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R. C. Berman - Lubavitch.com

NYC Mayor Bloomberg with Rabbi Shmaya Katz

NEW YORK, NY — “When Ground Zero is four blocks away from home, you don’t wait until 9/11 to remember 9/11, it’s in a corner of your heart always.”

So says Rachel Katz who directs Chabad of Wall Street with her husband Rabbi Shmaya Katz.

Chabad of Wall Street Moves On, Does Not Forget 9/11

R. C. Berman – Lubavitch.com

NYC Mayor Bloomberg with Rabbi Shmaya Katz

NEW YORK, NY — “When Ground Zero is four blocks away from home, you don’t wait until 9/11 to remember 9/11, it’s in a corner of your heart always.”

So says Rachel Katz who directs Chabad of Wall Street with her husband Rabbi Shmaya Katz.

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New Engagement!

Coby Rosenberg (New Jersey/EY) to Rivka Brown (Manchester, UK)
Baby Boy!

Osher and Esti Gutnick from Remsen Village, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Cozocaru (Montreal, Canada) to Miriam Copeliovitch (S. Paulo, Brazil) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Nov. 5th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Ari Herzog (Encino, CA) to Mushkie Broshevitzky (Doral, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Small Hall
New Engagement!

Moshe Turk (Chicago, IL) to Chani Rav-Noy (Los Angeles, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Caytak (Ottawa, Canada) to Chanchie Lowenthal (Copenhagen, Denmark) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Nov. 4th, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Yossi Jacobs (Cleveland, OH) to Moussia Shmotkin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Dovvi Gopin (Hartford, CT) to Rochelle Katzman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, Nov 9th, 7:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Mendel Belhamon (Cretail, France) to Nechami Malka (Kfar Chabad, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 7:00pm at 4 Rechov Baal Hatanya, Kfar Chabad
New Engagement

Shalom Marton (Beitar, EY) to Chavi Weber (Dnipro, Ukraine)
New Engagement!

Moshe Maness (Crown Heights) to Hinda Mendelow (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Aharon Tzvi and Chana (nee Reich) Altman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Levi and Rochel (nee Wolowik) Engel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

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Baby Girl!

Eli Nochum and Mushky Baron from Bowie, MD had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Yudi and Chana Gerber from Glen Mills, PA had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Motty and Raizy (nee Konikov) Rosenfeld from Vero Beach, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Youval Hezrony (Roosevelt, NJ) to Estie Green (Lancater, PA) L’Chaim: Monday, Oct. 27th, 7:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
by Shmuel Tennenhaus
So much has been written about the Rubashkins, specifically the allegations made against their company. AgriProcessors has been filleted by writers, roasted by bloggers, and smoked by former employees. It's not my purpose here to defend the company against those allegations; I'll let the public-relations professionals and attorneys handle that. I merely wish to share my personal experiences with Rubashkin meat.

In 1994 I was living at home, in Hallandale, Florida (a city about 30 minutes north of Miami) when it was decided I would go to a yeshiva out of town, as there were no Chabad yeshivas in the area. I informed my parents I wanted to study in a yeshiva in France because that's where my classmates in Miami were headed.

Continued in the Extended Article.

Op-Ed: Cold Meat On Shabbos Afternoons

by Shmuel Tennenhaus

So much has been written about the Rubashkins, specifically the allegations made against their company. AgriProcessors has been filleted by writers, roasted by bloggers, and smoked by former employees. It’s not my purpose here to defend the company against those allegations; I’ll let the public-relations professionals and attorneys handle that. I merely wish to share my personal experiences with Rubashkin meat.

In 1994 I was living at home, in Hallandale, Florida (a city about 30 minutes north of Miami) when it was decided I would go to a yeshiva out of town, as there were no Chabad yeshivas in the area. I informed my parents I wanted to study in a yeshiva in France because that’s where my classmates in Miami were headed.

Continued in the Extended Article.

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Unidentified Man Beaten to Death on Kingston

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A man was beaten to death on Kingston Avenue earlier tonight, Tuesday. The incident took place in front of, then inside 451 Kingston Ave. at around 9:00pm.

Witnesses told CrownHeights.info that they saw one Black man knock down another Black man then drag him into the building located on the corner of Kingston and Lefferts where he proceeded to beat the man until he died.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish woman lost control of her car and went plowing into 4 parked cars on East New York Avenue. The incident took place at around 8:00pm, between Troy and Schenectady Ave.

The driver said that she attempted to press the brakes which failed and the car began to accelerate sending her smashing first into a mini school bus, where she left her fender and part of her passenger door, then into a Crown Victoria, and a Astro van which was pushed into another sedan, there it finally came to rest with the engine finally dying.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Car Smashes into 4 Parked Cars after Brakes Fail

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish woman lost control of her car and went plowing into 4 parked cars on East New York Avenue. The incident took place at around 8:00pm, between Troy and Schenectady Ave.

The driver said that she attempted to press the brakes which failed and the car began to accelerate sending her smashing first into a mini school bus, where she left her fender and part of her passenger door, then into a Crown Victoria, and a Astro van which was pushed into another sedan, there it finally came to rest with the engine finally dying.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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