Israelis in Berlin Finally Have a Synagogue of Their Own

Flanked by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis Shmuel Segal, left, Yehuda Tiechtel, and two local Israelis expatriates, Israeli Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger helps inaugurate the new Chabad-Lubavitch Israeli Center in Berlin.

Israelis visiting and living in the fastest growing section of Berlin now have a synagogue to call their own. Since its doors officially opened last month, the new Chabad-Lubavitch Israeli Center has attracted more than 100 locals and tourists to Sabbath services and affiliated programs.

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Bloody ‘Night Out Against Crime’ in Crown Heights

Police block off Nostrand Aveune. Inset: a makeshift memorial at the scene of the murder.

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Traditionally, the first Tuesday of August is known as the National Night out against Crime, a night where residents come out of their homes and together with police ‘take back the streets’ from crime. This year it wasn’t so in 71st Precinct where a man was shot dead on Carroll Street and a Jew was attacked on Crown Street.

Ukraine Scribe Lauded for Torah Restorations

Dnepropetrovsk sofer Reb Reuven Margolin

The United Jewish Community of Ukraine bestowed its “International Award” on Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Reuven Margolin of the National Scribal Center in Dnepropetrovsk in recognition for his work on restoring two centuries-old Torah scrolls and saving them from an almost certain burial.

All-Stars Clash: Canada Evens Up Vs America

Photos by Dovid Steinahuser

On a bright beautiful Sunday, July 24 the Crown Heights Softball All Stars met the Canadian Softball All Stars in Syracuse, NY to have their annual softball tournament. Canada dominated the New York team in the first game, winning 12 – 0, and swept New York in the following two.

City’s Defense of Jewish Community a Factor as Circumcision Ban Falls

by Mindy Rubenstein – Chabad.org

Illustration photo: A S. Francisco group opposed to circumcision tried to outlaw the practice by bringing the question up for a referendum.

A proposed ban on circumcision failed a legal test Thursday as a S. Francisco judge, ruling that the initiative conflicted with a state law prohibiting local governments from regulating doctors, struck the item from the upcoming municipal ballot.

Brazilian Students Experience Jewish History

Jewish students from Brazil toured a Moroccan cemetery as part of a recent European trip.

A group of 120 Jewish students from Brazil wrapped up their international Jewish history tour, poring over a slideshow of their journey amidst clapping and cheers at the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Midtown Manhattan. After travelling through Spain, Portugal, Morocco, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey over the course of three weeks, they spent last weekend in New York, visiting Jewish institutions in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn and seeking inspiration and blessings at the Cambria Heights resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.

Vaad Shatters Silence Amid Molestation Allegations

The Vadd Hakohol of Crown Heights has broken its silence regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty, and that discussion on the internet adds nothing positive.