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2009 NYC GRAND PURIM PARTY

2009-02-24T17:13:00.004-05:00

Join us for a fabulous Purim party at the Loft on Fifth!

A purim you will never forget, whether its the first Purim you celebrate or your twentieth.... This year's party will be one to remember.

Unlimited gourmet food and drinks & alcohol untill midnight!!Dancing to eclectic, fun live band music from 9pm till 2am.

Tickets $18 in advance, $22 at the door.If you'll be party hopping, you can join us late night just for dancing and a fun atmosphere from midnight on, $15Creative and fun costumes are strongly encouraged!

To pay in advance:https://www.mychabad.org/templates/articlecco.asp?aid=836287&jewish=Registration-Purim-2009.htm&lang=en&site=chabadwashingtonsquare.com

Start Time:
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 9:00pm
End Time:
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 2:00am
Location:
Loft on Fifth
Street:
182 5th Ave, 2nd flr. Between 22nd & 23rd
City/Town:
New York, NY

WE MOVED

2008-10-12T16:02:00.006-04:00

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Neo-Nazi Attack On Jewish Theater Raises Concerns About Increasing Anti-Semitism In Hungary

2008-10-12T14:08:00.000-04:00

BUDAPEST (JTA) -- An acid and feces attack at the Budapest Jewish Theater just before Rosh Hashanah has revived concerns about increasing anti-Semitism in Hungary.
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Kashrus Alert: All Budweiser Products Questionable

2008-10-12T14:06:00.001-04:00

Anheuser-Busch, makers of Budweiser products, is now producing Budweiser Clamato Chelada and Bud Light Clamato Chelada. These contain Clamato - a clam and tomato juice cocktail from Mott's - and are 100% treif.The question, then, is about the equipment. The company's first verbal response was that they mix the Calmato and Budweiser after the production of beer, and then the bottling of these two products are done on specialized equipment which is not used for their beer products.

Paradise Manor to Reopen after Yom Tov

2008-10-12T14:05:00.000-04:00

After over one month of renovations, Paradise Manor in Boro Park will be reopening for a Shabbos Bereishis auf ruf following the electrical fire that destroyed a storage room and damaged the catering halls offices and lobby. B’chasdei Hashem, there was no damage to the ballroom, but due to the smoke and fire damage to the other parts of the building, Paradise Manager Binyomin Kar assisted in relocating all previously scheduled simchos to other venues in the area.
“Boruch Hashem,” Mr. Kar stated, “it was contained to minimal damage and no one was hurt, even though our whole staff was in the building when it happened. Everyone was preparing for a simcha that night, which was relocated to the Sefardishe Shul.”

Massive Post Shmittah Planting Project in Yerushalayim

2008-10-12T14:04:00.000-04:00

After Rosh Hashanah, with the end of the shmittah year, the City Beautification Department in the Yerushalayim municipality has begun a widespread campaign to plant over 50,000 plants of different types throughout its environs, as no form of planting had been carried out during the shmittah year in accordance with the Bais Hamedrash for Halacha in Settlement and the instruction of Yerushalayim Mayor Uri Lupolianski.

Israel - Chief Rabbis Call Upon Akko Residents to Stop Rioting

2008-10-12T14:02:00.000-04:00

Chief Rabbis Shlomo Amar and Yona Metzger called upon Akko residents to stop the riots in the city. “We were sad to hear about the clashes…and our hearts were especially saddened when we heard that these clashes began on our holiest and dearest day – Yom Kippur,” said the rabbis.
“We are calling upon all of Akko’s residents, Jews and Arabs, please rise above the divisions and above all strife and quarrel,” added the two.

Jerusalem, Israel - Segregation in Meah Shearim for Simchat Beit Hashoeva Festivities

2008-10-12T09:20:00.001-04:00

Any women who may be planning to attend the traditional Simchat Beit Hashoeva festivities (water-drawing festival) in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Meah Shearim this Sukkot may want to think twice, as they may no be allowed to enter the area
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Houston, TX - County Challenges Religious Limits on Autopsies

2008-10-12T08:23:00.001-04:00

Orthodox Jews and others whose religion forbids most autopsies no longer would be able to contest the need for such a procedure under a proposal the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office would like to submit to the Texas Legislature.
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Rav Yehoshua Gutman ZATZAL

2008-10-12T04:31:00.000-04:00

We regret to inform you of the Petira of Horav Yehoshua Gutman ZATZAL - Menahel and Rebbi for over 30 years in Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver. The Levaya will take place on Sunday morning 11:00AM in Khal Lev Avrohom (124 Gudz Road - Lakewood, NJ) where Horav Gutman ZATZAL has been the Rov for the last 7 years. The Kevura will take place in Washington Cemetery in Deans, NJ. Shiva will be until 3:00pm on Erev Yom Tov in the Gutman home 124 Gudz Road.
Boruch Dayan Emmes….

Rebbetzin Rose Isbee a”h

2008-10-12T04:29:00.000-04:00

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rebbetzin Rose Isbee a”h, wife of Rav Yehudah Leib Isbee zt”l, a rov in the Bronx for many years. Rebbetzin Weinrib served for many years as the head of Nshei Agudas Yisroel of America.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Miriam Weinrib, wife of Rabbi Yonah Weinrib of Flatbush. She was predeceased by her husband about 13 years ago, and her two sons, R’ Elazar Isbee z”l of Baltimore, and Rav Yitzchok Isbee zt”l, rov of Agudas Yisroel Bais Binyomin of Flatbush.

