Emissaries in Hostile Lands

by Nissan Strauchler – Ynet

Neighbors aren’t always friendly, hosts define themselves as enemies of Israel, and even security can be daunting. Still, even most hostile Muslim countries get Chabad emissaries to help local Jews observe religion

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Eastern U.S. Cooks In 100-Degree Summer Heat

Jose Cruz, 32, of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, escapes the heat by dousing himself with water flowing down the street from an open fire hydrant in New York, Saturday, July 24, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

NEW YORK [AP] — Another wave of oppressive heat clamped down on a broad swath of Eastern states on Saturday, with temperatures in the high 90s and 100s and residents scrambling for shade or just staying indoors.

Video: Rabbi Bryski Speaks about his Shlichus

Agoura Hills Patch

Rabbi Moshe Bryski has been a part of Chabad for 27 years. He has watched the Jewish community in the area expand and is spearheading the development of its headquarters right here in Agoura Hills.

Rabbi Joins Canadian Armed Forces Full-Time

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Lazer Danzinger, right, takes the oath of office administered by Lt. Col. Andrew Zalvin, commanding officer of the 32nd Canadian Brigade, two years ago.

Rabbi Lazer Danzinger, only the second Canadian army chaplain since World War II, has joined the military full-time. He is now stationed next to Toronto at the 32nd Canadian Brigade. Rabbi Danzinger decided to transfer from the reserves so that he could work with soldiers around the clock.

Rare Army Rabbi Serves Soldiers

Army.mil

Army Chaplain (Col.) Jacob Goldstein, a Jewish rabbi, and Brooklyn native, has served the military since 1977. He often gets curious looks because he wears a beard, in accordance with his Jewish faith, while in uniform.

JOLON, CA — Col. Jacob Goldstein, Army Reserve chaplain, is a man worth noticing when he wears his military uniform.

Weekly Photo of the Rebbe!

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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a beautiful photo of the Rebbe arriving at 770 winter of 1979, with special thanks to Rabbi Mendy Hayward.

5 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Yonason and Rivka (nee Deitz) Johnson
1433 President St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Manor and Chedva Perets
488 Montgomery St [between New York and Nostrand Ave]

Shmuly and Chaya Yocheved (nee Edelman) Haskelevich
712 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin
646 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Eli and Rochel (nee New) Deitsch
619 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Op-Ed: Stop Bugging Me!

“Stop asking me to vote–bug off!”

That’s what someone told one of my colleagues yesterday when asked to vote for a school to win $500,000 in the Kohl’s contest.

My first reaction was, “Wow, is it really that annoying? Now that I am on the asking end of it I didn’t think of that.” But then I remembered back to a year ago when Devorah Benjamin asked people to vote for her amazing organization, Keren Simchas Choson V’Kallah.

Audio Preview: Dovid Gabay – Eretz Yisroel

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The following is a 2 minute preview of the title track of Dovid Gabay’s new CD, called Eretz Yisroel. The song was composed by Elimelech Blumstein and arranged by Moshe Roth.

Special Bike for an Exceptional Boy

NorthJersey.com

Jacob shows his new bike to Rabbi Grossbaum, the coordinator of The Friendship Circle of Bergen County.

When 12-year-old Jacob Adler tried out a bicycle at a trade show in West Orange last year, he was able to ride around the exposition floor. This was a remarkable event for Jacob, who has suffered from cerebral palsy since birth and is dependent on a wheelchair. Jacob’s parents Hillel and Debby Adler of Dickerson Road knew immediately that the bicycle would help Jacob become more mobile and give him greater opportunities to interact with other children.