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NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — Thousands of rabbis from around the world gathered in New York Friday to remember their spiritual leader.

The 3,000 emissaries held their 25th Conference at Manhattan's Pier 94, the site where their spiritual leader Grand Rebbe Menachem Schneerson arrived from Europe nearly 70 years ago.

Rabbis Gather At Jewish Leader’s Grave

NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — Thousands of rabbis from around the world gathered in New York Friday to remember their spiritual leader.

The 3,000 emissaries held their 25th Conference at Manhattan’s Pier 94, the site where their spiritual leader Grand Rebbe Menachem Schneerson arrived from Europe nearly 70 years ago.

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Baby Boy!

Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
New Engagement!

Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
New Engagement!

Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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New Engagement!

Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
Baby Boy!

Meyer and Chaya (nee Engelberg) Shushan from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!

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New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)

CROWN HEIGHTS , Brooklyn [CHI] — Posters saying Tznius “Not Just a Good Idea - it's the law,” were plastered all over Crown Heights today, asking women and girls to dress modestly. The $1,700 campaign, was put together by the Tznius Poster Committee, which is under the umbrella of Nshei Chabad.

Full poster in the Extended Article!

Crown Heights Thinks – “Its Not Just a Good Idea…”

CROWN HEIGHTS , Brooklyn [CHI] — Posters saying Tznius “Not Just a Good Idea – it’s the law,” were plastered all over Crown Heights today, asking women and girls to dress modestly. The $1,700 campaign, was put together by the Tznius Poster Committee, which is under the umbrella of Nshei Chabad.

Full poster in the Extended Article!

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QUEENS, NY [CHI] — One of the highs of the Kinus Hashluchim is when the Pan Kloli [general pan] is written at the Ohel. On Friday, all of the Shluchim who came into New York for the Kinus signed the Pan Kloli, requesting improvement in world economy and the strength to increase the number of Chabad houses worldwide.

More pictures and video in the Extended Article! (photos by: Israel Bardugo)

The Pan Kloli of the Shluchim

QUEENS, NY [CHI] — One of the highs of the Kinus Hashluchim is when the Pan Kloli [general pan] is written at the Ohel. On Friday, all of the Shluchim who came into New York for the Kinus signed the Pan Kloli, requesting improvement in world economy and the strength to increase the number of Chabad houses worldwide.

More pictures and video in the Extended Article! (photos by: Israel Bardugo)

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NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — There's 911 in case of emergencies and 311 if you need help from the city. Now city residents can dial 511 to know the best way to get around.

The New York State Department of Transportation unveiled “511,” its new traffic and transit help line Thursday.

Dial 511 For Updates On Traffic, Transit

NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — There’s 911 in case of emergencies and 311 if you need help from the city. Now city residents can dial 511 to know the best way to get around.

The New York State Department of Transportation unveiled “511,” its new traffic and transit help line Thursday.

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Maria Christina Zajac - My Central Jersey

Volunteers pose for a photo during the NJ Friendship Walk in September.

PARAMUS, NJ — On Sept. 14, 2008, The Friendship Circle of Bergen County hosted its second annual New Jersey Friendship Walk, a 5K charity walk and community fair sponsored and hosted by Westfield Garden State Plaza. Over 1,200 people attended the event to help raise awareness for local special needs children.

Friendship Circle of Bergen County hosts second annual NJ Friendship Walk

Maria Christina Zajac – My Central Jersey

Volunteers pose for a photo during the NJ Friendship Walk in September.

PARAMUS, NJ — On Sept. 14, 2008, The Friendship Circle of Bergen County hosted its second annual New Jersey Friendship Walk, a 5K charity walk and community fair sponsored and hosted by Westfield Garden State Plaza. Over 1,200 people attended the event to help raise awareness for local special needs children.

Shlichus
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Velvel Krinsky OBM and elder Chossid of the community in Melbourne, Australia and the longtime Schochet Mohel and Chazzan. He was 93 years old.

