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Tamir Goodman, a Jewish basketball player, hangs out with the son of Lubavitch House director Rabbi Levi Haskelevich on Saturday. Goodman spoke about his basketball career at a Shabbat dinner the night before. (Photo by: Antonio Macasieb)

It's not every day a rising basketball phenom hands back a full scholarship to one of the top college teams in the nation.

For Tamir Goodman, the decision came without hesitation.

At a Jewish Shabbat dinner held on campus last Friday, Goodman spoke to students of the inseparable roles basketball and religion have played in his life.

‘Jewish Jordan’ Discusses Career over Shabbat Dinner

Tamir Goodman, a Jewish basketball player, hangs out with the son of Lubavitch House director Rabbi Levi Haskelevich on Saturday. Goodman spoke about his basketball career at a Shabbat dinner the night before. (Photo by: Antonio Macasieb)

It’s not every day a rising basketball phenom hands back a full scholarship to one of the top college teams in the nation.

For Tamir Goodman, the decision came without hesitation.

At a Jewish Shabbat dinner held on campus last Friday, Goodman spoke to students of the inseparable roles basketball and religion have played in his life.

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Avremel Liberow (London, UK) to Faigy Rapoport (Clarks Summit, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)


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The Rebbe addresses the children at the Lag BaOmer Parade 1957, Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.

PIcture of the Day! The Rebbe at Lag BaOmer Parade 1957

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The Rebbe addresses the children at the Lag BaOmer Parade 1957, Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.

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Sunday night, at the banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim, JEM premiered its latest release titled: Seeds - Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim inspire, one by one., the DVD is the latest in the popular Kinus Hashluchim series.

The DVD focuses on the importance the Rebbe, placed on every single individual.

More in the Extended Article!

New JEM Release – Seeds

Sunday night, at the banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim, JEM premiered its latest release titled: Seeds – Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim inspire, one by one., the DVD is the latest in the popular Kinus Hashluchim series.

The DVD focuses on the importance the Rebbe, placed on every single individual.

More in the Extended Article!

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NY Times Blog
The New York State Public Service Commission ordered Consolidated Edison today to return $18 million to its customers for failing to provide safe and reliable service in 2006, a year that included a nine-day blackout that began in Long Island City, Queens, and affected 170,000 people. The highly critical decision could affect Con Edison’s request for a substantial increase in electric rates.

“One of the commission’s foremost areas of concern is to ensure that electric distribution systems are safe and reliable,” said the commission’s chairwoman, Patricia L. Acampora. “Con Edison did not meet four targets for systemwide reliability in 2006. As a result of the utility’s failure to meet these important targets, shareholders are directed to provide a credit to ratepayers. Hopefully, this sends a message to Con Edison that they must be diligent in efforts to maintain a reliable network, or they will face financial consequences.”

Con Edison Is Ordered to Return $18 Million to Customers

NY Times Blog

The New York State Public Service Commission ordered Consolidated Edison today to return $18 million to its customers for failing to provide safe and reliable service in 2006, a year that included a nine-day blackout that began in Long Island City, Queens, and affected 170,000 people. The highly critical decision could affect Con Edison’s request for a substantial increase in electric rates.

“One of the commission’s foremost areas of concern is to ensure that electric distribution systems are safe and reliable,” said the commission’s chairwoman, Patricia L. Acampora. “Con Edison did not meet four targets for systemwide reliability in 2006. As a result of the utility’s failure to meet these important targets, shareholders are directed to provide a credit to ratepayers. Hopefully, this sends a message to Con Edison that they must be diligent in efforts to maintain a reliable network, or they will face financial consequences.”

NYC News
Joshua Runyan and Dovid Zaklikowski

Image caption: Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, third from right, and his family sit down with Sephardic Jewish leaders in Morocco.

BROOKLYN, NY — Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, who was one of the leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch educational activities in Morocco for close to 50 years, died Saturday night in New York. He was 91.

The news came as a shock to the thousands of Lubavitch emissaries who had gathered in New York for their annual international conference.

Force Behind Growth of Moroccan Jewry Passed Away at 91

Joshua Runyan and Dovid Zaklikowski

Image caption: Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, third from right, and his family sit down with Sephardic Jewish leaders in Morocco.

BROOKLYN, NY — Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, who was one of the leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch educational activities in Morocco for close to 50 years, died Saturday night in New York. He was 91.

The news came as a shock to the thousands of Lubavitch emissaries who had gathered in New York for their annual international conference.

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Photo Gallery #2 of Kinus HaShluchim Banquet

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — This is the second gallery from the Kinus HaShluchim at pier 94. In this gallery the banquet begins, with the nearly 500 kids from the ‘Yaldei HaShluchim’ camp marching in singing with the band. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky then welcomed everybody to the banquet and asked Rabbi Halperin and Rabbi Begun to say the kaptilach of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (55 Pictures)

Photo Galleries
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A car pulled over on Kingston Ave. - Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Ticket blitzing in Crown Heights isn’t unfamiliar, though this time it’s the timing that has resident up in arms.

With the International Conference of Shluchim underway in Crown Heights, police have added lots of extra patrols, both by foot and by car, with the addition of car 1733, also known as the ticket car.

Ticket Blitz in Crown Heights Leaves Residents Fuming

A car pulled over on Kingston Ave. – Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Ticket blitzing in Crown Heights isn’t unfamiliar, though this time it’s the timing that has resident up in arms.

With the International Conference of Shluchim underway in Crown Heights, police have added lots of extra patrols, both by foot and by car, with the addition of car 1733, also known as the ticket car.

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Photo Gallery #1 of Kinus HaShluchim Banquet

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — This is the first gallery from the Kinus HaShluchim at pier 94, (just yards away from where the Frierdiker Rebbe first stepped into the United States). In this gallery you will see some last last minute preparation and as the hall started to fill up. More to come. ENJOY!

More pictures in the Extended Article! (57 pictures)

Photo Galleries
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Mazal Tov! – Its a Girl!

I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a good friend Shmuli and his wife Chanie (nee Lasker) Turk (Crown Heights) on the birth of their first born baby girl!

May the newborn be an endless source of Nachas to her parents, grand parents and Klal Yisroel!

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