TARZANA, CA [CHI] — Some 20 Shluchim joined for a Fundraising Luncheon Seminar with the renowned Chabad fundraising coach, Rabbi Mendel Duchman. The event was held in Chabad of the Valley’s beautiful Headquarters in Tarzana, California. The theme of the meeting was “Ish Es Raiahu Yazoru u’Leochiv Yomar Chazak.”
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JACKSON, WY — “Did you hear about the new rabbi in Jackson? He’s Chasidic and even wears the traditional beard and fedora.” This conversation was overheard by a local member of the Jewish faith from a clerk in the post office. The “rabbi” is a new buzz word going around town from people of all faiths.
MANALAPAN, NJ — The warm summer sun shining as children take part in outdoor activities is something that some people may take for granted. For 10 girls from Israel who are currently visiting Monmouth County, experiencing summer fun is something they are doing for the first time in a long while.
ROCKAWAY, NJ — Almost two years after 200 of their lot gathered on a cold November day to break ground for a new educational center in northwest New Jersey, the Jewish community of Rockaway awaits the upcoming groundbreaking with excited anticipation.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shuky and Chani (nee Goldsmith) Meyer (Postville, IA) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
This weeks Living Torah, titled “A Healthy Appetite” (Volume 51, Episode 202)
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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eli and Yael (nee Weisman) Hanover (New York, New York) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, Wednesday at around 2:00pm there was a bizarre accident on Empire Blvd, between Schenectady and Utica Ave, causing an SUV to rollover on its side.
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LONDON, UK — They may not have had any kosher food to eat, but Rabbi Aryeh and Devorah Sufrin were nevertheless able to make a blessing when they attended last week’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Upon seeing Queen Elizabeth II’s, whose office extended the invitation to the co-directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Ilford, England, the pair made a special blessing thanking G-d for ìgiving His glory to human beings.
The Code of Jewish Law provides for making a blessing on a host of events, from hearing thunder to seeing a scholar.
Some 8,000 people attended the July 15 Garden Party held for members of the public who work in the non-profit field. Devorah Sufrin said that she suspects their presence was in recognition of their work at Drugsline, a leading drug treatment and counseling center that Aryeh Sufrin founded in 1991.
SDEROT, Israel [CHI] — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama II visited the Sderot today, Wednesday. He was escorted thorough the rocket battered city by the city’s mayor, Eli Moyal, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, along with some other Israeli government officials.
Rabbi Moshe Zev Pizem, the Shliach to Sderot was also on hand to greet the presidential candidate.
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RIO DI JANEIRO, Brazil — This month’s Portuguese edition of National Geographic treats its Brazilian readers to an eye-opening, enthusiastic essay on Chabad, with a close examination of the Chabad yeshiva in Brazil.
Titled “A School of Tradition,” the photographic feature opens on a personal note: “My son became sociable and compassionate to those around him.”
NEW YORK, NY — A proposal by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to increase transit fares and tolls in 2009 drew sharp criticism from an array of powerful officials on Tuesday, as the mayor, City Council speaker and Assembly speaker said they would oppose it, and the governor pledged “to do everything I can to prevent it.”
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX — Cars stacked up in a slow-moving procession across the Queen Isabella Bridge as a strengthening Hurricane Dolly inched ever closer to South Padre Island, Texas. Among the exodus of residents and tourists heading inland were the 40 campers and staff of Lubavitch Camp Gan Israel.
NAPLES, FL — You’ve sent Johnny away to baseball camp, space camp and math camp. Why not add a religious camp to the list?
How about a camp centered around pride in the Jewish faith?
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JERUSALEM, Israel — As the city of Jerusalem cleaned up after another terrorist attack, Chabad’s Terror Victims Project geared up to once more visit the injured in the hospital.
I would like to wish Mazal Tov to my friend Chaim and Rivky (nee Wilansky) Perl (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
BONITA SPRINGS, FL — Rabbi Mendy Greenberg pointed to two symbols on the package of frozen chicken he pulled from the freezer.
“That shows it’s held to a higher standard,” Greenberg said, because two groups judge the product as meeting kosher standards.
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