The levaya will be held Sunday morning at Agudas Yisroel Snif Zichron Shmuel, located at 2141 Coney Island Avenue, between Avenues R and S, at 10 a.m.
Kevurah will take place in Eretz Yisroel.

Over 2500 join Chabad of the Conejo for Yom Kippur @ 3 Locations - Hyatt Hotel turns to "Little Jerusalem"

2008-10-11T23:29:00.001-04:00

Once again, every boardroom, conference room, and ballroom was used to facilitate the overwhelming turnout for Chabad of the Conejo’s Yom Kippur Service at the luxuries Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel in Southern California. The huge Grand Ballroom was filled to capacity for Kol Nidre, Yizkor and Neilah with over 1600 adults in attendance over Yom Kippur. The hotel sold out every guest room to the 650 people spending the whole Yom Kippur at the hotel. After Kol Nidre and Maariv, the hotel lobbies, corridors, lounge areas, etc. were filled with Jews late into the night. Many commented how the upscale hotel was transformed into a “little Jerusalem”.

This major undertaking was staffed by Rabbi Moshe Bryski, Rabbi Yisroel Levine, Rabbi Eli Broner, Rabbi Eli Laber, Rabbi Shmulik Naparstek and Rabbi Yitz Weiss.

Over 300 children participated in the Youth Shul and Camp "Gan Hyatt" programs offered by Chabad. Six hotel conference and boardrooms were used to facilitate this major undertaking.

In addition to the services at the Hyatt, Chabad of the Conejo hosted services at its center in Oak Park where an additional 400 people attended and in Chabad of Westlake Village where another 200 people participated.

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Seattle, WA - Civil-Rights Lawsuit Targets UW Police

2008-10-11T23:24:00.000-04:00

Six current and former employees at the University of Washington Police Department, including four sworn police officers, have filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the university alleging a hostile work environment rife with racial and sexual discrimination.
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SACKETT LAKE, NY - Arson Fire Destroyed Unoccupied Home

2008-10-11T21:32:00.000-04:00

SACKETT LAKE — Investigators said foul play likely caused the fire that destroyed a single-family, unoccupied home in Sackett Lake.
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Satmar Rebbe From Kiryas Yoel Hospitalized

2008-10-11T21:22:00.003-04:00

The Satmar Rebbe Shlita from Kiryas Yoel (Rav Aron Teitelbaum), was hospitalized on Shabbos morning after not feeling well.

Sources tell us that a doctor was summoned to the Rebbe’s home in Kiryas Yoel early Shabbos morning. He reportedly found the Rebbe to be severely dehydrated, and instructed the Rebbe to be hospitalized. Kiryas Yoel Hatzolah transported the Rebbe to Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.

The Rebbe is listed stable condition, and is under observation.
Please be Mispallel for Aron ben Pesel Leah.

The Rebbe had a medical scare just two weeks ago on the first day of Rosh Hashana, Click here for story

Only in Israel – A Huge Community Without a Shul

2008-10-11T21:21:00.001-04:00

Israel’s Channel Ten TV station showed a startling report on erev Yom Kippur. The Kochav Hatzafon neighborhood in Tel Aviv, which has a population of around 5,000 families, does not have a shul.
The local Chabad shliach took matters into his own hands, however, with the approach of the High Holy Days, and he set up a huge marquee. There, local residents davened on Yom Kippur. During the Channel Ten report, one resident was interviewed, and he detailed the high cost of building and opening a shul, as well as the Tel Aviv municipality’s lack of assistance.

Orthodox Man Pleads Not Guilty In Shul Assault

2008-10-11T20:23:00.002-04:00

London, UK -- An Orthodox man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy in a Shul bathroom.

The 24 year-old defendant from Golders Green, North-West London, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday and will face trial in January 2009, accused of four offences relating to the incident which is alleged to have occured about four years ago.

The victim had left his family home on the day of the alleged incident to buy milk for his mother in nearby Stamford Hill. Prosecutors say the boy was approached in the street by the defendant, who asked him to show him where a particular Shul was. Once there, the accused allegedly dragged the boy into the bathroom where the victim says the attack took place.
Currently, the accused is out on bail.

The accused's lawyer recently persuaded Judge David Radford to change his bail conditions which prohibited him from entering any Shul. Judge Radford agreed that he can now attend the Biala Shtibel in Clapton as long as he is with one of eight chaperones, who are all officially Rabbim and members of the community.

Local British Council Posts Anti-Semitic Video

2008-10-11T20:23:00.001-04:00

BARNET Council has been forced to remove a website promotional video which has been slammed as anti-semitic by Jewish councillors.
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Chickpea wars: Israelis up in arms at bid to stop them selling hummus

2008-10-11T20:20:00.002-04:00

Itzhak Rachmo had one word to describe a threatened Lebanese lawsuit against Israeli hummus sellers. "Bullshit". As a long queue of hungry clients formed at the counter for their staple Friday lunch, he clutched his forearm and declared: "There is hummus flowing through these veins."

