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Rabbi Nosn Grunblatt (left) and Rabbi Y. Feiguelshtock making the last editions prior to sending to the printer.

Kehot is pleased to announce the release of the Kitzur Shulchon Oruj, Vol. 2, in Spanish edition. With this second volume we have completed the Kitzur Shulchan Oruch in Spanish. This is a master piece that includes all the halachos in Hebrew and Spanish with explanatory tables and detailed illustrations to ensure great understanding by the person who studies from it.

New Kitzur Shulchon Oruch from Kehos Argentina

Rabbi Nosn Grunblatt (left) and Rabbi Y. Feiguelshtock making the last editions prior to sending to the printer.

Kehot is pleased to announce the release of the Kitzur Shulchon Oruj, Vol. 2, in Spanish edition. With this second volume we have completed the Kitzur Shulchan Oruch in Spanish. This is a master piece that includes all the halachos in Hebrew and Spanish with explanatory tables and detailed illustrations to ensure great understanding by the person who studies from it.

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Baby Boy!

Mechy and Dini (nee Riechman) Weiss from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Srulik Perlman (Canadensis, PA) to Shoshi Wertheimer (Queens, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Mendel Kopf (Nice, France) to Haya Touitou (Yerres,France)
New Engagament!

Levi Sudak (Edgware, UK) to Muka Sandhaus (Thornhill, Ontario) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Dovid Dworcan (Montreal, Canada) to Mushka Lieberman (West Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Yisroel Meir Kasowitz (Lauderhill/Hollywood, FL) to Sima Steifel (Longmeadow, MA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 6:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
Baby Girl!

Yisroel Noach and Slava Blank from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmully and Dina Hecht from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Benyamin Popack (Hollywood Lakes, FL) to Annabella Nemer (Atlanta, GA)
New Engagement!

Sholom Ber Liberow (Crown Heights) to Teibel Scheiman (Des Plaines, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Zalman Davidsohn (Crown Heights) to Mushka Laufer (Providence, RI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00p, at The JCM Upstairs
Baby Boy!

Michoel and Zelda (nee Gutnick) Lerner from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Eli Rosenfeld (Lake Worth, FL) to Margalit Rivkin (Hillsboro, Oregon) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Menny Labkowski (Hollywood, FL) to Mushky Gurevitch (Offenbach, Germany) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagment!

Sholom Rosenblum (Brussels, Belgium) to Zelda Nemanow (Brunoy, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at Beis Rivkah Seminary 461 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

David Nacash (Paris, France) to Odel Assouline (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Mendel Levitansky (Simcha Monica, CA) to Shaina Geisinsky (Great Neck, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, Sept. 6th, 8:00pm at The JCM
By Reuven Fenton and Andy Geller for the NY Post

FOREST HILLS, NY — It's high noon for the high holidays.

Fearing jihadists will attack synagogues during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a group of badass rabbis has developed a program to turn your average shul-goer into a lean, mean fighting machine.

Video – Anshe Sholom Chabad Center Gunning for Terrorist

By Reuven Fenton and Andy Geller for the NY Post

FOREST HILLS, NY — It’s high noon for the high holidays.

Fearing jihadists will attack synagogues during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a group of badass rabbis has developed a program to turn your average shul-goer into a lean, mean fighting machine.

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Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba on the backround of his letter.

As it seems from a letter that was distributed to homes in Crown Heights this week, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba has taken the first step to ending the madness and infighting in the Crown Heights Beis Din. The following is a translation of the letter.

BS”D. 13th of Elul, Chodesh of Rachamim, 5769.

To Anash residing in Crown Heights - Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho - and to Anash worldwide who cherish the Rebbe's Shcchuna. Hashem bless you all.

As a follow up to my letter of Rosh Chodesh Elul, I am pleased to notify Anash in Crown Heights and worldwide that, with Hashem's help, we have successfully reached an agreement for a Din Torah to deal with all the topics related to the disagreements in our shechuna over the past years. Since Torah was given to bring peace in the world we are assured that through a Din Torah peace will reign in our shechuna.

Elul: Can Peace Really be on the Horizon?

Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba on the backround of his letter.

As it seems from a letter that was distributed to homes in Crown Heights this week, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba has taken the first step to ending the madness and infighting in the Crown Heights Beis Din. The following is a translation of the letter.

BS”D. 13th of Elul, Chodesh of Rachamim, 5769.

To Anash residing in Crown Heights – Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho – and to Anash worldwide who cherish the Rebbe’s Shcchuna. Hashem bless you all.

As a follow up to my letter of Rosh Chodesh Elul, I am pleased to notify Anash in Crown Heights and worldwide that, with Hashem’s help, we have successfully reached an agreement for a Din Torah to deal with all the topics related to the disagreements in our shechuna over the past years. Since Torah was given to bring peace in the world we are assured that through a Din Torah peace will reign in our shechuna.

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By Lynda Waddington for the iowa Independent

Citing media accounts that prohibit seating of an impartial jury, U.S. District Court Judge Linda R. Reade ruled Tuesday that a trial for four former Agriprocessors supervisors will be moved to Sioux Falls, S.D.

Rubashkin Trial Moved to South Dakota

By Lynda Waddington for the iowa Independent

Citing media accounts that prohibit seating of an impartial jury, U.S. District Court Judge Linda R. Reade ruled Tuesday that a trial for four former Agriprocessors supervisors will be moved to Sioux Falls, S.D.

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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Chaim Hanoka bringing water to the firefighter’s staging area, roughly 20 miles from his home.