He is survived by his wife Tzipah Rochel. Siblings; Yossi Krinsky (Crown Heights), Pinchos Krinsky (Boston, MA), Ruchi Hecht (New Haven, CT), Yehuda Krinsky (Crown Heights), Yochi Goldberg (Boston, MA) Sofie Goodman (Chicago, IL) and Evi Schusterman (Chicago, IL). Children; Herschel Krinsky (Crown Heights), Chaya Raizel Glick (Melboune, Australia), Dovid Krinsky (Sydney, Australia) Avereml Krinsky (Melbourne, Australia) and Fraidy Teitelbaum (Montreal, Canada).

The Levaya will take place on Sunday in Australia.

The family in the U.S. will be sitting Shiva at 1450 President Street. Shachris - 9:40am, Mincha - 4:15pm and Maariv - Bizman

Mrs. Shusterman and Mrs. Goodman are sitting Shiva at 6211 North Whipple St in Chicago.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Boruch Dayan HoEmes – Rabbi Velvel Krinsky OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Velvel Krinsky OBM and elder Chossid of the community in Melbourne, Australia and the longtime Schochet Mohel and Chazzan. He was 93 years old.

He is survived by his wife Tzipah Rochel. Siblings; Yossi Krinsky (Crown Heights), Pinchos Krinsky (Boston, MA), Ruchi Hecht (New Haven, CT), Yehuda Krinsky (Crown Heights), Yochi Goldberg (Boston, MA) Sofie Goodman (Chicago, IL) and Evi Schusterman (Chicago, IL). Children; Herschel Krinsky (Crown Heights), Chaya Raizel Glick (Melboune, Australia), Dovid Krinsky (Sydney, Australia) Avereml Krinsky (Melbourne, Australia) and Fraidy Teitelbaum (Montreal, Canada).

The Levaya will take place on Sunday in Australia.

The family in the U.S. will be sitting Shiva at 1450 President Street. Shachris – 9:40am, Mincha – 4:15pm and Maariv – Bizman

Mrs. Shusterman and Mrs. Goodman are sitting Shiva at 6211 North Whipple St in Chicago.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Notices

Tzeiri Hashluchim Starts off with a Big Bang!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Tzeire Hashluchim camp run by the Shluchim Office opened with an early bird Thursday program. Over 200 kids participated in a trip to Chelsea Piers in Manhattan and partook in a private ice-skating session. For many of the kids, it was their first time ice skating and had a blast skating away to chasidishe niggunim with other fellow tzeiri hashluchim from all over the world.

Many more pictures in the Extended Article! (by Shmuli Tuvel)

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Photo Robert Caplin - The New York Times
Likely To Result In $3 Subway Fares, 50 Percent Increase In Express Bus Service Cost
NEW YORK, NY [CBS] ― The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveils its “doomsday” budget on Thursday and it appears that no one is spared.

Brace Yourself: MTA Revealing ‘Doomsday Budget’

Photo Robert Caplin – The New York Times

Likely To Result In $3 Subway Fares, 50 Percent Increase In Express Bus Service Cost

NEW YORK, NY [CBS] ― The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveils its “doomsday” budget on Thursday and it appears that no one is spared.

NYC News
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Pat Krochmal - Pioneer Local
The Jewish congregation of Lubavitch Chabad of Niles, which has a synagogue in unincorporated Des Plaines, is planning to install a security system after a “MacGyver” type fire bomb exploded at its front door, authorities reported.

Rabbi Naftoly Hershkovich, co-director of the synagogue, discovered the homemade device the morning of Nov. 9 between the screen door and the front door of the converted house at 9401 Margate Ave., said Penny Mateck, spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff's Police.

Fire Bomb at Chabad House Investigated

Pat Krochmal – Pioneer Local

The Jewish congregation of Lubavitch Chabad of Niles, which has a synagogue in unincorporated Des Plaines, is planning to install a security system after a “MacGyver” type fire bomb exploded at its front door, authorities reported.

Rabbi Naftoly Hershkovich, co-director of the synagogue, discovered the homemade device the morning of Nov. 9 between the screen door and the front door of the converted house at 9401 Margate Ave., said Penny Mateck, spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s Police.

