IOWA CITY, Iowa [AP] — Prosecutors have dismissed all 72 immigration charges against a former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager.
The move came after Sholom Rubashkin's conviction last week in federal court on financial fraud charges.
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NY Daily News
The carnage of the Mumbai terror attacks was still fresh as film director Dan Reed scoured India's largest city looking for clues.
Reed was bent on finding out how 10 gunmen managed to pull off one of the worst urban assaults of the 21st century - carried live on TV around the globe.
In the course of their short lives, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, Chabad emissaries in Mumbai, India, radiated love, kindness and inspiration to their surroundings.
Watch the 25th-annual International Conference Gala Banquet of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries live on CrownHeights.info. Made available by Chabad.org and Jewish.TV. This years banquet is in Crown Heights at the New York State National Guard Armory.
In a session dubbed “critical for all directors of Chabad institutions in the US or abroad” leading security experts from the United States Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, NYPD, and the ADL shared invaluable lifesaving information on concrete steps to take, to secure Moisdos and safeguard members of Chabad Shluchim’s communities.
» Many more Pictures in the Extended Article! (by Baruch Ezagui)
This Shabbos, before the Yahrtzeit of the Shluchim Rabbi Gavriel Noach and Rivkah Holtzberg hy"d, Crown Heights Shuls will be Farbrenging with Shluchim from around the world.
Grand Prize - Netzer
Split the Pot - Shayna Borenstein
1. Jewelry - Miriam Kestenbaum
2. Dining Room - Wircberg
3. Silver Set - Yehudis Neuschloss
4. China - DLP
5. Car Lease - Rochel Merefeld
Des Moines Register
Rubashkin and supporters outside the Sioux Falls federal courthouse.
SIOUX FALLS, SD — Sholom Rubashkin awakens early in his downtown Sioux Falls motel, prays at 6:45 a.m., chats with his lawyers and heads four blocks south for the legal fight of his life.
Behind him, in a wood-paneled federal courtroom, throngs of Orthodox Jews with beards and skullcaps gather to watch his trial.
Next week’s Kinus Hashluchim will bring to Crown Heights an influx of shluchim coming to recharge and reconnect with their comrades around the world.
The Kinus also affords shluchim the opportunity to stock up on resources for their Chabad Houses.
Devorah Benjamin and Levi Shemtov are two Lubavitcher that were selected and are among the five finalists in the Jewish Federations ‘Jewish Community Heroes’ contest. Each of the finalists will receive $1,000 towards their cause.
SEOUL, South Korea [AP] — The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive.
The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — or ICANN — voted to allow such scripts in so-called domain names at the conclusion of a weeklong meeting in Seoul, South Korea's capital.
And now, Friendship Circle is singing a new tune.
No, that's not a metaphor. The Friendship Circle is proud to announce its new song called, "My Friend,” that will inspire Friendship Circle members and raise awareness in the community at large.
Presented by Sameach Music and produced by Avi Newmark, this has been one of the most anticipated albums in recent memory, featuring 12 tracks sure to satisfy all musical palettes.
A variety of talented artists team up to bring you this masterful musical production. Selections include compositions from such famed composers as Yitzy Waldner and Elimelech Blumstein, and relative newcomers like Meshulum Greenberger and Oriel Avraham. Arrangers range from Good ol' Mona and Moshe Laufer to the always incredible Leib Yaakov Rigler and Avremi G, along with some great surprises from Ian Freitor, the album's engineer.
These words were recently spotted all over many Facebook and Twitter statuses as well as many websites. Now they are appearing on street poles in crown heights. The words are Taamu Ureu Ki Tov Haveiah … Farzucht Vet Ir Zen Az Der Aibishter Iz Gut! and then the words “It's Coming ...”
A beautiful Teshura was distributed at the Markowitz-Lokshin wedding on Sunday evening in Crown Heights.
In an email that went out amongst Shluchim, they united in distributing Mishnayos to be learned l’iluy nishmas Shula Swedlov, the young Shlucha who was killed in a tragic accident yesterday.
Shula Swerdlov, 3. Photo: Beraleh Shainer
JERUSLAEM, Israel — More details emerged in the tragic accident which claimed the life of 3-year-old Shula Swerdlov came to light today in an Israeli court room where the driver who is being accused of running over Shula, Yossi Shir, had his arrest extended pending formal charges.
The Swerdlov family is sitting Shiva in their home at Hara”n Road 16, third floor, in Shaarei Chesed, Jerusalem. Shacharis: 8:30am. Afternoon rest: between 2:00pm and 4:30pm. Mincha and Maariv at 4:45pm. Nichum Aveilim until 9:00pm. Email: nichumswerdlov@gmail.com Fax: 972-2-5662443
The School van.
JERUSALEM, Israel [CHI] — A police investigation into today’s terrible accident which claimed the life of 3-year-old Shula Swerdlov turned up troubling information on the driver, and the transportation company.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Many Israelis, Lubavitchers attended an exhibition game between the Knicks and Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv at Madison Square Garden Sunday, played mainly to benefit Migdal Ohr, an Israeli orphanage.
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Vos Iz Neias
Norman Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum, VIN readers will remember, is the crusading brother of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was murdered by black teen rioter Lemrick Nelson on the first night of the Crown Heights pogrom. Nelson was acquitted by an all-black jury despite airtight and incontrovertible evidence.
Rosenbaum is sending Limbaugh a copy of the Girgenti Report, which clearly lists Sharpton’s criminal and inciteful actions during and after the pogrom. The Report is named after its author, former New York government official Richard Girgenti, whose report many felt didn’t go far enough in condemning Sharpton.
by Dvora Lakein - Lubavitch.com
The truth is, Michoel Harari barely knew himself. As director of Yeshiva Outdoor Adventure Camp, Rabbi Harari is used to finding himself beyond the beaten path, way beyond. But what brought him to this tiny park at the edge of Chilliwack, British Columbia was a quirky sequence of delays, changed plans, and U-turns. What he eventually found gave him a newfound appreciation for Divine Providence.
Photos By: Menachem Abrams.
MANCHESTER, UK [CHI] — Friendship circle of Manchester England held yet another successful event. This time it was a Sukkos party with over 100 people in attendance, hot dogs, chips and nosh was served and everyone celebrated Sukkos with live music and dancing into the night.
