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Air Security: Rest of World Needs to Learn from El Al

By Christopher Walken for the First Post

From racial profiling to anti-missile shields: the measures Brown should be introducing

In the wake of the international panic caused by the Detroit underpants bomber on Christmas Day, Gordon Brown has come out with a range of new security measures. A ‘no-fly’ list is to be established, all flights between Britain and Yemen are cancelled forthwith, and terrorist movements will be “seamlessly tracked and disrupted”. Finally, the introduction of full body scanners will begin at British airports next week.

Coinstipated? Tzedakah Pushka Goes Digital!

eCharityBox, an Atlanta based start-up, recently launched a Tzedakah application called eCharityBox. This innovative desktop and mobile application enables charities to collect micro-donations online from supporters.

1st Episode of Living Torah Online Features Rebbe’s First Maamar

In honor of the sixtieth anniversary of Yud Shevat, JEM has announced a new online version of Living Torah. To kick it off, they are featuring the Rebbe’s first Chassidic Discourse – delivered on Yud Shevat, 5711.

Chabad-Lubavitch of Riverdale Celebrates 18th Anniversary

RIVERDALE, NY [CHI] — Over 250 friends and supporters gathered Saturday evening, January 23, 2010, for a gala evening of dinner, entertainment, and tribute, celebrating the 18th anniversary of Chabad-Lubavitch of Riverdale, directed by Rabbi Levi Y. and Sorah Shemtov at the New York Botanical Garden. The honorees were Al Kahn & Dr. Robert & Rachel Jetter, & Daniel & Chani Oshinsky.

A Sicha of the Rebbe – The Tenth of Shvat

The Rebbe says:

1. There is a famous letter of the Baal Shem Tov in which he describes his encounter with the soul of Moshiach (the Messiah) during one of his journeys throughout the heavenly spheres. “When will the Master come?” asked the Baal Shem Tov, “When your wellsprings (the wellsprings of Chassidus) are spread throughout, even to the outside” answered Moshiach.

2. The Rebbe points out that since our Sages tell us that everything can be found in the Torah, this idea that as the result of the wellsprings of Chassidus being spread throughout the world Moshiach will come must also be hinted at in the Torah:

In its description of the exodus from Egypt, the Torah says, “The children of Israel left triumphantly”. The Targum Onkelos (a major translator of the Torah into Aramaic) translates this verse into Aramaic and writes, “The children of Israel left with their heads held high”.