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Joe Drape - New York Times
Rabbi Abba Rubin From Saratoga Chabad joins students from Maimonides Hebrew Day School in Albany visiting Maimonides, a colt named for a Jewish philosopher. Photo - Nathaniel Brooks

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Rabbi Israel Rubin conceded that it was an unusual field trip for his students. They were here at Barn 70 on the backside of Saratoga Race Course on Friday morning to see a trainer about a horse. The trainer was Bob Baffert, and the horse, Maimonides, was a fast one who just may capture the Kentucky Derby next May.

Sharing a Name and a Message

Joe Drape – New York Times
Rabbi Abba Rubin From Saratoga Chabad joins students from Maimonides Hebrew Day School in Albany visiting Maimonides, a colt named for a Jewish philosopher. Photo – Nathaniel Brooks

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Rabbi Israel Rubin conceded that it was an unusual field trip for his students. They were here at Barn 70 on the backside of Saratoga Race Course on Friday morning to see a trainer about a horse. The trainer was Bob Baffert, and the horse, Maimonides, was a fast one who just may capture the Kentucky Derby next May.

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Mazal Tov's View More
Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)
Baby Boy!

Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Moti Kulski (Paris, France) to Sharona Kuperman (Moscow, Russia)
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!
Mark Schantz - Suncoast News
Rabbi Shalom Adler, left, and Rabbi Levi Hodakov of Young Israel of Pinellas in Palm Harbor look over the site of the temple's new Mikveh, or ritual bath.

PALM HARBOR, FL — Observant Jews in the North Pinellas area will someday not have to travel to Tampa to participate in the centuries-old Judaic practice of ritual bathing.

Mikvah Coming to Palm Harbor Synagogue

Mark Schantz – Suncoast News
Rabbi Shalom Adler, left, and Rabbi Levi Hodakov of Young Israel of Pinellas in Palm Harbor look over the site of the temple’s new Mikveh, or ritual bath.

PALM HARBOR, FL — Observant Jews in the North Pinellas area will someday not have to travel to Tampa to participate in the centuries-old Judaic practice of ritual bathing.

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The JC
PERTH, WA, Australia — Jews in the Australian Outback? It sounds like a Jewish joke, right? Wrong.

Had history turned out differently, there would have been a Jewish colony in the desolate far north of Western Australia, where 75,000 Jews from Nazi Europe would have been resettled with Aborigines as neighbours.

Dubbed the “Kimberley Project”, the little-known plan was quashed by Australian prime minister John Curtin in 1944.

Operation Outback

The JC

PERTH, WA, Australia — Jews in the Australian Outback? It sounds like a Jewish joke, right? Wrong.

Had history turned out differently, there would have been a Jewish colony in the desolate far north of Western Australia, where 75,000 Jews from Nazi Europe would have been resettled with Aborigines as neighbours.

Dubbed the “Kimberley Project”, the little-known plan was quashed by Australian prime minister John Curtin in 1944.

Merkos Shlichus
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The Acorn
An artist's drawing shows what the new synagogue will look like at the Chabad of the Conejo in Agoura Hills.

CONEJO, CA — Conejo Chabad of the Conejo invites residents to a festival and ground breaking at 11 a.m. Sun., Sept. 9 at 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills.

Agoura Chabad Begins Construction

The Acorn
An artist’s drawing shows what the new synagogue will look like at the Chabad of the Conejo in Agoura Hills.

CONEJO, CA — Conejo Chabad of the Conejo invites residents to a festival and ground breaking at 11 a.m. Sun., Sept. 9 at 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills.

Shlichus
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The Citizen Times
Rabbi Shaya Susskind presenting Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy with a honey cake in honor of the Jewish New Year.

ASHEVILLE, NC — In an effort to ensure that every Jewish individual in Western North Carolina has a place to go for the upcoming High Holy Days, Chabad, for the first time, will be holding its Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services at the new Chabad Center, 660 Merrimon Ave.

Chabad of WNC Starts the Year on a High Note

The Citizen Times
Rabbi Shaya Susskind presenting Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy with a honey cake in honor of the Jewish New Year.

ASHEVILLE, NC — In an effort to ensure that every Jewish individual in Western North Carolina has a place to go for the upcoming High Holy Days, Chabad, for the first time, will be holding its Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services at the new Chabad Center, 660 Merrimon Ave.

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Kobi Nachshoni - YNet News
Illustration Photo - Fingerprint identification device

JERUSALEM, Israel — The new school year brings with it innovative (and questionable) methods of guaranteeing students' attendance as students of a Jerusalem high school found on their first day of school last week. 
 
Pupils of the Chabad movement's Beit Hannah girls' high school in Jerusalem were surprised to find upon arrival that the school had installed a biometric fingerprint identification device.

Chabad School Fingerprints Pupils

Kobi Nachshoni – YNet News
Illustration Photo – Fingerprint identification device

JERUSALEM, Israel — The new school year brings with it innovative (and questionable) methods of guaranteeing students’ attendance as students of a Jerusalem high school found on their first day of school last week. 
 
Pupils of the Chabad movement’s Beit Hannah girls’ high school in Jerusalem were surprised to find upon arrival that the school had installed a biometric fingerprint identification device.

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Mazal Tov! – 3 Sunday L’Chaims!

Avrohom Zolotaryov (Crown Heights) and Devorah Gotfryd (Toronto) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Yonah Heidings (Teaneck, NJ) and Devorah Reboh (Montreal) .
IYH 5 PM at the Chabad House 513 Kenwood Pl, Teaneck, NJ.

