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Chabad of Peoria thanks you for casting your votes in the “Make My Non-Profit Run Better” contest for a chance to win an office technology makeover from RK Dixon. Thanks to your help, we are one of the top five finalists, and one step closer to winning new office and network equipment valued at $30,000! The runner up will receive a makeover valued at $15,000!

Chabad of Peoria couldn’t have done it without your support. But in the second round, the first round votes are cleared. In order to win, we need your help in voting again.

CLICK HERE (or on the banner at the top of this page) and cast one vote each day Voting began Sept. 17 and ends Sept. 24. We need this makeover to help us run better.

Thanks to you Chabad of Peoria made the Top 5!

Chabad of Peoria thanks you for casting your votes in the “Make My Non-Profit Run Better” contest for a chance to win an office technology makeover from RK Dixon. Thanks to your help, we are one of the top five finalists, and one step closer to winning new office and network equipment valued at $30,000! The runner up will receive a makeover valued at $15,000!

Chabad of Peoria couldn’t have done it without your support. But in the second round, the first round votes are cleared. In order to win, we need your help in voting again.

CLICK HERE (or on the banner at the top of this page) and cast one vote each day Voting began Sept. 17 and ends Sept. 24. We need this makeover to help us run better.

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Amidst the Ruckus; Meaningful Programming for Bochurim

Bochurim sitting at the ‘Bruchim Haboim’ gathering in Bais Rivka, Campus Chomesh.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The streets of Crown Heights are bursting with action, men women and children from around the world have gathered for “Tishrei in the Rebbe’s Court”.

While sometimes the extra load of people can be burdensome; extra long lines in our local stores, extra pushing and shoving in 770, over flowing usage of the Mikva’s, to name a few. We know that the Rebbe was very supportive of Hachnosas Orchim, and the residents of the Shechuna, as always, have stepped up to the task.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Chabad.org
The Lubavitch Chai Center of Dix Hills, N.Y.

DIX HILL, NY — Ever since Ariella Weiss, a dynamic three-year-old girl, tragically died in a fire at her Dix Hills, N.Y., home on July 2, friends and family have come together to create a unique memorial to her.

Long Island Community Establishes Library in Girl’s Memory

Chabad.org
The Lubavitch Chai Center of Dix Hills, N.Y.

DIX HILL, NY — Ever since Ariella Weiss, a dynamic three-year-old girl, tragically died in a fire at her Dix Hills, N.Y., home on July 2, friends and family have come together to create a unique memorial to her.

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Tami Kamin-Meyer - Chabad.edu

MORGATOWN, WV — West Virginia University, a top-20 party school deep in the heart of coal country, may seem like an unlikely place for a thriving Jewish community, but its off-campus environs now boast a new Chabad House.

New Arrivals Working to Strengthen Jewish Life in West Virginia

Tami Kamin-Meyer – Chabad.edu

MORGATOWN, WV — West Virginia University, a top-20 party school deep in the heart of coal country, may seem like an unlikely place for a thriving Jewish community, but its off-campus environs now boast a new Chabad House.

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Rebecca Rosenthal - Lubavitch.com

HOUSTON, TX — While religious books are being purged from federal prison libraries, a Texas state prison hosted a prayer service, complete with two Chabad rabbis and a Torah scroll on Rosh Hashanah.

A First for Jewish Inmates in a Texas Prison: High Holy Days Plus Sukkot

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

HOUSTON, TX — While religious books are being purged from federal prison libraries, a Texas state prison hosted a prayer service, complete with two Chabad rabbis and a Torah scroll on Rosh Hashanah.

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Dovid Zaklikowski - Chabad.org
Rabbi Shmuel Raskin of Budapestís Keren-Or Chabad Israeli Center dances with the Yosef Priel, the benefactor who underwrote the synagogueís recent renovations, at a celebration marking the arrival of a new Torah scroll.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Miklos Foldi waited his whole life to embrace his Jewish identity. He got his chance in the most unlikeliest of places: Hungary's Sziget Festival, an annual music and cultural extravaganza that draws an estimated 400,000 people.

