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3 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Ariel and Zoey Sasson.
1609 President St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]

Shmuli and Chani Judkin
454 Montgomery St, 2nd Floor [between New York and Nostrand Ave]

Didy and Devorah (nee Cohen) Waks
1206 Carroll St [between New York and Nostrand Ave]

Life Is a Journey – The Road to True Self Realization

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL

Man is regarded as one who is constantly moving. He must perpetually move from one level to another. If he will not go steadily upwards he will, indeed, decline steadily. For it is impossible to remain on one level. (The Ga’on of Vilna)

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Chabad Rabbi Laces ’Em Up for Half-Marathon Attempt

JWeekly

Rabbi Peretz Mochkin competes in the 100th running of the Bay to Breakers in San Francisco last May.

That might be one of the chants heard at the upcoming San Francisco Marathon, when Rabbi Peretz Mochkin swaps his black coat — but not his tallit and tzitzit — for running gear and attempts to conquer the 13.1-mile half-marathon course.

New Chabad Synagogue for Southern Aventura

Miami Herald

Aventura, Florida

An awestruck chatter echoed throughout Aventura City Hall auditorium when the crowd recently saw the image of a two-story building made out of white stucco and Jerusalem stone with stained-glass windows.

Should Rabbis Be Active on Facebook?

by Kobi Nahshoni – Ynet

They say that in America, community rabbis are willing to go to NBA matches with their congregation members “so as not to lose the public”. In Israel, on the other hand, you won’t see a rabbi watching Maccabi Tel Aviv with the guys from the synagogue.

College Students Enjoy Life-Changing Israel Tour

Photos by Meir Alfasi

Dozens of college students took advantage of their summer break to visit Israel with Chabad on Campus’ IsraeLinks, completing the second trip this month. Led by scholar in-residence Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, along with Rabbi Yosef and Devora Wilhelm of Chabad of the Upper East Side, IsraeLinks took the enthusiastic students on a thrilling journey filled with fun and meaning.