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Terror Threat? Indian Police Stationed Around Chabad Houses

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Chabad Houses in Himachal Pradesh, India

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Dharamkot is referred to as the “Tel Aviv of the hills” for being a favourite spot of Israeli tourists ● In the wake of threat to Israeli tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh, the state police have scaled up security at tourist destinations frequented by Israeli tourists, especially Chabad Houses in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh ● Full Story

Chabad House Destroyed By Earthquake

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A strong magnitude-6.0 earthquake rocked Northern California’s scenic Napa wine country around 3:20 a.m. Sunday morning, injuring more than 100 people, and causing significant damage to many buildings, including Chabad of Napa Valley, directed by Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum ● Full Story, Pictures, Donate

America’s Future Jewry Saved By CTeen

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More than 1,000 Jewish teens from across the globe have gathered this week in West Bloomfield, Michigan for the annual JCC Maccabi Games and ArtFest ● CTeen, Chabad’s Teen Network, directed by Rabbi Shimon Rivkin, have taken upon themselves to ensure the young Jewish teens have all their Jewish needs, distributing Shabbos candles to the girls, and putting on Tefillin with the boys ● Pictures

$8,000 In 6 Minutes!

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During a Saturday, Aug. 2 service at Chabad Lubavitch of Riverdale, concern was strong among congregants as Israel was immersed in the heaviest fighting it has seen in years. One member of the synagogue called for donations for a mobile bomb shelter in Ashdod ● Rabbi Levi Shemtov said within six minutes, his congregation had raised about $8,000 ● Full Story

Met Council Considers Lubavitcher For CEO Position

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The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (The Met Council) is considering hiring Rabbi Moshe Wiener, head of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, to replace departing CEO David Frankel, and would be the first ultra-Orthodox Jew in recent memory to lead a major mainstream non-Orthodox Jewish charity ● Full Story

Where The Rebbe Lives

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Campers and staff at Chayolei Hamelech, the camp where the Rebbe lives, posed for group pictures before the summer ended ● Pictures

32,319 Lines of Torah For The Rebbe

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For its 8^th straight year since its inception, campers of Camp Gan Israel Florida Overnight presented the Rebbe with a beautiful gift; a total of 32,319 lines of Torah; Mishnayos, Tanya, Siddur and Yediyos Kloliyos were learned as part of the camp’s annual Mishnayos Be’Al Peh program – with results far surpassing the achievements of last year ● Full Story, Pictures

The Summer of Their Lives

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The Eighth-Grade Program (EGP) of Camp Chayolei Hamelech in Pennsylvania, concluded the summer of their lives, the summer which marks their last year as “Campers” before going into Yeshivas Kayitz ● Enjoy a collection of pictures of Summer 5774

Newspaper Highlights 10 Years of Community Service

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The Intermountain Jewish News, Colorado’s premier Jewish newspaper, dedicated it’s latest issue to highlighting the tremendous work of the Chabad Shluchim to Southwest Denver, Rabbi & Mrs. Avraham Mintz, who celebrate 10 years of excellent community service, alongside the other two Mintz brothers in Colorado ● Full Story

Flyers With Swatiskas Found Near Chabad House

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When a Jewish storeowner found a flier with swastikas on it underneath the door of his Westwood business, he met with Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, Chabad Shliach to California ● What did Rabbi Cunin do? ● Full Story

Jews Fleeing Anti-Semitism Find Comfort In Montreal

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“Due to the meteoric rise of anti-Semitism in France, there has been an increase of enrollment among French-Jewish students who want to live and study in peace,” explains Rabbi Shlomo Banon, the Chabad Shliach to Université de Montreal (UdeM) ● Full Story

Gan Israel Montreal Grand Finale

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Camp Gan Israel of Montreal, directed by Rabbis Berel & Yisroel Mockin, completed yet another successful summer, with a Grand Banquet honoring the staff and campers who made this summer an unbelievable summer ● Pictures

Canada’s Prison & Rehab Rabbis

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Chabad rabbis in Quebec look out for Jewish prisoners both while they are serving their sentences and after they are released ● Full Story, Video

Rebbe’s Secretary Addresses Kazakhstan Dinner

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In the Summer of 1994, Rabbi Yeshaye Cohen came to Almaty, Kazakhstan to establish Chabad presence in the country. 20 Years later, he celebrates the tremendous success with a Gala Dinner, with a keynote address by the Rebbe’s Secretary Rabbi Leibel Groner ● Pictures

The Rebbe Is Greater Than His Father?

