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Agri Raid Halted in 2000 Amid Election Fear

Des Moines Register

Federal authorities could have spared Postville a great deal of upheaval if they had gone ahead with a planned 2000 immigration raid there instead of waiting nearly eight years to deal with a blatant case of illegal hiring, a retired federal agent says.

Chabad Rabbinical Students Plan Week of Visits to central Missouri Communities

St. Louis Jewish Light

As part of a five-decade old program originally dubbed “the Jewish Peace Corp”, two Chabad Rabbinical students will be visiting Springfield, Jefferson City and Branson, Mo. this August as part of their community outreach training. The young Rabbis-in-training will be spending their summer on the road, sharing their passion for Jewish life and bringing Jewish awareness and practice wherever they go.

Campers Learn About Judaism Through Fun and Games

Brentwood Patch

Camp Gan Israel Director Rabbi Aron Teleshevsky (left) with his son, Menachem, 9 months, and his father-in-law Rabbi Baruch Hecht.

The children play games, make crafts and learn how to play sports like kids at other day camps, but what makes Camp Gan Israel different is that the kids also learn about their Jewish heritage.

The Rebbe’s Anniversary and Legacy

by Daniel Estrin – BBC/PRI/WGBH

Last month marked the 17th anniversary of the death of a very influential rabbi. Called simply “The Rebbe,” Menachem Mendel Schneerson was the last leader of the orthodox Jewish Hassidic movement known as Chabad.

Should Yeshiva Staff Face Mandatory Fingerprinting?

Forward

Tax credits for property owners who install security cameras. Electronic tracking devices for children to wear. Signs designating storefronts as “safe havens” for lost kids.A number of child-safety proposals have been floated in the wake of the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood.

One proposal might stand out to New York State residents as a commonsense initiative: mandatory background checks and fingerprinting for private school employees.

‘Rent Too High’ Candidate Faces Eviction

AP

Jimmy McMillan

A candidate who ran for New York governor because “the rent is too high” says he’s being evicted from his rent-controlled Manhattan apartment because his landlord wants to charge a new tenant more.

Moscow Yeshiva Graduates 40 New Shochtim

FJC

The Machon Ran Yeshiva of Moscow has conducted its final exams, culminating in the graduation of new shochtim and rabbis. This past week, 40 graduates received certification as shochtim and are now qualified for the kosher slaughter of poultry and cattle. These same young men also received their rabbinic ordination.