B"H Friday, 24 Elul 5770 | September 03 2010
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A First!
 New Kindergarten Opened in Irkutsk 
Photograph: FJC
"It is highly symbolic that today’s ribbon at the kindergarten’s entrance was cut by the oldest member of the Irkutsk Jewish community, Boris Gornykh, who just celebrated his 100th birthday last week. A three-year-old girl handed him the scissors for the ceremony ■ more
    
 
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
    
 
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
    
 
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
    
 
Boruch Dayan HoEmes
 R' Ben Tzion Garelik, OB"M 

 With sadness we report the passing of R' Bentzion ben R' Chaim Meir, ob"m, Garelik, ob"m, at the age of 85 ■ The levaye will take place at 6:00 PM, at the Merkozi Shul in Kfar Chabad ■ more

    
 
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
    
 
Urgent Appeal to Anash
 Help a Young Shliach in Need 
Photograph: Illustration
 As we enter the Yomim Nora’im we hope you will use this opportunity to reach out to a young member of our community who is in need of your help. There is a young Shliach who was recently diagnosed with a severe life threatening illness, r"l. He and his family are doing everything in their power to help him, b'ezras Hashem, come to a complete recovery ■ more
    
 
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
    
 
Boruch Dayan HoEmes
 Rabbi Sholom Dovber Chanzin, OB"M 
 With sadness we report the untimely passing of HoRav HaTomim Sholom Dovber Chanzin, ob"m, of Petach Tikvah.  The nifter is the son of Rabbi Dovid Chanzizn, ob"m, member of the Lubavitcher Bais Din ■ more
    
 
Updated: Katmandu, Nepal
 Chabad Coordinating Recovery Efforts 
Photograph: Illustration
Volunteers from the ZAKA rescue and recovery organization have arrived in Nepal to assist in the recovery and identification of Irina Shekhets, the American Jewish tourist who was killed in a plane crash a week ago ■ They are working in full cooperation with the Chabad House in Katmandu, which is coordinating the recovery efforts ■ more
    
 
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
    
 
Even Hapinah in Nashville
 Chabad Center for Jewish Life 
Chabad House Nashville
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
    
 
$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

    
 
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
    
 
Ramenskoye, Russia
 Chanukas HaBayis of 770 
The Jewish community of Ramenskoye (about 30 miles south-east of Moscow), in the Moscow Region, celebrated the inauguration of its new shul. The shul is a replica of “770” Eastern Parkway, Lubavitcher World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York ■ more
    
 
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
    
 
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
    
 
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
    
 
Shocking Development
 Vandals Desecrate Sichos Kodesh 
Photograph: B'chadrei Charedim
 In a shocking and disturbing attack on the Rebbe's Sichos Kodesh, and other Lubavitcher publications, so called 'sikrikim' from Meah Shearim in Yerushalyim shredded the printed material and spread the papers in the neighborhood ■ more
    
 
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
    
 
Merkos Shlichus:
 Reaching the Uninvolved 
Tmimim Ephraim Oster and Yisroel Sternbach just completed an intense 2 week visit to Town of Mont Royal, Montreal. Under the guidance of Chabad TMR director Rabbi Moshe Krasnanski they divided their day between appointments with local Jewish businessman and family visitations ■ more
    
 

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