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David and Eda (nee Sirota) Schottenstein (Bal Harbour, FL)

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Laws and Customs: Elul
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the month of Elul (up to but not including the week of Selichos) for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.

Earthquake Shakes California Bay Area, Damages Chabad House
A earthquake, which registered at a magnitude of 6.0, shook the Bay Area of San Francisco, California causing damage and displacing hundreds and injured dozens. Among the damaged structures was that of Chabad of Napa Valley.

Op-Ed: The Real Challenge
Lately there’s been a social media craze that looks so good, so special – on the surface. It’s so encouraging to see so many people who are willing to take the challenge and get themselves drenched in freezing water just to bring awareness to a disease which debilitates fellow human beings. Although they are perhaps not personally affected by this horrible disease, yet they are ready to do this selfless act to help total strangers in need.

4,000 Put on Teffilin with C Teen at Maccabi Games
Jewish pride was alive at this year’s JCC Maccabi Games, where more than 12,000 athletes and guests from around the world gathered in three U.S. cities to participate in sports, entertainment and community unity.
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Chaim Nochum and Tova Cunin (Jerusalem, Israel)

Video: Ice Bucket Minyan
At the Dinerman-Kreiman wedding in S. Diego Wednesday night, in the presence of a smiling Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, ten attendees performed the ‘ice bucket challenge’ to raise awareness for ALS.
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Eli and Lea Goldshtein (Crown Heights)

A Community’s Tribute to Crash Victim’s Family
Earlier this week, a devastating crash on Eastern Parkway claimed the life of a young woman. A makeshift memorial of candles and flowers was put up by friends and nearby residents. Among the condolence notes was one which recognizes the diversity of Crown Heights.
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Kuti and Rikki (nee Fischelowitz) Chanin (Crown Heights)
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Leibi and Chanie Marozov (Crown Heights)

Public Advocate Pushes Police Body Cameras
Compelled by video of a police chokehold death on Staten Island and the lack of such evidence in the fatal shooting of a Missouri teenager, a top New York City official Thursday intensified her push to equip the city’s 35,000 officers with body-worn cameras.

Hamas Rocket Kills 4-Year-Old
A 4 year old child was killed when a mortar fired from Gaza hit the vehicle he was in. The attack occurred in Shar Hangev, a few miles away from Gaza.

Video: Lubavitcher Touts Revolutionary Tech Startup
Nathan Hecht, the son of Chabad Shluchim to Forest Hills, Queens, appeared on the Fox Business channel yesterday to discuss his latest startup – an app that ‘self-destructs’ files sent over e-mail and social media.

Mumbai Chabad Center to Reopen Tuesday
In November of 2008, Islamic terrorists entered the Chabad House run by Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg in Mumbai, India, and murdered them and four of their guests in cold blood. In the immediate aftermath of the gruesome attack, photos of the smiling couple were transposed with images of their crying 2-year-old son, Moishe, and the bullet-riddled shell of the Jewish center the Holtzbergs had built in the heart of India’s largest city.

Shabbos at the Besht: Adding to Mitzvos
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Sholomo Dovid Geisinsky, Rosh Yeshiva in Oholei Torah and Rov of Kehilas Bais Shimshon, will lead a discussion on the topic – Why may one not add to and beautify the Mitzvos?

Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe entering 770 during the winter in the late 1970s.