking lot, investigators determined the unattended package was not a threat and authorities began allowing vehicular traffic back to the area early Friday.
The bag did contain a powdery substance, but a hazmat team deemed it non-hazardous, said Pasquale DiFulco, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport.
The terminals, among eight in use at the airport, serve several international airlines, including Air France, plus Continental and Delta airlines.
Presidential Message for Yom Kippur
THe WHite House Press Release
Yom Kippur, 5767
Know therefore that the L-RD your G-d is G-d, the faithful G-d who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations…
Deuteronomy 7:9
On this most holy day of the Jewish calendar, Jews celebrate G-d’s goodness and reflect on their lives. Yom Kippur is a solemn time to express thanksgiving that the Almighty remembers the names of all His children. During this blessed Day of Atonement, Jewish people gather in synagogues, consider their deeds and actions, and celebrate as the sound of the Shofar proclaims the forgiveness and mercy shown by the Creator of life.
CH-1 has been in service for 12 years, and today has been replaced by a ‘new’ CH-1, donated by an anonymous donor.
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Hatzalah’s CH-1 Replaced
CH-1 has been in service for 12 years, and today has been replaced by a ‘new’ CH-1, donated by an anonymous donor.
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Inspection of the Postville ‘Shlachthoise’
Press Release
It was late night on a Sunday, when members of the Beth Din of Crown Heights suddenly appeared at the Rubashkin family’s huge meat plant complex in Postville, Iowa, for a surprise inspection. Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, long-standing Halachic authority of Crown Heights, was accompanied by two of the Beth Din’s newly elected members, Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda HaLevi Segal and Rabbi Yitzchok Zirkind, together with representatives of the Crown Heights Vaad Hakashrus, Yossi Brook and Rabbi Shneur Zalman Osdoba.
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Delaware Online
Rabbi Eliezer Sneiderman holds the Torah. He leads Shabbat services Friday nights at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Delaware.
Newark, DE — There's a friendliness that Stephanie Gordon finds inviting at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, a student organization at the University of Delaware.
Maybe it's the welcoming blue color of the house on South College Avenue.
Shabbat services feed faith
Delaware Online
Rabbi Eliezer Sneiderman holds the Torah. He leads Shabbat services Friday nights at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Delaware.
Newark, DE — There’s a friendliness that Stephanie Gordon finds inviting at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, a student organization at the University of Delaware.
Maybe it’s the welcoming blue color of the house on South College Avenue.
The Register-Guard
Dahan points to the final words of the scroll to be filled in during a dedication ritual.
Eugene, Oregon - Asi Spiegel doesn't make a habit of bold predictions, but he's making one for today: Eugene will see a record influx of street-dancing rabbis.
Chabad House’s Sefer Torah was painstakingly created over nearly a year
The Register-Guard
Dahan points to the final words of the scroll to be filled in during a dedication ritual.
Eugene, Oregon – Asi Spiegel doesn’t make a habit of bold predictions, but he’s making one for today: Eugene will see a record influx of street-dancing rabbis.
The Times
Princeton, NJ — Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Mercer County is in the infant stages of designing a new, larger synagogue, as well as an extravagant new house for its rabbi.The Jewish Orthodox sect will present a concept plan to the regional planning board tonight, which will provide a rough sketch of the proposal for the board and the public to comment on. After the meeting, Chabad can decide whether or not to move forward with the plans.
The first building Chabad is proposing is a 5,400-square-foot residence for Rabbi Dovid Dubov to be built on the approximately 18.4 acres of land it bought along the north side of State Road in the township.
Board to weigh Chabad concept
The Times
Princeton, NJ — Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Mercer County is in the infant stages of designing a new, larger synagogue, as well as an extravagant new house for its rabbi.
The Jewish Orthodox sect will present a concept plan to the regional planning board tonight, which will provide a rough sketch of the proposal for the board and the public to comment on. After the meeting, Chabad can decide whether or not to move forward with the plans.
