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by Avraham Berkowitz - Chabad.org

Last August, I was visiting my grandparents at their home in Los Angeles. I live in Moscow and travel often to the US, and I try to make it a priority to fly to L.A. at least once a year to visit.

Sitting in the living room with my grandparents on that summer night, I inquired about a family member who was turning thirteen and whether he will be having a Bar Mitzvah, and how I could help him celebrate one.

Grandpa’s Bar Mitzvah

by Avraham Berkowitz – Chabad.org

Last August, I was visiting my grandparents at their home in Los Angeles. I live in Moscow and travel often to the US, and I try to make it a priority to fly to L.A. at least once a year to visit.

Sitting in the living room with my grandparents on that summer night, I inquired about a family member who was turning thirteen and whether he will be having a Bar Mitzvah, and how I could help him celebrate one.

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Uriel and Mushky (nee Dubov) Hillel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Dovid and Chaya (nee Gordon) Drizin from Los Angeles, CA had a baby boy!
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Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
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Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
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Nelson out for two Days, Re-Arrested

Nelson being arrested last year – Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Crown Heights’s most known and notorious car thief Terrance (Derrik) Nelson was arrested yesterday after he broke into a car and pulled out a knife on the owner.

More in the Extended Article.

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DRIVERS BEWARE! TAKE NOTE!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The intersection of Brooklyn Ave and Lefferts Ave has turned into a big source of income for the City as unsuspecting drivers are continuing to make the right turn from Brooklyn Ave onto Lefferts Ave, which is illegal during the stated hours.

Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM then again between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM it is illegal to make that right turn, regardless if it’s a school day or not.

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Leaving Erev Shabbos from the country, heading home to Crown Heights and taking precaution with extra traveling time, was the plan…Figuring Woodbury Commons Outlets were only about an hour and half from NY, we decided to stop. Still having enough time to make our way back, we started our journey; a journey that began with complete panic and ended with total appreciation.

Who would have known that traffic on the inbound George Washington Bridge would be so backed up? With no movement in site, we were clearly at a standstill. Our first thoughts; the famous story of our dear uncle, Rabbi Levitansky ob”m, stuck at the gas station the entire Shabbos. We strongly believed that everything would work out. The only differences were; we were traveling with six people (the two of us, our 20 month old twins, newborn baby and sister-in-law) and were headed towards the bridge with no gas station in sight…

Breathe in breathe out…

Continued in the extended article.

This past Shabbos, I was touched…

Leaving Erev Shabbos from the country, heading home to Crown Heights and taking precaution with extra traveling time, was the plan…Figuring Woodbury Commons Outlets were only about an hour and half from NY, we decided to stop. Still having enough time to make our way back, we started our journey; a journey that began with complete panic and ended with total appreciation.

Who would have known that traffic on the inbound George Washington Bridge would be so backed up? With no movement in site, we were clearly at a standstill. Our first thoughts; the famous story of our dear uncle, Rabbi Levitansky ob”m, stuck at the gas station the entire Shabbos. We strongly believed that everything would work out. The only differences were; we were traveling with six people (the two of us, our 20 month old twins, newborn baby and sister-in-law) and were headed towards the bridge with no gas station in sight…

Breathe in breathe out…

Continued in the extended article.

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PETA Gunning for Kappores again

Last years Kapores.

An animal rights group is calling for a New York state investigation into kapporos in Brooklyn.

For the second year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has complained about the High Holidays ritual of swinging a chicken over one’s head, a sin transference ceremony.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yitzchok and Mimmy (nee Eber) Sebbag (Shluchim to Passaic, NJ) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

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The students of the Yeshivah in Melbourne studying. Standing: First Rosh Yeshivah Rabbi Yaakov Eliezer Herzog (next to the Shtender), The Menahel Rabbi Yehoshua Shneur Zalman Serebryanski (far left), HaRav Schneur Chaim Hakohen Gutnick and Harav Sholom Hakohen Gutnick.

Picture of the Day! – Yeshivah Gedolah Melbourne 1967

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The students of the Yeshivah in Melbourne studying. Standing: First Rosh Yeshivah Rabbi Yaakov Eliezer Herzog (next to the Shtender), The Menahel Rabbi Yehoshua Shneur Zalman Serebryanski (far left), HaRav Schneur Chaim Hakohen Gutnick and Harav Sholom Hakohen Gutnick.

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Hachnosas Safer Torah in Memory of Izzy Woonteiler OBM

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last year a Lubavitcher Bochur Yisroel (Izzy) Woonteiler was killed in a fatal accident in Los Angeles, California when a pickup truck hit him as he was getting out of his car.

Yesterday, marking his first yahrtzeit his parents Reuven and Basya Wintheiler dedicated a new Sefer Torah in 770 that they had written especially in his memory.

More pictures and a video in the Extended Article! (photos by Meir Elfasi – Shturem.net)

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Casey and Devorah (nee Klein) Mahr (Postville, IA) on the birth of their son.

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

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Mid Hudson News
ALBANY, NY — The New York State Thruway Authority and State Police Troop T Thursday announced that “Operation Summer Brake” will take place beginning Monday, August 25, 2008 through Friday, August 29.

“As the summer travel season comes to a close, the Authority reminds motorists to drive responsibly and to remain alert and aware of their surroundings,” said Thruway Authority Executive Director Michael Fleischer. “Although everyone is eager to get to their destination, please remember to be cautious while traveling through construction zones, always wear your seat belts, and never drink and drive.”

From August 25 through August 29, Members of State Police Troop T, dedicated solely to conducting speed and aggressive driving enforcement, will be deployed daily along the New York State Thruway.

“Operation Summer Brake” Enforcement

Mid Hudson News

ALBANY, NY — The New York State Thruway Authority and State Police Troop T Thursday announced that “Operation Summer Brake” will take place beginning Monday, August 25, 2008 through Friday, August 29.

“As the summer travel season comes to a close, the Authority reminds motorists to drive responsibly and to remain alert and aware of their surroundings,” said Thruway Authority Executive Director Michael Fleischer. “Although everyone is eager to get to their destination, please remember to be cautious while traveling through construction zones, always wear your seat belts, and never drink and drive.”

From August 25 through August 29, Members of State Police Troop T, dedicated solely to conducting speed and aggressive driving enforcement, will be deployed daily along the New York State Thruway.

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Saratoga’s Shalom Success!

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY [CHI] — Young and old, from as close as Albany and as far as Israel joined to celebrate Jewish food, art and music in the heart of Saratoga’s historic Congress Park. Rabbi Abba Rubin, director of the sponsoring Saratoga Chabad, called the event a major success with over 800 people enjoying the festival.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The scene of the accident on the Interstate 690.

Joseph Levin didn't notice the truck in front of him Thursday morning until concrete and dust from the pedestrian bridge over Interstate 690 rained down on his car.

“It was like an explosion,” said Levin, a volunteer EMT from Brooklyn.

Hatzalah Makes Big Kiddush Hashem on I-690

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The scene of the accident on the Interstate 690.

Joseph Levin didn’t notice the truck in front of him Thursday morning until concrete and dust from the pedestrian bridge over Interstate 690 rained down on his car.

“It was like an explosion,” said Levin, a volunteer EMT from Brooklyn.

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