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By Tamar Runyan for Chabad.org

Rabbi Alexander Namdar, right, planned a Torah dedication for two brothers who lost their parents and three siblings in the Aug. 9, 2001 bombing of a Jerusalem pizzeria.

The surviving members of a family ripped apart by a suicide bomber’s blast extracted some measure of consolation from the tragedy by dedicating a Torah to a synagogue and community center in Sweden.

For the more than 100 people who paraded the holy scroll through the streets of Gothenburg and on to the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch center, the celebration reflected a mix of emotions. On the one hand, it brought back the sorrow and pain experienced eight years ago by the Schijveschuurder family when a Palestinian terrorist targeted a popular Jerusalem pizzeria.

Swedish Torah Memorializes Family Lost in Jerusalem Bombing

By Tamar Runyan for Chabad.org

Rabbi Alexander Namdar, right, planned a Torah dedication for two brothers who lost their parents and three siblings in the Aug. 9, 2001 bombing of a Jerusalem pizzeria.

The surviving members of a family ripped apart by a suicide bomber’s blast extracted some measure of consolation from the tragedy by dedicating a Torah to a synagogue and community center in Sweden.

For the more than 100 people who paraded the holy scroll through the streets of Gothenburg and on to the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch center, the celebration reflected a mix of emotions. On the one hand, it brought back the sorrow and pain experienced eight years ago by the Schijveschuurder family when a Palestinian terrorist targeted a popular Jerusalem pizzeria.

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By Al Baker for the New York Times

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has sent its officers to 11 cities around the globe — even once dispatching a husband and wife to Abu Dhabi. But the return from the world has been far greater.

Of the 5,593 officers hired since July 2006, when the department began tracking the nationalities of police officers, 1,042 of them were foreign-born — hailing from 88 countries, according to department records.

From Around the Globe, Serving New York

By Al Baker for the New York Times

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has sent its officers to 11 cities around the globe — even once dispatching a husband and wife to Abu Dhabi. But the return from the world has been far greater.

Of the 5,593 officers hired since July 2006, when the department began tracking the nationalities of police officers, 1,042 of them were foreign-born — hailing from 88 countries, according to department records.

NYC News
By Brad Hamilton for NY Post

NEW YORK — Here's the latest smack on taxpayers.

The city spent $32,000 on 70,000 fliers that tell you how to shoot heroin, complete with detailed tips on prepping the dope and injecting it into your arm.

The Health Department handout has outraged New York's top drug prosecutors and abuse experts.

New York City Publishes Drugs Guide Book

By Brad Hamilton for NY Post

NEW YORK — Here’s the latest smack on taxpayers.

The city spent $32,000 on 70,000 fliers that tell you how to shoot heroin, complete with detailed tips on prepping the dope and injecting it into your arm.

The Health Department handout has outraged New York’s top drug prosecutors and abuse experts.

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Last Wednesday, Gimel Tevet marked the birthday of Rabbi Yossi Raichik, director of Project Children of Chernobyl, who passed away over a year ago. As it was known, Rabbi Raichik was entirely devoted and given over to the activating of Tzeirei Chabad.

Kfar Chabad: New Campus for Tzac”h

Last Wednesday, Gimel Tevet marked the birthday of Rabbi Yossi Raichik, director of Project Children of Chernobyl, who passed away over a year ago. As it was known, Rabbi Raichik was entirely devoted and given over to the activating of Tzeirei Chabad.

Chabad News

During last week, the Jewish Released Time program under the auspices of the NCFJE arranged winter camps for public school children during their winter vacation. Over 120 children attended the Brooklyn and Queens camps.

Photos: Released Time Winter Camp!

During last week, the Jewish Released Time program under the auspices of the NCFJE arranged winter camps for public school children during their winter vacation. Over 120 children attended the Brooklyn and Queens camps.

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Surveillance Footage Courtesy of SafeZone24.

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Surveillance Video: Suspects in Robbery at Gunpoint Entering Building

Surveillance Footage Courtesy of SafeZone24.

Captured on an infrared surveillance camera, which monitors the entrance to 742 Montgomery Street, an eerily lit picture shows the couple returning home on Motzai Shabbos, and apparently held the door open for their assailants.

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Bosko Savanovic holds $115 ticket for parking on New Year's Day.

