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Home at Last: Chabad Couple Finds Their Calling
Even before Batsheva and Yehuda Glick married in 2007, they wanted to serve as Chabad-Lubavitch shluchim. But the couple, in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., had a hard time finding a post.

From Days Gone By: Yeshiva in Morocco
Students of Yeshivas Oholei Yosef Yitzchok-Lubavitch in Casablanca, Morocco, pose for a group portrait.

Lubavitcher Appointed Rabbi of Central Synagogue in Israel’s Fourth Largest City
Rabbi Shneur Zalman Ashkenazi has been appointed as the spiritual leader of the central synagogue of Rishon Letzion, Israel’s fourth largest city, in a ceremony Tuesday evening.

First Letters Written in New Sefer Torah for Scotland
Close to 100 people attended a pre-yomtov event at Lubavitch of Glasgow, Scotland, where they witnessed the start of a new Sefer Torah, commissioned by the children of Rabbi Chaim and Sora Jacobs in honor of their parents’ 44 years of dedicated service to Scottish Jewry as Shluchim of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
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Uriel and Dvorki (nee Solomon) Rivkin (Tampa, FL)

NYPD Issues Safety Guidelines for Tishrei Visitors
As multitudes of guests from around the world flock to Crown Heights for the High Holidays, the police officers at the 71st Precinct’s Community Affairs Division have requested that we inform the visitors of the following basic safety tips to adhere to during their stay:

Evening of Tribute for Chabad at Jersey Shore
Over 300 people joined Chabad at the Shore for its first Summer Gala, titled “An Evening of Tribute,” on Thursday, August 22, at the Katz JCC in greater Atlantic City.

Martha Stewart Crafts Teams Up with Chabad.org
After the tremendous success of Chabad.org’s crafting episodes for Pesach this year, Martha Stewart Crafts asked to join forces and help co-sponsor the production of additional episodes for Rosh Hashana.

Summer of a Lifetime for Jewish Kids in Ukraine
Camp Gan Israel of Ukraine (AKA ‘Yeka’) wrapped up another amazing summer. Almost 100 Jewish children from all over Ukraine experienced a fun filled two weeks, with Judaism infused in every moment of the day.

Telethon Raised $3 Million This Year
As he danced with a group of Chabadniks, U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) swung his body around in circles so jubilantly that his kippah fell off. When one of the others placed it back on Sherman’s head, the congressman grinned.

Please Say Tehillim For…
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima for: Faiga Sima bas Leah and Yosef Sholom ben Pricha Fraida

US Dept. of Education Dismisses Jewish Students’ Complaints Against UC Berkeley
A decision by the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights may leave Jewish students at UC Berkeley feeling even less at home than ever. But some say it may well be the impetus for them to step up and speak out on this campus, well known for student-led BDS movements.

Open Letter: A True Friend to a Stranger in Need
I just arrived home from a routine bike-ride, but it was not without the generous help of a special group in our community.

Picture of the Day: ULY Adds New Basketball Hoops
Ahead of the new school year, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street re-appropriated the two grass patches in front of their building as brand-new basketball courts for the students to enjoy during recess.

Video: Anti-Semite Learns He’s a Jew
What do you do when you learn you’re the very thing you hated? CBN News reports from Budapest on one man’s crisis and amazing transformation.

Inspected Mezuzah Found to Contain Printed Paper
A Jewish merchant in Manhattan was the proud owner of a beautiful looking Mezuzah which he purchased a few years back at a Judaica store. Last Friday, as two bochurim paid their weekly visit to his office, they suggested that – as is customary in the month of Elul – he allow them to inspect the Mezuzah and make sure every letter is Kosher.