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Rockland Chabad Houses Pay Tribute To Jewish Women


The women’s groups of the three local Chabad centers in Rockland County united this week for a beautiful end-of-year Women’s event entitled “A Tribute to the Jewish Woman”.

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$12k Grant to Chabad Teachers


9 Chabad teachers chosen by the Menachem Education Foundation will be dividing between them a $12,000 grant from Jerry and Sharon Eisenberg.
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1,500 Bochurim To Fly In


An in-depth program focusing on the Rebbe's Torah is awaiting the 1,500 yeshiva bochurim coming in for Gimmel Tammuz.
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NYPD Boots Lubavitcher for Beard


Fishel Litzman, who was just a month away from joining the NYPD, was fired because he refused to cut his beard.
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2 Arrested in France Attack


French police said Wednesday they detained 2 suspects in connection with an attack on Chabad students in Lyon, France.
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"There's No Shidduch Crisis"


A renowned Chabad author and teacher tells Nshei Chabad Newsletter this month why "there's not a shidduch crisis" and whether a shaddchan is always needed.
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New Center for Cape Coral



A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the opening of the new Chabad Center for Cape Coral, Florida, led by Shluchim Yossi and Rivky Labkowski.
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Shabbos at the Ohel (and Hotel)


There will be tents for the masses spending Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz at the Rebbe's Ohel, and there will also be hotel accommodations with a wealth of amenities.
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Kosher Food Banks on the Rise


In response to the growing needs of their communities, some Chabad Centers have started new food banks to help families hardest hit by the economic downturn.
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Gimmel Tammuz with an RSVP


With numbers only growing, Ohel Chabad-Lubavitch opened an RSVP website for those coming for Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz.

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Ceiling Caves in on Historic Shul


The ceiling of the historic synagogue at 17 Rue des Rosiers in Paris, where the Rebbe davened, caved in on Wednesday.

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Post Shavuos Kinus Torah


A Kinus Torah was held this week in 770 Eastern Parkway with Kfar Chabad Rabbi Mordechai Ashkenazi, Natzeret Ilit Rabbi Yeshaya Hertzel and Rabbi Gedalya Axelrod of Haifa delivering shiurim.

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Prophetic Words By Lubavitcher Rebbe Keeps Israeli Firm Digging For Diamonds


Somewhere in the Carmel hills of northern Israel, diamond exploration company Shefa Yamim hopes to uncover the exact spot where faith meets science.

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$2.4 Million 770 Replica in Tacoma


After a two-year legal battle and nearly a year of construction, Chabad of Tacoma, Washington, led by Rabbi Zalman Heber, is about to open its $2.4 million center, a replica of 770 Eastern Parkway.

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IDF Chief of Staff Says Kaddish


Visiting Beijing, IDF chief of staff Lt. General Benny Gantz came to Chabad to see its school and say Kaddish for his mother.
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Fire Stops at Rebbe's Photo

A fire broke out Tuesday at a storefront in the Naot Lon neighborhood in Beer Sheva, but stopped a few centimeters from a photo of the Rebbe in the next door Chabad House. None were hurt.

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Rabbi Gutnick lunch and learn at Chabad of Melbourne CBD


Gutnick spoke today at the Chabad of Melbourne CBD about "The Secret to Jewish Unity". He began with the famous teaching on the pasuk "Vayichan shom yisroel neged hohor", loosely translated as "The Jewish people camped opposite the mountain". However the word "vayichan" literally translates as "and he camped" in the singular tense.

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Rabbi Levy: Not Our Fault


CrownHeights.CH report about Trader Joe's Chocolate Chips becoming dairy became a sensation. Now OK Kosher head Rabbi Don Yoel Levy speaks out.
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Texan Wins 32'' Photo of Rebbe


Enrique Montes, a resident of Austin, Texas, will now have a photo of the Rebbe to hang up in his home - it will be his first.

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"Become the Yeshaya Schtroks"


On the day of his Shloshim, a friend of teacher Rabbi Yeshaya Schtroks OBM writes about how he can be remembered - share with others what he shared with you.
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All Talmidim Shluchim Gather


The group of 'Talmidim Shluchim' in Chabad Yeshivos in Israel spent a recent Shabbos together in Tzfas where they were inspired by farbrengens with Shluchim and mashpiim.

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This Sunday: Siyum Hashas And Yarchei Kallah


Renewing a tradition that took place for more than 20 years, Chovevei Torah Mesivta & Beis Medrash will be holding a Yarchei Kallah in preparation for the Yom Tov celebrating Matan Torah Shiurim by Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, Mashpia in Chovevei Torah; Rabbi Boruch Lesches, Rov of Monsey; Rabbi Zushe Winner, Rosh Yeshiva of Chovevei Torah; Rabbi Shmuel Kuperman, Magid Shiur in Mesivta and Rabbi Yosef Barber, Rosh Machon Smicha of Chovevei Torah A Yeshiva Bochur will do a Siyum Hashas, after spending the past three years learning the whole Shas outside Seder Hours The night will be dedicated to a Farbrengen with Rabbi Akiva Wagner, Rosh Yeshiva of Toronto.
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Friendship Circles Vying For Free Toyota Cars


Your favorite charity could win a minivan that can accommodate children in wheelchairs, or maybe an SUV or a full-size pickup truck to transport equipment and people to an event On Monday, online voting started for Toyota's 100 Cars for Good, a program that awards a vehicle to 100 charities nationwide Two Chabad organizations are participating in this year's program: Friendship Circle of South Bay in Redondo Beach and Ariella's Friendship Circle in Dix Hills.
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Foreclosure on Fourth Florida Chabad House


Wells Fargo bank is foreclosing on Chabad of Boca Raton — including its synagogue and preschool — for not paying on its $2 million mortgage since November, according to a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court They join Chabad of Boynton Beach, Chabad of Palm Beach and Chabad Educational Center in North Miami.
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$750,000 Donation To the Shver


Clothier David Schottenstein donated $750,000 to Chabad's Russian Community Center in Montreal, headed by his father-in-law.
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