NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — This is the second gallery from the Kinus HaShluchim at Pier 94. In this gallery the Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky makes the popular Roll-Call, where he announces countries and states, and their representatives stand up in acknowledgment, followed by dancing.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Czech capital of Prague, once a center of thriving Jewish life, still boasts numerous synagogues, many of which now serve as museums commemorating a Jewish community that has largely disappeared.
But a new institute recently opened in Prague seeks to become a focal point for Jewish life and culture in the city. The Maharal Institute, named after the great Talmudic scholar Judah Loew ben Bezalel, serves as a yeshiva for male students and offers Torah lessons for members of the local Jewish community, including women.
Up to the minute reports, amazing photo galleries, full coverage, meet ‘Webby’ and ‘Techie’. As the Kinus banquet concluded Rabbi Gershon Grossbaum took Webbys camera and snapped a shot of the duo as they were leaving.
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BROOKLYN, NY — With an eye on the growing financial crisis, Jewish centers operated by Chabad-Lubavitch are refusing to cut programming, all while doing everything possible to trim budgets and rely on an expanded team of local volunteers and donors. But even with the economy in a tailspin, new centers continue to sprout around the globe.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Below is the first of the photo galleries from the Kinus HaShluchim Banquet. The affair was held at Pier 94, a hangar uniquely decorated for the event. A short distance from where the Frierdiker Rebbe first set foot onto American soil, the hangar is one of the only spaces large enough to seat the thousands of Shluchim and their guests. More to come. ENJOY!
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NEW YORK, NY — The New York City comptroller, William C. Thompson Jr., said on Sunday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s gaping budget deficits could be diminished by increasing automobile registration fees in 12 counties served by the authority’s trains and buses.
At a press conference outside Grand Central Terminal, Mr. Thompson said that drivers now pay $30 every two years to register a vehicle in New York City, though they also pay additional state fees.
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As in years past, the Vaad HaKinus will be making a live feed of the banquet available here online. Starting at 5:30 PM. This enables those who are not able to make it in person to still be able to participate in this monumental event.
Before anyone ever heard of the name Obama, there was a Shliach giving an unforgettable speech at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel. It was filled to capacity with over 2000 in attendance. The theme of the speech was unity and religious freedom; The famous line that was repeated over and over again: Yes, We Can!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Motzoai Shabbos, before the main session of the Kinus, thousands of Shluchim met in the cafeteria at Wingate Public High School for a Seudas Melava Malka.
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