The first building Chabad is proposing is a 5,400-square-foot residence for Rabbi Dovid Dubov to be built on the approximately 18.4 acres of land it bought along the north side of State Road in the township.
Herald Tribune
Venice, FL- In a tradition that dates back thousands of years, 18 children learned to make an ancient Jewish musical instrument, a shofar, at the North Port Educational Center Sunday.Their teacher, Rabbi Sholum Schmerling, had an assortment of animal horns spread out on a table, as he talked about the horn used on the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashana, which begins today.
This program was an outreach program of the Chabad of Venice and North Port and is in its second year. Children don't have to be affiliated with the Chabad to attend or be Jewish.
Children learn Jewish traditions
Herald Tribune
Venice, FL- In a tradition that dates back thousands of years, 18 children learned to make an ancient Jewish musical instrument, a shofar, at the North Port Educational Center Sunday.
Their teacher, Rabbi Sholum Schmerling, had an assortment of animal horns spread out on a table, as he talked about the horn used on the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashana, which begins today.
This program was an outreach program of the Chabad of Venice and North Port and is in its second year. Children don’t have to be affiliated with the Chabad to attend or be Jewish.
NY1
Click Here for a Newscast of this story (NY1)Joseph Fiel, 30, was arrested Wednesday and charged with breaking into a Brooklyn home then attacking and robbing the couple who live there.
Fiel has been charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police say he broke into the couple's boro park home on 54th Street around 9 p.m. Monday.
Arrest Made In Boro Park Home Robbery
NY1
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Joseph Fiel, 30, was arrested Wednesday and charged with breaking into a Brooklyn home then attacking and robbing the couple who live there.
Fiel has been charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police say he broke into the couple’s boro park home on 54th Street around 9 p.m. Monday.
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Police said around 9:45 p.m., two men wearing black jump suits and ski masks broke into a 54th Street residence in Boro Park, where they reportedly used duct tape to tie up its residents, Sarah and Wolf Sicherman. After securing the couple to chairs inside the kitchen, police said the robbers coerced them into opening a safe containing the valuables.
Sources familiar with the investigation said the robbers entered the home by breaking open a window in the rear of the property and removing the screen. While police did not disclose the value of the cash and jewelry they took, authorities indicated the suspects fled in a white SUV.
The New York Sun
Two masked robbers wielding box cutters tied up a couple in Brooklyn and made off with cash and jewelry from their safe Monday, authorities reported yesterday.Police said around 9:45 p.m., two men wearing black jump suits and ski masks broke into a 54th Street residence in Boro Park, where they reportedly used duct tape to tie up its residents, Sarah and Wolf Sicherman. After securing the couple to chairs inside the kitchen, police said the robbers coerced them into opening a safe containing the valuables.
Sources familiar with the investigation said the robbers entered the home by breaking open a window in the rear of the property and removing the screen. While police did not disclose the value of the cash and jewelry they took, authorities indicated the suspects fled in a white SUV.
Boro Park Robbery Stuns Area Residents
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The New York Sun
Two masked robbers wielding box cutters tied up a couple in Brooklyn and made off with cash and jewelry from their safe Monday, authorities reported yesterday.
Police said around 9:45 p.m., two men wearing black jump suits and ski masks broke into a 54th Street residence in Boro Park, where they reportedly used duct tape to tie up its residents, Sarah and Wolf Sicherman. After securing the couple to chairs inside the kitchen, police said the robbers coerced them into opening a safe containing the valuables.
Sources familiar with the investigation said the robbers entered the home by breaking open a window in the rear of the property and removing the screen. While police did not disclose the value of the cash and jewelry they took, authorities indicated the suspects fled in a white SUV.
(L-R) Mr. Shmuel (Sami) Rohr, R. Yosef Chaim Kantor.
In a little under two months the International Kinus Hashluchim with over 2000 Shluchim worldwide will convene all under one roof for the annual banquet that takes place each year.
