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The Tennessean
Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel
NASHVILLE, TN — Today is the day of Yom Kippur. It is the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar — the day on which we are closest to G-d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement.

Systems exist all around us. The way we live; the way we do business. Each element of our lives from the mundane to the sublime — they always come down to some sort of system. We may not think of most of what takes place in our world as a “system” at work, but everything in our universe can be traced to the functions of one system or another.

Yom Kippur is day to Think About the Ultimate System

The Tennessean
Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel

NASHVILLE, TN — Today is the day of Yom Kippur. It is the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar — the day on which we are closest to G-d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement.

Systems exist all around us. The way we live; the way we do business. Each element of our lives from the mundane to the sublime — they always come down to some sort of system. We may not think of most of what takes place in our world as a “system” at work, but everything in our universe can be traced to the functions of one system or another.

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Fishel Jacobs - Chabad.org
Israelís Ramla Prison, where Rabbi Fishel Jacobs spent a Yom Kippur conducting services for the inmates.

RAMLEH, Israel — The following is an excerpt from Israel Behind Bars, a memoir of Rabbi Fishel Jacobs' experiences as a chaplain in the Israel Prison Service. This tale of spending Yom Kippur with convicted Israeli criminals echoes similar stories shared by Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rabbinical students who cater to Jewish prisoners not only in Israel, but in the United States as well. This year, for instance, the Chabad of Houston will host the first ever Yom Kippur services at a penitentiary in Houston, Texas.

Discovering a Proud Jew in a Prison’s Iron Cell

Fishel Jacobs – Chabad.org
Israelís Ramla Prison, where Rabbi Fishel Jacobs spent a Yom Kippur conducting services for the inmates.

RAMLEH, Israel — The following is an excerpt from Israel Behind Bars, a memoir of Rabbi Fishel Jacobs’ experiences as a chaplain in the Israel Prison Service. This tale of spending Yom Kippur with convicted Israeli criminals echoes similar stories shared by Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rabbinical students who cater to Jewish prisoners not only in Israel, but in the United States as well. This year, for instance, the Chabad of Houston will host the first ever Yom Kippur services at a penitentiary in Houston, Texas.

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The suspect (in the white with red striped shirt) talking to police.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish girl, 15, was accosted Thursday evening by a knife wielding black youth on Crown Street. The incident took place as the girl was walking home when the perpetrator approached her on the darkened sidewalk and pulled out a folding knife, upon seeing this she began screaming and called for help.

Lots of residents came pouring out of their houses and managed to apprehend the suspect just a half of a block away on the corner of Crown and Schenectady, where they surrounded him and waited for police, who arrived shortly thereafter.

More in the Extended Article.

Jewish Girl Accosted by Knife Wielding Black Youth

The suspect (in the white with red striped shirt) talking to police.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish girl, 15, was accosted Thursday evening by a knife wielding black youth on Crown Street. The incident took place as the girl was walking home when the perpetrator approached her on the darkened sidewalk and pulled out a folding knife, upon seeing this she began screaming and called for help.

Lots of residents came pouring out of their houses and managed to apprehend the suspect just a half of a block away on the corner of Crown and Schenectady, where they surrounded him and waited for police, who arrived shortly thereafter.

More in the Extended Article.

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Attempted Theft of a Bike and Assault

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Bochur on his way home was accosted by a group of Black teen who attempted steal his bike. The incident took place at around 5:30 Thursday afternoon in front of 290 Empire Blvd, between Nostrand and Rogers Ave, there a group of Blacks and Hispanics grabbed him and tried to shove him off his bike.

More in the Extended Article.

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Hit and Run on Carroll Street

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — At approximately 11:30 Thursday morning a Jaguar with two Black male occupants slammed into a parked car on Carroll Street at the corner of Schenectady Avenue. The car appeared to have been traveling down Schenectady and attempted to make a left turn, and then hit the parked car.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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The Rebbe says:

1. There is an argument in the Talmud regarding the atonement for our sins on Yom Kippur:

Opinion #1): The Rabanan (Rabbis) say that Yom Kippur only atones for those who do Teshuvah (repent).

Opinion #2): Rebbi says that even if did not do Teshuvah Yom Kippur atones for him, because “the day itself atones for him – Etzoomay Shel Yom Michaper”.

The Halachah (law) follows the opinion of the Rabbis .

Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement

The Rebbe says:

1. There is an argument in the Talmud regarding the atonement for our sins on Yom Kippur:

Opinion #1): The Rabanan (Rabbis) say that Yom Kippur only atones for those who do Teshuvah (repent).

Opinion #2): Rebbi says that even if did not do Teshuvah Yom Kippur atones for him, because “the day itself atones for him – Etzoomay Shel Yom Michaper”.

The Halachah (law) follows the opinion of the Rabbis .

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Zoning Board Hears Plans for New Chabad House

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ALBANY, NY — For the fourth time in four years, a local synagogue is trying to get approval for a new building in Guilderland.

Plans to build a $1 million Chabad Center on Fuller Road were discussed at Wednesday’s Town Zoning Board meeting. But technical issues and concerns from residents, like parking and water drainage, have slowed the process.

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Janel Stephens - Herald Tribune
New Jewish Learning Institute classes begin Oct. 31. This is a group from last year's series of classes.

EAST MANATEE, FL — The High Holy Day season is here, and Jews across the nation are celebrating a new year and a fresh start with G-D.

New year and new beginning for Chabad of Bradenton

Janel Stephens – Herald Tribune
New Jewish Learning Institute classes begin Oct. 31. This is a group from last year’s series of classes.

EAST MANATEE, FL — The High Holy Day season is here, and Jews across the nation are celebrating a new year and a fresh start with G-D.

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Dovid Zaklikowski
Kids learn about the significance of the shofar, the ramís horn blown on Rosh Hashanah, by making their own at the Shofar Factory in Houston, Texas.

HOUSTON, TX — There are many contenders for the quintessential symbol of Rosh Hashanah. There's the apple dipped in honey signifying a sweet new year. Then there's the pomegranate, an Israeli autumnal fruit eaten to herald in the fall season, and, given that its full of sweet seeds, regarded by tradition as symbolic of a Jew's being full of good deeds.

Going Door to Door to Make Sure Everyone Hears the Shofar

Dovid Zaklikowski
Kids learn about the significance of the shofar, the ramís horn blown on Rosh Hashanah, by making their own at the Shofar Factory in Houston, Texas.

HOUSTON, TX — There are many contenders for the quintessential symbol of Rosh Hashanah. There’s the apple dipped in honey signifying a sweet new year. Then there’s the pomegranate, an Israeli autumnal fruit eaten to herald in the fall season, and, given that its full of sweet seeds, regarded by tradition as symbolic of a Jew’s being full of good deeds.

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