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Chicago, IL - Yom Kippur Observance Nearly Lands Lawyer In Jail

2008-10-11T20:11:00.000-04:00

CHICAGO (CBS) ― There was a different sort of battle in a Chicago courtroom Friday. A Cook County judge threatened to lock up a Jewish attorney who didn't come to court on Yom Kippur.
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Going Green With God At Evanston Synagogue

2008-10-11T20:10:00.000-04:00

EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) ― For some people, being environmentally aware is more than a lifestyle. It's a calling from God.
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Jewish family makes peace with LDS baptism

2008-10-11T20:07:00.000-04:00

Grandpa's arms always offered the warmest embrace. But he had an iron fist when it came to being Jewish. Having watched his parents shun his brother Al for marrying a non-Jew, Grandpa didn't marry my Christian grandmother until she had converted to Judaism. And he boycotted his sons' weddings when they both married Catholics. So imagine the shock when I learned
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A Jewish case against Barack Obama

2008-10-11T20:05:00.000-04:00

Noted conservative columnist Ben Shapiro produced a video noting who advises Barack Obama on foreign policy and Israel and in an effort to know who is the real Barack Obama.
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Israeli doctors in bid to save life of Iranian boy

2008-10-11T20:02:00.001-04:00

A 16-year old Iranian boy suffering from a cancerous growth in his brain was transported to Israel on Friday in a move coordinated in part by the Shin Bet, landing in Ben Gurion International Airport along with his parents. He was immediately transferred to Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer to begin treatment.

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Vienna, Austria - Politician Who Praised Hitler's Labor Policy, Killed In Crash

2008-10-11T19:57:00.001-04:00

VIENNA, Austria — Joerg Haider, who catapulted his rightist anti-immigration party into a powerful force with sharp attacks on rivals and provocative praise of the Nazi era, died Saturday in a car accident. He was 58.

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Johannesburg - car chase, shootout involving hijackers ends with both vehicles crashing into wall next to a synagogue on Yom Kippur

2008-10-11T19:34:00.000-04:00

A dramatic car chase and shootout involving hijackers and security guards ended when both vehicles crashed through a wall next to a synagogue on Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
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2008-10-11T19:30:00.002-04:00

4,000 'dead people' found on voter rolls in Houston...

Missouri officials suspect fake voter registration...

Police investigate Sukkah Set On Fire

2008-10-11T19:25:00.001-04:00

Upper Allen Twp. police are investigating criminal mischief that occurred in the area of Temple Beth Shalom on Allendale Road. Police said that a fire was set to a temporary religious structure known as a sukkot in the yard of the temple. They said a witness reported seeing three or four young males running from the area at 3:15 a.m.

Police said the fire doesn't seem specifically directed at the temple because there was a lot of criminal mischief in the area overnight, including a stop sign removed from an intersection in Mechanicsburg; lawn chairs across the road near the temple; and a flower pot and four fence posts strewn in the 900 block of Allison Avenue.

Police have made no arrests in the incidents.
Anyone with any information can call Upper Allen Twp. police at 717-238-9676.

Crown Heights, NY - Woman Mugged in Broad Daylight on Montgomery

2008-10-11T19:19:00.000-04:00

Earlier last week a woman was mugged in broad daylight on a Crown Heights street. The incident took place at around 12:45pm Tuesday on Montgomery St, between Kingston Ave and Albany Ave, where a black man described to be around 30 years old hit a lady knocking her to the ground and stealing her purse.

Hatzalah, and Police responded to the scene and after obtaining a description of the man Police Officers and security members searched the area for the perpetrator, to no avail.A fter treating the woman at the scene, Hatzalah released the woman with no need to transport her to the hospital B”H. Inspector Peter Simoneti, the Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct said “this definitely appears to be a crime of opportunity, the perp saw that there were no cops on the corner and just struck”, other residents at the scene just scratched their head, “midday, in the middle of Tishrei, how can this happen?” they asked.

Queens, NY - Hundreds at Lubavitch Ohel for Yom Kippur

2008-10-11T19:16:00.001-04:00

Over 500 Chabad Chassidim, Shluchim, Anash and Temimim spent Yom Kippur at the Ohel.
Before the fast Rabbi Abba Refson, Director of the Ohel, provided festive meals for those present thanks to the generous contribution of Rabbi Benzion Raskin. Before sundown everyone watched a video of the Rebbe blessing "his children."

The Baalei Tefilos were Rabbis Sholom Duchman, Chaim Dovid Laine and Rabbi Chaim Boruch Halberstam received Maftir Yonah.

Motzoei Yom Kippur Tzvi Tzaskes who would often sing at the Rebbe's farbrengen and was at the Ohel for Yom Kippur too, sand some melodies as he did at farbrengens of the Rebbe

Budapest, Hungary - Prosecutors Widens Probe in Case of Alleged Nazi

2008-10-11T19:12:00.000-04:00

BUDAPEST, Hungary: Prosecutors investigating a Hungarian man wanted by Nazi hunters as a war criminal are considering expanding their investigation to Serbia.
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Barack 'Osama' on NY county ballots

2008-10-11T19:11:00.000-04:00

TROY — It could have been Ovama or Ofama. Or even Olama.
But with one "s" the Rensselaer County Board of Elections turned a single wrong letter into a national embarrassment Friday.
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Savannah, GA - Military: Soldier Punished in Beating of Jewish Trainee, Motive Wasn't Bias

2008-10-11T19:10:00.002-04:00

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) _ An Army trainee will face nonjudicial punishment rather than criminal charges for beating a Jewish soldier so badly he was treated by a hospital, the military said Friday, in a move that keeps many details of the attack secret.
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New Jersey - Turnpike Authority Approves Toll Increases

