Chabad and Jewish Chasidic Records for Sale on eBay!

33 RPM, What’s that? Well nowadays you would hear iPod, CD or even (gasp!) Tape! But once upon a time there was a turn table that spun at 33 RPM and played music in mono, this was also known as a record player. An eBay Seller recently listed a whole list of records for sale, some of the titles include Avraham Fried’s Goodbye Golus and Mordechai Ben David’s Hold On among many other titles, some of which are still in the original shrink wrapping!

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MARATHON: Rabbi on the run

Brandeis Chabad rabbi Peretz Chein pulls
away from his competition at Sunday’s Cape
Cod Marathon is Falmouth, Mass.
Photo courtesy of Victoria Ornstein

While walking with his wife Chanie near Central Park last year, Peretz Chein, the 30-year-old rabbi of the Chabad House at Brandeis, watched runners of all ages complete the 2005 New York City Marathon. It was then, in a moment of inspiration, that he decided to attempt something you don’t often expect from a rabbi.

“I thought to myself, ‘I could do this,’ and I told it to everyone next to me,” Chein said. “They laughed at me.”

Nobody was laughing Sunday when Chein successfully completed the 29th annual Cape Cod Marathon in Falmouth, Mass., finishing the 26.2-mile course in four hours and 17 minutes to come in 556th out of 970 runners who made it to the end. He had never run in a marathon before and hadn’t engaged in any sports since the age of 13.

Illegal U-Turn Causes a 4 Car Smashup on Empire

Monday evening at around 7:30pm a small black sedan attempted to make an Illegal U-Turn on Empire Blvd. between Troy and Schenectady and swiped an SUV that was traveling in the opposite side, the impact forced the SUV into the next lane over where a Minivan was and forced it up onto the sidewalk where the driver lost control and smashed into a parked car.

Out of this whole smashup derby there were no reported injuries. Police and FDNY EMS responded to the call, and blocked off Empire coming from Schenectady for nearly two hours.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Vandalism at Jewish Cemetery in Vinnitsa Continues

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Vinnitsa, Ukraine – When representatives of the Jewish Community in Western Ukraine arrived to conduct a burial ceremony for hundreds of limbs scattered in near a public grave in Vinnitsa, they were shocked and horrified to find the damaged cemetery that was looted a few weeks earlier, damaged again! The vandals resumed their treachery in robbing valuables found on remnants of corpses in additional pits they had dug.

The vandalized cemetery is located near the city of Rovno in Western Ukraine which serves as the grave of about 17,500 Jews who were murdered in 1941 and buried in a public grave called Sosoniki.

Where Lenin Was Born, Jewish Life Rebuilds

EJ Tansky – Lubavitch.com
Ulyanovsk’s Jewish teens look on as a mezuzah is posted onto the door of the city’s new Chabad center.

Ulyanovsk, Russia – Every day Rabbi Yossi Marozov passes Lenin’s birthplace, elementary school and high school on his way to his new Chabad center in Ulyanovsk. “I think to myself that my grandfather was killed by Stalin, my grandmother ran away from Russia, and here I am on the street where Lenin was born where we may soon have a public menorah. It feels victorious.”

Gutnick Edition Book of Haftaras has Arrived!

The much loved Gutnick Edition of the Chumash now has a companion, the book of Haftaras. The first book of its kind , each haftarah has a lucid translation, a clear synopsis to grasp the storyline at a glance, notes on historical context together with fascinating Chasidic insights. Includes complete Haftarah cycle for all communites (Ashkenazic, Sefardic and Chabad). The beautiful slip case edition with “leather style” binding makes the ideal gift.

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Yaakov Michoel and Esther (nee Ouaknin ) Salomon (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their firstborn son!

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

Surgery For Shliach Rabbi Sudak

Totally Jewish

London, England — Rabbi Leivi Sudak the popular rabbi of Edgware Lubavitch and writer of the Jewish News column A-Z of Jewish Customs, successfully underwent serious surgery this week to remove a benign tumour in his pituitary gland.

Doctors say his condition is improving daily. Jewish News readers and friends have sent dozens of emails, offering wishes for a speedy recovery and asking for his address to send flowers.

Shomrim Foil Robbery Attempt at Kosher Town

At around 6:45pm a Shomrim member who was working in the vicinity of Kosher Town spotted a Black male exiting the storage basement which is located on Empire and Albany. The Shomrim member immediately called for backup and numerous units responded and followed the suspect into a building across the street.

A Black resident of that building who was standing in the entranceway immediately pointed the Shomrim members in the direction he went; only after a moment or two the man exited the building with a large garbage bag, the resident once again pointed him out. Police had shown up on scene by then and were direct to the suspect whom they stopped and upon confirmation by the witnesses and the store owner that he was the perp they arrested him.

A Letter From A Parent

From the Inbox

Dear residents of Crown Heights,

I am a parent of Ka“h a large family.

My children have and are attending regular Lubavitch schools in Crown Heights and B”H are doing well. My son however, was not doing well in school. He was unhappy and did not enjoy going to school.

He found it hard to stay focused in class and found himself getting easily distracted in a large classroom setting. As a result, he kept himself busy doing “other things”. He found himself strolling the hallways and getting detention often.

Continued in the Extended Article!

Kingston Shoplifter Strikes, Gets Caught

At around 4:45 PM today, Sunday, Shomrim received a call that a Black female just shoplifted from Bargain Center and she was being followed by the manager. Shomrim who had 2 members in the area already, immediately began their pursuit, caught her and held her for the police.

The police arrived on the scene within a few minutes and were very cooperative. After speaking to a couple of Shomrim members and the manager, they arrested her.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Bring in a Detective….

Shturem.net
Rabbi Michoel Lipsker and Rabbi Marozov discussing what to do with bochurim who break into the kitchen

In this picture we see two unforgettable staff members of 770 who have both passed away: the mashgiach in Bes Midrash Rabbi Sholom Marozov and the mashgiach in the kitchen Rabbi Michoel Lipskar as they are discussing what to do with bochurim who break into the pantry to take food without permission.

Car Vandalized

Sometime Motzoi Shabbos a Lubavitcher’s Car that was parked in front of 770 Empire Blvd (between Troy and Schenectady) was vandalized. All of the tires were slashed and the front windshield was smashed.

Police were called, and handled the situation very professionally. A police report was filed.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Synagogue in Russia Vandalized

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Vladivostok, Russia – Swastikas, anti-Semitic slogans and the words “Jews, get away to Israel” were discovered on the walls of the synagogue in Vladivostok, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia reported.

Israel Silberstein, rabbi of the Russian seaport on the Pacific, did not rule out the possibility that the incident was connected to a rally held last week by local radical nationalists and neo-Nazi skinheads. The incident was the third in recent weeks in which vandals targeted Russian synagogues. Previously, synagogues in Astrakhan in southern Russia and in Khabarovsk, also in the Russian Far East, were vandalized.