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| Surprise Call!
Monsey Welcomes Mrs. Leah Rubashkin |  | | Photograph: Shturem Archives | Last night, more than forty women from the greater Monsey community gathered at the home of Devorah Goldstein to welcome Mrs. Leah Rubashkin and her family, who have recently moved here from Postville, Iowa ■ more
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| Rabbi & Mrs. Berel Zaklikofsky
New Shluchim Join the Rebbe's Army |  | | Photograph: Shmais | New Shluchim enlist in the Rebbe's Army: Rabbi & Mrs. Berel and Chana Rivka Zaklikofsky of Crown Heights will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Goodyear, AZ a fast-growing city in Arizona ■ more
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| Mazel Tov, Crown Heights!
The New Rov is ...Rabbi YY Braun |  | | Photograph: chpictures.blogspot.com | Mazel Tov to the Rebbe's Shchuna on the election of their new Rov- Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun. Approximately 2000 Crown Heights residents came out to vote, and Rabbi Braun got 994 votes ■ more
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| Gallery of the Day
Crown Heights Chooses a Rov |  | | Photograph: Crown Heights Picture Blog | Close to 600 Crown Heights members of Anash have come out to choose the third Rov for the Beis Din, until now. The three candidates are Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky, Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun, and Rabbi Immanuel Chaviv ■ more 
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| Didan Notzach!
11 Moisdos Make it to the Top |  | | Didan Notzach! | Photograph: Shturem | The following Moisdos have made it to the top. The top 20 vote-getting schools and each of their proposed programs are currently being verified to ensure compliance with official contest rules, terms and conditions. Once verified, official winners will be announced ■ more
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| B"H Shluchim Safe
Earthquake in New Zealand |  | | Rabbi Goldstein | Photograph: Shturem Archives | “I can still feel tremors, right now at 10:50pm. My family and I are currently staying at a friends house, since a portion of our roof has fallen in over the dining room. Thank G-d there were no fatalities and very few injuries – it’s a real miracle ■ more
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| In Memory Of A Shlucha
A New Yom-Tov Neshek Campaign |  | The email below was just sent out to Shluchim. This was a hachloto that was made at the Mid Atlantic Regional Kinus recently held in Virginia. Every Lubavitcher woman and girl should do her utmost to join in and promote Mivtza Neshek today and Erev Rosh HaShana ■ more
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| Chabad of Nassau County
VIP Meeting with Shluchim |  | | Photograph: CHI | County Executive Edward P. Mangano welcomed a group of Chabad Shluchim to Nassau County. Mr Mangano expressed his best wishes to community for the New Year and showed particular great interest in the ongoing programs and ever expanding Chabad Centers around the County ■ more
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| Chabad of Merrick
CTeen Opens New Chapter |  | | Photograph: Merrick Patch | The intention is to give every Jewish teen the opportunity to learn more, grow spiritually, and have a good time while becoming more involved in their Jewish community. CTeens is open to all Jewish teens in the community regardless of affiliation ■ more
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| Updated- Introducing: LOL
Empowering the Bochur Shliach |  | After months of preparation, the newly formed organization, UNZERE KINDER (LOL) LIGHT OUR LAMPS has finally been launched. Its mission statement and purpose is to promote educational and inspirational events and training sessions to help our very own Anash children in the school system ■ more
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| Rubashkin Update
Lewin Files New Motion |  | the Lewins filed today a motion to stay the appeal till the rule 33 motion is ruled on. It is a very strong motion (attached). He also attached to it a very impressive affidavit from a professor from Arizona who is an expert on ethics ■ more
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| NCFJE
Released Time Training Seminar for Tmimim |  | | Photograph: CHI | Tmimim learning in 770 gathered for a training seminar for the upcoming year’s Released Time program organized by the NCFJE ■ Rabbi Mentz then stressed the importance of getting to know and maintaining a connection with the parents ■ more
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| Chabad of Pierce County
From a Dream to Reality |  | | Photograph: The News Tribune/ Peter Haley | On Sunday, more than 100 people gathered on the future lot of the temple at 2146 N. Mildred St. for a groundbreaking ceremony and Torah dedication for Chabad of Pierce County ■ “The dream of the Jewish community is about to become a reality,” Rabbi Zalman Heber told the joyous crowd ■ more | | | |
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| Even Hapinah in Nashville
Chabad Center for Jewish Life |  | | Chabad House Nashville | At the groundbreaking two cornerstones were placed at the foundation of the building. One is from Germany, part of a synagogue destroyed in the holocaust. The other is from Israel ■ more
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| $6,480,597
Annual Telethon Concluded |  | | Photograph: The Cool Jew | The Chabad West Coast Telethon came to a successful end, with a grand total of i$6,480,597 in donations ■ more 
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| At Last
Volume 15: Igros of the Frierdiker Rebbe |  | | Photograph: Shturem | After years of waiting, Volume 15 of the Frierdiker Rebbe's Igrois Koidesh has been printed and is available to the public. The volume contains never before published Igrois to the the Rebbe and Rebbetzin ■ more
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| Gearing Up
Photo of the Day |  | | Photograph: Boruch Ezagui | The Chabad of West Coast Annual Telethon will be aired live tonight, and Boruch Ezagui was out snapping photos of the feverish last minute preparations ■ more
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| Port Washington
Chabad Torah Academy Closes |  | | Photograph: Illustration/ Chabad of Port Washington | Rabbi Shalom Paltiel, the dean of the school and the rabbi of the Chabad of Port Washington, attributed the closure to financial reasons and the establishment of a similar day school by the Chabad of Great Neck ■ more
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| Hatzala at the Scene
Tomim Injured in Accident |  | | Photograph: CHI | An American Tomim was struck by a car as he was crossing the Eastern Parkway service lane at the end of last week ■ A large crowd of spectators gathered at the scene, and a number joined the driver, a black woman, and together they began accusing ‘the Jews’ of ‘setting up the accident ■ more
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| Reston, Virginia
Mid- Atlantic Kinus HaShluchim |  | | Photograph: Bentzi Sasson | Last Wednesday, close to 50 shluchim from the Mid-Atlantic area - comprising of New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington and Delaware – gathered for a Regional Kinus at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia ■ more | | | |
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| Rabbi & Mrs. Meir Rivkin
New Shluchim Join the Rebbe's Army |  | Mazel Tov: Rabbi & Mrs. Meir & Simi Rivkin of Crown Heights will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Granada Hills, CA, where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish community ■ more
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