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ROSTOV, Russia [CHI] — As puzzled non-Jewish residents observed the commotion all week long, Rostov's only Sukkah was packed with guests. The whole community shared in the Sukkah through special programs and activities geared towards every age group.

Mystified Neighbors Watch Crowds Fill the Sukkah

ROSTOV, Russia [CHI] — As puzzled non-Jewish residents observed the commotion all week long, Rostov’s only Sukkah was packed with guests. The whole community shared in the Sukkah through special programs and activities geared towards every age group.

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Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)

The crowd in front of 770 on Motzai Simchas Torah.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Abundance of joy and Simcha was not a rare sight of the days of Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, but what was were the Hatzalah ambulances which seemed to never get a chance to stay put in front of 770 for too long.

Hatzalah Handles an “Unprecedented Amount of Calls”

The crowd in front of 770 on Motzai Simchas Torah.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Abundance of joy and Simcha was not a rare sight of the days of Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, but what was were the Hatzalah ambulances which seemed to never get a chance to stay put in front of 770 for too long.

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BROOKLYN [CBS] — There hate crime fears in Brooklyn following a string of suspected bias crimes targeting Jews, CBS 2 has learned.

On Sept. 22 at the Chai Tots Preschool in Windsor Terrace, somebody spray painted message so hateful on the Jewish daycare center CBS 2 chose not to reprint them. Then, last Tuesday, somebody else – or perhaps the same people – threw eggs and rocks at somebody's home and yelled anti-Semitic slurs.

Video – Anti Semitism At Brooklyn Preschool Sparks Outrage

BROOKLYN [CBS] — There hate crime fears in Brooklyn following a string of suspected bias crimes targeting Jews, CBS 2 has learned.

On Sept. 22 at the Chai Tots Preschool in Windsor Terrace, somebody spray painted message so hateful on the Jewish daycare center CBS 2 chose not to reprint them. Then, last Tuesday, somebody else – or perhaps the same people – threw eggs and rocks at somebody’s home and yelled anti-Semitic slurs.

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By Paul Vitello for the New York Times

An elevator rider at Cooperative Village in Manhattan.

NEW YORK — Tangible things occupy the days of most building managers in New York City. Hot water, floods, bugs, rent checks and so on.

But last week, newly added to the tenant issues facing building managers like Harold M. Jacob, who runs a co-op on the Lower East Side where Orthodox Jews inhabit a substantial portion of the 2,500 apartments, was this almost ontological question:

Rabbis’ Ruling Raises Questions About Legitimacy of Shabbos Elevators

By Paul Vitello for the New York Times
An elevator rider at Cooperative Village in Manhattan.

NEW YORK — Tangible things occupy the days of most building managers in New York City. Hot water, floods, bugs, rent checks and so on.

But last week, newly added to the tenant issues facing building managers like Harold M. Jacob, who runs a co-op on the Lower East Side where Orthodox Jews inhabit a substantial portion of the 2,500 apartments, was this almost ontological question:

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Tuesday night Beis Menachem in Manchester, UK held their annual Simchas Beis Hasho'eva. The program began with a supper for the children, followed by a children's rally which was run by Rabbi Yisroel Cohen.

Simchas Beis Hashoeva at Beis Menachem in Manchester

Tuesday night Beis Menachem in Manchester, UK held their annual Simchas Beis Hasho’eva. The program began with a supper for the children, followed by a children’s rally which was run by Rabbi Yisroel Cohen.

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Unloading food at Chabad in Nepal - col.org.il

ISRAEL [CHI] — Nine Israelis were diagnosed with the virus typhoid after eating at two Chabad Houses in Nepal. Eight are hospitalized at Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv and another patient is being treated for symptoms at a hotpital in Tiberias.

The Israeli Health Department reports that all of the them had eaten at two Chabad centers in Nepal, including meals during the recent holiday period. The possibility that that the disease was transferred to their food by one of the local employees is being considered.

Nine Israelis Get Typhoid After Eating at Chabad of Nepal

Unloading food at Chabad in Nepal – col.org.il

ISRAEL [CHI] — Nine Israelis were diagnosed with the virus typhoid after eating at two Chabad Houses in Nepal. Eight are hospitalized at Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv and another patient is being treated for symptoms at a hotpital in Tiberias.