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Sholom Rubashkin, left, during a farbrengen in Postville. - Stock Photo.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA [AP] — A judge has ruled that the former manager of an Iowa slaughterhouse that was the site of a large immigration raid is a flight risk and should remain in federal custody.

Sholom Rubashkin is Denied Bail

Sholom Rubashkin, left, during a farbrengen in Postville. – Stock Photo.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA [AP] — A judge has ruled that the former manager of an Iowa slaughterhouse that was the site of a large immigration raid is a flight risk and should remain in federal custody.

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With sadness we inform you of the passing of R. Shenur Zalman Garellek OBM of Montreal, at the age of 88.

He is survived by his wife Francis, and his children Shimon (Montreal, Canada), Zev (Montreal, Canada) and Marsha Ostrov (Crown Heights).

The Levaya took place yesterday in Montreal and the family is sitting Shiva at 2794 Bedford Rd. Montreal, Canada H3S 1G1, the phone number there is (514) 735-3138.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Shenur Zalman Garellek OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of R. Shenur Zalman Garellek OBM of Montreal, at the age of 88.

He is survived by his wife Francis, and his children Shimon (Montreal, Canada), Zev (Montreal, Canada) and Marsha Ostrov (Crown Heights).

The Levaya took place yesterday in Montreal and the family is sitting Shiva at 2794 Bedford Rd. Montreal, Canada H3S 1G1, the phone number there is (514) 735-3138.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Notices
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In honor of Kinus Hashluchim, we are happy to present a photo of the Rebbe from the Year of 5724/1964, released for the first time. Special thanks to Rabbi Goldstein and to the “Rebbe Archive” for the picture. To learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.portraitofaleader.blogspot.com

Picture of the Day! – Pirsum Rishon The Rebbe, 5724!

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In honor of Kinus Hashluchim, we are happy to present a photo of the Rebbe from the Year of 5724/1964, released for the first time. Special thanks to Rabbi Goldstein and to the “Rebbe Archive” for the picture. To learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.portraitofaleader.blogspot.com

Picture of the Day
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by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
After an impassioned lecture on the virtues of patriotism and the Marxist system of government, a local communist party leader was asked: “Sir, what would you do if you were to own two houses?”

Barely able to contain his proud grin, the official cried out, “Why, of course I would give one away to my comrades!”

“And what would you do if you were to own a second automobile?”

Again the politician declared with smug determination, “Naturally I would give-up one to the people!”

Finally the leader was asked: “And what if you happened to possess two pair of shoes?”

This time the official seemed caught off guard. He began to hem and haw – stammering and stuttering.

When asked later by a close underling, why he did not hesitate to part with a second house or automobile, which are rather valuable items, yet could not say for certain that he would give-up a measly pair of shoes, his response was remarkably simple: “You see, I do not own a second house and probably never will, the same is true of an automobile. But a second pair of shoes? That I do own; and I’m not inclined to give it up!”
“Say a little and do much” – Avot 1:15

The Weekly Sedra – Chayei Sara – Talk is Cheap – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

After an impassioned lecture on the virtues of patriotism and the Marxist system of government, a local communist party leader was asked: “Sir, what would you do if you were to own two houses?”

Barely able to contain his proud grin, the official cried out, “Why, of course I would give one away to my comrades!”

“And what would you do if you were to own a second automobile?”

Again the politician declared with smug determination, “Naturally I would give-up one to the people!”

Finally the leader was asked: “And what if you happened to possess two pair of shoes?”

This time the official seemed caught off guard. He began to hem and haw – stammering and stuttering.

When asked later by a close underling, why he did not hesitate to part with a second house or automobile, which are rather valuable items, yet could not say for certain that he would give-up a measly pair of shoes, his response was remarkably simple: “You see, I do not own a second house and probably never will, the same is true of an automobile. But a second pair of shoes? That I do own; and I’m not inclined to give it up!”

“Say a little and do much” – Avot 1:15
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