Jews From all Walks of Life Come Home in Hungary

Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org
Rabbi Shmuel Raskin of Budapestís Keren-Or Chabad Israeli Center dances with the Yosef Priel, the benefactor who underwrote the synagogueís recent renovations, at a celebration marking the arrival of a new Torah scroll.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Miklos Foldi waited his whole life to embrace his Jewish identity. He got his chance in the most unlikeliest of places: Hungary’s Sziget Festival, an annual music and cultural extravaganza that draws an estimated 400,000 people.

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FJC.ru

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Russia’s Capital Rings in the Jewish New Year

FJC.ru

MOSCOW, Russia –- It has become an annual tradition for Moscow Jews to gather for Rosh Hashanah at the ‘Beit Menachem’ Synagogue, located in the Jewish Community Center in Marina Roscha. This year, however, attendance may have surpassed previous years, with well over 1,000 persons attending the first prayer of the year 5768.

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Lev Cotlar - Chabad.org
Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten greets community members in the Hamptons.

EAST HAMPTON, NY — There is a fascinating synagogue in East Hampton, N.Y., a trendy hotspot on the eastern end of Long Island. Those who have the privilege to pray there can gaze out the window and see nothing but blue sky, sand and miles of the endless waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Indeed, in many ways, this synagogue is one-of-a-kind.

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Lev Cotlar – Chabad.org
Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten greets community members in the Hamptons.

EAST HAMPTON, NY — There is a fascinating synagogue in East Hampton, N.Y., a trendy hotspot on the eastern end of Long Island. Those who have the privilege to pray there can gaze out the window and see nothing but blue sky, sand and miles of the endless waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Indeed, in many ways, this synagogue is one-of-a-kind.

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Frank Holleman - Duke Chronicle
Sign at the entrance of Postville.

POSTVILLE, IA — It's hard to tell without sticking around for a few hours. Even at first glance, the town is like a thousand others in Iowa. Nestled in the middle of sprawling corn fields, it's made up of a couple of dozen two-story buildings clustered on a seemingly random spot on a state highway. It seems a little empty and a bit dusty.

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Frank Holleman – Duke Chronicle
Sign at the entrance of Postville.

POSTVILLE, IA — It’s hard to tell without sticking around for a few hours. Even at first glance, the town is like a thousand others in Iowa. Nestled in the middle of sprawling corn fields, it’s made up of a couple of dozen two-story buildings clustered on a seemingly random spot on a state highway. It seems a little empty and a bit dusty.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Today, Tuesday only, residents can take advantage of a substantial price reduction on the purchase of chickens for Kapores. The normal price is $15 but for today, starting at 2:00pm and going on thru 10:00pm.

This substantial price reduction was done L’zchus Moshe Uri ben Malka. The sale will take place in from of NCFJE at 824 Eastern Parkway. The Shechita will begin on Wednesday and is under the Hechsher of the CHK.

More in the Extended Article.

TODAY ONLY: $2 A Chicken, for Kapores

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Today, Tuesday only, residents can take advantage of a substantial price reduction on the purchase of chickens for Kapores. The normal price is $15 but for today, starting at 2:00pm and going on thru 10:00pm.

This substantial price reduction was done L’zchus Moshe Uri ben Malka. The sale will take place in from of NCFJE at 824 Eastern Parkway. The Shechita will begin on Wednesday and is under the Hechsher of the CHK.

More in the Extended Article.

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770: “By Police Request, Selling Prohibited Around 770”

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More pictures in the Extended Article. (Photos by: Eli Kahan)

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Woman lighting Shabbos Candles

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa [CHI] — Held in Johannesburg, South Africa two Shabbosim ago - Parshas Nitzovim/Vayelech The Chassidim Shul reunion, brought congregants together from the very origins of Chabad Lubavitch in South Africa some 35 years ago.

Over 80 people attended the Shabbaton which was held at The Shul of Hyde Park – Rabbi Mendel and Mashi Lipskar’s beautiful new Shul in Summer place – Summer place – A lavish estate, owned by the well known philanthropic Krok Family is an exclusive five star function and conferencing venue, situated in the upper market Hyde Park.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Woman lighting Shabbos Candles

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa [CHI] — Held in Johannesburg, South Africa two Shabbosim ago – Parshas Nitzovim/Vayelech The Chassidim Shul reunion, brought congregants together from the very origins of Chabad Lubavitch in South Africa some 35 years ago.