PASADENA, CA — It has been a long and smoky week in Southern California as firefighters valiantly battle the area’s largest-ever fire and residents race to safety. With 58,000 hectares of land charred, fire officials are now declaring 38 percent containment.

“But that’s still almost 70 percent that remains unchecked,” worries Rabbi Chaim Hanoka.

Water Carrier: Rabbi Fights Southern California Fire with Love

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Chaim Hanoka bringing water to the firefighter’s staging area, roughly 20 miles from his home.

PASADENA, CA — It has been a long and smoky week in Southern California as firefighters valiantly battle the area’s largest-ever fire and residents race to safety. With 58,000 hectares of land charred, fire officials are now declaring 38 percent containment.

“But that’s still almost 70 percent that remains unchecked,” worries Rabbi Chaim Hanoka.

Shlichus
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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida.
Strolling in the park one day, a woman stumbled upon a precious stone. Before she could place the gleaming object into in her bag, she was approached by a vagabond seeking alms. Nothing the woman was willing to give him seemed to satisfy the needy stranger.

The kind woman finally turned to the poor man in dismay: “What do you want?” What will make you happy? The beggar pointed to the diamond in her hand: “That’s what I want.”

With little hesitation or ado the woman placed the diamond into his hand: “Here,” she said “It’s all yours.” After a generous exchange of farewells, they were both on their way.

Sometime later, the beggar shows up at the woman’s door. “What can I do for you,” asked the woman, as she answered the door?

I have come to return the diamond said the man: “It’s not what I want.”

“What then do you want’” asked the perplexed woman.

Contentment – The Clean Little Secret

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida.

Strolling in the park one day, a woman stumbled upon a precious stone. Before she could place the gleaming object into in her bag, she was approached by a vagabond seeking alms. Nothing the woman was willing to give him seemed to satisfy the needy stranger.

The kind woman finally turned to the poor man in dismay: “What do you want?” What will make you happy? The beggar pointed to the diamond in her hand: “That’s what I want.”

With little hesitation or ado the woman placed the diamond into his hand: “Here,” she said “It’s all yours.” After a generous exchange of farewells, they were both on their way.

Sometime later, the beggar shows up at the woman’s door. “What can I do for you,” asked the woman, as she answered the door?

I have come to return the diamond said the man: “It’s not what I want.”

“What then do you want’” asked the perplexed woman.

Something Jewish
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Dancing in the Streets as Jewish Community Center Celebrates Its Torah

By Eric Richardson for Blog Down Town

Dancers go in front of the newly completed Torah as it is carried across the intersection of 7th and Broadway on Thursday afternoon.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Music and dancing filled the streets around 7th and Broadway this afternoon as members and friends of the Jewish Community Center – Chabad of Downtown Los Angeles celebrated the completion of the synagogue’s first Sefer Torah.

Shlichus
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Three Banks Robbed this Afternoon

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This afternoon three banks were robbed, two of which were in Crown Heights. The first robbery took place at 2:50pm on Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant, and the robber fled in a livery cab to another bank which he robbed as well, followed by another robbery.

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Lubavitch.com

In the Jewish calendar, the month of Elul takes up its own, unique place. It is the end and completion of the Jewish calendar year and at the same time also the introduction and gateway to the approaching New Year beginning with Rosh Hashanah. In its capacity as the former, Elul serves as a time of “Tikkun” and “Teshuvah”, a time of correcting and completing the faulty and deficient. As the latter it serves as a time of preparing and readying man to enter the New Year in proper manner and fashion.

Chabad Marks Birthdate of Movement’s Founder

Lubavitch.com

In the Jewish calendar, the month of Elul takes up its own, unique place. It is the end and completion of the Jewish calendar year and at the same time also the introduction and gateway to the approaching New Year beginning with Rosh Hashanah. In its capacity as the former, Elul serves as a time of “Tikkun” and “Teshuvah”, a time of correcting and completing the faulty and deficient. As the latter it serves as a time of preparing and readying man to enter the New Year in proper manner and fashion.

Chabad News
The Rebbe says:

1. Before the festival of Rosh Hashanah (the New Year) and the festival of Shavuos (the giving of the Torah) we read the “Tochachah” (the consequences or curses enumerated in the Torah for rejecting G-d’s word). The “Tochachah” before the festival of Shavuos is found in Parshas Bechukosai, and the “Tochachah” before the festival of Rosh Hashanah is found in Parshas Ki Savo (this week’s Torah portion).

2. The Rebbe explains the reason for reading the “Tochahah”:

Our Sages tell us that the “Tochachah” is actually not a punishment; it is a purification and cleansing process. In other words, hearing the Torah enumerating the harsh consequences for disobeying G-d’s word is a sobering experience where we shake off all our “dirt”.

The Weekly Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Ki Savo

The Rebbe says:

1. Before the festival of Rosh Hashanah (the New Year) and the festival of Shavuos (the giving of the Torah) we read the “Tochachah” (the consequences or curses enumerated in the Torah for rejecting G-d’s word). The “Tochachah” before the festival of Shavuos is found in Parshas Bechukosai, and the “Tochachah” before the festival of Rosh Hashanah is found in Parshas Ki Savo (this week’s Torah portion).

2. The Rebbe explains the reason for reading the “Tochahah”:

Our Sages tell us that the “Tochachah” is actually not a punishment; it is a purification and cleansing process. In other words, hearing the Torah enumerating the harsh consequences for disobeying G-d’s word is a sobering experience where we shake off all our “dirt”.

Something Jewish