2008-10-11T19:10:00.001-04:00

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- It's going to cost more to drive on New Jersey's toll roads.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted Friday to raise tolls in two phases on the turnpike and Garden State Parkway. The first hike comes in December, and the second comes in 2012.
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Lav Vegas, NV - Jewish Billionaire Losses $4 Bil. In Market Slump

2008-10-10T12:37:00.000-04:00

Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson's net worth declined $4 billion from Aug. 29 to Oct. 1, the steepest drop among Americans who lost $1 billion or more during the credit crisis, according to Forbes magazine.
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London - Holiday Warning: Man Scamming Money from People in Synagogues

2008-10-10T12:36:00.000-04:00

A man has been charged this week on suspicion of conning money out of people going to synagogue.
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New York - NY Times: The Kosher 'shechita' Wars

2008-10-10T12:33:00.000-04:00

ONE SUNNY DAY in late August, Andy Kastner made the short drive from his apartment in Riverdale, in the Bronx, to Yonkers First Live Poultry Market, a narrow cinder-block shop that sells live
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Borough Park, NY - Vehicle Overturned with Entrapment

2008-10-10T11:05:00.000-04:00

Borough Park, NY - Multiple Boro Park Hatzolah members are on the scene on 16th Avenue and 63rd Street for a vehicle that overturned and a patient trapped inside the vehicle. Fire department are putting the Hurst Tool to work to free the patient, Hatzolah requesting two ambulances and paramedics to respond to the scene.

Twisted Priorities: San Francisco Rabbi Gives CPR Courses on Yom Kippur

2008-10-10T09:48:00.000-04:00

A rabbi whose San Francisco synagogue offered CPR training on Yom Kippur called the classes "spiritual."Rabbi Micah Hyman of Congregation Beth Sholom told the San Francisco Chronicle that the CPR training, before and after davening, was well suited to Yom Kippur’s focus on moving from contemplation to good deeds.The training was offered at the 1,350-member Conservative congregation during the break between "morning prayers and the closing evening services." Participants learned how to do the Heimlich maneuver and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It’s a new twist on the traditional Yom Kippur rabbi’s sermon.“People will learn how to save someone’s life,” Hyman said. “That one act is going to be greater than any words I could offer.”

Fatwa: Saudi Women Must Cover One Eye

2008-10-10T09:47:00.001-04:00

A new prohibition may be added to the long list of those placed on women in Saudi Arabia: A new sentence according to Islamic law (fatwa) determines that women exiting the doorways of their homes must cover one of their eyes.
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London - Beth Din Set to Hear Mikveh Pleas

2008-10-10T09:32:00.000-04:00

The London Beth Din has agreed to hear a dispute into the building of a mikveh in Cambridge which has split the trustees of the charity set up to support it.
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New York - Black Friday? Stock Markets Brace For Worse, and Cry For Help

2008-10-10T09:28:00.000-04:00

If ever there was a setup for a Black Friday on Wall Street, this is it.
We can hope it doesn’t happen. But better that investors are realistic about the risks. Global markets and the world economy are at a dangerous point in this debt-fueled debacle, and anyone who says otherwise is a liar.
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Tel Aviv, Israel - Supermarket CEO Fired for Employing Jewish Security Guards on Yom Kippur

2008-10-10T09:01:00.001-04:00

Dudi Weissman, owner of the 24/7 chain store AM:PM decided to fire CEO Oded Blum Friday, after the latter sanctioned the employment of Jewish workers during Yom Kippur.

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Thompson, NY - Two Charged for Stealing Trash Compactor

2008-10-10T08:40:00.000-04:00

THOMPSON — Two more Sullivan County residents have been charged with stealing metal and scrapping it for a profit.
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Israel - Ashkelon's Only College Bans Non-Kosher Food from Dorms

2008-10-10T08:34:00.000-04:00

Students at Ashkelon's only institution of higher learning are forbidden from bringing non-kosher food into the dormitory premises, Haaretz has learned.
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Monroe, NY - 350 Satmar Girls With Out School, Waiting Town Approval of Warehouse as New Site

2008-10-10T08:30:00.000-04:00

MONROE — A Kiryas Joel group is seeking to open a girls’ school in part of the Ridgewood Corp. warehouse as a companion to its boys’ school on Larkin Drive.
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Voices of the Holocaust dying away

2008-10-10T06:16:00.001-04:00

LOS ANGELES - Every Tuesday at 2 p.m., Bella Friedman sits at the dais at the Museum of Tolerance and looks out at the audience that has gathered to hear about the Holocaust.

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WASH TIMES Friday: Obama secretly tried to sway Iraqi government to ignore Bush deal on keeping troops in Iraq

2008-10-10T06:10:00.002-04:00

At the same time the Bush administration was negotiating a still elusive agreement to keep the U.S. military in Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to convince Iraqi leaders in private conversations that the president shouldn't be allowed to enact the deal without congressional approval.

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CBS REPORTER SHOCK: OBAMA AIRPLANE SMELLS BAD; CAMPAIGN TREATS PRESS POORLY...

Chabad Shliach Invited to Presidential Debate

2008-10-10T05:57:00.001-04:00

Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel of the Chabad Center in Nashville, Tennessee, was an invited guest to the Presidential Debate at Belmont University, in Nashville, between John McCain and Barack Obama

At the event, Rabbi Tiechtel met with the governor of the state of Tennessee, Phil Bredeson, and blessed him for a Sweet New Year, filled with success in his endeavors, and that G-d guide him and be at his side as a Governor of Tennessee, and invited him to visit the Chabad Center.