Over 80 people attended the Shabbaton which was held at The Shul of Hyde Park – Rabbi Mendel and Mashi Lipskar’s beautiful new Shul in Summer place – Summer place – A lavish estate, owned by the well known philanthropic Krok Family is an exclusive five star function and conferencing venue, situated in the upper market Hyde Park.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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WATERTOWN, NY [CHI] — With the high holidays and all the many preparations for the holidays well underway across the country and the world, there was a rather special and different type of preparations going on in the city of Watertown, home to Fort Drum, a large military base, where four Jewish soldiers did not want to be left out from being involved in the high holidays services.

The soldiers contacted the Aleph Institute, who dispatched a group of Bochurim to help round up local Jews and other soldiers on base who might not be aware that services where being arranged.

Rosh Hashana in Watertown, NY

WATERTOWN, NY [CHI] — With the high holidays and all the many preparations for the holidays well underway across the country and the world, there was a rather special and different type of preparations going on in the city of Watertown, home to Fort Drum, a large military base, where four Jewish soldiers did not want to be left out from being involved in the high holidays services.

The soldiers contacted the Aleph Institute, who dispatched a group of Bochurim to help round up local Jews and other soldiers on base who might not be aware that services where being arranged.

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Hoons Mar First Shabbat of the Year

Melissa Singer – Australian Jewish News
Stock Photo – 770 in Melbourne, Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — A carload of hoons who drove through St Kilda East shouting antisemitic comments through a megaphone has marred the first Shabbat of the new Jewish year, according to security personnel.

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By Zev Chafets - The New York Times
When Lev Leviev’s first son, Shalom, was born in 1978, Leviev decided to circumcise the baby himself. He was only 22 years old. He had never studied the art of circumcision and never performed one. But he had seen it done. His father, Avner, had been an underground mohel in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbek Republic, at a time when performing any Jewish ritual act could get you in trouble with the Soviet authorities. The family had been in Israel for eight years. There were plenty of trained ritual mohelim in Tel Aviv. But Leviev regarded the act of circumcising his own son as both a religious duty and the fulfillment of a family tradition.

Avner Leviev advised his son to prepare by cutting chicken legs, but young Lev felt no need to practice. “I knew what I was doing,” he told me when I spoke to him recently at his office in Yahud, a suburb of Tel Aviv. “I was a diamond cutter, after all. It’s not all that different.” He extended his hands, palms down, for my inspection and smiled. “I’ve got steady hands.”

The Missionary Mogul

By Zev Chafets – The New York Times

When Lev Leviev’s first son, Shalom, was born in 1978, Leviev decided to circumcise the baby himself. He was only 22 years old. He had never studied the art of circumcision and never performed one. But he had seen it done. His father, Avner, had been an underground mohel in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbek Republic, at a time when performing any Jewish ritual act could get you in trouble with the Soviet authorities. The family had been in Israel for eight years. There were plenty of trained ritual mohelim in Tel Aviv. But Leviev regarded the act of circumcising his own son as both a religious duty and the fulfillment of a family tradition.

Avner Leviev advised his son to prepare by cutting chicken legs, but young Lev felt no need to practice. “I knew what I was doing,” he told me when I spoke to him recently at his office in Yahud, a suburb of Tel Aviv. “I was a diamond cutter, after all. It’s not all that different.” He extended his hands, palms down, for my inspection and smiled. “I’ve got steady hands.”

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N. Margolis - Lubavitch.com
At a pre-Rosh Hashana concert, Rabbi Schildkraut prepares his community to make the most of the Jewish New Year

S. PAULO, Brazil — Home of soccer and Carnival, religion does not usually take center stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In Small Brazilian Neighborhood, One Thousand March With Chabad Rabbi To Tashlich

N. Margolis – Lubavitch.com
At a pre-Rosh Hashana concert, Rabbi Schildkraut prepares his community to make the most of the Jewish New Year

S. PAULO, Brazil — Home of soccer and Carnival, religion does not usually take center stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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