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Netanyahu: ‘UN Human Rights Council’ an Oxymoron
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium today at the U.N. headquarters in New York City during the General Assembly, where he vigorously defended the beleaguered Jewish State in front of dozens of world leaders.
Shliach Thanks Minister for Israel-Belarus Visa-Waiver
To mark the visa-waiver for Israelis traveling to Belarus and Belarusians traveling to Israel, Sofa Landver, Israel’s Minister of Immigrant Absorption, visited the Belarus capital of Minsk. Landver visited the Jewish community and met with the city’s Chief Rabbi Shneur Deitch, who described a city that enjoys peaceful relationship between its minority Jewish community and broader population.
Shliach with ALS Needs Urgent Tehillim
Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, a California Shliach suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) was recently rushed to the emergency room for urgent medical care. Please say Tehillim for Yosef Yitzchok ben Brocha for an immediate and complete recovery. [Tehillim in the Extended article.]
Speed Camera Issues $77,550 in Tickets in One Day
Records compiled by New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) reveal that a single speed camera located Brooklyn pumped out an astonishing 1,551 tickets on a single day this past July, totaling a staggering $77,550 for the city.
Picture of the Day: Beyond the Call of Duty
After having fed hundreds of Tishrei guests prior to the fast of Tzom Gedalia, veteran Hachnosas Orchim activist Nachum Markowitz was spotted by a CrownHeights.info reader tidying up Eastern Parkway’s service lane during the fast on Sunday afternoon.
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Shmuly and Dini (nee Korolitzky) Gutnik (Boca Raton, FL)
Another Shliach Joins the Winemaking Fray
Following fellow California Shliach Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum’s foray into the winemaking profession, Rabbi Raleigh Resnick of Chabad of the Tri-Valley is trying his hand at the craft, with the release of a Cabernet Sauvignon named “Alef.”
Winn-Dixie Hosts ‘Challahpalooza’
Chabad of Tamarac, FL, teamed up with the local Winn-Dixie store to host a “Challahpalooza Family Fest” in preparation for Rosh Hashanah. About two-hundred people came out to sample foods from the store’s kosher deli, as well as taking part in a hands-on challah-making activity, holiday-themed arts-and-crafts and interactive storytelling.
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Shimmy and Itty (nee Fellig) Gerlitzky (Crown Heights)
Photos: Over 1,000 Tishrei Guests Welcomed
Thousands of guests have flocked to New York in order to spend the month of Tishrei in the Rebbes vicinity, and yesterday the Vaad Hatmimim HaOlami – who has set up accommodations and a comprehensive program for Bochurim – held a Kinus and Farbrengen welcoming the guests.
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Moshe and Miriam Moskovitz (Kharkov, Ukraine)
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Esther Rabinovich OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Esther Rabinovich OBM a long time resident of Crown Heights and a member of the Russian community. She passed away on the second day of Rosh Hashana.
Nepalese PM Meets With Chabad Leadership
Chabad-Lubavitch leadership met early Sunday morning with Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala in New York, where he is participating at the 69th session of the UN General Assembly.
Shliach Runs 4 Miles to Blow Shofar
The ‘Running Rabbi’, Rabbi Chalom Boujnah of Chabad at San Diego State University, ran 4 miles on Rosh Hashana to blow Shofar for those who couldn’t make it to Shul.
Following Terrorist Scare Simon Jacobson Energizes Sydney
A visit that was meant to be a pre-Rosh Hashana whirlwind four-day speaking tour and a yartzeit commemoration, turned out to be much more than that. Rabbi Simon Jacobson traveled to Sydney this past weekend to inspire the community for the Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe). Just as he arrived, the entire city was left reeling by an aborted terrorist plot and pre-dawn raids in north-west Sydney.
8:00pm: How Forgiveness Heals Wounds
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 36, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, in a Special Aseres Yemei Teshuva and Pre-Yom Kippur Edition, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topic: How forgiveness heals wounds.