Leviev Seeks to Calm Investors

2008-10-10T05:55:00.001-04:00

Billionaire and Chabad philanthropist Lev Leviev remains optimistic amid the financial crises Africa-Israel is experiencing. The company's share has fallen 81.3% this year. "After Yom Kippur we will feel a sharp improvement"

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Crown Heights, NY - Sanitation Worker Fatally Shot

2008-10-10T05:48:00.001-04:00

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Chabad targets Jews who won't pay hundreds of dollars to mark holy days

2008-10-10T05:40:00.000-04:00

Synagogues in Ottawa will charge families hundreds, even thousands of dollars, for Yom Kippur services tonight -- except for a Jewish outreach group whose services are free.
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Akko Riots: Police ordered on heightened alert

2008-10-10T05:39:00.000-04:00

Police commissioner orders force to go on highest state of alert following Akko riots which left eight people injured; 700 officers deploy in northern city, Jerusalem Police to boost presence in Old City, Temple Mount. Department to increase deployment in mixed cities
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Massachusetts judge rejects Holocaust memoir suit

2008-10-09T23:02:00.000-04:00

BOSTON – A woman who admitted fabricating a best-selling memoir about surviving the Holocaust by living with wolves cannot be sued by her former publisher because the lawsuit was filed too late, a Massachusetts judge ruled.
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Newark, NJ - For One Day, Newark’s Jews Return To Mourn

2008-10-09T23:00:00.000-04:00

Newark, N.J. — The lively Jewish community that made Newark, N.J., one of the capitals of American Jewish life is long gone, but once a year a small spark of the community is rekindled — under police protection.
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Chabad Kehilla Buys Maftir Yona for $40,000 for their Rov

2008-10-09T22:39:00.000-04:00

Talk about Kovod HaRabbonim. The economy might be bad, but FNR has learned that it did not stop members of Bais Menachem of North Miami Beach, Florida chipped in a total of $40,000 for Maftir Yona and honored Rabbi Yossi Marlow with the Aliya.

New York - Sign of the Times: National Debt Clock in Times Square Runs Out of Digits

2008-10-09T22:38:00.001-04:00

The National Debt Clock situated near Times Square ran out of numbers as the federal government's debt soared to $10.2 trillion. The billboard style clock, which was erected in 1989 by late Manhattan real estate developer

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New York - NY Times: Who Needs To Do 'teshuva' This Yom Kippur? The 'Fat Cats' Of Wall Street

2008-10-09T22:37:00.000-04:00

Thursday may have been the Day of Atonement for Jews, but that doesn’t mean everyone else was off the hook. Regardless of religion or ethnicity, plenty of New Yorkers had reason to atone for wrongs committed, if not against God, then certainly against their fellow citizens.
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Washington, DC - Rabbi's Van Proves An Unorthodox Getaway Car for Bank Robber

2008-10-09T22:35:00.002-04:00

THE bank robber was looking to steal a getaway car and had a choice of two minivans parked outside Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld's house in Washington.
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Lake Kiamesha, NY - Kids Arrested for Setting Bungalow on Fire

2008-10-09T22:35:00.001-04:00

Two youths, ages seven and 14, have been arrested by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and charged with setting a bungalow on fire in Lake Kiamesha.
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Monsey, NY - County Issues Violation And Complains to State About Environmental Hazard from Kapparot Ritual

2008-10-09T22:33:00.000-04:00

MONSEY - The county's Department of Health yesterday issued a violation to a Monsey group for organizing a ritual involving the slaughter of chickens that resulted in blood and feces running into storm drains and eventually local streams.
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Israel - Jews and Arabs Clash After Arab Car Enters Zone Free Of Traffic During Yom

2008-10-09T22:31:00.000-04:00

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police closed off the northern coastal city of Acre on Thursday when clashes erupted for the second time in a day between Jews and Arabs.
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New York City police are investigating threatening e-mails sent to Rabbi Shea Hecht

2008-10-08T13:57:00.000-04:00

New York City police are investigating threatening e-mails sent to a Brooklyn rabbi.
The e-mails, allegedly sent as part of a campaign to protest a pre-Yom Kippur ritual involving the mass slaughter of chickens, were said to include anti-Semitic comments, AM New York reported.
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Providence, RI - Woman Seeks Return of Portrait in Nazi-Era Case

2008-10-08T13:49:00.000-04:00

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A lawyer for a Providence woman will ask a federal appeals court to overturn a decision forcing her to surrender a portrait to the estate of a late Jewish art dealer.
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Oakhurst, NJ - Lien Put On Synagogue to Collect Back Taxes, Sale Of Lien to Be On Sukkos

2008-10-08T09:33:00.000-04:00

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Next week, on Wednesday morning, the Orthodox Jewish members of Synagogue of Oakhurst Community Center will don their holiday clothing and gather in their building to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot.
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Washington - Former Bush Aide: Iran Gave U.S. Help On Al Qaeda After 9/11

2008-10-08T09:30:00.001-04:00

CBS/AP) Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs to help the United States counter al Qaeda after the Sept. 11 attack after they crossed the border from Afghanistan, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday. Many were expelled, Hillary Mann Leverett said, and the Iranians made copies of almost 300 of their passports.

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PETA protest Kaporos in Crown Heights

2008-10-08T09:25:00.003-04:00

Hundreds of residents of Crown Heights performed the ancient custom of Kaporos Erev Yom Kippur last night until day break.

