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Friendship Circle International organizing 3nd Annual Volunteer Leadership Conference

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On January 6th, 2009, the third annual leadership weekend for teen volunteer leaders will be held Friday, February 6th -Sunday, February 8, 2009, at the Meer Family Friendship Center in West Bloomfield, MI. The Weekend is a part of The Friendship Circle organization, a Chabad-based program which pairs service-minded teens with children who have special needs. Since its 1994 inception in West Bloomfield MI, the Friendship Circle phenomenon has spread to 17 American states and four countries for a current total of 73 branches and 9,850 volunteers.

Making the World a Friendship Circle

Friendship Circle International organizing 3nd Annual Volunteer Leadership Conference

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On January 6th, 2009, the third annual leadership weekend for teen volunteer leaders will be held Friday, February 6th -Sunday, February 8, 2009, at the Meer Family Friendship Center in West Bloomfield, MI. The Weekend is a part of The Friendship Circle organization, a Chabad-based program which pairs service-minded teens with children who have special needs. Since its 1994 inception in West Bloomfield MI, the Friendship Circle phenomenon has spread to 17 American states and four countries for a current total of 73 branches and 9,850 volunteers.

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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)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Inaugural Writing of Historic Torah Scroll

LITTLE ROCK, AR [CHI] — On Sunday, December 14, 2008 the Jewish community of Arkansas began the writing of the first Torah to ever be written in the State. Over 100 Jews from all around the state came to the Chabad Lubavitch Center for Jewish Life to mark this momentous occasion.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Shlichus

Youngsters at Chabad Prepare for Chanukah by Giving

MONROE, NY [CHI] — At Chabad Of Orange County, children of all ages are busy getting ready for the upcoming holiday of Chanukah. At Chabad Hebrew School, students collected kosher canned items and dry goods to send to Jewish soldiers in Iraq. The children loved designing dreidel-shaped cards with personal messages for the soldiers and packaged the cards and food with chocolate Chanukah “gelt” (coins). “This project flows with the holiday spirit of giving and sharing,” says Chana Burston, director of Chabad Hebrew School. “On Chanukah we add an additional candle to the Menorah each night, signifying that we must always increase in good deeds. It’s empowering for the children to feel that they can send something special to thank the soldiers who are helping our country.” Brendon Pearlman, age 12, of Chester was excited about the idea of this project. “It’s cool that we can send kosher food and Chanukah treats to soldiers across the ocean, and that they will see that kids over here made them cards and care about them,” he said.

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A University of Miami student chats it up with the school’s mascot at the Whitten University Center, where the nation’s largest on-campus kosher eatery opened this semester. (Photo: Chartwells)

MIAMI, FL — For two years, University of Miami junior Seth Kinzbrunner ate a lot of cereal. That and his mother’s weekly supply of food is what kept the kosher-observant accounting major sated.

“I lived off a microwave and a fridge,” says Kinzbrunner, while other students could trot to any of a number of eateries to grab a bite.

New Kosher Eatery Largest Among American Universities

A University of Miami student chats it up with the school’s mascot at the Whitten University Center, where the nation’s largest on-campus kosher eatery opened this semester. (Photo: Chartwells)

MIAMI, FL — For two years, University of Miami junior Seth Kinzbrunner ate a lot of cereal. That and his mother’s weekly supply of food is what kept the kosher-observant accounting major sated.

“I lived off a microwave and a fridge,” says Kinzbrunner, while other students could trot to any of a number of eateries to grab a bite.

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Paula Roth - NY Times

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A mash-up of cultures, is home to both the annual West Indian American parade and the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidim. Adding an upscale bar and beer garden to the mix might seem counterintuitive.

An Already Eclectic Mix Gets an Upscale Bar

Paula Roth – NY Times

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A mash-up of cultures, is home to both the annual West Indian American parade and the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidim. Adding an upscale bar and beer garden to the mix might seem counterintuitive.

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Miriam Davids - Lubavitch.com

NEW YORK, NY — Chabad-Lubavitch of Wall Street will be opening a yeshiva in the world financial district this week. The new international Yeshivat Hakedoshim, named for the targeted victims of the recent Mumbai tragedy and those of 9/11, is set to open with 10 students who will train for the rabbinate.

New Rabbinical Yeshiva To Open in New York City’s Financial District

Miriam Davids – Lubavitch.com

NEW YORK, NY — Chabad-Lubavitch of Wall Street will be opening a yeshiva in the world financial district this week. The new international Yeshivat Hakedoshim, named for the targeted victims of the recent Mumbai tragedy and those of 9/11, is set to open with 10 students who will train for the rabbinate.

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Susan Glairon - Longmont Times-Call

Rabbi Yakov Borenstein’s new car menorah is on order, so on Tuesday, he posed in front of the Longmont Chabad Jewish Center with a menorah he borrowed from a Chabad rabbi in Westminster. Morgan Varon/Times-Call

LONGMONT, CO — He calls it a little crazy, a little different, something that Longmont has never seen.

