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Fourth Annual Shabbat Brings 200 Together

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik speaking with students. Illustration Photo.

FT. COLLINS, CO — On Friday, Jewish and non-Jewish students gathered in the Lory Student Center’s West Ballroom to celebrate what many felt was the largest family dinner in Fort Collins.

Putting on Teffillin with the Wolf of Wall Street

Rabbi David Masinter director of Chabad activities at Chabad House in Johannesburg South Africa putting on Tefillin with Jordan Belfort. Belfort is known as the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ after his two bestselling novels which he authored after being released from a 22 month stint in prison.

FL Rabbis meet Senatorial Candidate Marco Rubio

Photos by Mendy Bleier

Thirty community Rabbis, representing a large portion of the Florida orthodox spectrum gathered today for a discussion of issues and an exchange of ideas in Ft. Lauderdale with Florida United States Senatorial candidate Marco Rubio.

Israel 3D Class Draws Over 30 Teens

Wicked Local – Marblehead

Israel 3D students pause for a group photo after their first class.

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — This past Sunday, more than 30 North Shore teens joined the North of Boston Jew Crew for the first installment of Israel 3D, a six-week course teaching students about the major issues surrounding the land of Israel.

Murder Makes Deadly Comeback, 15% Jump Citywide

NY Daily News

A shooting victim being rushed to the hospital.

The city’s murder rate has shot up nearly 15% this year, and residents in the worst-hit precincts are worried New York is headed back to darker days.

City Will Crack Down on Scofflaw Cyclists

NY Times

The New York Police Department plans to step up enforcement of bicycle safety in parts of the city that have seen a disproportionately higher rate of collisions involving bicyclists, city officials said Thursday.

Playing and Praying in Playa del Carmen

by Jeanette Friedman – Chabad.org

Rabbi Mendel and Chaya Goldberg recently established the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center in Playa del Carmen, a tropical paradise south of Cancun, Mexico.

About an hour south of Cancun and an hour north of Tulum, Mexico – smack in the middle of the Riviera Maya – sits the scuba-diving haven of Playa del Carmen. With an infusion of capital and visitors, the once-sleepy fishing village is undergoing a rapid transformation into a tourist’s paradise.

Regional Prison Chaplains Conference

Earlier this month, Jewish chaplains employed by various Federal, state, and local prisons serving the Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio regions, together with more than fifty Aleph Institute volunteers convened for a conference at The Aleph Institute’s Northeast Regional Headquarters.

Leading Moroccan Educator Passes Away at 86

by Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org

The Chabad-Lubavitch run Jewish girls high school in Casablanca drew students from across Morocco under the leadership of Pessy Matusof, who passed away Oct. 11 at the age of 86. Inset: Pessy Matusof.

Pessy Matusof, a longtime Chabad-Lubavitch emissary who as director of the Jewish girls high school in Casablanca influenced the educational and spiritual development of thousands of Moroccans, passed away Oct. 11 at the age of 86.

Lay Leadership to Impress

Designed to further the camaraderie that exists between shluchim and their supporters, the Lay Leadership Conference of the International Kinus Hashluchim will open on Sunday, November 7th with a focus on “Partnering with the Growth of Chabad”.