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Suspicious Package in front of 770

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A suspicious package had Police busy for nearly a half hour in front of 770. At around 10:45pm a foot post police officer noticed a blue canvass bag sitting near the steps for quite some time. The officer notified his Sergeant who in turn alerted the Bomb Squad and Shomrim.

Shomrim members responded and helped seal off and secure the area in preparation for the bomb squad. While waiting a man casually crossed the yellow police tape and attempted to retrieve the bag claiming it was his.

Gas Station No Longer Owned by Jews

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Getty gas station on Utica and East New York Avenue is no longer Shomer Shabbos, nor is the restaurant “yellow” kosher anymore, this after the Jewish owner sold the business to Arabs.

Gas pumps at the station proudly proclaimed, in Hebrew, “Shomer Shabbos” and the station boasted a kosher dairy menu of pizza and sandwiches, that was all replaced, the signs came down and the restaurant became a “Boars Head Deli” serving Halal meats.

911 to Accept Cellphone Videos

Christine Hauser – The New York Times

NEW YORK, NY — The New York Police Department opened a new front for tipsters on Tuesday, urging citizens to send in videos of crimes in progress.

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the start of the program in the department’s Real Time Crime Center at Police Headquarters.

Cyclist Struck and Injured on Empire Blvd.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, Tuesday at about 8:30am, a cyclist was stuck and injured on Empire Boulevard between Brooklyn and Kingston, the incident took place as the cyclist passed a truck who suddenly opened his door and in attempt to swerve and avoid it he went into the path of a minivan and was struck.

A Shomrim member happened to be there right as it happened and called 911, in the meantime he sprung into action and stabilized the patient all the while talking to him and making sure he doesn’t loose consciousness.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Largest Jewish Center in NY University System Gears Up for Grand Opening

Located just five minutes from campus, the new Chabad Center for Jewish Life at Binghamton University comprises 24,000 square feet of space, making it the largest Jewish student center in the State University of New York system.

Hundreds of Binghamton University students, alumni, faculty members and administrators are gearing up to dedicate one of the nation’s largest Jewish student centers.

Mazal Tov! – Its A GIrl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Shira Sultan (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter, Ariela Rachel.

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

NY Post: Jon Voights 15th Telethon!

JON Voight , who mingled with the Republicans in St. Paul, will be dancing with the rabbis on the Chabad “To Life” Telethon next Sunday. Voight, who is not Jewish, has appeared on the telethon every year for the last 15 years, and always dances with the rabbis, including Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, who started the telethon 28 years ago. Since then, the telethon has acquired a cult following among Jews and non-Jews alike who tune in for the shtick and A-listers like Voight, Adam Sandler, Jimmy Kimmel, Regis Philbin and Bob Dylan.

Chabad ‘Shabbat Under the Stars’

Jason Cohen – The Jewish State

The Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe held its fourth annual “Shabbat Under the Stars” dinner at the Chabad House in Monroe, with guest speaker Thomas J. Foley, a former priest, Aug. 15.

Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe and his wife, Chanie, welcomed people into their home for Shabbos, but didn’t quite expect the huge turnout.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Why Does Every Jew have to be Connected To a Rebbe?

What is a Rebbe? Why dose every Jew have to be connected to a Rebbe? The following is a very unique Yechidus that took place in the winter of 1969 with a Chabad supporter who came to see the Rebbe, special thanks to the “Zionist Archives” of Jerusalem to learn more about the Rebbe visit www.inspiringageneration.com

Question: The Rebbe’s energy is so instrumental in helping us serve Hashem properly, how is it possible that we still have free will?

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Devora Leah (nee Rubin) Mathless (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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