This time there was wide media coverage who came to cover the event including representatives of the PETA organization who came to protest, the N.Y. Times, JTA and more.

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Crown, Heights NY - Hearing of 770 Gabboim appeal against Aguch

2008-10-08T09:20:00.002-04:00

The appeal presented by the Gabboim (Meschichist) of 770 against the ruling of Judge Ira Harkavy that Aguch (Krinsky) are the sole owners and determine policy in 770 was heard Tuesday in court by a panel of four judges.

Lawyers for both sides presented their arguments and claims and the judges drilled both sides very thoroughly.

In a very unusual move Judge Harkavy who issued the verdict on the case before the appeal was also in court as a spectator. This raised many eyebrows since a judge that presided over a hearing that is being appealed never attends the appeal of his own verdict. However, Judge Harkavy had retired after this verdict and decided to be an "observer" in the case.

After the hearing a member of one of the sies asked Harkavy what was his impression of yesterday's hearing. He replied "I cannot express an opinion but I can only say that both sides presented their case very clearly and the court will have to rule and determine this case.
Both sides were told that the final verdict could take 5 weeks up to a year.

Yom Kippur Message from President Bush

2008-10-08T09:05:00.001-04:00

Yom Kippur, 5769

For on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before the L-RD. Leviticus 16:30

Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement and the most holy day in the Jewish faith. From the time the Kol Nidre is recited until the Shofar is sounded, Jews around the world will draw nearer to G-d through acts of atonement, fasting, and prayer. Jewish tradition teaches that on Yom Kippur, G-d remembers every name, listens to every petition, and offers forgiveness to the repentant.

On this day, Americans are reminded of the great blessings of religious freedom and the unalienable rights bestowed upon all people by the Creator of life. May G-d grant us peace, comfort, and hope for all the challenges we may face in the year ahead.

Laura and I send our best wishes for a blessed day and a most meaningful fast.

GEORGE W. BUSH

Hizbullah Submits Report On Fate Of Ron Arad, Israeli Military Labels Report False

2008-10-08T09:03:00.001-04:00

IsraelNN.com) Israeli military officials have labeled as "ridiculous babble" a report by Hizbullah terrorists on the fate of downed IAF navigator Ron Arad submitted to Israel and claiming that the missing airman had managed to escape his captors and disappeared into the wilderness
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63% of Israelis Jews plan to fast on Yom Kippur

2008-10-08T09:02:00.001-04:00

While majority of Israeli public views Day of Atonement as a 'holy day,' seculars mostly see it as 'a time of rest,' Ynet-Gesher poll reveals
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Rav Moshe Teitelbaum Appointed Dayan of Satmar Kehillah in Yerushalayim

2008-10-08T08:58:00.000-04:00

Rav Moshe Teitelbaum has been appointed the dayan of Rav Aharon Teitelbaum’s Satmar kehillah in Yerushalayim. Last Thursday night, a lechaim gathering was held to celebrate the announcement and Rav Aharon Teitelbaum wished Rav Moshe a mazel tov via telephone, imparting his brachos for hatzlacha.

Daf Yomi to Complete Maseches Gittin; Nationwide Daf Yomi Shiur Celebrates

2008-10-08T08:57:00.000-04:00

On Yom Kippur, tomorrow, Daf Yomi will complete Maseches Gittin, and the following day, 11 Tishrei/October 10th, lomdei Daf Yomi will begin Maseches Kiddushin.

To mark the completion of Maseches Gittin, a special nationwide shiur was delivered on Sunday evening 7 Tishrei/October 5th by Rav Yitzchok Sorotzkin, Rosh Yeshivas Telz and Mesivta of Lakewood. His topic was “Torah Sheba’al Peh, Torah Shebichsav,” together with an inspiring shmuess in preparation for Yom Kippur.

With the completion of Maseches Gittin, lomdei Daf Yomi have now learned 1229 blatt, with 1482 left until the next Siyum Hashas – be’ezras hashem on 14 Av, 5772/ August 2nd, 2012.

Spring Valley, NY - Village To Repay $560,000 for Misusing Section 8 Funds

2008-10-08T08:55:00.000-04:00

SPRING VALLEY - The village will have to repay more than $500,000 to the federal government because it misused Section 8 funding,
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Kirovograd, Ukraine - Extremists Planned to Blow Up Synagogue

2008-10-08T07:45:00.001-04:00

A group of far-right extremists in Kirovograd, Ukraine allegedly planned to blow up the local synagogue, according to an October 7, 2008 report by the Interfax news agency. The head of the local SBU, a successor agency of the KGB, told a press conference that a 38-year-old former police officer had gathered around him a group of 14 youths, who studied Nazi literature together and "ideologically prepared to commit crimes" including blowing up the local synagogue and attacking Jews and other minorities. The SBU unmasked the group in early 2008 but only announced that fact now. It is still not clear from the report what charges the alleged extremists face.

Meah Shearim Residents Threaten To Keep Visitors Out This Sukkos

2008-10-08T07:41:00.000-04:00

A group of Meah Shearim residents have collected 2,000 signatures on a petition to stop the flood of visitors to the neighborhood on Chol Hamoed Sukkos. A group is threatening to physically block the entrance to Meah Shearim, or even use chemical sprays to keep out unwanted visitors, particularly women.