Yossi Levy (Komemiyut, Israel) and Tiferes Horvitz (Miami Beach, FL) .
IYH at 1120 NE 174th St, Miami, FL 33162.

Mazel Tov's
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Todd Venezia - NY Post
Illustration Photo - Kaporos

BROOKLYN, NY — Rabbis in Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish and Hasidic communities are taking a hard look at an annual religious ceremony in which the faithful swing live chickens over their heads.

Called kapparot, the fowl-whirling event occurs each year between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur - which take place next month - and is meant to transfer the sins of the believer to the chicken, which is then sacrificed.

Fowl Ritual, Rabbis Re-Examine Chicken Swinging

Todd Venezia – NY Post
Illustration Photo – Kaporos

BROOKLYN, NY — Rabbis in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish and Hasidic communities are taking a hard look at an annual religious ceremony in which the faithful swing live chickens over their heads.

Called kapparot, the fowl-whirling event occurs each year between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur – which take place next month – and is meant to transfer the sins of the believer to the chicken, which is then sacrificed.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — On Sunday starting at 4 PM there will be no parking on Eastern Pkwy and on all avenues from President St to S Johns Pl, places where you cant park are marked in red in the <%popup(20070901-no-parking-800.jpg|800|405|MAP ABOVE)%>. Tow trucks will be going around starting at 4 PM towing and relocating violators.

Alternate side parking regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended Monday. Click the Extended Article for street closures info.

Parking Regulations for Sunday and Monday

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — On Sunday starting at 4 PM there will be no parking on Eastern Pkwy and on all avenues from President St to S Johns Pl, places where you cant park are marked in red in the <%popup(20070901-no-parking-800.jpg|800|405|MAP ABOVE)%>. Tow trucks will be going around starting at 4 PM towing and relocating violators.

Alternate side parking regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended Monday. Click the Extended Article for street closures info.

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R.C. Berman - Lubavitch.com
A student enjoys a moment with one of Dov and Runya's children, at the Chabad Student Leadership Retreat

LOS ANGELES, CA — At Hofstra University’s Student Union, Mendel Lieberman is a familiar face. Sorority sisters expect him to be at the table next to theirs. Students stop to beam at him on their way to the ATM. During Shabbat dinner, he always greets them by name – even if the guest list tops twenty. Typical of Chabad on campus, yes, but Mendel is only two.

Kids on Campus: The Surprising Power of Chabad Babies

R.C. Berman – Lubavitch.com
A student enjoys a moment with one of Dov and Runya’s children, at the Chabad Student Leadership Retreat

LOS ANGELES, CA — At Hofstra University’s Student Union, Mendel Lieberman is a familiar face. Sorority sisters expect him to be at the table next to theirs. Students stop to beam at him on their way to the ATM. During Shabbat dinner, he always greets them by name – even if the guest list tops twenty. Typical of Chabad on campus, yes, but Mendel is only two.

Shlichus
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Good News from Kingston Ave

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — There is some exciting news about our own Kingston Ave, two new shops have opened in recent weeks and many shops have upgraded their store fronts, also the Department of Transportation has done some much needed repair work on Kingston Ave.

More in the Extended Article!

Crown Heights News
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Joshua Runyan - Chabad.edu
An information table at the University of Illinois at Urbana
URBANA, IL — As a freshman, Melisa Garber went looking for Jewish activities on campus. The Dartmouth College women and gender studies major, now a senior, ended up at Shabbat dinners with other students in an atmosphere, she said, not all that different from the youth functions she attended as a high school student in Miami.

“It was so superficial, very socially-oriented,” she explained. “It was very much about who you went to dinner with.”

As Classes Begin, Chabad Houses Welcome Students With Open Doors and Open Arms

Joshua Runyan – Chabad.edu
An information table at the University of Illinois at Urbana

URBANA, IL — As a freshman, Melisa Garber went looking for Jewish activities on campus. The Dartmouth College women and gender studies major, now a senior, ended up at Shabbat dinners with other students in an atmosphere, she said, not all that different from the youth functions she attended as a high school student in Miami.

“It was so superficial, very socially-oriented,” she explained. “It was very much about who you went to dinner with.”

Shlichus
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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Are you having youth or adult programs for the Yomim Tovim??

Here comes another hit from the International Moshiach Campaign! 'High Holiday Jewpardy with Moshiach bonus' It is a multi functional game in which you can play it on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur or on Succos in your Sukkah! This game is designed especially for your youth and adult programs! Jewish Jewpardy is a hit for all ages!

More info and full flyer in the Extended Article!

Att Shluchim: Free ‘Jewpardy’ Game!

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Are you having youth or adult programs for the Yomim Tovim??

Here comes another hit from the International Moshiach Campaign! ‘High Holiday Jewpardy with Moshiach bonus’ It is a multi functional game in which you can play it on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur or on Succos in your Sukkah! This game is designed especially for your youth and adult programs! Jewish Jewpardy is a hit for all ages!

More info and full flyer in the Extended Article!

Shlichus
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2007 Chabad Telethon to Honor Robert Kite

Michael R. Meredith – Chabad.com
Robert Kite at the opening day of California’s legendary Ontario Motor Speedway in 1970. (Photo: Robert Kite)

LOS ANGELES, CA — One of the highlights of the upcoming Chabad “To Life” Telethon will be the presentation of the Lamplighter Humanitarian Award to internationally recognized architect Robert Kite for his dedication to helping the children of Chabad’s Running Springs campus.

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