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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.

Postville has the most rabbis per capita of any city in the US

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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New Engagement!

Moti Kuperman (Moscow, Russia) to Sharona Kulski (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) to Chani Sulami (Beverly Hills, CA)

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New Engagement!

Mendy Holtzberg (Monterey, CA) to Leah Schmerling (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14th, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.
Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)

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”

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – One of the staples of Tishrai is the seemingly impossible task of navigating the sidewalks around 770, thanks to the marketplace it becomes. The police have put an end to it as of yesterday, citing security concerns.

Residents hailed the decision, saying that the whole environment was extremely disrespectful, with people selling the four minim along with a variety of other items ranging from electronics to candy, creating pedestrian traffic along with safety hazards.

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!

Chassidim Shul Reunion

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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Jeff Brumley - The Times-Union
Chabad of Southside Rabbi Shmuli Novack (left) helps Rabbi Mendy Browd, associate rabbi of Chabad of Jacksonville, fill in some of the final Hebrew characters on Chabad of Southside's new Torah during a ceremony Sept. 2.
Photo - Dan Scanlan

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Twelve-year-old Zachary Silverstein of Jacksonville knows that on the day of his bar mitzvah in February, he will not only have to read from his synagogue's 800-year-old Torah scroll but carry it around the sanctuary as well.

Reflecting on the Torah

Jeff Brumley – The Times-Union
Chabad of Southside Rabbi Shmuli Novack (left) helps Rabbi Mendy Browd, associate rabbi of Chabad of Jacksonville, fill in some of the final Hebrew characters on Chabad of Southside’s new Torah during a ceremony Sept. 2.
Photo – Dan Scanlan

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Twelve-year-old Zachary Silverstein of Jacksonville knows that on the day of his bar mitzvah in February, he will not only have to read from his synagogue’s 800-year-old Torah scroll but carry it around the sanctuary as well.

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Joshua Runyan and Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org
Thai rescue workers at the scene of the plane crash in Phuket ,Thailand on Monday Sept 17. 2007. A plane carrying many foreign tourists to one of Thailand's most popular resort islands crashed while landing in torrential rains Sunday, killing at least 87 people and injuring 43, officials said. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

BANGKOK, Thailand — Several Israelis were found among the dead following the Sept. 16 crash of a Thai airliner on the country's island resort of Phuket, according to Rabbi Nehemia Wilhelm, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand. Two others, Vladimir and Isabelle Frielichman, were located among the injured by Rabbi Aaron Solomon, who manages the Chabad House in Phuket.

Eight Israelis Still Missing After Thai Air Disaster, Bodies Waiting to be Identified

Joshua Runyan and Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org
Thai rescue workers at the scene of the plane crash in Phuket ,Thailand on Monday Sept 17. 2007. A plane carrying many foreign tourists to one of Thailand’s most popular resort islands crashed while landing in torrential rains Sunday, killing at least 87 people and injuring 43, officials said. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

BANGKOK, Thailand — Several Israelis were found among the dead following the Sept. 16 crash of a Thai airliner on the country’s island resort of Phuket, according to Rabbi Nehemia Wilhelm, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand. Two others, Vladimir and Isabelle Frielichman, were located among the injured by Rabbi Aaron Solomon, who manages the Chabad House in Phuket.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Yehudis (nee Robbins) Hecht (Shluchim to Lomita, CA) on the birth of their firstborn son.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

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Children Fashion Shofars to Sound at End of Yom Kippur

I.M. Stackel – Naples Daily News

NAPLES, FL — Some 65 children turned out Sunday morning at Chabad Jewish Center of Naples and Marco Island to learn how to craft a shofar.

A musical instrument carved from a ram’s horn, the shofar is central to the observance of Rosh Hashana, the start of the Jewish New Year.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (By Greg Kahn – Daily News)

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Rabbi Michoel and Mrs. Esty (nee Morrison) Feinstein of Crown Heights have moved on Shlichus to Cleveland, OH where they will be working with the Russian and Bukharian communities of the city.

The new shluchim will be working under Rabbi and Rebbetzin Kaizen along with assistance from the World Congress of Bukharian Jews headed by Lev Leviev.

The new Shluchim can be reached at 216-382-7202 or semachsedek@hotmail.com

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

New Shluchim to Cleveland, OH

Rabbi Michoel and Mrs. Esty (nee Morrison) Feinstein of Crown Heights have moved on Shlichus to Cleveland, OH where they will be working with the Russian and Bukharian communities of the city.

The new shluchim will be working under Rabbi and Rebbetzin Kaizen along with assistance from the World Congress of Bukharian Jews headed by Lev Leviev.

The new Shluchim can be reached at 216-382-7202 or semachsedek@hotmail.com

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

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Des Moines Register
Rabbi Aaron Schwarzbaum, right, of the Beth El Jacob Synagogue in Des Moines carries the Torah during prayers Monday morning as Michael Libbie kisses the cover. At sundown today, Jews will begin celebrating the holy day Rosh Hashana.

DES MOINES, IA — At sundown Wednesday, Jews celebrated Rosh Hashana, the holy day they celebrate as the birthday of the world.

Unlike the festive, secular New Year's Day, the observance of Rosh Hashana - Jewish New Year 5768 - is a sober and reflective one.

Jews ‘Wake up the Sleepy Soul’

Des Moines Register
Rabbi Aaron Schwarzbaum, right, of the Beth El Jacob Synagogue in Des Moines carries the Torah during prayers Monday morning as Michael Libbie kisses the cover. At sundown today, Jews will begin celebrating the holy day Rosh Hashana.

DES MOINES, IA — At sundown Wednesday, Jews celebrated Rosh Hashana, the holy day they celebrate as the birthday of the world.

Unlike the festive, secular New Year’s Day, the observance of Rosh Hashana – Jewish New Year 5768 – is a sober and reflective one.

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