The Israeli Health Department reports that all of the them had eaten at two Chabad centers in Nepal, including meals during the recent holiday period. The possibility that that the disease was transferred to their food by one of the local employees is being considered.

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Jews Celebrate Holiday of Sukkos with Chabad of Peoria

By Stephanie Gomes for the Peoria Journal Star

PEORIA, IL — Under a makeshift wooden hut, members of the Jewish faith gathered Monday to celebrate the third day of the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot.

For eight days of the Biblical holiday, Jews eat under a four-sided structure covered by bamboo or palm branches to remember the 40-year period when the children of Israel wandered the desert and lived in temporary shelters, said Rabbi Eli Langsam, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Peoria.

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By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The former manager of Postville's kosher meat plant goes on trial this week to face allegations that he cheated a bank, laundered more than $1 million, concealed months of fraud and failed to pay livestock providers on time.

Sholom Rubashkin will confront 91 fraud-related charges Tuesday in a trial that could effectively send him to prison for the rest of his life. The former executive at Agriprocessors Inc. will step into a Sioux Falls, S.D., federal courtroom with his wife, Leah, and their children for a legal struggle that could last four to six weeks.

Sholom Rubashkin’s Trial Starts Tuesday

By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The former manager of Postville’s kosher meat plant goes on trial this week to face allegations that he cheated a bank, laundered more than $1 million, concealed months of fraud and failed to pay livestock providers on time.

Sholom Rubashkin will confront 91 fraud-related charges Tuesday in a trial that could effectively send him to prison for the rest of his life. The former executive at Agriprocessors Inc. will step into a Sioux Falls, S.D., federal courtroom with his wife, Leah, and their children for a legal struggle that could last four to six weeks.

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A Yom Tefillah and rally was arranged by the committee of Pidyon Shevuyim for a miraculous victory for Sholom Mordechai Rubaskin. They arranged a rally at the Ohel on Monday October 12th, Isru Chag, the day before the court case. Buses will 770 at 2:30pm and will return at 5:00pm for children 5 to 12. $3 bus fare.

Monday: Yom Tefillah and Rally at Ohel for Sholom Rubaskin

A Yom Tefillah and rally was arranged by the committee of Pidyon Shevuyim for a miraculous victory for Sholom Mordechai Rubaskin. They arranged a rally at the Ohel on Monday October 12th, Isru Chag, the day before the court case. Buses will 770 at 2:30pm and will return at 5:00pm for children 5 to 12. $3 bus fare.

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This Op-Ed reflects the other side of the coin, a different look at the same event. This comes in contrast to this mornings “Op-Ed: Whose Event Is It Anyway?”

by Altie Seigel, alta-b.blogspot.com
There's a solid wall in front of me, blocking me from the wind, keeping me warm. Bodies pressed up against me, in front, back, and all sides. Squeezing my friend's hand to make sure she is still there. Moving, swaying, tapping to the beat, because it's catchy, infectious. Head bobbing up and down, lips singing along with the familiar tune.

As the night goes on, reservations disappear, to be replaced with a surge of energy. Giddy, high on happiness. And yes, some alcohol to loosen up. Hidden in coat pockets, disguised in water bottles and juice. But hey, if it works for you.

Op-Ed: So You Think You Can Dance

This Op-Ed reflects the other side of the coin, a different look at the same event. This comes in contrast to this mornings “Op-Ed: Whose Event Is It Anyway?”

by Altie Seigel, alta-b.blogspot.com

There’s a solid wall in front of me, blocking me from the wind, keeping me warm. Bodies pressed up against me, in front, back, and all sides. Squeezing my friend’s hand to make sure she is still there. Moving, swaying, tapping to the beat, because it’s catchy, infectious. Head bobbing up and down, lips singing along with the familiar tune.

As the night goes on, reservations disappear, to be replaced with a surge of energy. Giddy, high on happiness. And yes, some alcohol to loosen up. Hidden in coat pockets, disguised in water bottles and juice. But hey, if it works for you.

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