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A traffic agent inexplicably hit at least 10 cars parked along a block in Murray Hill with $115 tickets Friday, even though rules were suspended for New Year's Day.

When confronted by angry drivers, the meterman refused to back down. Instead, he insisted he was following the orders of a supervisor.

Meter Moron Issues Tickets to String of Manhattan Cars on New Year’s

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Joy reverberated through the room as the bris ceremony ended and well-wishers congratulated Yossel, the new father. “And Yoss, don’t forget to register the baby at Yeshiva.”

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Just 13 seconds after the ball dropped, baby “new year” came bouncing into the world.

“We're proud, very happy, very excited,” said proud mom Brucha Strulevich, who hasn't even picked out a name for the third addition to her family of all boys.

Mount Sinai Hospital Welcomes ‘Baby New Year’

Just 13 seconds after the ball dropped, baby “new year” came bouncing into the world.

“We’re proud, very happy, very excited,” said proud mom Brucha Strulevich, who hasn’t even picked out a name for the third addition to her family of all boys.

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On Sunday, January 10th an historical event will be taking place at the Garfield Theater at the Jewish Community Center in La Jolla, California. A 200 year-old Torah scroll, which miraculously survived the Holocaust in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, buried under a basement, will be dedicated by its new owner, Chabad at La Costa, located in Carlsbad, California.

Sefer Torah that Survived the Holocaust getting Rededicated

On Sunday, January 10th an historical event will be taking place at the Garfield Theater at the Jewish Community Center in La Jolla, California. A 200 year-old Torah scroll, which miraculously survived the Holocaust in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, buried under a basement, will be dedicated by its new owner, Chabad at La Costa, located in Carlsbad, California.

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Rabbi Yehudah Tiechtel, from Chabad of Berlin, Germany, the father of the Bar Mitzvah boy, with Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel.

Family, what does it mean when we say this word? Is it just a name for people who happen to be our parents or siblings? Is it a way to refer to those who share our blood with whom we speak to on occasion? Or is family a network we need to lean on in times of crisis or tragedy?

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Rabbi Yehudah Tiechtel, from Chabad of Berlin, Germany, the father of the Bar Mitzvah boy, with Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel.

Family, what does it mean when we say this word? Is it just a name for people who happen to be our parents or siblings? Is it a way to refer to those who share our blood with whom we speak to on occasion? Or is family a network we need to lean on in times of crisis or tragedy?

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax., Florida
One of the Chassidim of the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Reb Shalom Dov Ber, was a successful entrepreneur who made vast fortunes in the lumber industry.

So faithful was the Chassid that he sought the Rebbe’s advice and instruction in all his life’s affairs, including matters of commerce. Never would he make a business decision, large or small, without the Rebbe’s advice and blessing.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had one day presented itself in which he stood to amass tremendous profits. This was to be his largest venture ever. It required the commitment of his entire capital but the profit was so enormous, he could double or even triple his entire worth in this single transaction.

After examining it from all sides, it appeared to him that the deal was a no brainer. So as usual, he was off jovially to seek the blessings of his sainted Rebbe. But to his dismay, after listening to all the details, the Rebbe recommended against the deal.

The chossid’s attempts to educate the Rebbe on the positive indicators and exceptional profits were to no avail. Dejectedly the chossid returned home feeling like he had lost fortunes on account of the Rebbe.

The Papa, The Papa… The Existence Of A Deeper Reality

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax., Florida

One of the Chassidim of the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Reb Shalom Dov Ber, was a successful entrepreneur who made vast fortunes in the lumber industry.

So faithful was the Chassid that he sought the Rebbe’s advice and instruction in all his life’s affairs, including matters of commerce. Never would he make a business decision, large or small, without the Rebbe’s advice and blessing.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had one day presented itself in which he stood to amass tremendous profits. This was to be his largest venture ever. It required the commitment of his entire capital but the profit was so enormous, he could double or even triple his entire worth in this single transaction.

After examining it from all sides, it appeared to him that the deal was a no brainer. So as usual, he was off jovially to seek the blessings of his sainted Rebbe. But to his dismay, after listening to all the details, the Rebbe recommended against the deal.

The chossid’s attempts to educate the Rebbe on the positive indicators and exceptional profits were to no avail. Dejectedly the chossid returned home feeling like he had lost fortunes on account of the Rebbe.

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