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Picture of the Day! – Hachayal Group Photo!

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Camp Hachayal is a overnight camp in Minnesota for 7th grade boys, posing here for a group picture.

A staff group photo in the Extended Article!

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Aron and Leah (nee Lowenstein) Herman (Shluchim to Cary, NC) on the birth of their son.

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

Teenager to Convince Mother to keep Shabbos

MT. OLYMPUS, CA [CHI] — Shliach Rabbi Shalom Ber Rodal of Mt. Olympus, CA ended this month his 2008 traveling summer camp. Geared for secular teenagers, Camp Gan Israel Pioneers Summer Program combines touring in Southern Califirnua and Mexico with Judaism workshops. “Since we’re with them around the clock, there’s a chance to introduce them to different aspect of Mitzvot like Tefilin, Kosher and Tzitzis.” Rodal says. Towards the end of camp, one teenager took upon himself to convince his mother to light Shabbat candles.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Rochi (nee Groner) Pruss (Coral Springs, Florida) on the birth of their daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to herparents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!



Miracle Child Celebrates Bar Mitzva

KERHONSKSON, NY [CHI] — A Bar Mitzvah Bochur is supposed to display his maturing at the age of 13. “Now you become a man” he is told by guests at his Simcha. His parents buy him a hat and jacket and he falls in with the adults. It is the day the father makes the blessing “Boruch Sheportrani” and the Bochur says a Ma’amar by heart. He is the center of attention with all his friends dancing around him in the joy of his Simcha. Physically

Yesterday though, the Bar Mitzvah Bochur Hatomim Menachem Mendel Mintz made a different display of ability, as he was assisted up onto the stage in his small wheelchair. Mendy suffers from Ostogen Imperfecta (a disease which causes bones to fracture easily) and he is assisted by those around him in order to function.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Tenth Annual JLI Conference now Underway

KERHONSKSON, NY [CHI] — The 10th JLI Annual conference went underway at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonskson, NY today. The beautiful grounds of the resort, located in the Catskills is the backdrop of the two-day gathering of over 300 JLI affiliates from around the world joining up with forty-four new affiliates got a head start with orientation sessions that began yesterday evening.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Picture of the Day! Kinus HaMechanchim Group Picture

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KERHONKSON, NY [CHI] — Culminating the two daylong conference for teachers and educators was the group photo. The conference is a project of the Chinuch Office headed by Rabbi Nochum Kaplan.

Alleged Accident Escalates to Road Rage Fueled Fight

The bus driver being treated by Hatzalah.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A school bus driver dropping off children from day camp was involved in an altercation stemming from an escalated road rage incident. The incident took place on Eastern Parkway in the service lane between Kingston and Albany at around 4:00pm where a car that was parked blocking a fire hydrant and obstructing traffic claimed the bus hit his car.

The bus driver stepped off the bus to inspect the ‘damage’ then got back on the bus to turn on his stop signals. The driver of the illegally parked car took that as an attempt of the bus driver to ‘flee’ the scene and a heated argument and scuffling ensued, leaving the driver of the bus with bloody toes.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Sholoshim Gathering in Memory of Chana (Raskin) Wolvovsky

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Monday night at the Bais Rivka Ballroom there was a special event of commemoration, marking 30 days of Chana (nee Raskin) Wolvovsky’s passing.

In Chana’s memory her friends and family are working on building a brand new bridal suite at the Crown Heights mikvah.

More in the Extended Article!
Click Here to listen to a recording of the entire event. (1:15 mins, 17.6MB)

Chabad to Open New Center in Kazakhstan

Naomi Grossman – Lubavitch.com

KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan — Karaganda, the second largest city in the Kazakhstan republic, will soon benefit from full time Chabad representatives.

Rabbi Chaim Shalom and Chaya Mushka Segal, and their baby, Levi Yitzchok, will be leaving their native Israel after the High Holy Days to serve the local Jewish community in this industrial, Muslim city.