Canoe Team Member Chooses Rosh Hashana Over Race

Honolulu, HI – To build the abs, the muscle and cardio endurance it takes to cross 41 miles of Pacific blue in an outrigger canoe race, Karen Dunai maintained a punishing fourteen hours a week training regimen, but a spiritual crisis that pitted her sport against Rosh Hashanah nearly pushed her to the limit.

Open Door Policy Draws Newcomers To Shul

Monroe, NJ – Sometimes it takes 40 years for Chabad’s open door, no tickets required policy on the High Holidays to bear fruit.

At Debbie’s Luncheonette on Troy Avenue in Brooklyn, in the 1960’s, there was pot roast on the menu and a young Jacob Roitman behind the counter, helping out whenever Debbie, his mom, needed an extra hand.

Presidential Message: Rosh Hashanah, 5767

I send greetings to those around the world celebrating Rosh Hashanah.

During these holy days, Jewish people begin the new year by answering the call of the Shofar and gathering in synagogues. It is a time to reflect on the past, celebrate the beginning of life, and welcome the promise of the future with a spirit of renewal and hope.

On this sacred holiday, I appreciate the Jewish people for your efforts to ensure that your values and traditions are passed on to future generations. As you begin the Days of Awe, your faith in the Almighty reminds us of the gift of religious freedom in our country and helps make the world a more hopeful place.

Laura and I send our best wishes for a peaceful Rosh Hashanah.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Kinnus Hashluchim Registration Opens

As everyone is preparing for the high holidays there are some Shluchim that are thinking a month ahead.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Merkos Vaad Hakinus Hashluchim who have been working all summer to arrange and organize this years Kinnus.

The registration for this year’s Kinnus and banquet has opened which will be held in a new and much bigger facility that could accommodate up to 4000 people in order to handle the growing number of Shluchim and Balibatim.

Robbery of a Bike Lands a 12 Year Old in Police Custody

Wednesday afternoon at Mincha in the Darchei Menachem Yeshiva on Eastern Parkway one of the students alerted one of the staff members, CP, to three Black youths hanging out in the schools front yard and eyeing the bikes that were parked there. CP made his way downstairs with a few of the students to ask the youths to leave when one of the students noticed his bike was missing.

Immediately after CP saw one of the youth fleeing on the bike and began chasing after the youth who was fleeing up Kingston then made a right turn onto St. Johns Pl. with CP hot on his trail when he called out to the thief that if he leaves the bike police would not be involved, which is when the youth dropped the bike and continued running on foot yet the pursuit continued with the thief now on foot and the pursuer on the bike.

New 2.3 Million Dollar Shlichus Initiative Now Underway!

After months of extensive planning, preparation and training, the first 10 Shluchei Mivtzah Torah will now be embarking upon their new groundbreaking shlichus. An additional six Shluchei Mivtzah Torah are being finalized shortly, while seventeen others are in the midst of the interview process.

The first 10 Shluchei Mivtzah Torah will be taking up positions in Atlanta, GA, Palo Alto, CA, Great Neck, NY, Portland, OR Providence, RI, Chicago, IL, Florida, and three additional locations in Canada.

Yet Another Attempted Mugging At Gun Point, In Broad Daylight

Yesterday [Wednesday] afternoon at around 4:00 a woman pushing a stroller with her child on Crown St between Brooklyn and Kingston was approached by two Black males one of which was brandishing a gun when they demanded her purse. The woman reacted by running out to the middle of the street and began screaming for help.

The two perps began fleeing towards Brooklyn Ave when the police was notified and responded immediately. The gun toting mugger was apprehended and taken down to the Precinct where the victim successfully picked the perp out of a lineup.