But when Rabbi Yakov Borenstein straps his car menorah to his car, Longmont’s only rabbi knows what will happen. People will ask questions.

Takin’ It To the Streets – Rabbi Hopes to Drive Home the Message of Chanukkah

Susan Glairon – Longmont Times-Call

Rabbi Yakov Borenstein’s new car menorah is on order, so on Tuesday, he posed in front of the Longmont Chabad Jewish Center with a menorah he borrowed from a Chabad rabbi in Westminster. Morgan Varon/Times-Call

LONGMONT, CO — He calls it a little crazy, a little different, something that Longmont has never seen.

But when Rabbi Yakov Borenstein straps his car menorah to his car, Longmont’s only rabbi knows what will happen. People will ask questions.

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An Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at President George W. Bush at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq. The reporter that tossed the shoe has been identified by AFP as Muntazer al-Zaidi and at first hurled an insult at the American president and then let fly both shoes, one at a time.

President Dodges Size 10 Shoes from Reporter

An Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at President George W. Bush at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq. The reporter that tossed the shoe has been identified by AFP as Muntazer al-Zaidi and at first hurled an insult at the American president and then let fly both shoes, one at a time.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shlame and Miriam (nee Brook) Landa (Shluchim in Fairfield, CT) on the birth of their daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – At around 11:00pm last night, Police were called to an apartment in a non-Jewish building informing them of an emotionally disturbed woman who had barricaded herself inside her apartment and was threatening to harm herself. It was not clear if she had children in the apartment with her.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Hours Long Standoff with EDP Ends OK

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – At around 11:00pm last night, Police were called to an apartment in a non-Jewish building informing them of an emotionally disturbed woman who had barricaded herself inside her apartment and was threatening to harm herself. It was not clear if she had children in the apartment with her.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Crown Heights News

Stranded Kids find a Warm Place to Wait

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — On Motzai Shabbos, a group of 30 kids were impatiently waiting on the corner of Crown and Kingston for a bus that would take them to New Jersey. They planned on celebrating a classmate’s Bar Mitzvah, but after waiting for half an hour, with the bus still a no-show, the kids started looking for a way to keep warm while waiting.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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C Shivkumar - Express Buzz

MUMBAI, India — More than a fortnight after the Mumbai attacks, eyewitness accounts of what transpired at Nariman House strongly suggest that two terrorists are unaccounted for.

A key witness who declined to be identified told this newspaper that at 9.30 pm the night the Nariman House standoff began, four men with subcontinental features accompanied two Israelis to the Chabad House in the Colaba area. Their entry coincided with the watchman on duty being out for dinner. (The watchman has since been missing).

Two Terrorists May Have Escaped

C Shivkumar – Express Buzz

MUMBAI, India — More than a fortnight after the Mumbai attacks, eyewitness accounts of what transpired at Nariman House strongly suggest that two terrorists are unaccounted for.

A key witness who declined to be identified told this newspaper that at 9.30 pm the night the Nariman House standoff began, four men with subcontinental features accompanied two Israelis to the Chabad House in the Colaba area. Their entry coincided with the watchman on duty being out for dinner. (The watchman has since been missing).

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Clarification Regarding Chabad Mumbai Relief Efforts

Lubavitch.com

In response to inquiries about the fund established in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attack: Lubavitch Headquarters in conjunction with the Holtzberg/Rosenberg families, have set up the Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund to assist in the care of the children of Rabbi Gavriel Noach and Rivka Holtzberg, may G-d avenge their blood, and/or the rebuilding of the Mumbai Chabad House.

Methods of contributing in the Extended Article

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Left Zev Brenner, and Agriprocessors facility and Alan Vinegrad, right.

Former US attorney and current high powered criminal defense attorney Alan Vinegrad will be a special guest on Talkine with Zev Brenner this Sat night at 12:30 AM to discuss the Feds decision to deny AgriProceessors' Sholom Rubashkin bal due to the fear that he might fly to Israel and invoke Israel's Law of Return to avoid prosecution here in the US.

Please tune in to: WMCA 570 AM or via www.talklinecommunications.com

Attorney For Agriprocessors To Disscus Case Tonight On Zev Brenner Show

Left Zev Brenner, and Agriprocessors facility and Alan Vinegrad, right.

Former US attorney and current high powered criminal defense attorney Alan Vinegrad will be a special guest on Talkine with Zev Brenner this Sat night at 12:30 AM to discuss the Feds decision to deny AgriProceessors’ Sholom Rubashkin bal due to the fear that he might fly to Israel and invoke Israel’s Law of Return to avoid prosecution here in the US.

Please tune in to: WMCA 570 AM or via www.talklinecommunications.com

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