Recently CrownHeights.info has learned that the Keynote speaker this year will be R. Yosef Chaim Kantor the head Shliach to Thailand. Mr. Shmuel (Sami) Rohr, who heads the Rohr Family Foundation that support Shluchim around the world as well as programs headed up by Chabad, has been announced as the guest speaker.
Guest and Keynote Speakers Announced For This Years Kinus
(L-R) Mr. Shmuel (Sami) Rohr, R. Yosef Chaim Kantor.
In a little under two months the International Kinus Hashluchim with over 2000 Shluchim worldwide will convene all under one roof for the annual banquet that takes place each year.
Recently CrownHeights.info has learned that the Keynote speaker this year will be R. Yosef Chaim Kantor the head Shliach to Thailand. Mr. Shmuel (Sami) Rohr, who heads the Rohr Family Foundation that support Shluchim around the world as well as programs headed up by Chabad, has been announced as the guest speaker.
The streets of Crown Heights are bursting with action, men women and children from around the world have gathered for “Tishrei in the Rebbe’s Court”. While sometimes the extra load of people can be burdensome; extra long lines in our local stores, extra pushing and shoving in 770, over flowing usage of the Mikva’s, to name a few. We know that the Rebbe was very supportive of hachnosas orchim, and the residents of the Shechuna, as always, have stepped up to the task.
Amidst all this hustle and bustle, The Vaad Hatmimim – International committee for bochurim – have taken upon themselves the task of making the month long stay meaningful and inspirational, for the estimated 1000 guest Bachurim. A wide array of programming assures that the bachurim not only use their time here wisely, but also that they go back home with a greater understanding, in how they can be real Chassidim in today’s trying times.
Amidst all this hustle and bustle, The Vaad Hatmimim – International committee for bochurim – have taken upon themselves the task of making the month long stay meaningful and inspirational, for the estimated 1000 guest Bachurim. A wide array of programming assures that the bachurim not only use their time here wisely, but also that they go back home with a greater understanding, in how they can be real Chassidim in today’s trying times.
Amidst the hustle and bustle; meaningful programming for Bochurim
The streets of Crown Heights are bursting with action, men women and children from around the world have gathered for “Tishrei in the Rebbe’s Court”. While sometimes the extra load of people can be burdensome; extra long lines in our local stores, extra pushing and shoving in 770, over flowing usage of the Mikva’s, to name a few. We know that the Rebbe was very supportive of hachnosas orchim, and the residents of the Shechuna, as always, have stepped up to the task.
Amidst all this hustle and bustle, The Vaad Hatmimim – International committee for bochurim – have taken upon themselves the task of making the month long stay meaningful and inspirational, for the estimated 1000 guest Bachurim. A wide array of programming assures that the bachurim not only use their time here wisely, but also that they go back home with a greater understanding, in how they can be real Chassidim in today’s trying times.
Dancing rabbis on I-395
Alextimes
Drivers on Seminary Road witnessed an unusual sight Sunday evening near the I-395 exit. A group of bearded rabbis in black hats and long black coats danced down the middle of the road followed by a long procession of people clapping along to Jewish music coming from a black van that drove alongside with an organist inside.
West Coast Chabad Lubavitch
Most 20 year-olds from Brooklyn would agree that a road trip through California would rank near the top of the list of great things to do during the summer. But for Ari Shapiro and Chaim Bronstein, the road trip experience focused on something other than fun and sun. These two young Chabad rabbis have spent the hot summer weeks touring California's prisons.
Chabad’s Prison Chaplaincy: Reaching Out Behind Bars
West Coast Chabad Lubavitch
Most 20 year-olds from Brooklyn would agree that a road trip through California would rank near the top of the list of great things to do during the summer. But for Ari Shapiro and Chaim Bronstein, the road trip experience focused on something other than fun and sun. These two young Chabad rabbis have spent the hot summer weeks touring California’s prisons.
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