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Runaway Election Committee – ‘Meet the Rov’ Canceled

When a group within the elections committee decided to make decision on their own, the absurd idea of having a ‘Meet the Rabbonim’ meeting was hatched, thinking that this is some kind of political election in which you need to meet a candidate, similar to that of the Vaad Hakohol. A late night notice officially canceled the event.

Crown Heights School is Hanging on to the Top 20

United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, Crown Street has been working diligently to stay in the top 20’s in the Kohl’s contest. If Lubavitcher Yeshiva wins they will be able to bring $500,000 needed dollars in to the community.

Rabbi and Wife Team Up, Offer Vibrant Jewish life on Campuses

Rabbi Hershey and Chana Novack take a collaborative approach to providing Jewish connections to students on campuses around St. Louis.

Hershey Novack didn’t always know that he wanted to become a rabbi.

“If you had asked me at my bar mitzvah if I was going to become a rabbi, I would have laughed at you-very hard,” says Novack.

Executive Welcomes Nassau Shluchim in Shofar Blast

[L-R] Rabbis Yona Edelkopf, Yossi Liberman, Levi Gurkov, Sholom Paltiel, Zalman Wolowick, County Executive Ed Mangano, Anchelle Perl, Mendel Heber, Eli Goodman, Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey

County Executive Edward P. Mangano welcomed a group of Chabad Shluchim to Nassau County. Mr Mangano expressed his best wishes to community for the New Year and showed particular great interest in the ongoing programs and ever expanding Chabad Centers around the County.

Two Injured in Terror Attack

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A man and a woman were injured Wednesday evening after their vehicle was shot at, as they were driving on the road between Rimonim and Kochav HaShachar in the Binyamin region. Initial reports indicate that an Arab car overtook their vehicle and then opened fire. The vehicle overturned after it was shot at.

Released Time Bolsters Jewish Identity of PS Students

by Dvora Lakein – Lubavitch.com

Every Wednesday during the past year, 230 Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students instructed more than 1,110 students from 114 public schools across New York City in Jewish education.

Hurricane Earl May Touch Down in NY Friday

A satellite image of Hurricane Earl on Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service forecasts that impacts of Hurricane Earl may reach the New York metropolitan area by Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall and high winds.

Kohls Cares Contest Drawing Close to a Close!

With just two days left to the Kohls Cares contest, which will donate $10 million to the top 20 schools who receive the most votes, is set to close on Friday, September 3rd 2010, and 11 out of the top 20 are Chabad Moidos!

Photos: Goldstein, Borenstein, and… Mangosteen?!

[clockwise] Pomogranates, Mangosteens, and Kiwano Horn Melons.

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Rosh Hashana marks the beginning of a new year, and one of the customs that accompany it is the minhag of making a ‘shehecheyanu’ blessing on a new fruit. Once again Mr. Greens, an Albany Avenue produce shop, set out to find some of the most exotic and interesting items for its customers.

Unearthed: The Story of the Alter Rebbe’s Birth

“The Birth of the Alter Rebbe” brings to life exceptional details of the story about how the Alter Rebbe was born, as well as his upshernish, as masterfully told by the renowned storyteller Rabbi Yitzy Erps.

FBI Looking to Interview NYPD Crime Stat Whistleblower

Brooklyn cop Adrian Schoolcraft was thrown into a psych ward after he accused bosses of fudging crime stats.

The feds want to talk to the whistle-blowing Brooklyn cop who says NYPD brass tossed him into a psych ward after he accused supervisors of cooking the books on crime stats.