The Badatz Eidah HaCharedis ruled this year that the celebrations must not go past 12:30 each night of Chol Hamoed, and the womens' sections are to be closed to outsiders.

Terrorist Released By Israel Training To Commit More Terrorist Attacks

2008-10-08T07:38:00.002-04:00

The family of the policeman killed by Samir Kuntar is angry but not surprised that he has returned to terror.
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Israel: Increased Security on Yom Kippur

2008-10-08T07:38:00.001-04:00

Security forces have been placed on high alert ahead of Yom Kippur. The defense establishment has confirmed it is currently investigating 11 specific terror alerts – including threats of kidnappings, rocket attacks and bombings. In addition to this there are dozens of general alerts on the radar.
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Israel - Rabbi: Patients Permitted on Yom Kippur as Much 'Stale' Water Needed

2008-10-08T06:47:00.000-04:00

A halachic breakthrough by Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, leader of Israel's Lithuanian non-Hasidic haredi Ashkenazi Jews, allows patients to drink as much "stale" water as they wish during Yom Kippur.
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Brooklyn, NY - Pedestrian Struck in Serious Condition

2008-10-08T00:20:00.000-04:00

Brooklyn, NY - A motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck by the vehicle that fled the scene on Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue. Hatzolah transporting the 25-year-old victim to Lutheran Medical Center, in critical condition. NYPD Highway A.I.S. responding for the possible A.I. job.
U/D: 01:36
The A.I. job has been canceled, the victim is now in stable condition.

Former Teacher Addresses Abuse Accusations Leveled Against Him

2008-10-07T23:09:00.002-04:00

As we, the Jewish People, approach Yom Kippur, the holiest day on our calendar; the day G-d seals our fate for this coming year, it is my hope and wish that this troubling situation come to a speedy and positive conclusion. Although the media may not like this, may we have a year in which the news will only be able to give GOOD news!

Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank so many from our community and from my friends and colleagues from around the world for their confidence and outpouring support. My family will forever be grateful. You have made it clear to us that you are behind us and I assure you we will prove you right.

Let me state unequivocally: This accusation is 100% untrue, baseless, and a complete and utter fabrication. This has been generated by an individual who has been antagonistic towards Chabad of Colonie from its inception and continues to be envious of continued success. This is his way of getting rid of us.

This individual contacted the authorities three months ago together with a close friend. His new allegations were released today.

Obviously, as of yet I am unable to share more details, but in due time I am confident that these appalling accusations will be proven baseless and the true agenda behind them will be evident.
We will take appropriate steps against those who have attempted to malign us and we are confident that we will prove our case and come out with our chin up.

May we all have a happy and healthy sweet new year, a year of peace and harmony.

Rabbi Yakkov Weiss

Click here for a website set up by supporters of Rabbi Weiss

LIVE VIDEO: The Second Presidential Debate

2008-10-07T21:00:00.000-04:00

[9:00 P.M.: CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DEBATE LIVE.]

The "Sarah Palin" Sheitel Debuts

2008-10-07T19:18:00.001-04:00

America’s most controversial hockey mom has inspired a new item made for religious women that probably isn’t sold up there in Alaska, gosh darn it!

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Officer Nearly Hit by Flying Telephone Pole in NY

2008-10-07T17:40:00.001-04:00

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Second Alleged Victim Named In Case Of Chabad Rabbi Accused Of Child Abuse

2008-10-07T17:36:00.000-04:00

Tuesday afternoon, police charged the Rabbi on additional counts for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a second 13-year-old. Police spokesman Det. James Miller said the boy was identified as another alleged victim during the initial investigation of a referral from the New York State Child Protection Agency.

Today's charges are said to stem from an incident that occurred in June.

The Rabbi was reportedly removed from the school several weeks ago.

Report: Gov. David Paterson Will Seek Election to Full Term

2008-10-07T17:32:00.000-04:00

New York Gov. David Paterson plans to run for election to a full term, according to The Huffington Post. Paterson, who as lieutenant governor ascended to the post when Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in March due to a sex scandal, had a rough first few weeks as he and his wife admitted to having extra-marital affairs. But his star began to rise with his aggressive response to the economic slowdown and his forceful and forthright words about the state's impending fiscal crisis
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Eastern Union Introduces a Revolutionary New Division to Assist Investors in this Turbulent Market

2008-10-07T17:29:00.000-04:00

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Union, one of the few select mortgage companies still actively closing commercial real estate loans -- with more than 80 closings since Memorial Day, including 19 closings within the past 3 weeks -- has rolled out "THE SCOOP". A flat-fee service that is geared towards active investors and those with large commercial real estate portfolios, fine-tuned for the mindset of the new markets of today and tomorrow.
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Baltimore, MD - 3 Arrested For Anti-Semitic Writing At Synagogues

2008-10-07T17:12:00.001-04:00

Two men and a boy were arrested today after anti-Semitic spray-painted messages were discovered on the exterior signs of two Jewish institutions in Pikesville over the weekend, Baltimore County police said.
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Queens, NY - Pedestrian Fatally Struck

2008-10-07T17:09:00.000-04:00

Queens, NY - A motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian that was struck at 156th Street and 71st Avenue. Hatzolah paramedics responded to the scene but the victim has been pronounced dead at the scene, Chesed Shel Emes crew responding.

