$8,092,269 in Pledges at 28th Chabad Telethon!

LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Just an hour ago marked the conclusion of the 28th annual Chabad telethon. Broadcasted via TV and internet, millions tuned in and pledged a whopping $8,092,269!

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Hammers shut-out the Kloppers in 6-0 Win!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — 10:00am Sunday morning the two teams take the turf at Lefferts Park in game two of their series, the Print House Hebrew Hammers with one win were there to take home the championship, and they did.

The Hammers, who were second to underdog the entire season, came out shining in the playoffs.

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Southeast Texas Emerges From Hurricane Ike With Costly Property Damage

A downed tree rests on a minivan in the parking lot of a damaged Houston apartment complex after the passage of Hurricane Ike.

For many Jewish residents of southeast Texas, Hurricane Ike amounted to several heart-pounding hours of blasting 100 mph winds and driving rain smack dab in the middle of Shabbat.

Jewish Family of Four Perishes in Russian Airline Disaster

Aeroflot Flight 821 crashed on final approach to the city of Perm, Russia, killing all 88 people aboard.

A Jewish family of four was killed Sunday morning when a Boeing 737-500 airplane crashed during its final approach to Perm, Russia. All 88 people aboard Aeroflot Flight 821 are presumed dead, the Interfax news agency reported.

Neighbors Challenge Plan for Synagogue

Scott Fontaine – The News Tribune

Rabbi Zalman Heber looks at a garage and sees a synagogue.

TACOMA, WA — The proposed site for the new home of Chabad of Pierce County, an Orthodox Jewish organization, has sparked controversy in a quiet corner of Tacoma’s West End.

Shluchim Office Tefillin Bank Under New Management

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Since the rebooting of the Shluchim Office’s Tefillin Bank, over 350 pairs of tefillin were distributed and over 100 new requests were fielded. Since the Bank’s inception several years ago, a stunning 5,643 pairs of tefillin were distributed.

Are you having youth or adult programs for the Yomim Tovim??

Here comes another hit from the International Moshiach Campaign! “Holiday Squares”. It is a multi functional game in which you can play it on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur or on Succos in your Sukkah! it can be played in Power Point or printed for Yom Tov. This game is designed especially for your youth and adult programs! “Holiday Squares” is a sure hit for all ages!

Terror Suspected in Aeroflot Crash which Killed all 88 People Aboard

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report

Wreckage of deadly Aeroflot plane crash in Siberia

DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources report from Moscow that three Jewish families, two Habad students and a Russian general were among the 88 passengers and crew killed in the Aeroflot Boeing 737 crash at Perm, Siberia, Saturday, Sept. 13. The plane was in flight from Moscow.

VIGILANTE OYZ IN THE ‘HOOD’

NY Post

ORTHODOX CREW: A crowd in Williamsburg forms a ring around aman who they said threw watermelons, yelled “I hate Jews!” andknocked a Hasidic boy’s hat off.

Don’t mess with Exodus.

A group of Hasidic Jews meted out swift street justice in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to a man they say threatened to shoot a neighborhood storekeeper.

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shimi (ben R Nachum Aharon) Litkowsky (Monsey, NY) and Nechama Dina (bas R Aharon) Chein (Queens, NY) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at the Jewish Childrens Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].


Sunday: Siyum Sefer Torah in Memory of Hatamim Yisroel Noach Tzfasman OBM

There will be a Siyum Sefer Torah in memory of Hatamim Yisroel Noach Tzfasman OBM, it will take place on his first yartzheit, this Sunday, the 14th of Elul

The final writing of the letters will take place at 12:00pm at 551 Crown Street and there will be tahalucha at 1:30pm to 770 for hakafos. The sefer Torah will be placed in the Jewish Children’s Museum.