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A few weeks before the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana, passed away, she met with a delegation of Chassidim on the occasion of her husband’s Yohrtzeit, and she said: “I have seen many great personalities, such as my father and my husband, and other great Torah personalities who visited my father’s home, but someone as great as my son (the Rebbe) there never was before him. And the main aspect of his greatness is how he conceals it…” ● Full Story

Over 800 Attend Chabad’s Jewish Summer Fest

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More than 800 people participated in the 10th Annual Jewish Summer Fest at the Jersey Shore on Sunday August 17th. The Event was sponsored by Chabad at the Shore ● Full Story, Pictures

Shluchim Ask Netanyahu To Disregard World Opinion

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The Rebbe’s Shluchim in Israel, released a statement in which they urged Israeli leaders to disregard world opinion and not to stop its war against the terrorists even for one minute, until it completely removes any threat to the residents of the Holy Land ● Full Story

Spending Shabbos With The Rebbe’s Father

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Hundreds of Anash and Shluchim celebrated the past weekend in the Central Chabad House of Almaty, Kazakhstan, directed by the local Shliach Rabbi Yeshaye Cohen, honoring the 7oth Yohrtzeit of HaRav Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, the Rebbe’s father, who is buried in Almaty ● Full Story, Pictures

SGP Discovers Japanese Cuisine

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The Seventh Grade Program (SGP) of Chayolei HaMelech prides itself with excellent Chassidishe education for the campers, and exciting incentives and prizes for those who strive to better themselves ● One of the nights, the SGP campers who excelled in learning were treated to a Sushi-making class, by staff members well-versed in the Japanese delicacy ● Pictures

Town Hall Meeting Discusses Rabbi Raksin’s Murder

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After the murder of Rabbi Yosef Raksin OBM in North Miami Beach, the local community held a “Town Hall Meeting” in Beis Menachem of North Miami Beach, with the participation of local authorities, police captains, detectives, city attorneys and representatives of the Department of Homeland Security ● Full Story, Pictures

Days of Old

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In honor of the 70th Yohrtzeit of the Rebbe’s father, HaRav Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, we present exclusive pictures of the renovation of his Matzeiva in the year 1989, done by Rabbi Dovid Nachshon and R’ Avi Taub ● More Pictures

Gan Israel Davening With The Rebbe

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Yesterday, campers from Camp Gan Israel – Oro Shel Moshiach, visited 770 to Daven with the Rebbe, as it is customary every year, that all campers come for Chaf Av to the Rebbe ● Pictures

Premiere Yeshivas Kayitz Visits Niagara Falls

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The Chabad Yeshiva in Queens, known for its high standards of Chassidishe education and excellent Bochurim, does not let their Bochurim wast time during the summer, rather they organized a full-fledged Yeshivas Kayitz, where learning is the main focus, but trips and entertainment are also added to the mix ● Pictures

Canadian Color War

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“Color War,” the words that will cause any child to remember camp, and look forward to camp. In Camp Gan Israel of Montreal, the Color War of Month 2 took place this week ● Pictures

Toronto Rabbis Impressed By Yeshiva Students

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40 Bochurim of the Toronto Yeshiva impressed Toronto’s leading Rabbis with the proficiency in Maseches Shabbos, memorizing the whole Masechta! ● Among the Rabbis was the renowned Rabbi Shlomo Miller, Rosh Kollel and member of the Toronto Beis Din, who had a lengthy discussion with the Bochurim about the opinions of various Rishonim ● Full Story, Pictures

Terror Threat? Indian Police Stationed Around Chabad Houses

Chabad House Destroyed By Earthquake

America’s Future Jewry Saved By CTeen

$8,000 In 6 Minutes!

Met Council Considers Lubavitcher For CEO Position

Where The Rebbe Lives

32,319 Lines of Torah For The Rebbe

The Summer of Their Lives

Newspaper Highlights 10 Years of Community Service

Flyers With Swatiskas Found Near Chabad House

Jews Fleeing Anti-Semitism Find Comfort In Montreal

Gan Israel Montreal Grand Finale

Canada’s Prison & Rehab Rabbis

Rebbe’s Secretary Addresses Kazakhstan Dinner

The Rebbe Is Greater Than His Father?

Over 800 Attend Chabad’s Jewish Summer Fest

Shluchim Ask Netanyahu To Disregard World Opinion

Spending Shabbos With The Rebbe’s Father

SGP Discovers Japanese Cuisine

Town Hall Meeting Discusses Rabbi Raksin’s Murder

Days of Old

Gan Israel Davening With The Rebbe

Premiere Yeshivas Kayitz Visits Niagara Falls

Canadian Color War

Toronto Rabbis Impressed By Yeshiva Students

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