BREAKING NEWS: FNR EXCLUSIVE - LEV LEVIEV TO STOP ALL FUNDING TO CHABAD IN RUSSIA

2008-10-07T15:28:00.005-04:00

Leviev, a Russian real-estate mogul has been contributing an estimated 60 million dollars a year to Jewish causes. He underwrites Jewish day schools, synagogues, orphanages, social centers and soup kitchens for more than 500 communities, most in the in the former Soviet Union.

Leviev is known to pay the salaries of over 300 Chabad Rabbis in the former Soviet Union and in the USA.

Due to the recent global financial crisis, Lev Leviav will be stopping to pay the aforementioned salaries.

These Rabbis, rely on the Leviev's benevolence to bring spirituality to the community as well as feed and clothe their families.

UPDATE: According to our sources in the Former Soviet Union , Chabad Shluchim did not recieve their past check.

Wilkes-Barre, PA - Woman Pleads Guilty to Defacing Synagogue

2008-10-07T15:23:00.000-04:00

Nora Rynkeiwicz, the young woman accused of vandalizing a Wilkes-Barre synagogue by spray-painting anti-Semitic words and symbols in March, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including criminal mischief and ethnic intimidation.
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Russia: New Synagogue for Ulyanovsk Jewish Community

2008-10-07T14:23:00.000-04:00

ULYANOVSK, Russia - On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, a unique and important event occurred in the life of the Jewish community of Ulyanovsk, a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. After a break of almost eighty years, the city finally is home to a genuinely active Synagogue.
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AP: '''Haredi Modesty Patrols Very Similar to Iran''

2008-10-07T14:22:00.001-04:00

JERUSALEM (AP) — In Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law sometimes takes a back seat to the rule of God, zealots are on a campaign to stamp out behavior they consider unchaste. They hurl stones at women for such "sins" as wearing a red blouse, and attack stores selling devices that can access the Internet.

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Charges laid in a collision that landed six Hamilton Jews in Hospital

2008-10-07T14:20:00.000-04:00

A Markham man driving the wrong direction on Highway 403 is facing numerous alcohol-related charges in a collision that landed six members of the Hamilton Jewish community in hospital.
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Russia - Jewish Group Gets Results From Antisemitism Hotline

2008-10-07T14:18:00.000-04:00

Russia - A hotline set up by Russia's largest Jewish organization for Jews suffering from antisemitism is yielding results, according to a new report.

The report briefly listed some of the typical calls the hotline received over the course of September, including a teacher forced out of her job because she didn't want to teach on Saturdays, a young man assaulted by antisemitic police officers, various problems with Jew-hating neighbors in Russia's notoriously overcrowded apartment blocks, and a Jewish man who wanted to find a way to deal with antisemitic in-laws.

According to the report, "Everybody who called was given aid in understanding their legal rights and in writing appeals to state agencies."

Top Israeli army officials were not aware what was happening in the field during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, according to newly declassified documents

2008-10-07T14:17:00.001-04:00

Top Israeli army officials did not know what was happening in the field during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, according to newly declassified documents.
Israel's Defense Ministry declassified documents Tuesday relating to the investigation of failures of the war.
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The Obama campaign returned $33,000 to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who purchased a large quantity of campaign T-shirts.

2008-10-07T14:13:00.001-04:00

The Obama campaign returned $33,000 to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who purchased a large quantity of campaign T-shirts.
The revelation arises out of a Republican request to the Federal Election Commission to investigate thousands of small
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PCS Focusing On Frum Community in Current Economic Crisis

2008-10-07T12:28:00.001-04:00

As director of placement at the New York office of Professional Career Services (PCS) – Agudath Israel of America’s job network – Moshe Tyberg knows how strong an impact the economic downturn has on the Orthodox Jewish community. Even before the Wall Street meltdown, many families were hurting as result of the economic slide of the last eighteen months. The recent collapse of several financial giants exacerbates a crisis situation.

While his office has placed many people in well-paying positions, says Mr. Tyberg, there are countless more who are desperately seeking employment. “The bottom line is that growing numbers of reliable, qualified heads of household who are out-of-work through no fault of their own are turning to PCS for help – and we don’t have enough jobs to suggest. It is imperative that people let us know about available positions.”

To further that objective, a number of Agudah activists launched an emergency campaign to raise awareness regarding the current unemployment situation and urging members of the community to take a proactive stance in identifying job openings and contacting PCS with the pertinent information. Yet another aspect of the campaign calls for volunteers to act as mentors who can assist job-seekers with resume writing and job interview preparation.

PCS’s contact info:
NY office 718-436-1900 ny@pcsjobs.org
Lakewood office 732-905-9700 nj@pcsjobs.org

Maimonides Expands Fleet of Emergency Department Vehicles Thanks to Generosity of Brooklyn Resident

2008-10-07T12:22:00.000-04:00

Maimonides Medical Center recently received a generous gift from local resident Mary Carpentieri who donated a stunning new ambulance to the Maimonides Emergency Department in memory of her husband, Louis A. Carpentieri.

According to Dr. Davidson, the ambulance is equipped with state-of-the-art features such as built-in satellite GPS with turn-by-turn navigation, and an advanced system to receive calls from fire and police dispatch. Back-up sensors will alert the driver when the ambulance is getting too close to an obstacle, and a rearview camera will further enhance the safety of the vehicle.

“The features of this ambulance will allow our paramedics to safely respond to critical situations in less time,” said Dr. Davidson. “And every minute saved can improve a patient’s chances of recovery.”

VIDEO: Palin Handles Heckler At Rally

2008-10-07T12:06:00.000-04:00

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