NYPD Officers Busted for Allegedly Smuggling Guns
NBC
Eight current and former NYPD officers and one New Jersey corrections officer have been arrested on charges that they were running a gun-smuggling ring that dealt weapons in New York City.
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Photos: Wheelin’ Sukkas All Over New York!
Sukkah Mobiles roundup from the Mitzvah Tank Org.
A record fleet of 35 Sukkah Mobiles and 8 extra large Sukkah Mobiles on flatbed trailers (including the worlds largest Sukkah Mobiles, each at over 50 feet long!) travelled throughout New York City this Sukkos.
SukkahCycle Takes On Downtown Vancouver
SukkahCycle attracted hundreds of people to shake the Lulav and have a bite in the unique Sukkah, a project of Chabad of Downtown Vancouver, directed by Rabbi Binyomin and Malky Bitton.
Sukkos in Kharkov, Ukraine
Thousands of Jews shook the Arba Minim on Kharkov and the region this year. Mivtzoyim was done in the streets on Yom Tov and Chol Hamoed and at a special Simchas Beis Hashoeiva program.
Drexel U’s Newest Jewish Center Off to a Good Start
Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Chaim Goldstein engages Drexel University students in West Philadelphia.
Never in a million years did Drexel University sophomore Michelle Silberman imagine she’d be spending so much of her time at the school’s new Chabad House.
Photos: Canadian MPs Celebrate Sukkot with Chabad
Macleans
Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn of the Canadian Federation of Chabad-Lubavitch and Conservative MP Kelly Block.
The Jewish holiday of Succoth saw Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn of the Canadian Federation of Chabad-Lubavitch set up a sukkah in the East Block courtyard in Ottawa near the Canadian Parliament.
A Tribute: Pioneering Rabbi to Israeli Immigrants
Rabbi Shalom Ber Lifshitz, founder of the Yad L’achim organization, addresses Russian immigrants to Israel.
Rabbi Shalom Ber Lifshitz, whose dedication to the physical and spiritual wellbeing of new Israelis nurtured entire communities of freshly-arrived refugees from locations around the world, passed away last month at the age of 83. The Chabad-Lubavitch activist’s approach to social welfare encompassed his entire being, expressing itself in the motto: “We will not give up on the wellbeing of any Jew.”
Shark Tank
Congressional Candidate Karen Harrington, who is looking to unseat Congresswoman and Democratic Party Spokeswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, visited the South Florida Jewish Academy, a special needs school located in Boca Raton to meet with the facility’s educators and obtain a better understanding of the curriculum being taught at the school.
Candidate Visits Chabad Special Needs School
Shark Tank
Congressional Candidate Karen Harrington, who is looking to unseat Congresswoman and Democratic Party Spokeswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, visited the South Florida Jewish Academy, a special needs school located in Boca Raton to meet with the facility’s educators and obtain a better understanding of the curriculum being taught at the school.
New Engagement!
Yoni Udkoff (Los Angeles, CA) and Chaya’le Sharfstein (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim Tuesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Torch Cams to Give Masses View from Lady Liberty
Give me your tired, your poor — your Internet-connected masses yearning to see.
Melbourne Newspaper Profiles R’ Shlomo Nathanson
The ‘Melbourne Weekly’ newspaper profiled Chabad Shliach Rabbi Shlomo Nathanson in a section titled “My Voice.” Sholomo Nathanson is a Port Melbourne rabbi, who uses kosher food to nourish hearts and minds in his community.
Otzar HaStam Starts New Year With Two Sefer Torahs
Tsfat’s Otzar HaStam followed the inspiration and energy of Yom Kippur this year by hosting a grand ceremony to celebrate the start of two new sefer Torahs. The Torah scrolls, which will be written by two expert sofrim from local anash, also marked the general launch of writing for Otzar HaStam’s stock of high-quality retail safrus.
Kinus Workshops a Five Star Experience
The numerous workshops and sessions to take place on Thursday of the upcoming Kinus Hahsluchim will occur at the Brooklyn Marriott, according to a statement released by the Kinus HaShluchim office. The day will close with a general session at the Marriott, filled with inspiration and encouragement, followed by dinner in Crown Heights.
Huffington Post
uthorities say two cars of a subway train derailed in lower Manhattan but no one was injured.
Number 6 Subway Train Derails, No Reported Injuries
Huffington Post
uthorities say two cars of a subway train derailed in lower Manhattan but no one was injured.
Lawyers Say Levi Aron Insane, Confession Coerced
AP, CBS
Levi Aron
Defense attorneys for a New York City man charged with abducting, killing and dismembering an 8-year-old boy say his confession was coerced. They are also expected to request that the trial be moved elsewhere, believing that he will not be able to get a fair trial in Brooklyn.
NYPD Blames OWS for Spike in Gun Violence
NY Post
Bullets are flying over Broadway — and everywhere else in the city. The number of people shot surged 154 percent two weeks ago — to 56 from 22 over the same week last year — and spiked 28 percent in the last month.
First Ever Bike Ride Sukkah Hop a Success
Boulder Jewish News
Chabad of NW Metro Denver’s first Sukkah Hop Bike Ride took place on Sunday October 16.
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